All in Inside Out Upside Down
Hi friends! Emily Hooten here! Tell you some things about me..hmm..I like to eat sugary cereal in my bed at night, I am a huge fan of any outdoor activity (including fishing), I love puppies, coffee, good conversation, long walks on the beach…and basically anything else you will find on a printed work out tank these days.
Tell us about yourself! Do you prefer coffee or tea? What do you enjoy doing when you have a kid-free moment?
Hi Everyone! I am a “mostly” stay at home mom to my 4 children, but I also own and run a small screen printing business, and I work 10 hours a week as a Physical Therapist. I prefer coffee, but my husband would claim that with the amounts of flavored creamer that I add to every cup, it no longer counts as real coffee. I am unashamed.
Introduce yourself! What are your favorite family activities? Tell us about your family.
I am a physician assistant, musician, and homeschooling mother of four children—two girls (10 and 8) and two boys (6 and our 2 1/2 year old foster son). My eldest is a writer and a nurturer who loves animals, babies, and nature. My 8YO is an inventor who studies anatomy in her free time, sells her paintings on the side of the road, and hates socks. Both the boys are extremely loud and love music and drums. My 6YO dreams of playing the tuba and sharing a bunk bed with his little brother “if he gets to live with us.” And the littlest? He just learned how to tattle on his siblings and is obsessed with Thomas the Train and chapstick.
Tell us about yourself! Do you prefer coffee or tea? What do you enjoy doing when you have a kid-free moment?
Hey, I’m Nicole! I’m a wife, mama to “almost twins”, and I am able to stay home with these sweet babies while also keeping up with our photography and videography business! We live in a little town in North Mississippi, but we’re only minutes away from downtown Memphis, TN. If you popped into my house in the early morning hours you’d see me with a giant cup of coffee. If you popped over in the afternoon... you could very likely see the same! Ha! I do really love tea though - the Celestial Caramel Apple Dream is SO GOOD!
Today, I'm thrilled to introduce you to Kelsi Romero, a Christ-following wife, mom, and advocate for people with Down syndrome. Check out her adorable family on instagram @downrightwonderful. You can also read more of their adoption story here.
Every now and then, we experience a shake-up in our lives, a powerful storm which rattles our spiritual bones and tests our firm foundation. The nature of life in a fallen world basically ensures us that no matter how hard we might strive for perfection, cling to our routines, and plan for lasting happiness, these shake-ups will prevent us from ever attaining paradise on this side of eternity.
Sometimes, these shake-ups come through external circumstances, situations outside our control and over which we have no choice. In an instant and without consulting us first, we find our worlds turned inside out and upside down.
