Big Family. Lots of birthdays. Back in the day, the day of when there were just a couple of OctaProgeny, I used to do birthdays up big. Chuck E Cheese kind of big. McDonalds play land kind of big. Fully themed-out Pocahontas Party in full costumes kind of big. And then I got tired. And ‘kind of big’ got ‘kind…
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Party Unplanning
Is a Stroke Forever?
‘Is a stroke forever?’ Yep. She went there. My 7 of 8. She wandered up to me in the middle of a fairly average day and asked me that question. Oh. Oh. She’s almost 6 years old now. The stroke she experienced as a baby placed her in physical therapy and occupational therapy for most of her toddler and preschool…
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Guy Time
I’m very thankful that my kids have a great daddy, a father who is committed to spending time with them, committed to teaching them, committed to being the main man in their lives. And I have a lot of mama friends who are not in that situation. They have kids who don’t have a dad that is involved. But in…
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Big Kids in the House
So here’s a parenting item I hadn’t thought about much. Until the last couple of years. I have some adult kiddos living in my house now. And it changes the dynamic. And the chore list. And the usual household hours. And it’s a blast. And sometimes a challenge. We’ve got eight kids to college educate and we really want to…
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Post Immerse Post
Get it? Post Immerse Post? Yeah. I’m still sleep deprived. And a little punchy. So this past Friday was the Big Night. Immerse. It takes every minute we give to it for the year to pull it off. And it’s worth it. This year we were thrilled to have Natalie Grant, Anita Renfroe and Candace Cameron Bure. Yep. It was…
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