Meet Janessa

Janessa is a devoted wife and mother of seven children and an expert in everything related to motherhood and children. She has reviewed products for babies, children, families and the home for over 12 years.
Janessa homeschools her children and enjoys a full yet simple life in the mountains of West Virginia. She loves to cook wholesome and delicous recipes for her family.
Janessa is passionate about her Christian faith and encouraging other women in their roles as wives and mothers.
In her spare time, she enjoys playing board games with her family, sending funny memes to her husband, and relaxing with a nice cup of tea.

So many of you had such kind words of encouragement and condolences to offer when I suffered my most recent miscarriage that I thought I should come back and give you all an update on how I’m doing. December 28th marked 3 months since Amara was born. It took 9 weeks and 6 excruciating LONG …

With 7 kids, nearly anyone you ask is going to categorize our family as a “large family”. Most days I don’t think of us at that, but I do admit that when I see a photo of all of us today, it does look large then. When we are all out together there are a …

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Cereal in our house is generally something I only give my kids on Sundays or when I am sick and just don’t have the energy to fix breakfast. Instead of cereal, I fix a lot of eggs, muffins, pancakes, and …

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. What are good baby shower gifts, Mother’s Day gifts, or unique baby shower gifts specifically for the mom to be? This is a question I’ve been asked numerous times over the years. As a mom of 7, I’m pretty much an expert now on the mom-to-be gifts …

This post is specifically for those of you who feel like you are drowning in a dirty home and feeling like you don’t know where to start. It can be easy to have seasons of life happen where you fall behind on housework and before you know it, you look around and know you have …

I’ve been humming Christmas songs for the past few weeks. It’s been a tough year for me but I LOVE Christmastime! I’m so eager to go pick out a tree with my family and start putting some presents under our tree. Every year my husband asks me if there’s anything in particular I’d like that …

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I’ve got a lot of boys – 5 to be exact. Our house is full of boy toys! Today I wanted to share my top gifts this year for boys ages 8-10. These are either toys my boys already have and love or items they are asking for this Christmas. If you’re shopping for a …

I think my husband, Orin, is probably the hardest to shop for. I know that giving gifts is one of his top love languages so I always want to get him a gift that really shows just how much I love and appreciate him. This year I searched far and wide for some neat gifts …

Maggie is 14 years old. She’s not a kid asking for toys anymore and has reached the point where she acts like gifts are that big of a deal, but I know she still loved to receive them! Shopping for a teen girl can be quite a challenge. Usually when I ask her what she’d …