Stories from the Homestead -Growing Pains

This summer, there has been a lot of growing going on in our little neck of the woods; This has been both good and bad.  The good? The kids, well they loved their old playground. It was a gift given to us from dear friends and it was definitely well loved. It was hard to…

A Weighty Issue – Battling the Bulge (part two)

So, I last left off with a little rundown of my past struggle with body image concerning weight and size issues (you can read it here). By past struggle, I do not mean to say that I am currently at an "ideal" size and weight, thus, no longer have any struggles in this area anymore.…

A Weighty Issue – Battling the Bulge

It is midnight. I desperately want to be asleep, yet here I am typing away in the darkness of my room. I have some music playing softly, just loud enough for me to enjoy but not so loud as to wake a sleeping husband. I realize that I should be asleep. Every member of my household…