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Just a few years ago I was driving down the road thinking to myself, “Will I ever get married and have any children…? My life seems so unfair. God must have forgotten how much I desire a family. Doesn’t He know I would make the perfect wife and mom!?” Little did I know, that just three years later.. I would be married to the love of my life, living on our dream property, and expecting our 5th and 6th child in just a few weeks. God sure does have a sense of humor.  

Michael and I met on a Catholic dating website just three years ago, and the catch that he came with two children already, was a definite perk to me! We married just a year later and I instantly became the mother of a 5 and 3 year old – the cutest little blonds that I had ever met. Being thrown right into motherhood was a challenge for sure, but the excitement of being a mom outshined any fears I had about not feeling capable. 

After panicking for the first month of marriage that I may not be able to have children, Michael and I found out that we were pregnant… and having twins! This was the best news I thought I’d ever received! Twins were on my bucket list so to speak, and I had always found that it would be incredible to be a mom of twins. How I was going to do it? I had no clue, I just was. Figuring out how to handle two babies at the same time, and four children half of the time, would be hard as a new wife and mom. It’s the kind of chaos that scares you, until you give it to God and embrace it. 

 

The chaos got just a little more interesting when we found out that were expecting our second set of twins! WHAT THE HECK!!! We were in complete shock to say the least and immediately started researching the odds. One out of every 700,000 woman have twins back-to-back!…… I guess this just means that we could forever be the family of multiples! “You prayed for this!” some tell me……and i just have to laugh! They are right, I did.

 

Michael and I just celebrated our second wedding anniversary last summer and when we look back at the fairly large family we have created in such a short time, we give God all the glory! He has clearly chosen us to raise these beautiful souls and we couldn’t be more honored, (also, scared and overwhelmed? Definitely!) Even when I don’t know how I am going to make it through the day, somehow we always have more laughs than tears. We are learning more and more how to handle life as a bigger and bigger family.  

Join me as I navigate motherhood, twin life, and homesteading! I hope you enjoy reading the chaos, the humor, and the love of

 Living Life on the Double!

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