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Life As A Fire Wife

Handling chaos & the unexpected while loving Jesus, my family and writing all about it.

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lifeasafirewife

I'm a fire wife to Kenny, mom to 3 active boys ages 10, 8, 6. I love Jesus, my family, reading, writing, bible study, working out, cooking and baking, watching movies, listening to music, walking on the beach, laughing with friends, and eating bacon.

Change

Last week everybody sucked. Like everyone in an epic sucktastic way. A few days this week, everyone was amazing. Like everyone was amazing in epic way. And then yesterday and this morning everyone kind of went back to sucking again...... Continue Reading →

True confessions and No Judgment

True confession time... 1-There were two dishes of leftovers in my fridge that looked like science experiments. 2- I decided that the laundry has multiplied. I haven't shopped, I haven't added summer clothes, but for some reason, there is clean laundry all... Continue Reading →

Another Mother’s Day

Motherhood... probably one of the most thankless jobs on the planet. So one day a year, thanks to card companies, I'm sure, we celebrate Mom's everywhere. Mom's wear many hats on a daily basis; cook, chauffeur, teacher, mediator, referee, counselor,... Continue Reading →

How Do You Do It?

"I don't know how you do it," a friend texted me earlier today. "It" refers, I assume to the long hours/days of parenting and life when I'm flying solo. I'm sure I have talked about the fire schedule before, 24... Continue Reading →

THIS is life!

I was couch bound last week. I felt it coming and I tried my hardest to prevent it, but try as I might, I just couldn't escape. After 2 days of clogged ears and a scratchy throat I struggled to sleep that night with a full blown... Continue Reading →

There’s no time like vacation time

This morning I woke up with a blog on my heart, which hasn't happened in quite some time now. I have actually spent a fair amount of time lately wondering where this blog fits in to my life? Life has... Continue Reading →

Matters of the Heart

My husband graduated from the fire academy when I was enormously pregnant with our third son. I was so incredibly proud of him for his hard work and commitment to following his lifelong dream. I remember sitting in that auditorium and... Continue Reading →

Time

I ran into a sweet older gentleman at the beach yesterday. He was siting at the beginning of the seawall as my family and I finished our walk, my one request on mother's day, a walk with my family. Child... Continue Reading →

Weathering the Storms

Yesterday I wore my firefighter pants. Usually this is no big deal, I wear them all the time. I love my big comfy black pants that say firefighter down one leg. Although I loved these pants the second my firefighter... Continue Reading →

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