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Since I missed it on January 28th, today is as good a day as any! January 28th was our 1 year wedding anniversary. I won’t lie and say it’s always been easy. It hasn’t! We have had to learn to work together, figure out each other’s communication styles, push buttons we didn’t know existed until it was too late 😬, marriage is hard! But I’d do it all over again. I’d choose him all over again. We laugh, we talk, we get along (most of the time 😉), we try our best to work together and provide a united front with the kids and to each other. We are a great team! Thank you for being so patient and loving and choosing me! ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day John! ❤️

There’s been many times when I’d start a prayer and then just be like “you know what - this is what I’m mad about!” And I’ll just lay it all out. Being honest with yourself and your Heavenly Father and Christ is so so important! Don’t NOT pray because you’re upset or angry. He wants to hear it all! ❤️

I’ve been in a funk lately. On edge. Less patience. The whole family is feeling it. I can see it in them and it’s a reflection of me. Ouch. One thing I realized a few days ago is that I pretty much stopped using my oils. I used to wake up every morning and fill the diffuser and it’d run all day. I stopped because I didn’t want to use oils that didn’t “smell good” because of the kids who weren’t used to it. I stopped because I got out of the habit. So a few days ago, I started using oils I knew have helped me in the past. Oils I flew through and had to replace again and again during my divorce and single mom’ming it. And you know what? I feel better. I’m more patient. And the kids can tell too. The example we set for our kids is so so incredibly important and sometimes - all the time - oils help. Roll your eyes. Say they’re just plants. (Then ask yourself why God made them for us) but until you’ve experienced them - you don’t know! And I’m thankful. Because with 9 kids in the house - no one needs a cranky mom. 😉

I haven’t written in about 6 months. I’ve felt pulled to but just... haven’t. I did last night. https://howlovegrows.com

Sure fire way for kids not to want to eat your food? Involve mushrooms and the words carrot + juice together. 😂

I have people tell me all the time that they don’t want to ask me for help or they assume I’m too busy for them or they automatically compare themselves to what they think my life must be like, such as “well I only have 2 kids so I have nothing to complain about!” 🤔 Wrong. All of it. Hard is relative! And for what it’s worth, 2 kids was the hardest for me! 🤷‍♀️ You will never catch me comparing my hard to yours or anyone else’s. For one- I know I’m privileged. Beyond doubt or reason I am privileged and blessed! Does that mean life is always easy? Of course not! But I know I have it A LOT easier than many many other people. ❤️ You’re blessed too you’ll say, am I right? That’s okay! Your life is not my life. You have your own kind of hard! We all do. That’s what makes us human. Family. Responsible for each other. 💕 You are God’s chosen. You are loved. Hard is hard and there is no comparing. ❤️

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