Big Family Blessings

Help & Encouragement for Busy Moms

Back to the Basics in 2016

Welcome 2016! I am beyond ready to put the last several years behind me. New Year’s isn’t usually a big deal for me. I’m not a resolution person, but the idea of a fresh start has never felt more needed.

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The Single Mom’s DIY Guide to Changing Your Own Oil

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DIYOilChange #CollectiveBias When you become a single mom, all these new jobs suddenly fall in your lap. Car maintenance, lawn care, fixing broken things, putting stuff together, taking out the trash. The realization that all this stuff is now yours to deal with is completely overwhelming! The last time my car needed an oil change, my

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Let’s Pretend We’re Normal

Let’s Pretend We’re Normal: Adventures in Rediscovering How to Be a Family by Tricia Lott Williford is the story of a widowed mom learning to be a single mom after tragedy struck. The first thing I noticed while reading this book, even before finishing the prologue, was how beautifully it is written. The author’s words make you want to keep reading just for the sake of reading them. This is

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I’m a Single Mom Now

One thing I never worried about in life- my marriage.  My husband has always been a man of his word, and his first priority was our family.  I trusted him in all things. We believed marriage was forever.  Until he didn’t. Together, we lived and loved this crazy, wonderful life we created.  Best friends since 17 years old,  we were amazing partners at this thing called life. Sure life was rarely easy

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