Such a fun time as a mother watching our kids grow inot adulthood and choose their life paths! The lack of freedom nurses experience when it comes to their personal health (coerced into injections) is one that should be looked at before anyone chooses the medical field... highly recommend reading the book Dissolving Illusions!
For sure, and we’ve been very open with her on that topic, but if all Christian’s leave the medical field what will become of the care patients receive? There are tremendous opportunities for ministry within healthcare
My youngest is the same age as your oldest, and I understand the choices we still need to make for them and the choices they need to start making for themselves. My three oldest are very close{ 1.5 and 2 years apart}, and the youngest is a little over 4 years after the 3rd. As a widowed single mom, raising her is more of a challenge, in some ways, than it was for the older ones. My husband died over 15 years ago, but we never stopped homeschooling.
Summer break is the best, I love the time to just relax my mind and not be thinking about homeschool (as much, obviously I'm still prepping new curriculum and such).
Question For Next Q and A: Where do you see Jake and you when all the kids are done schooling. I know you guys have a desire to move but do you want the suburb life still? Mountains? Lake life? Farm life?
I used to be a travel nurse recruiter. If it’s something she really wants to do, she needs to consider picking ER, L&D, OR, ICU as her specialties because she will have a pick of anywhere she wants do go and the money is crazy. However, she needs to have a solid 2-4 years of experience.
I worked in Maui for 3 months as a travel nurse in a stepdown ICU….condo, car and travel paid for on top of hourly pay 🤗 This was a couple decades ago 😊
My son is headed to college this fall has known he wanted to be a nurse since he was 10 it was still medical before that, he also wants to be an ICU nurse ( his why; is because you are with patients in some of the most difficult times and he wants to be the light for them, like a nurse was for him after and emergency appendectomy.
Curly hair faves for your curly haired girl! I started wearing mine curly at 28 years old, so it’s been 7 years now! I use eco slay products… my hair never feels better than when I use eco slay! The ingredients are so good! They have a hair quiz to help choose which products! I use a large square of material to squeeze water out instead of a towel… it’s like a t-shirt material! Causes less frizz! And definitely diffuser using the hover diffuse method! If she has questions to clarify, let me know!
I feel like the AOC girls weekend v. Joe Biden dinner is an impossible question 🤣 I’d rather go swimming in a bathtub full of snakes than either of those choices. I always enjoy these Q&A’s. Thank you!
For the person who struggles with anxiety and depression, I do as well. It can make it hard at times BUT it's actually a helpful distraction from feeling that way. I also have a good mix of things my kids do independently and that we do together so I do get some breaks through the day to just not think about anything if I need that. I also take meds for my anxiety and depression, which helps me personally, for some it doesn't but it's worth considering if your mental health is disrupting your normal daily life ❤️
My daughter just went through OB in nursing school! She has said trauma since day one and still holds strong. She is looking at careers only at level one trauma hospitals. We said she would be a nurse since age three. So proud of her. Your daughter will be amazing!
I like the way you speak so clearly right away, without any notes or preparation in advance. Thank you for this video. The thing that inspired me was your attitute towards exercising, never has been my second nature, though I always aspire to be better in this field. Your comments about workouts challenged me to grab my yoga mat and try to make it a regular practice once again!
love gummy candy as well. favorite family shows for us: old shows like andy griffith/i love lucy but also new shows like duck dynasty and AFV. My husband always says if you don't want someone to hit on you, just pick your nose. LOL A show my husband and I are liking right now is Man in the High Castle and it is so good. We are 3 seasons in and they introduce 2 gay couples though in this season. Not a kid show but a great parent show to show what it would be like if the Nazis won.
I really appreciate you sharing your wisdom and experience, especially in these teenage years. It’s a new kind of hard, and it’s definitely been one of my most challenging ages. Gone are the days of simple rules and my kids knowing that and following them, and that was that. My teenage girls are now finding their voices and giving valid opinions and thoughts that might differ with what my husband and I have set for rules…causing us to step back and reevaluate and make changes to what we might not have allowed two years ago. It’s hard!
Hi Ashlee, I went to your website and loved your merch!! My husband tried to buy a long sleeve tee and sweatshirt for my birthday but wasn’t able to so he bought me a gift card to the site they were listed on. It looks like they’re no longer available and now I have $100 to spend on your merch! Do you know if they’ll be available anytime soon?
Loved this! And- as a mama of 11-17 yr olds, I MISS the nights of them going to bed early and hanging out with my hubby. Now, we collapse when they collapse! But, this is just a season.
New to your channel..came across your Ga vlog.. all I watch now is Brittbox and Accorn..PBS shows. American shows have gotten so liberal for us. Loved , All Creatures great and small. I enjoy the crime shows. Vera. George Gently, Foleys War. Doc Martin is so funny. Lewis, silent witness. So many good shows.
LOL the slang question. Okay so this is probably from even middle school but... Chicken butt 😆😆 I totally forgot all about that until one of my littles said it the other day! I was like, that's still a thing?! 😆
I love that you mentioned an Imagine Dragons song as the soundtrack to your life right now because as I was hearing the question, I instantly thought of my own personal life soundtrack at the moment- Symphony by Imagine Dragons, before you answered! I got a kick out of that. 😁
Yep it was and 98% of the membership content stays there. I have been traveling and chose to publish since I didn’t have time to film for this week. Hope that’s understandable 👌
There is a RU-vid channel called Early American where they cook historic meals from the colonial era through the 1830s. They also do the occasional skit. They dress per the time period. It’s something that just started off as a way to show my daughter how people cooked in the 1700-1800s now we just enjoy watching their channel and we also get to learn about American history. Oh, I’ve also been watching The Aurora Teagarden murder mysteries with Candace Cameron Bure. My daughter (same age as your youngest) watches with me. They are good, clean murder mystery movies. I loved this set of Q&As, good video. 😊
How did you handle life when your kiddos were really young? We have 6, 4 and almost 2 yr olds and our house feels like mass chaos. What was your routine? Any tips or tricks?
That's my husband and I too, we definitely joke with each other a lot and are super playful. We've always been that way, even being together for 14 years. I love that though. I can't be sappy, it's just not in me lol.
💗 ha ha! I still do talk a lot like I did as a teen lol I’m stuck in time & it’s NOT cool🤣 it’s very dorky slang- or really just words that I use & sayings that NO ONE else understands 🤣 dude & cool beans are some words & It’s me again Margaret… 🤪
Gummy candies are a weakness of mine as well! And I've been hit on AT WALMART 🙈🤦🏻♀️ I'm just trying to buy some school supplies for my kids, dude. Move along 😂
