Carrie Wood

LATEST ARTICLES ( 79 )

• A Random Act of Kindness

  

  My kids are all still basically in the "id" stage of their development. Everything in their world is "me, me, me!" So when you start to see those tiny little... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday JoJo

  

  OK, happy belated birthday. It has been a couple of weeks since your birthday, but it's been such a whirlwind summer of travel and fun that I haven't had much... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Family Reunions--From Congo to China

  

  So all the camping we have done this summer was for one purpose: to get us to the Our Family in Africa Reunion in Indiana. Every summer since we brought Haven... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping Party of Eight: Facing Your Greatest Fears

  

  For the past 2 weeks we were on the road making our annual cross country trek to the Our Family in Africa Reunion. Our destination was Indiana and the home of... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's Not An Adventure Until Someone Wets Their Pants

  

  Yesterday, as a special summer vacation treat, we took the kids to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory for a tour. As tours go, it's not terribly exciting, but of... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Portraits

  

  I just can't get enough of these beautiful faces. I want to do some new portrait shots to hang in the living room and I'm trying to decide which ones to hang... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping: Party of Eight--Take Two

  

  We are not quitters. We are gluttons for punishment.I WANT to like camping. What I want more is for the travel trailer fairy to leave a trailer in my driveway... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• More Love Mama "Christmas in July" Sale

  

  Merry Christmas!!! It's time for the More Love Mama "Christmas in July" Sale.Any custom orders placed this month will receive a 15% discount. This is for custo... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping: Party of Eight--An Epic Failure of Biblical Proportions

  

  Tell'em Louise!No, this is not an exaggeration.Yes, this was the suckiest camping trip ever.Yes, worse than the time when I was a kid and my whole family was... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Love Letters--I'll Be Here BFF As Long As She'll Let Me

  

  When Grace was 5 years old we went through a hard patch in our relationship. She got mad at me a lot. She told me she hated me a lot. She dropped the big bomb o... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping: Party of Eight--Dress Rehearsal

  

  We decided that we would try camping this summer. We wanted to make a trip to Indiana for the OFA reunion, but that would mean 2 nights in hotel rooms on the wa... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy 30th....I Mean 3rd Birthday, Louise!

  

  My darling Louise officially turned 3 years old over the weekend. But if you've met Louise in person you know that she is an old soul sort of girl. At times,... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• 4 Or 5 Things About Being 45

  

  Back in October I turned 45 years old. I'm not a big birthday person. I don't think about my own much and I am generally very likely to forget about yours,... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• How I Became a Mother

  

  First I got married.Then I said "No, I don't want any children!" I kept saying this for about 16 years.Then I said "Ok, if you really think we should."Then I... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Water Therapy

  Long before we had kids, we had a pool. Brian grew up with a pool in New Mexico and a about 10 minutes after we moved into our home in Houston he was ready to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Seven Years Old and Six Years in My Heart

  

  When we started the adoption process Grace was not born yet. From the time that China accepted our paperwork it was over a year before she would be born. And... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Have You Thought About Moving to China???

  So readers, as you can see I've been out of commission on the blog for another few weeks. While the rest of the country was experiencing "Snow-pocalypse" we wer... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why I Haven't Been Blogging

  

  A friend at work asked the other day when I would be posting a new blog entry. She said she looks forward to laughing at the crazy stories I tell about my... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cookin' It Congo Style

  

  A couple of weeks ago I got my copy of the Congolese Keepsake Cookbook written by my sweet friend Heidi Deschryver Ramsey. She is selling them as a fundraiser o... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• And the Winner Is...

  Well, the big winner of course is the Gyorffy Family. I want to personally thank you for all the love and support you showed them this week. They blew the lid... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING