Category: Life
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Summer Album 2025
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Every year, once Quinn is back in school, I upload an album of the summer. I don’t want to forget summer activities, memories, and sweet moments. This summer, we traveled to the west side of Washington so many times that it felt like we were there more than we were…
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7 Things That Made Me Smile This Week
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We were gone for 10 days, and although we had a lot of fun, we are so happy to be home. Getting settled back into your home can be exhausting, on top of already being exhausted from not sleeping in your bed, traveling, staying up late, etc. But these things…
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Stillborn, But Still Born – Noah’s Story
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This post was originally posted on an old blog I once had. It details our story of the stillbirth of our son, Noah. I wrote this post 12 days after Noah was stillborn. It’s raw and emotional. But reading back on it now reminds me just how strong I am.…
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Waiting Well for an Adoption
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My cousin Emilee and I recorded a podcast about waiting well for an adoption last week. Our stories are different, but I wanted to write out what we discussed because I think what we discussed can impact people waiting for an adoption. Here are the tips we talked about. If…
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Waiting for an Adoption is a Wilderness
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Cautiously Optimistic, Expectantly Waiting, & Patient So much has happened in our adoption journey, but I will give you the “short” version. I am leaving out some details for privacy and protection. We have been on an adoption journey for three years. When we first jumped headfirst into this journey,…
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Moms, You Matter
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The other day, I had an unexpected conversation with my daughter as I dropped her off at school. It went something like this: Lauren: “Bye, honey, have a great day at school!” Quinn: “Bye, Mom, have a great day at work!” Lauren: “Remember, I don’t work, I’m just at home…
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Screen-Free Technology for Your Kids
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Our daughter is 7, almost 8, but we don’t allow her to have handheld screens. She is not allowed to be on our phones unless under very special circumstances. We don’t let her use an iPad except for Osmo and to use the Home Court App. This means no video…
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The Sitting and Dining Room – That 70s House
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When we remodeled the kitchen, we had to remodel our sitting and dining rooms. The dining room was on the same level as the kitchen, and the sitting room had a sunken floor. When we made the kitchen the length of the original sitting room, we knew we would have…
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Kids Humble You, Period
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Having kids is humbling. From conception to adulthood, having kids will humble you. It’s not a matter of if but when. So far, I’m only 7 years in, but I’ve seen and experienced firsthand how each stage of a child humbles the parents. When a mom gets pregnant, doctors check…
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A Family Reading Round-Up
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Lauren’s Reads The Lake House by Kate Morton This is the third Kate Morton book I’ve read, and it didn’t disappoint. Full of family secrets and many different storylines in different time frames, I truly didn’t know how the book would end. So many possibilities went through my head, keeping…