Our Budgeting & Debt Payoff Story

December 23, 2015Posted inUncategorized
I recently wrote our budgeting/financial story for a friend's blog and thought I should share it here too. Budgeting has been VITALLY important to my husband and I throughout our entire marriage. I want to share our testimony about not only how budgeting has helped us, but also how…

30 Feels Good

October 20, 2015Posted inMom Thoughts1 Comment
I feel like the momentous occasion of turning the big 3-0 deserved a least a small blog post. For whatever reason, I remember as a child, a photo of my dad when he turned 30. I thought that was SO SO SO OLD! He had both my sister and…

Bridget is 1 Year Old!

May 20, 2015Posted inBaby #2
My baby girl is already 1 year old! This year has flown by and been filled with so many wonderful memories. I've been really sentimental lately because not only has it been one year since you have been part of our family, but it has also been one year…

Bridget is 8 Months Old!

January 31, 2015Posted inBaby #2
It's been two and half months since I last posted about you Bridget and so much has changed! (You are actually closer to 8 1/2 months right now). I think you are about 20-21 lbs.Yesterday (1/29/15) I saw you standing on your own without holding onto anything! Can't believe…

Year End Book Review 2014

December 23, 2014Posted inBooks, Goals, Jesus1 Comment
So it has been a really long time since I have blogged.  Being a father and a husband takes a lot of time away from sharing tales of adventure from the life of the Baareman's and believe there have been plenty.  It's just hard to keep up.  But the…

Mom Thoughts – Nov. 2014

November 29, 2014Posted inMom Thoughts
Mom Thoughts I love the time that I have for more social interaction during the day time, and also in the evenings and on the weekend (since we aren't as behind running errands during the weekends like we used to be when I worked)I love that I can actually go…

Bridget is 6 Months Old!

November 29, 2014Posted inBaby #2
Things about Bridget I want to remember:You have the best fuzzy head. I love it, but everyone thinks you are boy if you don't have a headband on! You have made me such a softy. I thought I would never nurse a baby to sleep (that would just be too…

Lucy Update – Nov. 2014

November 29, 2014Posted inBaby Baareman
 Things about Lucy I want to remember:You love your little sister. You ask for her every night so you can kiss her goodnight. You kiss her twice, once on the top of the head and once on the cheek. You are still a little rough with her, most of…

Bridget is 4 Months Old!

September 25, 2014Posted inBaby #2
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  James 1:17 Bridget is 4 1/2 months old now! Time is really flying - evidenced by the fact that I didn't even write a 3 month post…