Motherhood is a marathon. Enjoy the run.
As instruments of God, we are each designed with divine purpose. But that's not always easy to remember. Somehow, on hard days, we forget. Frustrated with our children, we raise our voice. Stressed out and craving sugar, we eat another brownie. All the children get sick, we become overwhelmed with worry and fear. And somewhere along the way, we surrender ourselves to anger. To … [Read more...]
In some ways, having many children now seems easier than when we had only two or three. I imagine that it could be because the older children are able to help some. Or it could be due to the fact that I'm more relaxed about some things, or that I have a bit more knowledge than I used to have in those early days of parenting. Maybe it seems easier some days with eight than it did with two … [Read more...]
By Guest Writer Rachel at Running Rachel Growing up we learn that many bad words have four letters. As a mom, I spend a lot of time making sure that my children do not use those words (or my husband for that matter). I want to share with you a bad word that one might not consider "bad". It is the word and action FAST. Society today is obsessed with being quick and efficient. The … [Read more...]
By Guest Writer Sarah at Mama Sweet Pea My life is busy. I am a typical home school mom with 7 children. (If there ever was such a thing.) My husband and I have always wanted to be obedient to God's will for our lives. We were obedient with allowing him to decide the size of our family. We were obedient to home school. We really thought we had things figured out. Then when my … [Read more...]
By Contributing Writer Candace at Sacred Mommyhood So what exactly constitutes healthy eating? I realize that we will all define healthy eating a bit differently. Some may define it as homemade meals rather than fast food or convenience meals, and some may define eating healthy as an all raw and organic diet. Whatever your definition is, there are always ways to squeeze more healthful … [Read more...]
Two sentences in, I backspace all of it. That's wrong, I think to myself. Then once again, I try to capture the words that only sometimes exist to express how this mother's heart feels about her unique design. As a mother of eight sons, it's been a long journey to get to this blog post where I can honestly share my heart of gratitude. Click here to read entire article where I shared … [Read more...]
I had the privilege of discussing and recording a podcast with the ladies of High Five Moms. Such a great group of women, I felt so honored to get to chat with them online as we shared our hearts on the topic of keeping peace in the home during the holiday frenzies season. We all agreed that it's so important to slow down, spend time together as a family, to keep it simple, and all the moms … [Read more...]
According to Google, this is a commonly searched for phrase. And if anyone understands why, I do. Boys fight. They just do. I have had countless discussions with mothers of "mixed gender" families (meaning they have both boys and girls in their family) over the years about this. Many of them have expressed to me that girls fight, too. They say that their girls fight with their brothers … [Read more...]
It's not uncommon to hear people use the expression, "I'm starving!" as dinner time approaches and growling tummies await food that they can smell from the kitchen. I said it my whole life. My husband used to say it. We used to hear our own children say it. But that changed a few years ago when my husband came back from a mission trip to Swaziland. He hadn't been back long when one of … [Read more...]
I'm definitely not the best person to ask how to keep your home clean regularly. Because on any given day, if you come over uninvited, you're sure to crunch a path of Cheerios on the way to the sofa. You'll probably sit on folded (or even un-folded) laundry that may or may not be in the process of being put away. If you dare to use the bathroom while at our house (we have seven boys so far, … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Brandy, and I'm so glad you're here! I hope you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while!
As a homeschooling mom of eight boys, I find lots to talk about, including the challenges and beauty of this amazing season of motherhood. It is indeed a marathon. Thanks for joining me!
