Family
Our family was established with our marriage in 2008. We added our son, Ezra, in 2010. These posts are our story.
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After All
My husband came home from Afghanistan on New Years Eve! This deployment lasted 353 days apart total, lasting from December 29, 2010 to December 31, 2011. It was one long year! My husband’s…
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Learning to Treasure the Little Childhood Moments
Since Russ went back to Afghanistan after RnR, I’ve really been struggling. Struggling with what? Well, just…everything. I think that 90% of the time I feel utterly exhausted and overwhelmed. There’s a song…
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Date Day with Mommy!
"Sometimes, when I am feeling like I need to escape the kids, I find that really what I need is just the opposite! What I need is to CONNECT with my children -…
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Red, White, and Blue
This post is something I meant to post a while back and never got around to it. Living this military lifestyle definitely has it’s challenges…it’s hard! But it also gives our family some…
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pink ribbons, camouflage, and one happy baby boy!
Monday, September 5th, 2011…what most people knew as Labor Day. What I knew is that it was the day my husband was coming home for mid-tour leave!!! I woke up at 3am totally…
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My blog may be neglected…but…
I was going to get on here this morning and apologize for running behind on blogging…yet again. Then I realized that I didn’t really care that much. I love blogging. I love sharing…
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Better Days
Not long after I wrote my post about Losin it!, I started having better days. Things tend to work that way… First, God sent me my “Mommy’s Helper,” A young lady in my…
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Thoughts about motherhood on my first Mother’s Day as a new mom
This is my third Mother’s Day. My first Mother’s Day, I celebrated a life in the arms of Jesus, and mourned the loss of our first little one.
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Ezra’s (Cesarean) Birth Story
“Let labor begin on it’s own…” (Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice #1) On the evening of September 6, 2010, this was the one thing I was trying to repeat over and over to myself.…
