Heidi Bruder

Noah had his good buddy Simon over to play today.  A little bit ago, I meandered downstairs to see what the boys were up to.  They were sitting on Noah’s bed intently pouring over his children’s Bible.  Here is our conversation as it transpired.
Me:  Hey guys.  How’s it going?
Simon:  Good.
Noah:  I’m trying to find the [...]

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The date was January 2008. Mike and I were overwhelmed by our financial state. We were trying so hard to pay off debt, but never felt as though we were making any headway. I was discouraged and frustrated. Our friends, Skip and Carolyn had recently finished a class at their church called, Financial Peace University [...]

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October 26th. Happy 4th Birthday Noah! Wow, it is impossible to believe that you are already 4 years old! (I’m stuck by how quickly time passes. More and more, I wish I had a pause button to push on life.)
Noah, I’m so proud of who you are. You are [...]

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I have some exciting news to announce…The Bruder family is growing! We are expecting a baby around April 28th, 2009! (Keeping in mind my track record of long pregnancies, we are expecting this little one to arrive sometime in May).
As of this writing, I am 13 weeks along. I’m ecstatic to let [...]

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October 15th.  Wow, it’s hard for me to wrap my brain around the reality of my baby being 1 year old today!  Time goes so quickly.  I think it has sped up with the addition of Levi to our family.  There are so many days that I wish I could press “pause.”
Today was a day [...]

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I’m sure this list will be ever expanding, but here are some things I’ve learned since becoming a mom (in no particular order)….
1.  How busy life is with boys…no piece of furniture is safe.  In most cases it is either a trampoline or a hurdle.
2.  That my children teach me a magnitude about faith, love [...]

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