Tulips~N~Lace

Today, I showed up! Did you show up today?  What does that really mean?  That can mean different things, to me sometimes it is just getting up and tackling the day.  Teaching my kids their lessons (we are a homeschool family) or it can mean taking a day off from lessons to clean house and just spend time with my kids.  Other days, that might mean, getting work done and school done and then having time to play or it might just mean, getting my kids to their appointments for that day.  What does that look like in your world? This week I talked to one mom and asked how her day was?  Her response was that she made it to story time at the library.  Things hadn't been going great for her that day, but she showed up because it was important for her child.  I spoke to a grandma this week and asked her about her day.  Her response was,  "We made it here on time.  It was a crazy morning with lots of mishaps, but we showed up."   How often is our response, I showed up and we think t

As our world is so crazy right now, I've been thinking a lot about our time spent in the NICU.  It was probably the hardest thing that I have had to deal with in my life.  Since not many people know my story, I thought I would blog about it on here and share a few things.  At 28 weeks pregnant I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia.  Preeclampsia is a life threatining disease.  I was placed on bed rest in the hospital.  The doctors really wanted to try and get us to 34 weeks but at 30 weeks and 5 days my baby boy decided it was time to join us in the world.  I also had a 4 year old at home and that was one of the hardest things having to stay in the hospital and not be at home with my little guy.  I was on hospital bed rest for 12 days before my little one made an appearance and then my little guy spent 65 days in the NICU.  He was born weighing 2 pounds and 8 ounces.  Let me tell you something, NICU babies are some very strong warriors and siblings of a baby in the NICU is a strong wa

Have you ever thought about being a work at home Mom or a homeschool Momma?  I am a homeschool/work at home Momma of two.  I love the opportunity to be home with my little ones.  Now, let me start out by saying that being a homeschool momma or a stay at home or work at home momma is not always the easiest job, but it is so rewarding.  My goal this year has been to make my home a cozy, comfortable home for my family. I have a few people I follow on Instagram or bloggers that I just love to see their homes and how cozy and peaceful they look.  Now, I can tell you my home rarely looks like an Instagram post.  It is often messy and chaotic.  I have a 6 year old and a 2 year old and they love to play with toys and build towers out of building blocks.  If you have children, you know just how crazy life can get with little ones underfoot when you are trying to clean house or even keep your house organized.  Everyone's definition of cozy is different and although I would love to say that m