I don’t think we talk about how hard it is nearly enough. Being a mother is truly the hardest thing I’ve ever done. That includes burying my late husband. It’s all encompassing Gut wrenching Rewarding Beautiful EXHAUSTING At times it’s […]
This photo was in Facebook memories from more than a decade ago. These kids are all but grown up this summer, and Keith and I are feeling more like empty nesters than parents with little ones on their laps. Our […]
Nearly ten years ago, I was given exclusive membership to one of the world’s crappiest clubs. October 9th, 2009 – the day I went from being half of M & M, Mrs. Michelle Steinke, and the wife of Mitchel Steinke […]
The blog below was written by our thirteen-year-old bonus daughter Haven. It has not been changed or edited by her parents in any way. I sure hope it helps some of you understand the mindset of a kid in a […]
You were not in the plan. My story did not write the way I penned it. I penned happily ever after. I composed the fairytale ending with the same man I married at 27 in a seaside chapel on the […]
