Warning Labels

Warning Labels

I stood at the kitchen counter making my children Ramen Noodles for lunch. Normally I make the ones that come in the packages, but I accidentally picked up the cups when shopping.  As I was waiting for the cup in the microwave to finish, I picked up another...
Don’t Stop Growing

Don’t Stop Growing

It’s finally autumn! I love fall. It’s seriously one of my favorite seasons. Hoodie and jeans weather! Fire-pits and hot apple cider! Pumpkin pie versus apple pie! Seriously, I love this season! But…Nothing tells you that your children are growing like the start of a...
Blind Spot

Blind Spot

Ok-parents of multiple littles. Have you ever been walking around a store, a park, the zoo, a museum, a radom parking lot… ok-pretty much anywhere… counted your children, and said, “____, where are you?” And then a little voice, from quite literally right...
Confront the Noise

Confront the Noise

As my kids got in the van for church on Sunday, my girls noticed their car seats were in the wrong place. (Yes, I had to move them.) So, I told them to fix it. Well, apparently one of them didn’t want to. Thus, they began bickering. I just ignored it, buckled in the...
Parents: A Glimpse of God

Parents: A Glimpse of God

My kids were playing outside as a storm rolled in. I saw a flash and heard a boom. So, I called them inside. My youngest daughter was apparently really scared when I called them in. I gave her a hug, told her she was safe, and sent her to play with her siblings. About...