family
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PARENTS: Showing Kindness and Grace when You’re Hurt and Unsure
How to respond: When you’re not sure what the “right thing” is Today was a weird day. It started out fairly normal, at least normal for us. Our five year old was too tired to get up and ended up… Continue reading
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Definitely not Wasting Away again in Margaritaville
Our recent visit to The Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston As a family of seven, we have found it increasingly difficult to find hotels and resorts that we love and that can accommodate our large family. We have… Continue reading
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Parenting through a Difficult Season- The College Transition
This is going to be a very vulnerable and personal post. Please know that it’s not meant to complain, but to be honest with other parents about something our family is going through. Maybe you will have similar struggles or… Continue reading
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IVF at 45. My secondary infertility story and IVF UPDATE!
IVF at any age can be a very difficult and emotionally draining process. Here’s a bit of my story. I am 45 years old. I hope it gives you more information and insight into what the process is like. Continue reading
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Pregnant over 40! It’s possible!
Trigger warning- miscarriage and infertility I had no idea how difficult this journey would be when we decided we wanted to try for one more baby…at age 39. In my mind, none of the negative statistics had impacted our fertility… Continue reading
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5 Ingredient Easy Bacon Egg Cheese Casserole
The best and easiest breakfast casserole! Your whole crew will LOVE it. Continue reading
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Reflecting on the last Year and Planning ahead.
At ELMOMMA.com, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on this past year. First, we would like to thank you for being here. You being here means a lot to us and helps us support our growing family. Since… Continue reading
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Our Rainbow Baby Goes to School
Our three year old was in a Mother’s Day out program in 2019/2020. He was sent home in March and never returned to a school program until November of 2022. This is the story of how that’s going! Continue reading
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After 8 seasons, Leeland has his last little league game
When they say the years fly by, they aren’t kidding. Hard to believe this young man is now in 7th grade. We are extremely proud of you, Leeland. We are proud of the way you try new things. We are… Continue reading
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Children’s Baptism including why we chose to baptize our babies and what to wear
Baptizing Jimmie on April 24, 2022 Infant baptism in the Church As is tradition in the Episcopal church, most families baptize their children when they are still babies. The sacrament of holy baptism is considered “full initiation by water and… Continue reading
