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Our First Campout with Five Kids

August 17, 2026

Several months ago, I had an idea: What if my husband and I took all five kids and the dog camping? My husband and I took just our puppy camping last summer. I had found out that I was pregnant only one day beforehand, and we spent the whole weekend excitedly planning and daydreaming our … More Our First Campout with Five Kids

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Sunday #28: “I Keep Losing Jesus!”

August 16, 2026

By all accounts, today marks the end of our last week of the summer. Although my daughter’s first day of school was on Monday, we pulled her out of school on Friday and snuck away for a quick family adventure. But that was our final hoorah of the season, and the rest of our kids … More Sunday #28: “I Keep Losing Jesus!”

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Marshmallows, Mishaps, and Memories

June 9, 2026

A few months ago, when the twins were maybe five weeks old, an idea popped into my head one day:
‘Kevin and Thomas should go camping together!’ I don’t know what prompted the idea. Maybe it was because I felt bad that with the twins’ arrival, my stepson was now … More Marshmallows, Mishaps, and Memories

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I’m Megan, a mom, twin mom, and stepmom to a total of five kids. This blog is a space for honest conversations about motherhood, pregnancy, blended family life, and balancing it all with your own identity and goals, so no one has to feel like they're walking this journey alone.

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