Let me start by saying, we never intended to have a large family. Coming from a normal-sized American family, I just assumed I’d have three kids and be done. But now, I can’t imagine not living in a large family! A quick story of our family After our first miscarriage, I became pregnant again pretty […] Read more…
If you’ve been around here for long, you know we have a house full of kids! We’ve brought 7 babies home from the hospital, and one straight from Manila. Like all mothers, I remember each one. While some details have gotten fuzzy over the years, some are clear as a bell. The thing is, we […] Read more…
What have you always dreamed of doing? Like, when you were a little girl, playing make believe–envisioning what you would be–what was that thing? For me, I was usually playing house with my babies or making a classroom out of my bedroom. I lined baby dolls and stuffed animals up around the room, and using […] Read more…
Since I’m in the trenches of raising teenagers myself right now, Shan from The How-to Guru is sharing with us! She offers a much better perspective, you know because she’s been there done that kind of thing and in fact, did raise incredible teenagers. I know because in my former public school teacher life, I […] Read more…
Let me be the first to tell you that I am not qualified to tell you how to raise your kids. I’m no child training expert even though we currently have seven in our home. I am simply leading you to resources that we have found helpful over the years and that [we] probably need […] Read more…
