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What We Needed

Ever since having our babies seven weeks apart, my sister and I have been dying to have a day to hang out, let our “big kids” run wild, and snuggle our babies together. We were finally able to make that happen on Friday and it was just what we needed.

It was especially what I needed because Jimmy and I took Dakota to the vascular anomalies clinic at Children’s Hospital the day before and got some hard news about her hemangioma. I’ll blog more about that in another post because I’m still processing everything and we have some decisions to make.

Needless to say, my emotions were running high and I needed the peace of being with my sister 🫶 God always knows what (or who!) we need right when we need it (or them!)! (more…)

Parenting and Patience

It was one of those days of parenting. Two out of three kids woke up too early. There was crankiness. There were diaper changes at inconvenient times and toys strewn about the floor. Crumbs piled up around the kitchen table.

It was time for some fresh air, so I took the kids on a walk. Soon, everyone was in a better mood!

We made it home and then right in the driveway, Sadie fell and skinned her knees. There was blood and plenty of tears. While I was kissing boo boos and putting bandages on knobby little knees, Niva had escaped our fence. Dakota was on our bed crying, Sadie was crying, and it was Mordecai’s nap time. I felt stretched in every direction! We made it through the crying-bandage-nap preparations and a kind neighbor brought Niva back. (more…)