I’m a day late. Always. Yesterday, October 10th, was Mental Health Awareness Day. This topic is kind of a big one for me. If you’re sick or hurt, you go to the doctor. You take the medicine you need. You get whatever procedure done. Without the negative stigmas to go …
Cherokee Marts 
“Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”
Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of “Moms are always last, aren’t we?” or “Moms do it all.” And frankly, I don’t. I just manage the kids.
We Quit Birthday Parties – And Here’s What Happened
Being a family of 7, we have birthdays spread throughout the entire year. We used to do birthday parties for each birthday. That was EXHAUSTING.
Happy Spouse, Happy House
You have all heard the saying, “Happy wife, happy life”, right? Yeah, we don’t follow that.
Prioritizing Family: Core Values for a Stronger Bond
Last Spring, Cherokee organized a parenting focused Bible study. Though the overall theme was being Godly parents, part of it was to set down core family values. These would be a priority for the family. Ideally, the children would also provide input into what they thought was important. Then there’s …
Things The Kids Have Said
“You guys don’t know what it’s like to be a kid!” – C We now joke that Chris hatched from an egg at 30. Not sure how to explain his earlier life, but nope, he has never been a child. “Why is it illegal to eat humans?” -C Well, would …
WHY SO MANY SPORTS?!
I’m going to start off with this. Chris and I are not sports people.