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Featured Blogger: Experiences in Motherhood by Courtney Kiner

Courtney is a wife and mother of 6 and is a dear friend and model of mine!

Living in a house with 7 different personalities is sometimes like being a telephone operator from back in the day. You have to pick up the server, hear where they want to go, then connect the line until the call is completed, then disconnect. Then connect again, remember who’s connected to what line and at all times remember someone else is waiting to be connected to a line. So, in the honor that is to be responsible for the receiver getting the right information or connection. I know that the LORD knows better than I my purpose.  

Mothers are the life givers so children trust you (don't doubt it) they listen they soak up every word you say so, be what they need when they need it, God will strengthen you.  The day will stop, the night will come, and rest will set over your home and you will be renewed. In this the LORD will reveal our gifts, our dreams, and aspirations. I would read my children the bible or stories I loved as a child and began change my voice and create new endings that my oldest daughter still remembers to this day; so I began to write short plays and stories for the youth at my church and daughter followed. She's better than me now, but I love to write and I pray God blesses her in talent. So when she mentions an audition or she needs ink for her printer... I'm connected, I'm concerned and I follow through.  It’s all in the connection.  

Get Connected to everything your kids say and do and stay there. And remember I will be blessed because I am the blessed of the Lord.  

Pregnancy: 20 weeks

I figured I write about my experiences so far in my fifth pregnancy!

I am experiencing a world of things in this pregnancy. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the new climate or what! Baby 5 will be my first baby who has gone through their full 9 months here in Texas. I was 4 months when we arrive here.

So....up until this point, I've experienced achy joints, stiffness, sickness, the works!! Never has this happened to me! All of my pregnancies have been smooth sailing, but I've accepted the fact that I can handle anything! My cravings have been a bit extreme!

When I first discovered I was pregnant, I craved Flamin' Hots with pickle juice. As time progressed, I wanted anything seafood (so did my husband!!) now it's anything peanut!! Peanut butter spreaded on a piece of whole grain bread with a slice of apple pie is my favorite right now, Honey Graham peanut butter sandwiches, and an assortment of nuts! I have literally gone nuts!! As of today, I need some peach cobbler! LOL... I know! Sad right?!

Now enough about me!! Here's some info about baby's progress so far!
Thanks to Babycenter.com for the info:

How your baby's growing:

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against her torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of her head to her bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, she's measured from head to toe.)

She's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and will see it in her first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

My Stats:

My pre-pregnancy weight: 135lbs

Now: 131 lbs

I always lost before I pick up weight due to the desire not to eat as much the first few weeks. But, I am packing on now thanks to this peanut butter diet this baby has me on!

I will try to fit a video in this series soon! Look out for the next post in October!!

Sharing the Wealth of RECIPE

I love watching YouTube in my share time, looking for recipes, hair care and tutorials, and comedy of course! I stumbled across a KFC channel which gave you access through their Facebook fan page to download The Colonels Recipe Book! Hot biscuits, cobblers, and more all available to you for free!!!

I downloaded mine!! Get yours!!

Semi-Homemade Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

This past weekend, I was craving some gooey cinnamon rolls. Cinnabon was closed and I needed to satisfy this sweet tooth PRONTO! So, I went to a local grocery store grabbed some canned cinnamon rolls and pecans. When I made it home, it was close to midnight, but the time didn't stop me! Here's the ingredients to the awesomely amazing semi-homemade pecan cinnamon rolls:

1 can of cinnamon rolls

1 package of pecans pieces

1/2 stick of butter (melted)

1/2 cup of light brown sugar

...that's it! Literally!!

 I preheated the oven to 350 while I prepared the sauce. I stir the brown sugar with the melted butter to create a sauce ad spread it on the bottom of a oven safe pan. Then I sprinkled the pecan pieces on the sauce mixture. Then I  pop open the can of cinnamon rolls and laid them on top of the concoction of sauce and pecans. I let it bake for 15 minutes and cooled it for about 5 minutes. Than I used a plate to flip the rolls onto it and served warm. It was truly a mouth-watering treat! You can serve this dessert as is or with a scoop of french vanilla ice cream!

Mommy News: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood may return

If you are like me, you remember Mister Rogers Neighborhood! I loved to watch the show every morning. Fred Rogers, Presbyterian minister turned television host brought education in a new setting with colorful characters and stories for over 30 years. Well, the television show will continue after nearly a decade of its last episode, but in a new and tech-savvy way.
Meet Daniel Tiger...your new Mister Rogers

He may look a little different....animated animal with no pants! LOL But his focus is the same.

Will you tune in with your child to watch the re-vamped Mister Rogers Neighborhood??