Author: Olivia Helkenn

grief-noun  deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death. I remember looking at the pregnancy test about 100 times. I had bought a pack of 50 for really cheap off amazon when David and I decided to try for another baby. I took it from room to room looking at it in different lights. I…

For most of my life I never had regular Bible study time. I would embarrassingly confess to my close friends, “Yeah…I’m just so busy right now with V…” and there would be a silent nod, or a well-meaning, “I’m right there with you!” I think the root of this problem was my own selfishness when…

Yep, I married my husband a few months after I turned 19. We laugh when we look at our wedding pictures and comment that we were babies. He was only 20 and we were crazy about each other (spoiler alert, we still are!). We wanted to be with each other constantly and we pretty much…

this post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a tiny commission! LOVE you.  I’m standing in the kitchen on the brink of either crying or laughing. There are remnants of spit up on my grease stained t-shirt, a tiny poop smear on my right…

this post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a tiny commission! LOVE you.  I always loved being a part of the summer reading program at the library when I was a kid. The prizes were always super cool and one year I won my…

We live in a two bedroom apartment. I have two sweet children and I stay home with them all the dang time. I often think of God’s design when it comes to parenthood. I think He was being gentle with us by giving us babies to start with. Their physical needs seem overwhelming, but their…

We are big readers in our house. I try to fit in as much literature as possible while still taking care of my family. This means a lot of audiobooks, and spending my free time reading instead of doing other things. I’m currently in the middle of five books and I have quite a few…

“So…what do you do all day?” I’m pretty sure if you’re at stay at home mom, at some point you have also been asked this question. Even my sweet husband in his well meaning, “what did you guys do today?” when he gets home makes me feel like what he’s actually saying is, “Did you…

I spend a lot of my time washing dishes and folding laundry. Because about 50% of my day is spent doing these two chores, podcasts are my new best friend! I can hands-free listen to some life giving nuggets and still get the things done that my family needs of me. Some of my favorites right…

I’ve had two all natural labors. I always say I accidentally had my first daughter naturally, and no, I don’t mean in the back seat of our car. When I first found out I was pregnant with Vienna I was only 20 years old and didn’t have an educated opinion about much. Having a mom…