Welcome to Spring Cleaning Tips (for the Home and the Heart). Yesterday, I established how I prepare a room and my heart for a cleaning-spree. Today I will focus on…
Continue readingMonth: April 2014
Spring Cleaning Step 1: Prepare
Spring is (finally) here and summer is fast on it’s heals. For those of us in the western states (like my gorgeous Wyoming), it has been a long hard winter….
Continue readingTwins-in-Progress: Week 26
26 Weeks: April 20-26 How far along? 26 weeks (6 months, 2 week) Babies size: about 2 lbs. each! What’s new with babies? Making melanin (skin pigment) as I am trying not to burn…
Continue readingSpring Cleaning Tips (for the Home and the Heart)
Anyone gearing up for Spring cleaning!? As we prepare to move into a new home and welcome two new humans into our life, I have been compelled to conduct an epic…
Continue readingThrow Back Thursday: 4 ways to Celebrate May 1st
A little Throw-back Thursday: I posted this bit about May Day last year, but it’s worth another read. Enjoy! May Day is quite possibly my favorite holiday of the year….
Continue readingA Prayer for our Littles Ones
I posted this prayer a few weeks ago for our “Twins in Progress” report. I think it is worth sharing again, for any mama-to-be out there to pray over her…
Continue readingTwins-in-Progress: Week 25
25 Weeks: April 13-19 How far along? 25 weeks (6 months, 1 week) Babies size: . Cauliflower heads What’s new with babies? blinking. swallowing, grasping (hopefully not at each other’s throats) Sleep: I…
Continue readingTwins-in-Progress: Week 24
24 Weeks: April 6-12 How far along? 24 weeks (6 months) Babies size: 1 1/2 lb each! If you are doing the math, you’ll notice they are now gaining a 1/2 pound a…
Continue readingShort of Breath in my Walk with God
I once read that being pregnant requires the same amount of energy as scaling a mountain. The calorie output is about the same as a vigorous hike… all-day-long. I must…
Continue readingEarning your Stripes: why celebrating stretch marks in pregnancy is GR-R-REAT
“NOOOOO!!!” I cried. I found it… glaring at me from the right lower side of my expanding belly: my first stretch mark. At 24 weeks (6 months), it showed up…
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