Our surprise blessing… baby announcement
Reading Time: 3 minutesOur 2018 was a year of extremes filled with ecstatic highs and devastating lows. So many dramatic life changes!
Hospitality: Adjusting our attitude
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday we are going to delve a little deeper into the concept of hospitality and, specifically, adjusting our attitude. Even if you are not an outgoing person, the mere idea of hosting makes you nervous, or you are fairly certain that hospitality
The Secret to Great Hospitality
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do you think of when you hear the word hospitality? Perhaps you recall a pleasant memory of a particularly fond visit with a family member or friend who seemed to have a special gift for making guests feel welcome and comfortable.
Deciding to wean early
Reading Time: 8 minutesBreastfeeding can be a contentious topic, and so can the conversation around when and how to wean a breastfed
Our Two-Year-Olds’ 15 Favorite Books (that I enjoy too)
Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you are a parent of young children or remember the days when your kids were little, then you know that you read a lot. Some favorite books you read so often that you have the entire story memorized within a few
The Pumping Mama’s Ultimate List of Must-Have Items
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhether you are an exclusive pumper like me (what I like to call "full-time"), you are a working mama pumping during business hours ("part-time"), you just need to pump a little extra for a trip or to have some emergency storage, or
5 alternative search engines
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt is 2018, and privacy is a huge concern. Why stick with the same old, big name search engines
His Encouragement: Making melody in your heart
Reading Time: 3 minutesI love music, and I especially love singing hymns. Music is so powerful. It can influence our mood for
His Encourgement: When God overlooks ignorance
Reading Time: 3 minutesA cheery and warm welcome, dearest friends, to His Encouragement: Biblical Inspiration for Your Thursday. Every Thursday, a few
How to cluster pump with an example schedule
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs I mentioned in my previous post, one of my secret weapons — aka most effective methods — I used to increase my milk supply was to mimic a nursing baby's cluster feeding. Milk production, after all, is a supply and demand process.