Mama of 10

Well, no more babies but we're now at the phase of adding sons and daughters in law.  It's been a busy year and forgive me for not blogging.  But things are well and God has been faithful.  Th...

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It seems that with children and a family, things are always changing.  No stage lasts for long.  Many times I have grieved this, however the other day I realized that one way to look at chan...

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Sometimes to get more done, we just camp out in the car.... Whether you have lots of littles, lots of big kids, are pregnant or nursing, trying to mother and hold down a job, homeschooling o...

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Well, last month we had yet another one of our children graduate from high school. It's always a surreal moment and one that doesn't get any easier no matter how many children you have.  They ar...

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We all go through hard times.  We all go through seasons.  I'm thankful for the change in seasons and how God keeps things interesting.  But why am I not thankful for hard times?  They draw...

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My husband and I just went on our yearly Carribean vacation sans kids.   Yes, it's kind of pricey but we budget all year so we can go.   Yes, it's hard to leave the kids but it's actually g...

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Like a bad attitude in the grocery store and not so healthy items in the grocery cart. Many times I have younger moms tell me, "gee, you're so chill about everything."  Now those who know m...

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Now we all know that as much as we wish it were true, there is no "formula" to parenting.  It would be so nice to be guaranteed some kind of "perfect" kids if we just followed a laid out pl...

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My top Instagram posts basically sum up 2015. Happy New Year from all of us! It was so wonderful to have everyone home for the holidays.  Having all my babies home for more than a few...

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So sorry for such a long break in my blog posts, but as you can see, I am OK! I don't think I have ever gone this long without posting and I just wanted to say thank you to those who notice...

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Our school picture for the 2015-2016 school year.  Notice we don't wear shoes. I guess now that I'm starting my 20th year homeschooling, I'm probably considered a veteran homeschool mom or...

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I'm having a hard time with birthdays lately.  Now I'm not talking about my own.  Getting older for me really isn't that big a deal.  But it seems like everytime I turn around one of my kid...

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Anyone that knows me or has followed my blog for the last few years, knows I like summer and I like to get things done in the summer.  As a homeschooling mom, it really is a nice break from...

http://www.motheringadventures.com/2015/06/what-im-doing-this-summer.html

I hear just about every day from someone who may be a friend, new acquaintance or a stranger a pretty similar comment.  It goes something like this, "I could NEVER  have 10 kids!" Actually,...

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Now, I just want to preface this with saying that I don't have anything against pinterest.  I actually like pinterest but I really feel for moms these days.  Pinterest parties are just not...

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It's been a long winter for most of the USA and while spring has sprung, or at least is trying to spring, here in the south I know that many places up north are still buried in snow.  We ha...

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I saw this above picture on a friend's facebook page and it really hit a cord with me.  I guess because I know so many women that really seem in bondage to the scale.  I for one, do not ow...

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My darling husband took my 3 younger girls to a Valentine Daddy/Daughter Dance What a precious thing, Dads and daughters celebrating Valentine's together.  My father never took me to a Dad...

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Never multitask while driving! We all know that multitasking is good and we as moms do it all the time, like.......... -make dinner, while talking on the phone and teaching spelling. -referee...

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Recently I was in the kitchen with a few of my kids (actually it seems like I'm always in the kitchen with a few of my kids : ) and one of them told me a question that they had been asked at ...

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Maybe you're just starting out on the journey of parenthood or maybe you already have a few children or maybe you're a young woman just thinking that you'd like to have a family above average i...

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Shopping, shopping and more shopping, but really that's not what this season is all about, right?  It's about cooking, baking decorating, cards, events, etc,.....Well, no that's not it eithe...

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My kids have played team sports now for over 17 years.   These sports include soccer, football, swim-team, lacrosse and I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two.   In response to a question fro...

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Notice anything different about my Matthew? My little darling had an accident on the neighborhood playground and lost a front tooth!  He tripped and amid a good bit of blood and his sister fre...

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This summer a few moms and I did a book study on the above book, Fit to Burst, by Rachel Jankovic. It is an awesome book for mothers with young children. It is a sequel to her first book, Lov...

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