When I Became a Mom
In a recent blog post, I wrote, "If you see a steady flow of current updates alongside old photos and flashbacks from the kids' childhood, you’ll know that I am processing." So it begins. This summer, I’ve decided to finally tackle the digital mountain of old family photos in my archives. I have TENS OF THOUSANDS of pictures and they are not well [...]
Top FREE College Planning Resources
I've been very vocal about my college search obsession for Z. Some people hire a professional university admissions consultant to guide them through the ins and outs of the process. Me? I’ve unofficially made it my part-time job to learn everything I can. It all started last year when I met up with a mom I barely knew. We had some mutual friends, [...]
Inspiring Mom Leah Outten
Leah Outten is a wife, mom, homeschool teacher, speaker, writer, and advocate of adoption. With all that and more on her plate, I was honored that she sat down for a bit to chat with me about her story and passion. I know so many people who have been impacted by adoption—whether through being adopted themselves or by adopting children—but I had never [...]
Life Right Now
I am so guilty of this quote except I always say "after this month" or "after this season" things will slow down a bit. Lately it's been- when school lets out things will slow down a bit. When school lets out I will get together with my friends, and I will blog more, and I will do that project I've been putting on [...]
Mother Daughter Trip to Sedona Arizona
I am going to overshare for this post. Sorry not sorry. First of all it took so many miracles for this trip to happen and I am just so grateful. Also, I like to share details and links for those scouring the internet like I did, looking for suggestions and experiences before traveling (as I always do). The trip came about because J [...]
2022 Christmas Card Reveal
It's that time of year! Time for the Busches annual Christmas card. This is our 22nd Christmas card and it's pretty pun-ny, if I do say so myself. Ironically I had picked out holiday ensembles for the whole family (I didn't go shopping for clothes, this is just a conglomeration of stuff we owned) but in the end most of our outfits weren't [...]