Boy Mom Tribe

 First of all, Congratulations!  Second, this is survivable! ;) I am still here to tell you about it! :)  I had a 4 year old, 3 year old and added newborn twins to the mix. I won’t lie to you and say it was easy. But, I will give you tips so you don’t walk into this blind. So, here goes!  1. CHOOSE to focus on the sweet moments.  2. Don’t plan on doing this alone! You’re going to have to be humble enough to ask for help. Lots of help! I was blessed with so many women surrounding me who helped in various ways. A list of things that helped:  a. meals  brought to you (like, for the first year. Not just a couple months)  b. someone to hold babies c. having someone clean d. having someone do laundry e. Someone to watch the older two while the twins and I napped.  f. A couple of people on call willing to come over and help if you get sick.  3. You can show my blog post, “My wife is Having Twins” to your husband. ;) Your husband will need to he...

I am rich. At least I feel that way lately. I always thought maybe I wanted too much out of life. But, this life? The one I live? It’s not perfect. It’s messy and sometimes busy. But I am blessed beyond words. 4 little boys who are growing into caring young men (God, please fill in the gaps where my weaknesses fail.) A home to call my own with a big back yard, and good neighbors. It’s a dream come true! Two cars! You guys! We were a one car family FOREVER! And, the blessing of a vehicle to take kids to the Dr. or to school is just amazing! Bonus, it has fancy automatic doors! (It’s the little things, you know?) A Christian School for the boys! This was a dream two years in the making! And, it’s a pure miracle that it happened this year! So many mountains were moved to make this possible! And the ways they were moved just don’t add up in human perspective. It’s a straight up miracle! We are making ends meet and paying off debt! For so long I would cry over the bills every month bec...