Rachel Rachelhagg

LATEST ARTICLES ( 388 )

• Things That Make Me Say S#%^.

  

  After enjoying a nice pool day with friends, I had HANGRY children. You know when they swim they turn into garbage disposoles , eager to eat anything in their... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Harvesting

  

  Today I was able to do something I always dreamed of. To some this task is completely insignificant , but to me it was a milestone on my way to walking in who... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Jude Boy, Happy Heavenly Birthday!

  

  Two years ago at 11:06 pm your tiny lifeless body passed from my womb, I knew you had gone because I felt so utterly alone in that bathroom. My sobs erupted, an... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Letting a Friendship Fade at Any Point in Time is Hard on Your Heart

  

  . In any season, the two of you can drift apart, with no fault to either of you. It just happens as we grow and we change. There are friends that will want to... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Being My Last Baby on Earth, My Heart Needs to Rock You to Sleep.

  

  To my last baby , who isn’t a baby anymore. You’ve saved me. You were the aid that reached down into my pit of self loathing and brought me back up to see the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When I See Heaven.

  

  Today I found Ashers pacifier from when he was an infant. He only wanted that one. So much so that my Mom ordered this special kind from Hawaii. She’s the best... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Better Restroom .

  

  With all the controversy concerning the bathrooms, it’s got me thinking about other issues that are under the radar, if you will. My kids are really short... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Iron Sharpens Iron.

  

  Last Summer our youngest daughter swam like a fish. No issues with going under water, just joy as she went below, and up like a mermaid. I watched in complete... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Question of ” Why Me? ” Has Never Crossed My Mind.

  

  I’m in a season where I feel like I have all these dreams and desires, all this creativity that wants to blossom, but I am stuck. I am stuck in this place of... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• On Earth as It is in Heaven, Jesus.

  

  Each time I pray the prayer: ” On earth as it is in heaven Jesus. Bring heaven here to my home. To my family. To this Nation.” I always mean it. Having... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Had Good Reason to Cuss.

  

  I don’t always cuss in the middle of Aldi, but when I do there is a damn good reason. I would like to share with you, my dear readers the most horrifying... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Perhaps You’re Carrying a Dream Around That People Claim as a Small One.

  

  When the dream began, I knew I was dreaming. You know sometimes you ask yourself in the middle of a dream if it is reality? I just knew , so I rode it out.... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Friends Are Like Plants.

  

  There is something completely satisfying to me about pulling weeds. Before you leave me here alone because you are already bored, just hear me out. Today in... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Little Note.

  

  When we hope for what we believe is best, but ask God for his will to be done in our lives we end up having two different thought patterns about one situation.... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The In’s and Out’s of a B&B.

  

  Most days I wing it in life. Like tonight, when my phone decided to not charge around 5 pm. It soon died, and I realized that NOT ONE CLOCK in this house was... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• All My Daughters.

  

  It’s our nine year wedding Anniversary, and instead of a fancy night out as usual, Matt is working late and I am caring for a sick child. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Be His Hands for the Grieving Mother.

  

  I’ve been writing this blog in my head all week long. As soon as my soul told my mind I was losing another baby , I began writing this. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• That Time I Got a Felony.

  I know what you are all thinking. Rachel is a really good person. She makes perfect decisions, and never gets in trouble with the law. I understand where you... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I’m Trying to Make It Until Bed Time Today.

  

  Each time I popped out a baby, and it was time for Matt to go back to work I would have a nervous breakdown. Lead him to the door sobbing… trying to convince hi... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It May Be Time to Display Your Pearls.

  

  Hearing God’s voice in our lives can often be fogged with the business of life. Being a mother of three, I try my best to have a quiet time, but most days it... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING