Mild Mama

Spinach & cream cheese chicken - topped with mozzarella! *drool* The other night, I was stumped on what to make for dinner. I had a couple things I thought I would throw together, but instead I decided to type the ingredients I had in my fridge into google and see what it would pull up! Guys, seriously. Best chicken ever and SO easy. It honestly didn't really feel like I was cooking. The prep was so simple and totally worth it. Sam took his first bite and said "oh no... this is amazing, this needs to become a regular." So we are having it again this week :) We served it with jasmine rice and roasted broccoli and cauliflower! (I'm horrible at taking pictures, so this honestly doesn't even do it justice and actually kind of looks gross... but I promise it tastes much better than this picture looks haha.) Ingredients 2 or 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts. 6 oz cream cheese, softened 2 cup spinach, rinsed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup Mozzar...

I'm still new into motherhood. I mean, I have 3 kids now- but I haven't been at this for very long. So bear with me while I process my thoughts and share what I have learned works for us. With each kid comes a whole new world. Literally. Each child has their own individual needs, own individual "problems," things that you need to figure out - unfortunately through trial and error. Wouldn't it be so much easier if they came with some instructions per kid? Goodness. I wish. One thing that has been on my mind this past week is over-tired children. You know the type. If you've ever seen one - they act as if they are the most wide awake person on the planet and have just downed like 15 Redbulls. You would never know they're tired with how wired they are and how hard they fight sleep - BUT even with their mounds of energy, its not good energy. They're wild. They're grouchy, rude, ungrateful, disobedient, screaming.. you get the picture. They aren't...

OW OW - Sex in the kitchen, sounds fun doesn't it?! Unfortunately, that is NOT what I am talking about today haha. At least not exactly, I am talking about intimacy out in the open .  This blog is coming for you, my fellow parents. Do you realize how important it is for your kids to see you love on your spouse? Holding hands, kissing, hugging etc. Kids feel so safe  when they see their parents loving each other. I grew up in a single parent home. It was just me and my mama (and a million older siblings who mostly were moved out). I loved everything about my childhood - but I didn't get to see a healthy flourishing relationship. I never saw how a husband should love his wife or how a wife should love her husband. I never experienced what a healthy relationship looked like until I was older when my siblings were starting to get married. I so appreciate being able to see those relationships bloom and watch as God worked through them. When I started dating Sam, he was ALL abo...

What do you do when your husband is gone all the time? When he comes home late? When he takes long work trips? When he has multiple evenings out after a regular day at the office? I got a message from a friend the other day, she is concerned because her soon-to-be husband is out a lot without her! It's a conversation that she isn't sure how to address but needs it to be figured out because she is dealing with it silently and alone. I told her I had been in a similar position a year or so ago. Sam and I only had Emma and Cyrus, he was working SO hard, which I truly admire , but it was really starting to take a toll on me. The work trips felt like they were non-stop, the three nights a week work dinners that turned into hanging out late making sales were driving me mad! Although we were seeing the fruit of his efforts, I was suffering. Sam was doing all of this in the name of love because his goal was to be able to provide and when you're in sales- its all about building ...

Are you ready to commit? Not just on the good days but on every. single. one. of the hard days. Are you willing to wake up in the morning and choose that person again and again and again....and again? Are you willing to sacrifice your personal desires to join with your spouses desires? To meet in the middle, to compromise, to lower yourself? That list could go on and on. Marriage is the best thing but it is also a super hard thing, do you know why? Because it refines us. It makes us into better people. It is supposed to smooth out your rough edges so that you're a better person. It takes a choice every single day to love that person and honor that person above yourself. This isn't a popular opinion in a "I don't change for anyone" generation. But I can tell you this with confidence, you're missing out if you're unwilling to change. Changing brings about growth. If you are so set in your ways, you will never be able to experience the joy of choosing so...

Thank the good Lord that I got hitched before dating got crazy... I can't even fathom how people are finding their spouses these days - if it ever even gets to that point. All I see and hear from my friends is how they're "talking" with someone. No labels. No commitment. Just casual, we talk, we show we care about each other sometimes, but still get to have our space and distance and can bow out whenever we want. Ugh, just writing that gives me the heebie jeebies. Ain't how I roll. I am old fashioned, I guess. Ladies, if you are not being pursued by someone who is going to give you their all, end it! Don't settle for someone who won't be straight up with you. Don't assume they want the same thing as you, make them tell you . If it is not what you want to hear - find someone who has what you want! Sam, the day he told me he liked me, looking directly in my eyes, said "Kendall, you're my best friend. I really like you as a person, I don'...

I want to share a story with y'all that I haven't told many people outside of my family. After I had Emma 4 years ago (this friday to be exact... what happened to my baby girl?! UGH) I became a fear stricken parent. Every night going to sleep I would have horrible images flash through my mind of Emma getting kidnapped, my kids not being protected, not being able to keep them safe etc. I was literally engulfed in fear for a long period of time. Sam would have to pray over me every night just so that I would be able to fall asleep. Seriously, it was no joke. I never really opened up about it because it revealed that I had an issue with God and I wasn't ready to work it out yet. I wasn't trusting Him with my kids. He was bringing these fears up in me so we could deal with it head on together. It's not easy when God brings something so heavy to the surface. But I needed it to be resolved and soon because I was driving myself to the point of insanity. Finally, one nig...