Okay, so several people have asked me to update how I am doing. I am doing amazingly well! The skies are blue again, the weather is getting warmer, my kids are behaving, my husband rocks, and my drugs are working quite well…..ahhhhhhhh. Zoloft and I are great friends. Aside from a few side effects from [...]

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This is the second part of the story of my struggle with OCD. If you would like to read the first part, click on the following link. The OCD Monster: Part 1 Between the obsessions over my health and my worries about someone harming me, I was a bit tightly wound. When I had kids, [...]

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This is the first part of my crazy story with OCD. In January, I had a very scary episode with OCD and finally sought help. It was only then that I learned that I have been suffering from OCD for as long as I can remember. Here is my story. I’m a teenager. Can’t remember [...]

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For several years, Jeremiah and I have thought it would be fun to dress up as a family. This year, we took the plunge. It was a Toy Story halloween in the Bentch house this year. Bo Peep and Buzz Woody and Alien The whole gang. Note: I did not have to threaten my husband [...]

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A year ago, I began a journey to make our family life a bit more natural. Out with processed foods, out with chemicals, out with disposable diapers, etc, etc. I knew this wouldn’t happen overnight and to be honest, it is still a work in progress that will always be a work in progress. But, [...]

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Bobo: translation – Bosley Hi-ya!: translation – Hi! Day-doe: translation – There you go Bee-boo: translation – Peek-a-Boo Mumma: translation – Momma Baaaawwwww: translation – Ball (his biggest obsession) Baaaaaaa (think sheep with a southern accent): translation – Bye! Day-doo: translation – Thank you Na-Na: translation – No no There is just something too adorable [...]

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Sometimes I find myself feeling a little jealous of The Supermom. The woman who manages to volunteer, host playdates constantly, work, etc, etc. I think about all they must accomplish outside of their home and I feel a little jealous. It makes my dishes, laundry, and endless list of chores seem insignificant. I sometimes begin [...]

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Last Friday, Jeremiah and Breckin left around 5:30pm to do an Adventure Guides event. Judah and I were in the kitchen eating dinner and Arwyn was in the living room. She had just watched Jere and B leave from the window and had seen some kids playing outside in the cul-de-sac. She moved in for [...]

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For now, it is pictures. Her face met the huge bush. The bush won. Huge goose egg with cuts on her head and below her eye. Then, arm hit the ground. Ground won for sure. Two broken bones in her forearm. Breckin was very happy to be the first to sign her cast. Before long [...]

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