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The Welcome Wagon for the Womack
Annie, our oldest child, has always been outgoing. She would go up to anyone when she was a toddler. We kept trying to guide her back to...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
The Never Ending Christmas
My mother’s birthday only about a week and a half before Christmas. She always hated this. Unlike all my friends, whose Christmas trees...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
T'was the Night Before Christmas
T’was the night before Christmas… Okay, I’m not a poet but it was the night before Christmas on this one particular occasion. I’m the...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Cleaning Frenzy
My parents were gatherers. They didn’t like getting rid of anything, because you never knew if you were going to need it. Newspapers laid...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
The Christmas Spirit
The first Christmas without my father was difficult. He usually ran the family traditions, including singing Christmas carols, Happy...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Toast for Christmas
There were many years at Christmas we didn’t have a lot but we always had enough. I had committed to staying home with our six littles....
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Traditions! Traditions!
Our family has lots of traditions around the holidays. When I was younger, I especially loved them all. It’s so much easier not to be the...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Calm in the Midst of Crazy
I have so much I could share on this topic but I’m going to focus this blog on a few tips of how I managed six kids, eight and a half...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Tenacity at Its Best
I had the mom thing down, the schedules, routine, meals, cleaning and even a little time for myself now and then. With each child I...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Bees in Trees
I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced a bee hive split. A new queen has been born and separates from the hive. A large portion of bees...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
A Trip to the ER
My body didn't like letting go of the my babies when they were full-term. I felt it a little unfair that I couldn’t at least have one...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
When You're in Over Your Head
For those of you who are parents, even having one child is overwhelming. I actually felt like two was easier than one after you get the...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Family Portraits
This is often the time of year for family photograph. They make great Christmas cards. My parents were the picture takers in our family....
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
A Boys Best Friend
We held off on having any pet while our family was still growing. I had enough to deal with. At one point we did get a beautiful and very...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Don't Stew Over It
What do you do with all the advice out there about parenting. Some of it is really valuable but not all of it works they way the experts...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Promise Follow Through
Ike, our fifth child, came along during a very difficult time in our lives. Tina had battled a round of cancer and won but we were still...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Excuses from Down Under
With great excitement, Jer, I, and our three children moved into our brand-new home. Baby number four was on the way and we were settling...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Punishment in the Pew
When my father was a young pastor of a small church, the kind where you sat in wooden pews, and your wife is home sick, he had to be both...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Unstoppable Motivation
We built our first home in fifty-one days. I was in a hurry, pregnant with our fourth child and wanting moved in while I could still see...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
What About Me?
Being a kid can be so hard, especially when you have five other siblings. Annie and Tina are my only girls. Once they were both walking...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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