Saying "I'm sorry" can be a powerful tool. There are those days when parenting can get the best of us and we raise our voice or put the kids off or become unfocused. Going back to the kids and simply saying, "I'm sorry" and "I love you" can make all the difference. [...]

We have successfully marked 6 months of this deployment off of our calendar. We are mere weeks away from homecoming. The time has moved quickly which I think is because of the time of the year we've gone through. Summer took up a lot of the deployment time. Now that we've made [...]

We have marked 6 months of this deployment off of our calendars! I wanted to share some of the points we've hit and how we are preparing for homecoming. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting the site. You can always email me at; [email protected]

Tomorrow morning we wake up to a new school year! Where did the summer go?! Kateri, JJ and Mariah are all back at school. It's time for routine and predictability, once again. I think I'm ready! We have some changes to where the kids will be going to school this [...]

It's that time again! Time to buy new school clothes and new school supplies and to ease the kids through their anxiety over a new teacher and a new classroom. I'm looking forward to getting back into a more rigorous schedule and to tackling the year. We have some school changes this year, which will make for a whole new experience for all of us. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show! For more family friendly shows check out Mommycastandfriends.com

I was lucky enough to have my friend, Pilar, in town this week. She graciously offered to take my kiddos out for two afternoons! I thought it would be fun to have her share her Mommy of Many adventures with you. She braved a mall and the beach. She did forget [...]

I was lucky enough to have a friend take the kids for two afternoons this week. She was very brave and hit a mall and the beach. I thought it would be fun for her to share the story of her adventures with you. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. Be sure to check out all the great shows on the MommyCast and Friends Family Channel!

I can't believe how fast the summer has gone and that 5 months of this deployment are under our belts. We've made it through with only a few speed bumps. I want to thank all the people in our life who have made our summer so much fun and who have taken the [...]

The summer has flown by and we've successfully completed 5 months of deployment. We've had a wonderful summer thanks to the many wonderful people in our life who take the time to share fun and community with us. That's a lot when you're talking about a group the size of the Lang Clan! Thanks for visiting the site and for listening to the show!

For the last year I've done a pretty good job of stepping outside my "box" or comfort zone and have tried new things and stretched my limits. I thought I had stretched out enough that my "box" didn't really exist anymore. Boy, was I wrong! This week I found that I am [...]