I've been blessed to team up with Kristina from Messy Tired Love to help launch her recently published devotional for moms, Leaving Your Mom Legacy. Several weeks now, after reading through her devotional I have gained so much insight from scripture and her sharing her perspective on the women in the Bible and mothering topics. *This post may contain affiliate links, which Continue Reading
You Need to Getaway & Reclaim Joy in a Christian Marriage
It honestly saddens me when I hear a couple that has been married 5, 10, 15+ years and have never been on a getaway with their spouse kid-free. It's so easy for us to go day in and day out with no getaway time with our spouse. Many excuses can arise: Well, we don't have any money for my husband and I to getaway. You make it a priority to spend money on your kid's Continue Reading
The Pros & Cons of Mom Failure
Welcome to the Mom Life Series, a collaboration between five bloggers who write to inspire and encourage moms. Today's post is from me, Denise Renae! I hope you're inspired and encouraged through these words that were laid on my heart. Mom failure is a typical area where we can critique ourselves too hard on those mistakes or we can choose to grow and learn from them. Continue Reading
5 Ways Moms Can Make More Time to Read
Today I have the privilege having a good blogging friend of mine, Lisa Mullen from The Merry Momma, provide a guest post. She has been an inspiration to me with being disciplined in reading. I hope she inspires you as well! Last year, I read 45 books. (Here were my top 10 favorites!) Already in 2018, I’m on track to blow my goal of 52 out of the water. I live and breath Continue Reading
Quarterly Review Getaway Jan. ’18
Well, my husband and I completed another one of our Quarterly Review Getaways. This past week our children were swapped with babysitters for five straight days. We chose to stay at our place and spent time doing the usual Getaway tasks - planning, reviewing, and lots of business stuff. *This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will get a small commission if you Continue Reading
Why I Love Having All These Children
Every day is different with a house full of kids. Some days are easy where everyone is content and happy. Some days are hard where none of the children seem to be getting along which involves a lot of screaming and crying. The good weeks are when we all can have our emotions under control several days in a row. Those moments define glamorous motherhood. They will cause you Continue Reading
No More Bedtime Stress With Children
Bedtime routine with our four children, aged six and under, was extremely stressful for me (even with my husband's help). It was chaotic. He's telling one kid to do this, I'm telling another kid to do that... and so on. It felt like a battle every night to get each child to do what they're suppose to do. Two very simple things can turn into stress: getting their teeth brushed Continue Reading