by newlifeamstump | Apr 19, 2018 | Children, Family, Life, Michigan, parenting, Story, Travel
They say that every picture tells a story, a 1000 words come to mind. I grew up so poor that we were the family that the local church raised money for. My Dad, no matter how hard things were wouldn’t get state help no matter what, and we didn’t have...
by newlifeamstump | Apr 2, 2018 | Children, garden, Life, Uncategorized
If you’ve been on Instagram; shopped at Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx, or any place that prizes themselves on style and home decor, you will have seen succulents. They’re on pillows, they have dinosaur shaped succulent plant holders, I recently saw them on fabric...
by newlifeamstump | Aug 2, 2017 | Family, Messy LIfe, parenting, Story
My parents split when I was about 6. They had my brother and me when they were young. My mom had both of us by the time she graduated high school, and married my dad when she was 17. My Dad dropped out in the 9th grade. They went their separate ways I think because...
by newlifeamstump | Jul 31, 2017 | Books, Children, Family, Life, Messy LIfe, parenting, Review, Story, Uncategorized, Work
If you’ve ever seen the show “Hoarders” you know that hoarding is the compulsive need to keep things even if those things may be broken, unneeded or excess. Hoarders have an insatiable need to attach feeling or sentimentality to objects that may seem...
by newlifeamstump | Jul 22, 2017 | Family, Life, Messy LIfe, parenting, Reviews, Travel, Uncategorized
You’ve probably seen in books and magazines the lists of things you “MUST HAVE!”, well most of it’s crap. All your baby truly needs are a clean butt, food, a safe place to sleep, and lots of love. If you give them all those then you’re...