The time has come. After years of wanting to write a book about my experience of having a child with special needs, being a military wife, and eventually homeschooling…I’m writing a book. (At least I’m starting the process.) It all started with the suggestion after Jac’s birth that I should write down my birth experience […]
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STRONGER THAN YOU KNOW
STRONGER THAN YOU KNOW I debated between “Stronger than you know”, and “Stronger than you think” for this piece because sometimes we doubt ourselves, and when we KNOW something rather than just THINK something it changes our perspective. I’ve tried to figure out the best way to present this because I’m not trying to toot […]
HAVING CHILDREN CHANGED MY VIEW OF GOD
SALVATION Now I’ve been saved since I was five years old, (I don’t necessarily expect my non-Christian friends to understand, but please, stay with me) but having a child completely changed my view and relationship with God. I was able to understand and accept that God send His Son. His only Son to live as […]
FAITH IN TRIALS
FAITH IN TRIALS Our Sunday School class is currently going through the Book of James, and this past Sunday we studied faith through trials. God didn’t design trials to hurt us. Far from it! He allows trials in our lives to strengthen us. One trial that has been consistent for over 10 years now is […]
TEN YEARS LATER
TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED I’m a little in shock that a whole ten years has passed since the birth of our first child. Her pregnancy, birth, and life have not been at all what I anticipated, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Jacqueline is a true blessing in our lives, and I believe a blessing […]
MY DECISION TO HOMESCHOOL
THE DECISION TO HOMESCHOOL It wasn’t an easy to decision to make until recently…I’ll get to that in a moment. But ever since we arrived in Savannah, I’ve had nothing but issues with the public school system and my daughters services through her IEP. Read more about that and get some helpful tips with this […]
Stop Lying To Yourself About Working Out
How I Got Started I started working out consistently just over five years ago six weeks after my second child was born. After a very difficult delivery with my daughter, a real emergency c-section ( I wasn’t awake for…read more about that here), and dealing with a child with special needs I found myself at […]