Motherhood is hard work.

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I love being a mom.   But YOU GUYS, it is a pretty hard gig.   I prayed and pleaded and begged heaven for the opportunity of motherhood and even on my very worst day, I wouldn’t trade it. That said, let’s keep it real, shall we? Motherhood is hard work. It ain’t for sissies. […]

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Kunidup, San Blas Islands, Panama from therhouse.com

For the last 7 years, our money has had only one goal: infertility treatments and adoption costs.   We’ve held yard sales, opted to rent instead of buy our home, sold off cars and larger household items, started companies and been incredibly blessed by family and friends. Almost all the furniture in our home is […]

What inspires you?

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My husband and I suffer from infertility.   We were diagnosed in 2006. It was rough, brutal even. We walked out of the doctor’s office feeling defeated. We held onto each other in the parking lot and wept. We drove home feeling empty. We sat on the couch and cried and held each other some […]

Motherly Attributes of the Heart

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Motherhood.   It did not come easily to me. We battled infertility (infertility won) and then adoption won our hearts over. And over. And over.   Motherhood is not a sole pursuit in my world. It’s a title that I share with the three women who were mothers to my sons first.   My motherhood […]