Julie Lyles Carr

The afternoon was so hot that the pavement sent up apparitions of opaque waves, scintillating wafts of heat blurring the brick of the building just beyond the gruesome scene in front of me. I shifted in my spike heels, a trickle of sweat running down the inside of my satin maternity blouse and I knew. I knew it was time…
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I’m delighted to be guest posting today over at Little Bites of Heaven. And in keeping with our little Question Fest, I do answer a question I frequently get: How is the experience with the twins different or similar to my singletons. Here’s a little taste to get you started. Then follow the link on over to Rachael’s… You would…
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So we’re back for our second installment of Octa101, a little whimsy where I answer whatever questions you care to throw my way. One of the predominant questions I received was about our schedule with this many people populating my day-to-day world. The one disclaimer I must issue in any discussion of scheduling is this: I aspire. As in, try….
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So we opened up those phone lines last week here at Octamom Dot Com and asked you to send in those burning Octamom questions you’ve had brewing. Andy, of The Creative Junkie, was wondering about the story behind my adored sperm donor, Michael. She asked how we met. And while I tinkered with the idea of cooking up some amazing…
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I am still confident of this:        I will see the goodness of the LORD        in the land of the living.   Wait for the LORD;        be strong and take heart        and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:13-14 We are a culture that hates to wait. We bemoan a long wait in the line. We complain about…
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