Eight Months Pregnant and Suddenly Raising Seven Children Alone, Until One Quiet Family Decision Changed Everything at His Beachside Wedding

were not glamorous. They were not the kind of years anyone writes inspirational books about while they are happening.

I left college and took every shift I could find. Warehouse work. Grocery store nights. Delivery routes between dinner and bedtime.

I learned to function on very little sleep. I also learned that household budgeting becomes a different continue reading …