“I just need you to sit down and be quiet for 5 minutes!” The words spewed out of my mouth before I could stop them. They came from the deepest part of my tired mama soul, and once they started they just kept coming. It wasn’t so much the words, it was how I said them; how I screamed them… View Post
“Gosh, I wish I could be more like her. She never yells, she is so patient with her kids and never seems to blow up in anger. She’s just so gentle.” I found myself saying these phrases after each time I would get together with my friend, Katie. I envied the way she would discipline her kids with grace, was… View Post
I was always convinced that I would pay as much attention to each pregnancy as I did with my first. But alas, Baby Spach #3 has been a bit neglected. But now is as good a time as any to start documenting this pregnancy. After all, we are SO thankful for the little baby growing inside of me. I’m excited… View Post
If you follow me on IG, you know that we have had some big changes in our family this week. Last Saturday, we received a phone call from our case worker from our foster care service for an 18 year old girl. Last Monday we met her, and by Friday she was in our home, and she will be for… View Post
Hey all! And welcome to Fall at the Farmhouse. I’m so glad that you stopped by. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Lauren. I live in rural Nebraska with my husband and two little girls. We farm corn and soybeans, so Fall is a busy time of the year for us. And yet, it’s the time of… View Post