A Brief Moment of Victory

I will be the first to admit that when I’m pregnant, I go nuts. Seriously. Would you believe that when I was pregnant with Pacey I would not share just ONE of my 300 popsicles with my 8 year old son? SERIOUSLY!
I went to my birthing classes that recommended bringing in some popsicles to suck [...]

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Difficult Little Child!

I went in for my 16 week prenatal appointment this a.m. I’m learning that this baby is enjoying being quite difficult. (He/She must get it from my husband’s side of the family! It couldn’t be from me!)
First, the best news. I only gained two pounds since my last appointment. I [...]

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Beginning To Understand

A song came up this morning that prompted me to think the same thing I’ve thought every time I hear the song. Tree 63’s “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord” has a line that I love and hate all at the same time. “You give and take away…You give and take away. [...]

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Sue Bats and Perfection

My four year old loves Super Heroes, so I kind of get where this comes from, but at the same time, I’m a bit confused. Sue Bats. It started while watching Bat Man. Then it evolved from the cartoon character off the television to seeing a real live “sue bat” [...]

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First T-Ball Practice

Tonight was Pacey’s very first T-Ball practice. He’s actually just a couple months short of “qualifying” to play, but he’s been begging to play T-Ball since last summer, so we got an exception.
Scott is the team’s coach and I love watching him work with the kids. I feel so blessed to see him out [...]

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Marriage and Those Silly Fights

My husband and I love each other very much. We’ve been married over 8 years now, endured his military deployments, (although tough, I have to admit nothing like the war-time deployments military families must deal with at this time), got custody of a 4 year old to help catch up developmentally, moved an average of [...]

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My Secret Fear – Now That the Adoption is Complete…

Okay, so here is a fear I need to get off my chest. I grew up with several kids who were adopted. Two of the girls I played basketball with in Jr. High and High School were adopted. My very first real boyfriend was adopted, so was his brother. I was literally surrounded by adopted [...]

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Being Pregnant, Hormonal, and Hungry for Friendship

Please don’t misunderstand, I am thankful that I am pregnant, but sometimes the things that go along with pregnancy can be overwhelming.
Shall I start with the hormones? The weather effects me anyway, and days like today, (cold, cloudy, dreary, and wet) just put me in a funk. I had to endure such a long winter [...]

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Here I am (left) with my 4 kids and sister, Michel…

Here I am (left) with my 4 kids and sister, Michelle.

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A Day For Me

Since this is my first blog on this site, I suppose I should start off by introducing myself. Hi. My name is Melissa. I am 28 years old, a happily married mother of 4 with another on the way. Okay, I need to work on updating my profile, but I don’t [...]

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