Most nights I would go from room to room, but I did feel that there was always something that could use some emotional support. You know, “I’m here. I’m here and you can count on me.” I launched morethan on August 29, my mother’s birthday. And since that day, I’ve known that this interview was […]
Category: Big family
She is such an intentional teacher of children. When there’s a child in her house, there’s nothing casual about that. Judy is kind of the matriarch of all matriarchs as far as I’m concerned. She has 9 children, (resulting in her current 45 grandchildren) and she ran a tight ship. They are all grown, married, […]
Focusing on other people and their challenges, and finding ways to serve, and finding joy in the moment really helps me push aside those thoughts that are all about myself. This episode is a continuation of last week’s story. You can watch part 1 here. Merilee kindly shared some of the feelings and experiences from […]
That became something really important as a mom. To not become angry. To not become bitter or resentful for the challenges that seem to come just one on top of the other, but to still find joy. Turning lemons into lemonade has never been such an understatement as when referring to Merilee. After living in […]
With seven kids, “new normal” is kind of how we’ve done it. Every kid, or every stage that we enter in, we have to find our new normal. Mom of seven, creator of the Helping of Happiness blog and podcast, Hillary lives her life busy. She’s also one of those rare people who can put […]
You’re not going to have a full day full of peace and joy. BUT if you can savor the moments of joy- the moment where the child has a- AHA! moment, and I just love seeing those aha moments- that is my joy! Our first nomination! Marilyn was nominated a couple months ago, but I […]
You as a mother are participating in creation. And it isn’t tidy, and it isn’t clean, and that’s okay. That’s actually the way it’s supposed to be. If ever there was a woman who could have ten children it would be Lani. She is intelligent and capable and organized, and somehow finds time to be […]
