River To Redemption by Ann H. Gabhart | A Busy Mom Book Review

As a mom of 4, including a 3 month old that needs a lot of this:

I can have a hard time finding the time to read.  I love to read and have multiple books going at any time and lately all I've been reading have been mommy, parenting & Christian woman lifestyle books.

I can't remember the last FICTION book I've read (It might of been The Giver 2 years ago when I read it with my son)  I wanted to add more fiction to my stack, but just never gravitated toward them when buying books.  I decided to challenge myself to pick ONLY a fiction book to review this month & The River to Redemption caught my eye.

I LOVE that it has a historical background. I love that it is based on real events & people.

I was sucked into the story from the get go. And although it still took me almost all month. I was grabbing at this book any spare moments I had (it took a lot of separate moments!)

Set in the early 1800's during a documented cholera outbreak set in a little town in Kentucky.

The characters had me invested from the beginning.

Such a great story of  Faith, Perseverance and Redemption.

By the end I was left satisfied the story yet wanted more.... I never wanted it to end!

I appreciate such a great story by such a great author, and a great message.

Simple yet most everlasting takeaway:  Pray Believing 

My Second Trimester | Pregnancy Must Haves

This will be a comprehensive list (well as much as I can remember) of all my favorites & must haves for my First Trimester in my pregnancy.  My First Trimester was October 2017- January 2018

Glory Glory Hallelujah!   

Second Trimester brings much relief!

Relief in nausea, and relief in anxiety of the what-ifs.... (a bit)

as well as whole lot of This is getting REAL.

In no certain order, here are some of my MUST HAVES for my Second Trimester:

|| background:
I had genetic testing done around 11 weeks (due to concerns from my Dr. and my age (35 at the time!!)

So about a week later we found out the baby's gender.

My FIRST TRIMESTER | Pregnancy Must Haves

This will be a comprehensive list (well as much as I can remember) of all my favorites & must haves for my First Trimester in my pregnancy.  My First Trimester was July-October 2017.

First off, the obvious.  

Week 4 (like a day or two after my missed period)

1. Pregnancy tests.  I used the cheap 88cent ones from Walmart, when I got a positive on that I bought one of the digital tests... just so I could see the word "pregnant", honestly.

 

Pregnancy Surviving & Thriving!

It's been a really long time since I've updated, but I'm gonna post a little more now until babe arrives.

My pregnancy over all has been amazing. (Oh, yea! I'm pregnant -- found out in  July)
This was a very much wanted pregnancy.. and I'm so grateful for it!

My #MomLife Favs for June 2017! [New Homeowners & the year of the Caftan!]

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I'm just a mom living the #momlife. Follow me on instagram @sublimejen

I currently have a 15,12 & 4 yr old and live in the midwest!

We just recently bought a house and are newbies in our community.

This month has been a lot of  packing/unpacking... figuring out all the homeowner essentials (we've only currently rented)  and things we need to make a house a home.

Reads||  {I'm always reading multiple books}  Currently I'm >thisclose< to finishing :

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When I cloth diapered - this is where I shopped

I cloth diapered my youngest for almost 3 years.
I LOVED it.

Aside from the fact that is saved me a TON of cash on disposable diapers - that wasn't the reason I started at all.  It was because my son keep having blow-outs in every single disposable I tried actually. A friend sent me some old diapers & I feel in LOVE.  More on that story → here.

Where I bought the rest of my clothing diapering supplies, might be useful if you're wondering where to start and find some great deals -- so here is what I know....



First I was gifted a bunch of Bum Genius diapers & like them, so I went on the hunt for more of that brand.

I found out they're sold on CottonBabies.com  and also on many other online cloth retailers like Kelly's Closet, Nicki's Diapers... then a million and one others (just do a quick google search and you'll see)

Cottonbabies - sell only Bum Genius brand but also some others.
This is a great place for NEW prints, and news on upcoming prints -- trust me, this will be a thing you'll be obsessed with eventually.

Kelly's Closet (affiliate link) - get site full of al kinds of diapers, earn points with orders toward free products!

Nicki's Diapers  (affiliate link) - my most fav.  Also, carries all diffrerent kinds of diapering supplies & brands as well as their own brand (super affordable & I love that when you buy their brand diapers then will donate one to a charity for every one purchased!!)  Also you can earn points toward free products!!