Lifestyle

What I Can See With My Lamp
I’ve got some heavy news to share today. It’s been unfolding for three weeks now, and I’m finally ready to write about it. Fall has already been such a busy season. I’ve mentioned before how [...]
Cheap Easy Meals for a Family of Six
I’ve shared our grocery budget before, complete with receipts (literally), to show how much prices have skyrocketed in recent years. People sometimes ask me, “Natalie, how do you do it?” Well, we don't eat [...]
Dreams, Goals, and Habits
It's here! It's here! A shiny new year full of possibilities. Call me an optimist but I love New Year's Day. I have a lot of dreams and ambitions for 2025 so I am going to narrow it down to 10 things.

My #1 Son

By Natalie|2015-09-04T00:02:00+00:00September 4, 2015|Categories: Motherhood, My Life|Tags: 8, birthday, milestones, Z|

There really isn't anything significant about turning 8 and yet somehow Z is changing so much all of the sudden! It really snuck up on me, but I first noticed it when I did my run down of asking [...]

Thoughts From My 7 Year Old

By Natalie|2015-09-03T14:17:01+00:00September 3, 2015|Categories: Family, My Life, Uncategorized|Tags: 7 year old, birthday, look back and laugh, Z|

Tomorrow Z turns 8. This will be the last time I do a post about the funny things he said through the year. He's getting so mature I don't want to embarrass him when he is in 3rd grade and [...]

Living in Holland (Thoughts From a Special Needs Mom)

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:26:27+00:00August 31, 2015|Categories: Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Motherhood, My Life, Our Hearing Loss Journey, Parenting Tips, Special Needs, Uncategorized|Tags: cochlear implants, deaf, diagnosis, disability, hearing loss, holland, implants, motherhood, special needs, stages|

If you have a child diagnosed with some form of special needs then you have probably come across the "Welcome To Holland" essay by Emily Perl Kingsley. Basically it compares the shock of finding out your child has a disability to [...]

Carter’s Size 8 and More!

By Natalie|2018-09-05T17:08:31+00:00August 24, 2015|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Frugal Living, Schooling|Tags: babies, back to school, Carter's, count me in, fall fashion, kids, size 8|

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carter’s. The opinions stated in this review are genuine. When I mentioned that I was doing our back-to-school clothes shopping at Carter's you all responded with "I love Carter's" [...]

First Week of School 2015

By Natalie|2015-08-21T20:39:56+00:00August 21, 2015|Categories: Lifestyle, My Life, Schooling, Uncategorized|

I have felt really optimistic about this first week of school until it all came crashing down today. J has had to take over car pooling/kid watching due to me having a fever and barely being able to breath or [...]

I Won’t Apologize for My Stance on Modesty

By Natalie|2015-08-25T10:23:15+00:00August 13, 2015|Categories: Lifestyle|Tags: belief, christian women, christianity, conviction, faith, leggings, modesty, swimsuit|

A few days ago I was featured on the website For Every Mom. I was truly flattered when they requested to share my piece "Are Breasts the New Shoulders", but I was also nervous. When you have more of a platform [...]

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