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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
Mystery of the Infested Donkey
Growing up, one of my closest comrades was a stuffed donkey named ‘Donkey.’ I don’t remember when I got him. I must have been quite...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Father, Like Daughter
I had such a great experience carrying and delivering our first child, Annie, that I really was excited about having another. I just...
stacey946
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Justice for All
I’ve learned from watching my kids, when you’re one of six siblings, justice or fairness becomes extremely important to you. As a...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Scheduled Sanity
Organization isn’t something I grew up with, it’s something I learned. I actually grew up in a lot of clutter. Very little was thrown...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
The Candy Caper
While our kids didn’t go Trick-or-Treating, they did get to go to some amazing Harvest parties at different churches. They got to dress...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Like most kids, I looked forward to Halloween. We use to get whole candy bars back in the day. What really made it fun was my dad’s...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
The Diaper Dilemma
When you have multiple children, you go through a multitude of diapers. I almost always had two in need of this service in any given...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Lost and Found
Everyone loses things. We lose our keys or worse, our phones. Yikes. Jer and I call each other’s phone when we can’t seem to remember...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Never Say Never
Being the baby in the family, youngest of three, could have led to me being a little self-centered and honestly, a little lazy. I really...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Meeting Mr. Wonderful
I was raised in a fairly conservative Christian home. I’m actually a PK (pastor’s kid) and did all the things a good girl should do, not...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Ready, Set, Go!
I’m a busy person, so I say to myself, “Wouldn’t it be fun to write a fantasy book, a modern-day allegory when I go away to rest?” Like...
stacey946
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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