Life After Infant Loss
Hi friends, I haven't written much since the birth of our babies in August so I wanted to let you know how we are. All I can say is God does miraculous things with broken hearts. When I thought about life after infant loss, I thought about all the things I would not...
No Spend November | How We Did
This November was the first time Tom and I participated in No Spend November, a spending freeze where you only spend on ESSENTIALS for a whole month. How did we do? Well, we kinda blew it on black Friday when I needed a laptop and Tom needed? a PlayStation....yeah,...
No-spend November
It's here! No-spend November. Which means not spending money on anything extra for a whole month. Wish us luck! We are still writing the rules but so far I've put back a ton of stuff I would have bought at Target that I really didn't need so I think it's going to...
A Minimalist Guide to Halloween
1.Pick one pre-made, store bought costume-- $15.00 2. Buy one pumpkin bucket-- $1.00 3. Buy two bags of candy-- $9.76 Eat pizza for dinner-- $5.64 Happy Halloween everyone! How are you doing Halloween this...
Today Wasn’t Hard + Scooby-Doo Stickers
Keeping it real. Ever since I had a #pulmonaryembolism two weeks ago, I have doctor appointments on top of doctors appointments. On top of doctors appointments. At least that is how it feels because one doctor appointment will wipe you out. So does making the bed....
The Birth of Eliza Joy and Ensley Grace
We did it. On August 6th, 2018 at 8:35 PM I gave birth to our twins: Eliza Joy and Ensley Grace Taylor. They are so perfect and beautiful and now with Jesus. Our twins were born without unforeseen complications via a c-section at 32 weeks. Their birth was absolutely...
Tell Me What God Can Do
Tell us about your miracles. We are just weeks or maybe days away from meeting our babies and I want to hear all about miracles God has already done. In my bible I fast forward to the part where God heals. All of the healing. True story though, mid-way through our...
Toddler Must Haves
Hi friends. Happy Friday! Here are some of my must haves for #raisingbabies, toddler edition. Chicco NextFit Carseat- It took us forever to decide what carseat to upgrade to. I was hesitant to buy the Chicco NextFit because it's on the expensive side but it is so...
Hello Third Trimester
Hello Third Trimester. I am 30 weeks with our twin pregnancy. Y'all keep asking how we are doing. The answer of course is......uhhhhhhhhhh. We are not okay, we are not fine. Conversations in our house are centered around how to get through each day. Our hearts are...
Babies Update, 26 Weeks
Here is an update about our babies for everyone who has asked. Thank you so much for asking and for continuing to pray for us. Tom and I had a long, hard day at Johns Hopkins on Thursday but it was well worth it. The update is we got to meet with a chaplain and a...
Hi, I'm Emily.
I live in south central Pennsylvania with my husband Tom. We have a three year old son and two babies in heaven. I’ve been blogging since 2007. I blog about life, including our monthly budget, how I quit my job, things that help me with motherhood, how I REALLY want to have a farm and how Jesus saved my life.
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