Life in my large family. Hilarious. Horrifying. Sometimes even serious.
Six Life Skills to Teach Before Your Kids Leave Home Leaving Home: Is He Prepared? Judah isn’t our first child to leave home. In fact, Judah is our sixth child to move out of the house. But his move has … Continued
Anxiety Rears it’s Ugly Head: Why I Hate Teaching My Kids to Drive I hate teaching my kids to drive. That’s no secret. I’ve written about it here numerous times. But I had a sudden epiphany the other day. It … Continued
Apollo is three days post-concussion and doing great. He seems to be back to his normal self but we are taking it really easy. The crazy conundrum of recovering from a concussion is Apollo needs to keep his physical activity … Continued
How We Became a Multicultural International Family It all started in one day in Florida. I was on my second Teen Missions team and Chuck was a leader. It wasn’t love at first sight. Far from it, actually. But it … Continued
Mother’s Day had a rather interesting start this year. First, the dog wouldn’t stop barking. Then I heard incessant knocking on the door. And since I am the only one who can dear a Dog Barking and Door Knocking first … Continued
Our family recently went through some of the most difficult days we’ve had as a family. I’m not going to go into the details (because of my No Fresh Blood on the Walls Policy.) I have many stories that I … Continued
Teaching Our Kids to be Independent In a Scary World Raising Independent Kids in a Scary World It’s a scary world out there. Kidnapping. Sex Traffickers, Social Media. We all want to keep our kids safe. We all want them … Continued
Dairy Queen, Zambia, Spring Weather, and More Warning: really bad iPhone photos ahead because I have not mastered the art of phone photography. Living in a large family is exciting, illuminating, exasperating, but never, ever, boring. Here’s a little update … Continued
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Tacos and Tailgating at the Library Post contains affiliate links. You guys…I love living in the Pacific Northwest. I love our temperate climate and mild winters. But sometimes the gloomy, cloudy, winter weather just gets to me. It sinks into … Continued