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I think November is our month. What I mean by that is, November is Diabetes Awareness month and Adoption Awareness month. These two things apply to 6 of our 8 children. If you have been reading this blog you probably already know we have three…
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It has been a while since I have posted here. There are a lot of reasons why it has been so long but the number one reason is it is back to school season. Having eight children ranging from 1st grade to a senior in…
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This was church today. We had every intention of going to church. I laid out nice clothes (anything without holes in the knees) for each of the kids the night before and programmed the coffee maker to have a fresh brewed pot ready for me…
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It is 6:51pm. My husband has taken our four oldest kids to an awards banquet. Our two high school age kids have been nominated for music awards and tonight is the night they announce the winners and give out awards. I am home with our…
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Resolution I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions but I distinctly remember on the first day of 2019 thinking it would be nice if my faith could grow stronger in 2019. The problem was I was not exactly sure what I meant by “stronger”. I…
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We have been wanting to take our kids to the ocean for years but 1 income + 8 kids = not a priority. A year ago we decided to make a trip to Florida a priority. We booked a rental house and began saving. The…
Read moreMany of you have reached out to us to encourage us and assure us you are praying. THANK YOU! It feels selfish to post this but would you mind if I share some specific ways you could pray? (Someone asked me for specific things today…
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