I feel like the last two and a half years have been a crash course for our family in living within a very tight budget. With two added children through foster care, but no additional support in raising them (our state doesn’t offer stipends for relative or kinship placements to care of the children they raise) we’ve had to keep things slim…
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We made an impromptu trip to the fair in our county today, and I could not be happier to say all my kids were successfully worn out, and all went right to bed! If only every day was like that… but I do have some tips to help with sleep, and these go for both kid and adults alike!
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I had an interesting conversation recently with someone who was utterly shocked I took my children to Burger King that day. It was far from ideal, that day. My kids had been more than enough to handle, and I had to feed them. It happened, and it’s okay, because I did feed them!
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And I cannot lie… 😉
This weekend our family got to experience something unique: The Young Living Percherons were in Indiana for the Midwest Classic Draft Horse show & pull!
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I realize when I tell you 2020 was almost the year that broke me, you’ll probably think “Preachin’ to the choir, sister!” because it was a hard year for all of us…
2020 was the year I thought I would drowned, finally. And it had nothing to do with a pandemic.
I was a stay at home mom, with four kids aged four and under for a bit. The sheer number of diapers I changed was staggering, not to mention I was trying to run a business… and homeschool! I didn’t get breaks, my health was not at its best, and when I tried to talk about it, I was often met with what felt like platitude.
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