Beautiful Family Friday Link-up and One Beautiful Baby

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One beautiful  baby sleeps Two beautiful babies snuggle One bloggy momma has titles, post ideas, and rough-drafts dancing in her head, on scraps of paper, even on Wal-mart receipts. I’ve written fabulous posts for you in my mind. But that’s where they’ve stayed. Please link-up your beautiful family posts below. Remember, you can link-up pretty [...]

The Big List of Must Have New Baby Items

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    I’ve been a momma now for over 12-years. It’s amazing because who ever coined the phrase, “time flies while you’re having fun,” was right. I’m having the time of my life and boy, where is the time going? Amelia Elaine – 3 weeks old – sticking out her tongue. (Blurry cell phone picture [...]

Sisters and the Beautiful Family Friday link-up

Sisters: Naomi (age 6) & Amelia (3 weeks) Welcome back for the Beautiful Family Friday link-up! This is our first week back to the link-up after my pregnancy break. All you need to do is link-up your best posts from the past week below. Any post that supports faith, family, and homeschool is welcome. On [...]

Amelia Elaine’s Beautiful Birth Story

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My due date of February 2nd came and went. As many of you know once you go over the magical due date the end-of-pregnancy misery amplifies. My third trimester was spent mostly on the couch from exhaustion and muscle aches and pains. Going over my due date was not part of my plan and hadn’t [...]

Praise the Lord for Amelia Elaine!

Amelia Elaine 2/9/2013 9.6 lbs – 21 inches long

38 Weeks Pregnant: Being Super Lazy, Falling Down Stairs, and Other Adventures

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The Lazy Part I’m 38 weeks pregnant with Amelia Elaine; I have been as lazy as a momma cat about to bust with a litter of kittens. That’s how I explain my current stage of pregnancy to the kids. Remember how our momma cats stretch out in the sunshine during the summer?  The skin on [...]

Letting the Lord Direct Our Family Size Was Never in Our Plan

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  After receiving many emails from readers about the Lord directing our family size I’ve started a new series (that will run until it’s done ) that shares not only our story,  but includes the stories of other families.  You can start the series at the beginning here Our Journey of the Lord Directing Our [...]

Top Ten Hebrew Baby Girl Names According to Us

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21-22 weeks pregnant with baby #6. Our oldest son Jadin took this picture of me yesterday by our neighboring overgrown field. The sun was very bright so I’m slightly blinded in the photo. Baby #6 is very active and I can tell already full of joy!   I shared that our baby naming system is to [...]

We’re Having a Baby and It’s a…..

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  It’s true, we went to our ultrasound last Friday and found out that we’re having a sweet baby girl!!  Everyone wants to know Naomi’s reaction.  She was thrilled of course. The hysterical reaction came from Gabriel (3) who hollered out determinedly, “I’m gonna tell that girl baby that she’s a BOY!”  He’s coming to [...]

How God Brought Me Kicking and Screaming to a World Full of Blessings

Letting the Lord Direct Your Family Size

I’m currently hosting a series on Letting the Lord Direct Family Size. Click here to start the series from the beginning. Today we hear from my dear friend, Amy. She shares her sweet story on how the Lord has led her and her husband on their family journey. Be sure to follow her links at [...]