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To My Son, on your Due Date

February 27, 2024

I promise I began this post on your due date, Wells. It’s just that–you’re the fourth child and while I had every intention of writing the full story of your birth on your actual due date (since you came 8 days early!), it’s taken me a few additional days to write it down. And, to…
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Adventures in Potty Training: Our first attempt

June 20, 2022

As we prepare to potty train our middle son, Graham, I’ve decided to look back at my notes from potty training my eldest, Aiden. We potty trained Aiden back in March of 2020 when the pandemic hit and quarantine had just begun. Aiden was 29 months old at the time and we figured, what better…
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So is having a third kid easier?

April 5, 2022

You may be wondering if adding a third kid to the family is easier. I get asked that a lot and I think it’s a good question. I mean, by round three, there’s got to be some developed expertise in all things baby, right? Welp, let me tell you how it went for me… On the…
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Encouragement for the Mama Who Feels like She is Just Getting By

October 12, 2021

I feel like I say this more often than I would like but yesterday was not a good day. We had plans to go do a Fall family activity since Matt was off of work and Aiden didn’t have preschool but we ended up having to cancel those plans. I won’t get into the why…
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Joy in the hard days of Motherhood

August 16, 2021

I described my day with littles to a friend, and they replied, “I’m sorry that sounds like a not great day, like a lot of tough things happened.” And I replied, “ya know, it was actually pretty good. Not a bad day in the line of motherhood. I’m learning I have to just roll with…
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What You Need Most When You’re in a Slump

August 2, 2021

It happened last night and I couldn’t tell you why. You see, we had just gotten back from a 5-day vacation without kids and we were SO grateful for it. It was restful, fun, and the first time in 4 years that we had gotten away to rest. When we returned home, we were thrilled…
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Experiencing the Lord’s Love Even Through Miscarriage

March 22, 2021

Written by Amanda McCullough As I sat alone in the ultrasound exam room at the OBGYN, not with the eagerness of visits past but with despair in my heart yet again, I tried to hold back tears. I would not get to see another child of mine, but instead an empty ultrasound image that showed…
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Advice (You Haven’t Heard) for New Parents

February 20, 2021

Good advice is worth its weight in gold. Now I’m not saying that you’ve never heard any of this advice, but I am saying that some of it is probably new, and worth taking heed. I am an avid reader and researcher, and have loved raising my two boys with this knowledge in hand. I…
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Why I Love Using Essential Oils as a Mom

January 31, 2021

I started using essential oils around 4 years ago. I got a diffuser for Christmas, researched essential oil brands and and begun diffusing a few fairly basic blends. It wasn’t until I became a mom though, that essential oils began to be more important in my life. Two years ago, I was trying to figure…
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I Didn’t Know How Much Being a Mama Would Change Me

January 14, 2021

I didn’t know how much being a mama would change me. I didn’t know how much I’d love it. How much I’d love you. I didn’t know how much joy I would have from watching you sleep. From holding you in my arms, from seeing you smile. I didn’t know how fast time would go.…
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