One thing my mom has always been amazed by is that you can be so tired, with feet and body aching, after a day of hard work, and yet wake up rejuvenated with the aches gone. She never stops being thankful for that, even at age 74. Also hot baths and showers. She is aware of

One of the things that can be bewildering about big family life, especially of the homeschool variety, is that many of us have never seen it before. Not in real life. And not on social media. The biggest family I knew my entire life had six kids, and they were at public

It always feels inconvenient to have a sick kid, but important things happen during those hours and days of love and care. Do we have any idea what kind of bonds are forged as we use our body as a cozy chair, as we administer cool washcloths to warm foreheads, as we tote limp

My husband competed in a jiu jitsu tournament on Saturday, preached on Sunday, and ran a wood chipper for eight hours today. In his free time at night, he is rereading The Silmarillion. He wears a watch. I LOVE HIM.

This photo is such an accurate representation of our life. We are the Gore family and we leave doors ajar and drawers pulled out and our minivan is a pit. And what's funny is how HARD we try to be tidy!! Imagine if we gave up!! 😂😂

I decided to make pancakes for supper and just realized I am wearing pancake socks. Was it the socks? Did they plant the idea? Because I felt really cute and spontaneous about our meal. I am but a sheep.

My little girl has been calling me “my mom” lately instead of just “Mom”. “Thanks, my mom.” “Goodnight, my mommy.” In case you are wondering if it’s possible to grow even fiercer loyalty toward an already beloved three-year-old, IT IS. 🫠

If you have a big family and things are tight, we have had great fun switching to one family-sized Easter basket. You can buy a few nice new books for the family library, new craft supplies like sidewalk chalk or paints, a big jug of bubbles, big bags of candy, a puzzle, a new

We have this one spot in our house that is THE highway to every other part of the house. And that’s where she decided to pull out a blanket and pillow and take a two-hour nap today, during a post-virus cleaning frenzy. I carried buckets of mop water over her head and trash bags

I’m reading Pride and Prejudice to our middle daughter. Our youngest is reading Lois Lenski in my lap, and I’m just trusting her not to remember any spoilers that would dampen her future enjoyment of the world’s best book. 🙏🤫🤓

I once went to get a tooth extracted (FUN TIMES), and when one of the assistants walked in to check on me, she kind of chuckled and said, "I see your husband and all your beautiful children out there in the waiting room - are you guys going out afterward or something?" I

We were in a consignment store yesterday just trying to find clothes, and the overhead speakers were blaring songs, mostly from the 90’s, that were just absolutely abominable. Like if animals in heat were writing lyrics and somehow…somehow!…managing to brainwash even places of

I don’t know if I have the words to describe today. Our little five-year-old son picked up the mild stomach virus that his sister had earlier this week, and though he was finished with the worst of it last night, today found him kind of lethargic - though cheerful! - and limp

President Trump shares a letter from Franklin Graham that says: “The only way to Heaven is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ”

My husband read all seven Harry Potter books to our kids, and I remember him disappearing from the house at times before readaloud time. We finally learned he was going to the minivan to get his voices in order. 🥹😂 (and yes they were really good!)

This post generated a lot of activity on the Threads app with people telling me to make sure I keep her well stocked with art supplies. See: current art supplies that she used for her painting, an annihilated hand-me-down palette from a larger set we got from Crayola about a

One of my kids recently suggested that I should change the powder bathroom towel out. “Isn’t it kind of gross?” they asked. “To get used so much and never changed?” I then explained to them that I have five of the same towel and change it out almost constantly. 😂😂 But thank

I thought my final baby would be chill, because I was the final baby and I am chill. No chill. I have met a few number sevens of the family, though, and this seems to be a thing? 😂 If you are a seven or know a seven, let me know!