We are so excited to share that baby Racine #3 is coming in October! I did a recent Q&A answering all the questions about this pregnancy and will link it HERE! We are thankful for this growing little life and for our growing little family. God has blessed us richly! Xoxo, Shantel
This one super mom tip can change your kids WHOLE DAY!
Ready for it?!🌟Spend quality time with them as you start your day. After breakfast, and before you move onto everything on your list. Have them pick something they want to do and spend at least 10 to 20 minutes doing just that with them. 🌟I’ve found it helps them from nagging during the day, being …
Thoughts on Priorities
I’ve been reading in Matthew this month in preparation for the holidays and it’s brought to my mind these things.❤️ priorities #Godoverall #timewithGod #quiettime #timewithHim #youngmom #youngmama #momlife #rawmotherhood #homemaker #teenmom #realmoms
Ask not Want.
We’re in a training season of teaching Hudson he has to ask, and not just tell me he wants something. Hudson is on the brink of turning 4. I love the doors that have opened since his language and curiosity senses have developed. He often asks insightful questions now and each one surprises me with …
1 Whole Year with our Sweet Felicity🍓
Felicity turned one today and my mama heart is just overflowing. 🥹💖 From her pregnancy to adventuring thru this first year, there’s so many instances that I could see first hand, God was watching over her. So many hours of dedication are poured into a child their first year of life. The dozens of hours …
Mother’s Day Memory
I remember my first Mother’s Day 4 years ago. đź©·I had found out just a week before that I was pregnant with Hudson and was still not only processing the surprise, but also hadn’t shared it with anyone accept our parents. I didn’t have all the warm fuzzy feelings about being pregnant yet or didn’t …
Switch it up! How I’m changing our week to serve us as a family better.
If you receive my newsletter then you know that the last 1-2 months I’ve found that our weekdays aren’t flowing for us very well. We’re in a bit of a schedule routine rut, and it felt like it wasn’t serving our family well. Right after Hudson was born I loved Monday’s. Crazy right?! It was …
“If the ring still fits.” My postpartum body changes.
Something that I haven’t shared a lot about, is my weight loss after having each kid. After my pregnancy with Hudson, I was able to lose the weight quickly for the most part. My body went back to much of the way it was before. I mean of course I had some loose skin a …
Just a letter of gratitude from a mama
Laying in bed tonight looking at pictures of my babies and just feeling an overwhelming sense of thankfulness. My children bring me an incomprehensible amount of joy. The love they have for their daddy and me, and for each other just melts my heart. I love watching them play and giggle together. Felicity already takes …
Do it scared
This week I’m my Bible reading I’ve been studying the judges, and more specifically Gideon. Gideon was a man that God used in a very huge way to relieve Israel of the Midianites hold over them. But honestly, what stuck out to me more then anything wasn’t how brave he was. It was actually how …