It was a quiet and peaceful Christmas at the Lang house. We went to church, enjoyed a nice meal together and spent time watching old movies and playing board games. I gathered everyone together to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Luke-Xavier offered an impromptu song. You have to smile when a 2 year old breaks into an original song about Santa! I hope that you each made it through the madness of the holiday and ended up feeling peaceful! Onto the New Year!

I'm a little behind this year. Christmas Eve and Santa's big appearance are sneaking up on me. I'm trying to juggle the social gatherings, decorating, kids being sick, shopping and trying to find a quiet moment to remember the meaning of this wonderful season. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting the site. You comments and emails are always enjoyed.

I'm a little behind this year. Christmas Eve and Santa's big appearance are sneaking up on me. I'm trying to juggle the social gatherings, decorating, kids being sick, shopping and trying to find a quiet moment to remember the meaning of this wonderful season. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting the site. You comments and emails are always enjoyed.

Happy Thanksgiving! It's been a year filled with many things to be thankful for! I hope you each have a wonderful day full of blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving! It's been a year filled with many things to be thankful for! I hope you each have a wonderful day full of blessings!

After 9 years of holding onto some stubborn "baby weight", I'm finally having some success with shedding the pounds. Now it's time to make a commitment to working out, getting healthier and feeling great! Click HERE to leave a review for Mommy of Many at iTunes

Stubborn baby weight, be gone! After 9 years of holding onto some very stubborn weight, I've been able to see some results. Now it's time to make the commitment to take the next step and start working out. Thank you for listening and for visiting the website. You can always email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com

Stubborn baby weight, be gone! After 9 years of holding onto some very stubborn weight, I've been able to see some results. Now it's time to make the commitment to take the next step and start working out. Thank you for listening and for visiting the website. You can always email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com

In the fast-paced, busy world of being a mom it's easy to lose track of yourself. After 7 months of focusing on the kids and the house and another month of getting used to having Clay back, it was time for me to remember that I need a little "me" time. I was [...]

It's easy to forget to nurture yourself when you're a mom. But it's one of the most important things we need to do. If we are not whole, strong and well-cared for, we can not properly take care of our families. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting the site. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com.

It's easy to forget to nurture yourself when you're a mom. But it's one of the most important things we need to do. If we are not whole, strong and well-cared for, we can not properly take care of our families. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting the site. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com.

We all have our "Boxes". These are the things that make us uncomfortable and make us want to hide from what we must face. Sometimes having a box is a good thing. But, as parents we need to be careful of trying to place our children in our boxes. We should not [...]

We all have our "boxes" that we put ourself into when we are uncomfortable or unsure about something. They provide us with a safe feeling that buffers uncertainty. I've learning to climb out of my box and to make sure that I don't force my children into my box. Thank you for visiting the site and for listening to the show! You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and as always, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children.

We all have our "boxes" that we put ourself into when we are uncomfortable or unsure about something. They provide us with a safe feeling that buffers uncertainty. I've learning to climb out of my box and to make sure that I don't force my children into my box. Thank you for visiting the site and for listening to the show! You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and as always, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children.

As detailed in the blog post below, we are readjusting to having 2 adults in the house again. Clay has done a good job of looking around and seeing what worked well while he was gone and also what could be changed to help the family work more efficiently. Click HERE to leave [...]

Everyone in the Lang house is readjusting to having 2 adults back in the house. Thank you for listening to the show and visiting the site. And as always, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children.

Everyone in the Lang house is readjusting to having 2 adults back in the house. Thank you for listening to the show and visiting the site. And as always, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of the Children.

This week marked the end of Clay's deployment! He and all those who were with him returned safely. The kids got to watch the helicopters come into the squadron and run out onto the flight line to greet him. Now our family is in a period of readjustment as the kids get [...]

The deployment is over! Clay and all who were with him returned safely this week! Thank you for listening to the show and for your kinds words and thoughts during the deployment!

The deployment is over! Clay and all who were with him returned safely this week! Thank you for listening to the show and for your kinds words and thoughts during the deployment!

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; Jen@MommyofMany.com

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; Jen@MommyofMany.com

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

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 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!

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 [...]

I made it through a surprise camping trip with 7 of my kids! We all had a great time and I learned a few things about my limitations. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com

I was invited to a relaxation and meditation seminar this week. We could all use a few tools on how to de-stress our busy lives. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com

I was invited to a relaxation and meditation seminar this week. We could all use a few tools on how to de-stress our busy lives. Thank you for listening to the show and for visiting MommyofMany.com

This week I was able to talk with Kristen McGuire of MySecretIsMine.com. She's another Mommy of Many, a retired miltary spouse, a published author and a good friend of mine. We got the chance to touch on how she is able to juggle her newsletter, being a mother to 8 kiddos and homeschooling. [...]

This week I was able to talk with Kristen McGuire, founder of MySecretIsMine.com and another Mommy of Many. She is also a retired military spouse and has a great story to tell. I hope you enjoy her story. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com.

It's been a couple of tough weeks around here and I've had to face up to the fact that part of the problem is that I wasn't taking my own advice. When summer began and the kids came home, I stopped writing the Morning Memo, stopped writing a detailed schedule and didn't do a [...]

Teens and Routines; They've both been a little out of whack lately. But, I think I'm on the right track to picking up the pieces and making it all work again. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. I welcome your feedback and ideas. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of The Children.

Teens and Routines; They've both been a little out of whack lately. But, I think I'm on the right track to picking up the pieces and making it all work again. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. I welcome your feedback and ideas. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com and until next time, I'll be here, Doing the Dance of The Children.

We are just past mid-deployment and I can feel the kids getting antsy. Everyone misses Dad and they are tired of Mom's rules. I'm a bit tired and worn-down myself. So, nerves are exposed and we are trying hard to work together toward a peaceful and productive household. ~Sigh~ We are [...]

This week I felt challenged by mid-deployment and one child, in particular. So, I'm hoping that a change of scenery and some time away helps both of our attitudes. I want to direct you over to MommyCast.com to listen to Paige and Gretchen's show #313, "Independence Day". I had the privilege of being interviewed by them to talk about being a military spouse. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show.

This week I felt challenged by mid-deployment and one child, in particular. So, I'm hoping that a change of scenery and some time away helps both of our attitudes. I want to direct you over to MommyCast.com to listen to Paige and Gretchen's show #313, "Independence Day". I had the privilege of being interviewed by them to talk about being a military spouse. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show.

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! Now that we are in full swing of summer, it's time to take a look at the budget and the calendar and make sure we can keep the kiddos busy while not breaking the bank! Summertime means extra kiddos at the house and being brought along to [...]

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! Summer is in full swing! It's time to check the budget, do a little planning and get the kids moving! I offer up a few ideas on staying on budget while entertaining extra kids and where to look for great, inexpensive or even free events in your area. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com. I appreciate your suggestions, comments, questions and show ideas. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor, Aveeno Baby!

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! Summer is in full swing! It's time to check the budget, do a little planning and get the kids moving! I offer up a few ideas on staying on budget while entertaining extra kids and where to look for great, inexpensive or even free events in your area. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. You can email me at Jen@MommyofMany.com. I appreciate your suggestions, comments, questions and show ideas. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor, Aveeno Baby!

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! I learned a valuable lesson this week! I often get so locked into the plan of the day that I can't enjoy a nice surprise or change of plans. When I realized that I had forgotten to write down plans with one of my sisters I [...]

This weeks show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! I learned a valuable lesson about being flexible this week. Planning is great and even necessary, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to enjoy a nice surprise or a pleasant change of plans. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. I encourage your questions, comments or show ideas. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor, Aveeno Baby!

This weeks show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! I learned a valuable lesson about being flexible this week. Planning is great and even necessary, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to enjoy a nice surprise or a pleasant change of plans. Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. I encourage your questions, comments or show ideas. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor, Aveeno Baby!

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! It was the last week of school which made for a hectic and full week. I had little time to think about getting the show together and am thankful for the suggested topic! I welcome additional show ideas. Tell me what you want to hear about. One listener wondered how I pull dinner off each night. So, here's the show....... Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor.

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! It was the last week of school which made for a hectic and full week. I had little time to think about getting the show together and am thankful for the suggested topic! I welcome additional show ideas. Tell me what you want to hear about. One listener wondered how I pull dinner off each night. So, here's the show....... Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor.

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! This week, I talk with Dr. Jim from Healthbuzz about the difference between Postpartum Depression and the Baby Blues. Dr. Jim and his show can be found at; www.Jim.MD Thank you for visiting MommyofMany.com and for listening to the show. Please take a minute to visit our sponsor, Aveeno Baby

This week's show is sponsored by Aveeno Baby! This week I was able to do another installment of the Women and the Military Series by talking to Trish Dooley, a military spouse, mother of two and retired Navy Chief. She shares what it's like to balance family, military career and supporting her husband's [...]