2017-01-16 21:53
I'd like to begin this blog by stressing my awareness of exactly how blessed I truly am. I have 5 beautiful, healthy children in my life, and a husband I couldn't possibly be more in love wi… Read More
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2016-12-26 03:46
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!Thank you to everyone who has taken the time out their busy lives to read my blog, watch my little girl's videos, or check out my book! I find myself in un… Read More
2016-12-12 02:38
Having mentioned in my last post that my 4 year old's favorite movie is now, Miracles from Heaven, I wanted to take a minute to explain how that came to be. Had I brought this up last week… Read More
2016-12-10 11:58
Well, I turned 38 yesterday. I must say, I've been a little blue. While I was surrounded by people who love me, my birthday has become one of those days I tend to spend thinking of my mother… Read More
2016-12-04 05:11
Please check out my catalogs at https://www.marykay.com/dorrennaMessage me for a free pair of monogrammed gloves for every $25 your purchase totals! Thanks for your support!The unpredictabil… Read More
2016-11-29 08:40
There's a tradition in our house that involves major cleaning when we know family is going to be staying with us. My oldest daughter has always helped me with this tedious chore. I remember… Read More
2016-11-28 08:16
It's Cyber Monday! Check out the catalogs on my site for 1/2 off and $5 shipping! Contact me fir details. https://www.marykay.com\dorrennaHope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was… Read More
2016-11-21 07:50
If you haven't already, make sure to register at https://www.marykay.com/dorrenna before 12:01 Friday morning to get your incredible Black Friday savings!We were able to pay my daughter's fr… Read More
2016-11-19 03:32
We went on to make many happy memories in that house. We could not contain our excitement when the time approached to sign the paperwork to officially start making it our own. We had spent h… Read More
2016-11-18 07:59
There we were. Months away from bringing our 5th child into the world, in a home we could barely afford that seemed to already be busting at the seams. Debt collectors were relentless. It wa… Read More
2016-11-17 02:14
So far, I had been able to continue working. I went in and started preparing for my day, as usual, despite some nagging cramping. A quick restroom break left me again, rushing to the doctor… Read More
2016-11-16 06:12
If you haven't already, check out my new Mary Kay skin care and cosmetics site!https://www.marykay.com/dorrennaOnce we had really processed the major changes in store for our family, we deci… Read More
2016-11-15 06:42
Check out my new Mary Kay site!https://www.marykay.com/dorrennaWe were shell shocked. We had just caught our breath from the exhausting, yet amazing experience of parenting our baby girl fre… Read More
2016-11-14 06:24
Our little house was now begining to feel more like a tiny house. My oldest daughter and my son had their own rooms. Though both girls, it didn't make sense to have our toddler sharing a roo… Read More
2016-11-14 05:30
Now back to two incomes, our money situation loosened up slightly. We were approaching our 2nd anniversary and decided to take a late mini honeymoon to Pigeon Forge. We were only going to be… Read More
2016-11-12 08:41
It was great having my daughter back home. She immidiately got involved with her old high school's FFA program. She had aquired a lot of hands on experience at the boarding school, and had b… Read More
2016-11-11 09:42
Having one income really took it's toll on our finances. It was important to me not to put the baby in daycare until she was able to talk. Lets face it. We live in an age with no shortage of… Read More
2016-11-10 08:55
Time went by and our little family got to experience a little bit of "normal". All the children seemed to have adjusted nicely and were doing well, or so we thought. My oldest had always bee… Read More
2016-11-08 18:47
Our sweet Gabby was barely walking when we took our 1st trip back to Virginia Beach. We couldn't really afford it, but going back had been on our minds without relent for months. I was in my… Read More
2016-11-07 17:00
We hadn't been married very long when my oldest daughter approached me and asked if I thought my new husband would consider adopting her. She was now 14, and though we had a little money sav… Read More
2016-11-06 16:43
We had been married for almost 3 months, and had only been on 1 short date alone. I was a nursing mom whose baby was just starting to make progress taking her milk from a bottle. We were com… Read More
2016-11-05 12:47
Being a 1st time stepmom can be very intimidating. No stranger to children and motherhood, this was a hat I had never before had the privilege of wearing. I had a stepmom growing up and seve… Read More
2016-11-04 17:01
Considering I wasn't about to leave my one month old baby who was nursing, we decided in lieu of a real honeymoon, we'd take a long weekend away and bring her along. We'd take a real honeymo… Read More
2016-11-04 00:11
The morning of our wedding was hectic, to say the least. Together, we proceeded to the reception area to decorate it. The ferns and the cake had to be picked up, signs had to hung, and emoti… Read More
2016-11-03 06:51
We decided before leaving the hospital with our new blessing that we didn't want to wait any longer to get married. The way things had been going, who knew what was going to happen next. We… Read More
2016-11-02 19:35
In a valiant effort to slow life down and relax for a bit, we decided to postpone all wedding plans until after the baby came. I tried to stay off my feet as much as possible, but bed rest e… Read More
2016-11-01 20:54
About 2 weeks had now gone by since my mother's passing. I fully recognized the impact Brad had and how much closer we had gotten. It was almost as if our troubled begining had in some way e… Read More
2016-11-01 06:13
The days after loosing someone close to you are chaotic. You find yourself torn between your required obligations and the need to just break down. Arrangements have to be made, debts have to… Read More
2016-10-31 03:18
The next month is a bit of a blur. The tumor was too large to be operable and she was too weak for chemo. They decided to transfer her to a hospital in Ashland, Ky. There she was seen by mor… Read More
2016-10-30 18:34
The holidays came and went. Though still focused on rebuilding our relationship, things were starting to finally feel somewhat normal. I had my cerclage in place now, and had been put on lig… Read More
2016-10-29 05:41
We've all been there at one time or another. You go through a couple of bad break ups and you get a little cocky, thinking you've finally got the dating thing figured out. Once you get cheat… Read More
2016-10-28 06:23
Slowly days passed. Each and every one filled with new attempts on his part to change my mind. Once a cheater, always a cheater. That was what I had always found to be true, and the last thi… Read More
2016-10-27 18:04
Days passed and anger quickly faded into agony. I fought. I fought hard to let realism guide me and to find a place within myself I could obtain a positive outlook for my future. My entire w… Read More
2016-10-26 15:29
Things were looking up. I was on top of the world! I had a job I loved, and was planning a new life with a man who made me happier than anyone else I'd ever known. He persisted with his sugg… Read More
2016-10-25 18:25
We had just returned from the weekend getaway that really sealed the deal for us as a couple. We had been dating a couple of months by now, and couldn't get enough of each other. He asked if… Read More
2016-10-24 04:32
Social Services is a mentally exhausting place to work. Day after day of seeing and hearing real life cases of the misery and suffering that some children come to know as everyday life can r… Read More
2016-10-23 06:02
WARNING: PG Suggestive Content. Not appropriate for young readers.We were still newbies to city life, but quickly adjusting. My husband had settled in at his new job, which had good days and… Read More
2016-10-22 07:15
After campground hopping for 3 weeks while apartment hunting, we returned to Ky to retrieve our things and park our little camper. It was bittersweet. It was hard saying goodbye to our famil… Read More
2016-10-20 21:33
We always thought we knew our daughter's friends. We were close with our daughter and she spoke of them daily. We knew about little riffs that occurred within their close little group and wh… Read More
2016-10-20 07:52
Chances are, unless you already live there, at least once you've contemplated or dreamed about moving to the beach and never looking back. My husband and I always vacationed at Virginia Beac… Read More
2016-10-20 06:19
Welcome to Our Modern Family!Do not let the title fool you. If you are expecting fashion tips on the latest chic styles for yourself or your little ones, you will not likely find it here, un… Read More
2016-10-20 06:19
The days of society frowning on divorce seem to have given way to a new era where everyone is free to love whomever they choose. The face of the modern day family has now evolved into blende… Read More
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