30 WEEKS and Update!

Here I am at 30 weeks. I look a little scared for some reason :) I have a hard time taking pregnant belly pictures of myself :) I feel a bit tired and my right side doesn't have as good of circulation as my left but I feel fairly good! Heartburn is happening more frequently ( I think baby girl will have a lot of hair) and for some reason many foods don't sound very good. I am enjoying fruit and starchy type foods like potato salad. I have about 2 months and 1 week left until we meet our new baby girl!  The second picture is of our youngest boy, Ethan. He will be 2 in January!

I am working on homeschool planning and finishing up organizing our learning area and materials.  
We joined a local homeschooling group this year as well. I get a question from moms quite often about how sending your kids to school helps you get a break. That didn't work for me. Eight hours a day was too much of a break I missed my school aged children a lot and felt overwhelmed at them being in public school.  I did attend public school but I just felt like I would like to be with them more.I am a tired mom at times and no I am not perfect with perfect patience. I really do like educating most of my kids at home and I have felt that it really has helped me grow not only as a mom and wife but as a person. I actually find I am able to do more if that makes sense :) I don't feel as rushed and a bit more flexible. I was one that thought homeschooling was a great concept but not for me for awhile. I didn't think I could do it. As I started to have more children I changed my thinking and thought why not? It took some convincing of my other half as well. He came around and agreed that we could try it out. Last year we DE-schooled a bit since we didn't the first year. I feel we have a fresher start now. Many stories of homeschooling moms have started out this way and they have learned to adjust and improve things along the way.

If I had started homeschooling sooner I would have also had my oldest son at home as well. Everything works out for a reason and everyone's journey is different. I am thankful to be able to live out some of my and my families goals and dreams :) This is our third year of home education and we are really excited. My oldest will be in tenth grade. He attends public high school. I will have a 3rd and 4th grader, Kindergartner and two little ones along with a baby. 

I also am due on my 8 year old's birthday :) which is October 15th! He says he hopes he shares a birthday with his baby sister. He is a sweet guy!!! I told him I might be in the hospital but we could either have a celebration for him before or after. The bottom picture is my sweet youngest boy, Ethan. He will be 2 in January! I hope everyone has a great rest of the summer and a great start to a new school year!!! Whether is is done at home or another building:) I am getting back on track with drinking my Raspberry Leaf Tee and  plan on doing some prenatal yoga stretching. We are all excited to meet our new addition in a few months.

Homemade Sunblock

We finally made our own sunblock on Friday and used it at the swimming park! It worked pretty well.

I made a double batch of this:

1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup Coconut butter
2 TBS of Zinc Oxide Powder


I have heard you can also use carrot seed oil for SPF as well. We don't have that oil on hand. This seemed to work pretty good on myself and the kids. I purchased the Zinc Oxide powder from Ebay. I would recommend using a protective examining mask while mixing it to ensure not to inhale the powder. We applied it before going swimming and used it for about 2 hours. We didn't get to the park until about a quarter to six but it really seemed to help me to not feel so sick and hot from the sun's intense rays and we     didn't burn. I will have to try it at a earlier time and see how it works then.

25 weeks

I am now 25 weeks! The top picture is a photo of my youngest child and I, Ethan :) He is about 18 months. A very loving, smiley little guy!! I am feeling pretty good. Most of the nausea has subsided and other than a few aches here and there I am doing pretty good. I have to be careful about stretching my legs out too much when in bed because I get muscle cramps in my legs. I am trying to stay fairly active, healthy and happy! 

We are excited to add another girl to our growing family! I am going through our house nesting away. De cluttering and trying to keep track of anything I need for the household, kids and baby girl!  I have a few things around to take to Once Upon A Child to sell as well. My sister in law had a baby girl last December and past on her baby girl's outgrown clothes that her sister had given to her. So we are set on 0-3 months clothes. I found a great bath tub sling the other day. Still yard sale season here!  The kids and I are enjoying learning and growing and having summer fun; swimming and going to park and other fun and frugal activities close to us. I hope everyone is having a great summer! Please pray for rain and maybe do a native rain dance. We really need it here in Michigan :)

20 Weeks and we have a baby....... on the way

The kids and I went to the 20 week ultrasound. It was a great learning experience for them and the all did very well :) I wasn't sure if this pregnancy was any different than my others and tried to compare it to our daughter ten years ago :) Of  course I had some trouble remembering. All I know is that I felt I was getting more headaches and feeling a little nauseous again. My daughter and I were nervous I think. Even though we had dreams about another girl we were looking at the ultrasound thoroughly :) In the end we found out as you can tell by my daughter's wonderfully pin she made...... We are in fact having a girl due October 16th of this year!!! We are very delighted for adding another girl to our family. I think we were both in shock and excited at the same time. It had been awhile since we have had a baby girl in the family :) We celebrated by having the pizza hut buffet for lunch :) My OBGYN is closing down by August. I know my doctor will find another office to join and I will follow her there :) That is about it that is going on. We also went swimming yesterday at a local beach and bought the $20 yearly pass to enjoy for the summer. :)

16 weeks

I just hit the 16 week mark!! My nausea has stopped. Smaller type meals seem to be the best route. I feel less tired than I did. The cloudy days we have been having here has effected me somewhat and caused me to want to hibernate:) I am glad it is getting back to sunnier weather. My back starting aching yesterday but other than that I feel pretty good! I am trying to stay active with exercise and eating well. I seem to crave starches and comfort foods and sweets at times. I am feeling a bit adverse to meats and ice cream somewhat but then I get a craving for a ice cream cone out of the blue. We are all excited and look forward to our ultrasound in 5 weeks or so. The kids and I took some time off to de-school and are now very interested in unschooling. We have also been busy nesting and getting rid of clutter and organizing. Summer is almost here and we look forward to being outdoors more and swimming :)


To all the people in America, we seem to be focused on material things instead of eternal treasures. We are co-creators, scarcity is a myth. We manifest our reality. I get questions from family, friends and even strangers about if I am going to have anymore and this is before I even give birth and if my house is big enough. My kids have a pretty good life and my husband and I both work hard to provide that :) I leave with the words of an ascended master Yahshua : "Yeshua said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." Matthew 8:20 Now I know there are deeper metaphysical meanings to scriptures. On the surface he seems to be illustrating: he has no home but he is still doing what he came here to do.  We are thankful for our home and we like our home if we want another home we will work on creating it. Everyone has a different soul journey laid before them. This happens to be mine it isn't for everyone but this is what I came here for :) Bless Everyone to take the path laid before them.

Announcing........

I have been busy de-schooling and learning about un-schooling and wondering what kind of set up will work for our family. The kids have some great ideas and it has been great learning with them and from them. I have also been working on truly finding myself and learning healthy patterns and thoughts. I am very happy about that and have learned how to experience pure joy and happiness within.

I also am excited to announce that I am 12 weeks pregnant with baby number 7! I am due around October 23, 2016. We are hoping for another girl and so is our ten year old daughter. We have had dreams about a girl. We will see. Still happy and excited no matter what just running out of boys names :) Brooklyn would really love a sister. So this is just a short update on things going on. I hope to get back into updates as we create a schedule that will best fit all of our needs.

Master of Illusion

I prayed for wisdom and discernment and took a look around
 I woke up and everything changed, my depression somewhat waned. 
My eyes opened up and I seen things differently
I had a lot to clean up in my life I let it all collide and neglected myself
I lost myself I gave into doubt I didn't treat myself with much clout
I treated myself with disrespect, judgement and hate
It was justified  by my people pleasing ways
I thought I could get by I thought I could do it all alone
I seen the patterns  and tried to change them around
many people would rather crawl on the ground
They don't like change they want you the way that you were 
A wonderful punching bag with absolutely no worth 
To tell them exactly what they want to hear and with extra sugar to make it really clear
I became a shell of a person disconnected from my heart and soul 
Someone to just use as they please for their illusion of ego greed
I was the master of illusion and thought I was loved and tried to give it back 
though drained of it for myself leaving me a empty shell with nothing left for me 
How do I get out of this I really must know
Continue the Journey and trust my own soul
Don't lose myself no matter how hard it may be
My heart mind and soul knows my ultimate destiny
I am a co creator made from above
I can be full of absolute love
Tell myself that endings have beautiful new beginnings and believe it to be true
I can create a reality worth the sky so blue
I was the master of illusion but now I will reveal my truth
 I can create a reality of abundance and peace without any proof
Self doubt being my main enemy and thief
New beginnings I will show and keep
I will be a victim no more but a survivor to the core
A master of illusion I was but no more