I hesitated to show this to you. It feels a little like bragging. But I wanted to honor Hope and what she has accomplished.
She entered a Mother’s Day Essay Contest in the local newspaper. And she won!
Here’s her letter…….
Am I the only one who feels like time is flying by too quickly?
I do have a lot going on, but still…..
As a mom of 9 kids, one comment I get a lot is, “HOW do you do it?!”
It’s hard to answer. I know it seems crazy, but until I see a photo of my family, I don’t feel like it’s that much.
How did this happen? Happy Birthday my Sweet Sixteen Girl. I love you!
Things I had planned to do before starting school again on January 11th: 1) Have all of the Christmas decorations put away. 2) Clean out the storage building while I’m putting away Christmas decorations. 3) Organize the school area. 4) Clean out my closet. 5) Add 20 new items to my Etsy shop. 6) Start…
It’s OK to lie at Christmas, right? “What darling? Oh no. That tote bag with your name on it isn’t for you. I monogrammed it for a customer. She must have a little boy with the same name as you!” Uh oh. What happens on Christmas morning when he opens that tote bag and realizes…
My precious, adorable, sweet two year old is a delight. Except…. that all he says, all day long, day in, day out, over and over and over, is this, “whath’s dat?! whath’s dat?! whath’s dat?!” “Mommy! Whath’s dat? An’ whath’s dat? An’ whath’s dat?” Half the time I’m not sure what he’s pointing to. Is…
Have I told you how great my girls are? I mean, I know that people say their kids are great and everyone’s kids are special. So I tend to keep quiet about how wonderful I think mine are. But sometimes I just want to shout, “These people are amazing!” Yesterday I took my 13 and…