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Is that how it happens?
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It’s no secret we have a lot of children (you can definitely see that), but we did have a few miscarriages after we had our oldest.
For the longest I wondered if I would only have one child. I was beyond thankful for him, but the yearning for another baby was all most too much to bear at times. Then to our surprise I became pregnant with Kinsey, my rainbow baby. We had lost 3 in a row... but her pregnancy was different, each week I waited for more bad news when thankfully my belly grew bigger and bigger. Pregnancy after loss is no joke. It’s one of the hardest seasons of my life. All I could do was wait and trust the Lord in his plan, whatever that may be.
If you are in a season of waiting, you are not alone. God says.... Isaiah 40:31
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (ESV)
He is not done yet. I’m not promising a big family, or another pregnancy necessarily. That’s what was in my path, but I can tell you the Lord has great things for you. Keep seeking Him and his plan.
Also- not a pregnancy announcement, but yes... I always have baby fever. #givemeallthebabies 😜
How about you? Where are you on the baby journey?? Anyone might have baby fever for next year?
#Godisgood #Godlovesyou #miscarriage #carsmovie #rainbowbaby #motherhood
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It’s no secret we have a lot of children (you can definitely see that), but we did have a few miscarriages after we had our oldest.
For the longest I wondered if I would only have one child. I was beyond thankful for him, but the yearning for another baby was all most too much to bear at times. Then to our surprise I became pregnant with Kinsey, my rainbow baby. We had lost 3 in a row... but her pregnancy was different, each week I waited for more bad news when thankfully my belly grew bigger and bigger. Pregnancy after loss is no joke. It’s one of the hardest seasons of my life. All I could do was wait and trust the Lord in his plan, whatever that may be.
If you are in a season of waiting, you are not alone. God says.... Isaiah 40:31
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (ESV)
He is not done yet. I’m not promising a big family, or another pregnancy necessarily. That’s what was in my path, but I can tell you the Lord has great things for you. Keep seeking Him and his plan.
Also- not a pregnancy announcement, but yes... I always have baby fever. #givemeallthebabies 😜
How about you? Where are you on the baby journey?? Anyone might have baby fever for next year?
#Godisgood #Godlovesyou #miscarriage #carsmovie #rainbowbaby #motherhood
This type of behavior is completely about making women an object. Undermining their character and true worth.
I know it has a catchy tune, and matching trending dance moves... but let’s bring back class. We need to raise a whole new generation of women whose value doesn’t come from their sexual appeal because that will only attract people who want to use them.
I want to use my voice to encourage you as a fellow woman to know your worth. Take pride in being a woman and what that means. We are created beautiful, AND for much more.
Even Wikipedia defines a woman’s characteristics as...
“Traits such as nurturance, sensitivity, sweetness, supportiveness, gentleness, warmth, passivity, cooperativeness, expressiveness, modesty, humility, empathy, affection, tenderness, and being emotional, kind, helpful, devoted, and understanding”.
Y’all, we are better than bras as shirts at Disney, seductive songs on the radio, and wanting just “a look” from a man.
I’m raising the next generation over here. I have a daughter to teach her worth to, and many sons JD and I are working on seeking a woman with class.
We are better than this. ✌️
#women #womanhood #feminine #explorepage #explore #funvideos #watchthis #thisisus #modesty #modestfashion #motherhood #motherhoodrising #motherhoodslens #motherhoodvillage #blogger #momblogger #momboss #momblog #mombloggersoftiktok
I know it has a catchy tune, and matching trending dance moves... but let’s bring back class. We need to raise a whole new generation of women whose value doesn’t come from their sexual appeal because that will only attract people who want to use them.
I want to use my voice to encourage you as a fellow woman to know your worth. Take pride in being a woman and what that means. We are created beautiful, AND for much more.
Even Wikipedia defines a woman’s characteristics as...
“Traits such as nurturance, sensitivity, sweetness, supportiveness, gentleness, warmth, passivity, cooperativeness, expressiveness, modesty, humility, empathy, affection, tenderness, and being emotional, kind, helpful, devoted, and understanding”.
Y’all, we are better than bras as shirts at Disney, seductive songs on the radio, and wanting just “a look” from a man.
I’m raising the next generation over here. I have a daughter to teach her worth to, and many sons JD and I are working on seeking a woman with class.
We are better than this. ✌️
#women #womanhood #feminine #explorepage #explore #funvideos #watchthis #thisisus #modesty #modestfashion #motherhood #motherhoodrising #motherhoodslens #motherhoodvillage #blogger #momblogger #momboss #momblog #mombloggersoftiktok
It seems interesting to me how we have convinced ourselves that it’s normal for people to go through a time in their life that must hate their parents. What's really happening is that children are beginning to form an identity outside that if the parents. Regretfully, our culture does more to poison children against their parents.
Media turns parents in the bumbling idiots and promotes dishonesty because parents "just don't understand." First step, disconnect from the subversive world of media and cultivate a healthy, loving relationship with your kids.
Second, I think we need to start expecting more from our children and that ultimately falls on us as parents to equip them to do what we expect of them. Alexander the Great was 18 when he assumed the throne and began conquering countries. George Washington became a surveyor at age 17 and began speculating on large sums of land by 20. I’m not expecting my kids to conquer lands or seriously pursue business ventures in their teens, but they can definitely learn to be a productive member of the family team.
This all starts by building a solid foundation NOW. In my opinion, this starts with the parents having genuine character, being honest with their kids and admitting their faults when wrong, and pursuing your child's heart. Then through communication, healthy expectations, mutual respect, and loving guidance, we can help them grow into the responsibility and roles that God calls them to.
We want a different type of life, and that requires us to live differently than the world around us. It also requires us as parents to make real changes in our families to reflect that. The more we travel the more we meet people who have wonderful relationships with their teens and young adults and we realize it's because they take responsibility for the family culture.
Just flipping the narrative. Family is a blessing at all ages and stages. Just letting you know our future projection. You can make intentional parenting decisions too. Which direction is your family going?
#biblicalworldview #morals #preteen #family #character #familyvalues #christianfamily #intentionalparenting #encouragingparents #christianfamilies
Media turns parents in the bumbling idiots and promotes dishonesty because parents "just don't understand." First step, disconnect from the subversive world of media and cultivate a healthy, loving relationship with your kids.
Second, I think we need to start expecting more from our children and that ultimately falls on us as parents to equip them to do what we expect of them. Alexander the Great was 18 when he assumed the throne and began conquering countries. George Washington became a surveyor at age 17 and began speculating on large sums of land by 20. I’m not expecting my kids to conquer lands or seriously pursue business ventures in their teens, but they can definitely learn to be a productive member of the family team.
This all starts by building a solid foundation NOW. In my opinion, this starts with the parents having genuine character, being honest with their kids and admitting their faults when wrong, and pursuing your child's heart. Then through communication, healthy expectations, mutual respect, and loving guidance, we can help them grow into the responsibility and roles that God calls them to.
We want a different type of life, and that requires us to live differently than the world around us. It also requires us as parents to make real changes in our families to reflect that. The more we travel the more we meet people who have wonderful relationships with their teens and young adults and we realize it's because they take responsibility for the family culture.
Just flipping the narrative. Family is a blessing at all ages and stages. Just letting you know our future projection. You can make intentional parenting decisions too. Which direction is your family going?
#biblicalworldview #morals #preteen #family #character #familyvalues #christianfamily #intentionalparenting #encouragingparents #christianfamilies
JD and I have been married 13 years, have 7 children together, have started and sold 3 businesses, and have full-time RV ‘d for over 4 years with our kids in a 217 square foot bus we converted ourselves. That’s a lot of stress! At least you could think of it that way. Stress is oftentimes an opportunity to grow. For us, we are committed to each other and genuinely in love. We are grateful for each other, our children, and God’s love throughout the ups and downs of this life we share. Yes we argue and have conflicts. As a matter of fact, we argued this morning a couple of times about something trivial (before AND after church). It’s important for us to remember is that sometimes we make mistakes, have unrealistic expectations, and just have crabby moods. When that happens, it’s important to take some time to let our frustration subside and be honest when we’ve done something wrong. JD and I both come from broken families; we know the pain. That’s why we chose from the first day that we were going to make a commitment we were willing to stick with. Let us encourage you, in your marriage to dance it out. Let go of the issue, forgive, and keep going. We can be the cycle breakers. We are doing it differently, and building our families with a strong foundation. Do you come from a strong foundation yourself, or are you the cycle breaker?? Are you a dancing couple or have another trick to lightening the mood in your marriage?? Tell us your tip!! (Or leave ✨✨✨ emoji if you are still praying for a soulmate and we will pray for you!) JD wasn’t a “dancer” but I’ve been able to change his mind. 😜 **If you are interested in seeing more of this content make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter in our bio, and receive a FREE Morning Routine Guide. #marriage #familylife #familytime #familygoals #marriageadvice #getmarried #homelife #homemaker #stayathomemom #christian #christianfamily
We want it all, and have it all.
Are we rich, not by the worlds standards, but we have everything we want to make us happy. Tons of sweet faces to wake up to every morning and a safe place to sleep at night. Find out what’s really important in life.
Y’all, I love my husband, kids, and bus.
I’m here for it all.
#liveyourlife #marriagegoals #behappy #bigfamily #familytravel #familyiseverything #familyisforever #camping #campinglife #skoolielife
Are we rich, not by the worlds standards, but we have everything we want to make us happy. Tons of sweet faces to wake up to every morning and a safe place to sleep at night. Find out what’s really important in life.
Y’all, I love my husband, kids, and bus.
I’m here for it all.
#liveyourlife #marriagegoals #behappy #bigfamily #familytravel #familyiseverything #familyisforever #camping #campinglife #skoolielife
Hopefully we won’t be burnt out and broke, but even if we were it’s been an amazing adventure to share with my family. Being on the bus has brought us closer together, allowed us to experience the amazing United States of America, and given us the time to build a strong foundation for our family.
This leap of faith was a scary one. I know we look crazy to some people. Others tell us they wish they had done the same. It all really depends on your perspective.
This has been amazing for my family so, from my perspective, while it is crazy, I’m so glad we did it.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned from living on the bus is to be in the present. I have faith the Lord will give us a place to sleep, a direction to go, and ultimately I am thankful for each day. I’ve never felt more dependent upon God’s grace than while fulltime traveling, and I’m grateful to have received so much.
We know we will stop traveling someday, eventually we will grow out of the bus, and everyone asks when that will be, but honestly I don’t want to be focused on what’s coming, I want to be thankful for where I am now.
This was the dream, this was the goal. And I’m thankful to be here today.
We live in a culture all about goals and the future, there is nothing wrong with that. Working toward something bigger is important. BUT don’t lose sight of of where God has you now while you are striving for the “next” thing.
What are you thankful for today about?? I’ll go first.
I’m beyond thankful for this tiny, metal bus I squeeze into with all my beautiful noisy children, this is us. 🤩❤️
#motherhood #trustinHim #momlife #mamabear #familygoals #familyfirst #fam #instagood #explorer #famous #letsgo #thisisus #thisis30 #bepresent #liveforthestory #livefortoday
This leap of faith was a scary one. I know we look crazy to some people. Others tell us they wish they had done the same. It all really depends on your perspective.
This has been amazing for my family so, from my perspective, while it is crazy, I’m so glad we did it.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned from living on the bus is to be in the present. I have faith the Lord will give us a place to sleep, a direction to go, and ultimately I am thankful for each day. I’ve never felt more dependent upon God’s grace than while fulltime traveling, and I’m grateful to have received so much.
We know we will stop traveling someday, eventually we will grow out of the bus, and everyone asks when that will be, but honestly I don’t want to be focused on what’s coming, I want to be thankful for where I am now.
This was the dream, this was the goal. And I’m thankful to be here today.
We live in a culture all about goals and the future, there is nothing wrong with that. Working toward something bigger is important. BUT don’t lose sight of of where God has you now while you are striving for the “next” thing.
What are you thankful for today about?? I’ll go first.
I’m beyond thankful for this tiny, metal bus I squeeze into with all my beautiful noisy children, this is us. 🤩❤️
#motherhood #trustinHim #momlife #mamabear #familygoals #familyfirst #fam #instagood #explorer #famous #letsgo #thisisus #thisis30 #bepresent #liveforthestory #livefortoday
Establishing healthy communication is an excellent first place to start with our kids. The hard part is, just like everything else, it requires US to have self-control.
Many times when telling our kids what to do, we find ourselves repeating our instructions again and again. Eventually we get louder (and louder) and angrier when our kids don’t respond. There are some problems with this approach (we call it “Lazy Love”). First, we are teaching them that losing self-control, yelling and threatening is the way to get what we want. Second, we end up teaching our kids that they don’t need to respond until we start to “lose it”.
There is a better way. It starts with seeing a ground rule for ourselves, “don’t say something you’re not willing to follow through on”. For example, don’t tell your kids “it’s time to go” if you aren’t willing to gather them up and leave... meaning what you say is the essence of integrity and an important thing to teach your kids.
When you do this, you will learn to have self discipline in what you ask of them, and they’ll learn to respond the way you teach them.
Finally make sure you close the distance and have their attention when you talk to them. An easy way to keep them still and focused is to get eye level and have them put their hands on your cheeks. Eventually they will realize it’s important to you they listen and you can start focusing teaching them other ways to respectfully communicate, such as not interrupting.
What part of communicating with your kids do you find most difficult?
#parenting #motherhood #fatherhood #momlife #parenting101 #parentingmemes #parentingquotes #mommies #parentingsupport #gentleparenting #newparent #parentinggoals
#family #familygoals #communication
Many times when telling our kids what to do, we find ourselves repeating our instructions again and again. Eventually we get louder (and louder) and angrier when our kids don’t respond. There are some problems with this approach (we call it “Lazy Love”). First, we are teaching them that losing self-control, yelling and threatening is the way to get what we want. Second, we end up teaching our kids that they don’t need to respond until we start to “lose it”.
There is a better way. It starts with seeing a ground rule for ourselves, “don’t say something you’re not willing to follow through on”. For example, don’t tell your kids “it’s time to go” if you aren’t willing to gather them up and leave... meaning what you say is the essence of integrity and an important thing to teach your kids.
When you do this, you will learn to have self discipline in what you ask of them, and they’ll learn to respond the way you teach them.
Finally make sure you close the distance and have their attention when you talk to them. An easy way to keep them still and focused is to get eye level and have them put their hands on your cheeks. Eventually they will realize it’s important to you they listen and you can start focusing teaching them other ways to respectfully communicate, such as not interrupting.
What part of communicating with your kids do you find most difficult?
#parenting #motherhood #fatherhood #momlife #parenting101 #parentingmemes #parentingquotes #mommies #parentingsupport #gentleparenting #newparent #parentinggoals
#family #familygoals #communication
Travel is about experiencing people places and things together. We’ve been to a bunch of incredible places but doing it together is the whole point.
Today we visited Skidaway State Park and the river walk of Savannah.
Our hike was about a mile long. We found crabs, had sword fights with palm branches we found on the ground, talked about the defensive barriers dug during the civil war to defend the area, and the kids climbed some epic trees hanging out over the river.
Downtown we enjoyed a walk down the beautiful stone roads along the river. We also loved watching the ferries, cargo ships, and tug boats moving down the river, ate cookies, and danced to the street musicians.... Savannah’s southern charm, and incredible architecture, swept us in.
We have been to Savannah for a day trip many years ago when Gunner, Kinsey, and Schofield were little. JD and I have memories of riding the hop-on/hop-off trolley together, when I asked them if they recall that trip, only Gunner had. The point of traveling isn’t that each of them will remember every trip, but JD and I will, and every new day builds our family’s connection.
This week we have a short amount of time to visit quite a few places.... tomorrow we are planning on Charleston, if you have been... tell us where to go!! If not, stay tuned for us to show you around.
#savannah #motherhood #travelgram #travelblogger #travelreels #momlife #georgia #travelgeorgia
Today we visited Skidaway State Park and the river walk of Savannah.
Our hike was about a mile long. We found crabs, had sword fights with palm branches we found on the ground, talked about the defensive barriers dug during the civil war to defend the area, and the kids climbed some epic trees hanging out over the river.
Downtown we enjoyed a walk down the beautiful stone roads along the river. We also loved watching the ferries, cargo ships, and tug boats moving down the river, ate cookies, and danced to the street musicians.... Savannah’s southern charm, and incredible architecture, swept us in.
We have been to Savannah for a day trip many years ago when Gunner, Kinsey, and Schofield were little. JD and I have memories of riding the hop-on/hop-off trolley together, when I asked them if they recall that trip, only Gunner had. The point of traveling isn’t that each of them will remember every trip, but JD and I will, and every new day builds our family’s connection.
This week we have a short amount of time to visit quite a few places.... tomorrow we are planning on Charleston, if you have been... tell us where to go!! If not, stay tuned for us to show you around.
#savannah #motherhood #travelgram #travelblogger #travelreels #momlife #georgia #travelgeorgia