Rachel Rachelhagg

LATEST ARTICLES ( 388 )

• Fart Noises at the Table. My Arch Enemy.

  

  Some of you will remember my blog that I wrote about two years ago that was on teaching my kids table manners. The head writers of a Facebook blog and group... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• She is My Mother.

  

  Sometimes I see her in the way I push my hair behind my ears, leaning down to kiss the forehead of my littles. She sneaks up on me as my hands magically have a... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Your Friend That Struggles with Depression Wants You to Know.

  

  Depression isn’t ever a choice. It often sneaks up on you when your life is going great, and pulls the rug out from under your feet. Maybe you have a friend tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• He Will Always Direct You to the Path You Need to Take with Your Anger.

  

  Just that one song on Pandora sent me into a spiral of memories, a muscle memory of anger. Not this deep , intense anger , but this feeling of wanting my life t... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• She Learns to Stand up for Herself.

  

  There’s something you should know about me. I’m fiercely loyal. Meaning, if I love you or even know you at all, I stick up for you. I do not let people bad mout... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Being a Mom Has Changed My Personality SO Much!

  

  Sometimes stating the obvious is necessary when speaking about changes in life. For example, I was talking to a good friend this morning over a latte she brough... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Children to Hear God.

  

  The way God communicates with us is beyond our mental capacity to grasp. He is continually speaking about our lives to us, we just have to listen and focus on... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Let’s Push Aside the Christian Vocab.

  

  It’s been almost three years since we’ve lived in the Mill house I wrote a book on, but surprisingly not a day goes by that I don’t think about it. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Raising Men.

  

  I have four daughters and two sons. Two of the girls are here with me on earth, two in heaven. One son I have the privelage of kissing goodnight each night,... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Down’s Boy.

  

  When I opened this app on my phone to write, the first thing that comes up is : ” share your story here.” It couldn’t be more fitting for how I feel today. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Day I Crapped in the Ocean.

  

  You know that scene in the movie “Bridesmaids” that Maya Rudolph ends up pooping in the street, due to food poisoning , and she says : “It’s happening. I’m... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dads Can’t Carry Babies.

  

  Let me get one thing straight, my kids have a killer awesome Daddy. He is super involved in everything they do, enjoys spending time with them, and can rock... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Steak Stir Fry Over Mashed Potatoes.

  

  Redemption Red I plan my meals around the meat that I buy. This week I found some good looking Chuck eye steak strips on sale, snagged it and made up this recip... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Steak Stir Fry Over Mashed Potatoes.

  

  I plan my meals around the meat that I buy. This week I found some good looking Chuck eye steak strips on sale, snagged it and made up this recipe with things... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• First Trimester Freak Outs. We All Have Them.

  

  There is something that happens to my body the minute the pregnancy test turns positive. I turn into this horrible creature of estrogen. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Serving as a Worn out Mother in Church.

  

  This post will surely step on some toes, this I am aware of. I am not writing this to do so, I am writing it because it’s been stirring in my spirit for YEARS,... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Rainbow Fears

  

  I’ve been writing this blog in my heart and mind for a week now. Ecstatic at the thought of a rainbow baby, clutched with fear of loss. Again. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Bathroom Baby

  

  I think I always pictured the day I would find out I was pregnant with my rainbow baby would be uber romantic. The day was anything BUT romantic. The following... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Don’t Allow Fear to Be Your Dream Eater.

  

  My focus on my littlest one swimming was unusually directed to the diving board. It was one of those Mom radar moments where you knew something was going to... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• ” Don’t Look to the Right Or to the Left, Just Keep Your Eyes on Me.”

  

  I remember writing this note , I was in my bedroom of the Mill house. I hadn’t slept the night before, up with a baby, and up with the demons that terrorized me... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING