Hello Friend, Did you know that last week was Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week? I knew…though I admit I did not fully realize it until the latter part of the week. As you know, I am a passionate advocate for seeking help and care when necessary during these years of being a young mother. When you should be so happy enjoying your child/ children, the Enemy is constantly at work trying to usurp the household God has given you. With Mother’s Day coming up in a day or two, I

Hello Friend, We’re in the second month of the year, and I find myself about a month deep into postpartum motherhood. This past month has been a rollercoaster, and my days and nights have been running together. I think the only reason I even know what day it is is because of nighttime devotionals with the children (honestly these kids are blessed that I’m even being consistent with those). The time after having a baby can be a disorienting array of nighttime feedings, figurin

Happy New Year Dear Friends! I know we are several days into the year already, but I pray that all has been well for you all so far. God has already blessed my family so greatly this year with the birth of our fourth baby girl! Yep that’s right! SHE’S HERE! After months of worry and prayer over her health, it is such a joy to finally be able to hold her in our arms. Even more wonderful is the fact that we can physically see God’s hand on her, and the good work that He is doin

Hello Friends, In my last Instagram post, I mentioned how our new baby girl has been giving us such a lesson in faith. With her medical challenges, and the unknown ahead of us my faith has been really tested in these last couple of months. Don’t get it twisted now….I’ve never doubted the power of my God nor his ability to see us through this period in our lives. But rather….I think there have been times when I doubted how much I thought I believed. I’ve really questioned mys

Congratulations! May God bless you as you expect another bundle of joy! I’m sure you’re curious as to what this pregnancy will be like compared to your last. Don’t worry dear friend, I don’t think it matters how many children a woman has, we always wonder what it’s going to be like this time around. I think I may have the most children out of any of the folks I know my age. So, it’s no surprise that sometimes friends and acquaintances ask me what it’s like to be pregnant aga

Hi Friends! I’m back! Thank you for hanging in there with me! Phew! This has been a challenging year. We have suffered family loss, financial setbacks…. Internet/Computer loss (…mountain people problems), etc. On the flip side, God has been with us through it all. He has been so incredibly constant for us, working things out the entire time! Early in the year, my children broke our laptop literally in half and I was out of commission for most of the year. It has taken us all

Hey Ladies, It seems as though every holiday season, my family "adopts" a song that we can't get enough of and we listen to it nonstop for 30+ days. In 2016 it was NSync's "Oh Holy Night" and well......Celine Dion's entire Christmas album lololol. This year, we listened to tons of different versions of "Mary Did You Know". It was like we were on a search for the best "Mary Did You Know " in the land. It was so fun, and we officially just straight up love the song. After liste

Hello Friend! Happy New Year to you and your family! A few days into the year and I'm finally getting around to posting anything. I pray that you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. I'm sure you're excited to see how the Lord will be working in your lives this new year. Admittedly, I have to say that my holiday season was actually exceedingly stressful. It didn't go how I thought it would go at all, and was rather disappointing. On top of the usual st

Hello Ladies, It's always interesting to hear the reactions of people when my husband and I step out with all of our little babies. Oftentimes, we get the "Oh bless your hearts......your hands sure are full." Whenever someone says that I reply, "Yes, but our hearts are so much fuller." And this is true. Believe it or not, the above statement is one of the nicer statements that people say to us. For some reason, it seems that if a family has more than one or two children peopl

Hello Ladies, So much has happened this year. It seems as though my family life is moving at the speed of light. The most glorious thing to have happened this year so far is the birth of my third daughter and fifth child! SHE'S HERE!! She arrived on August 8th and is a complete joy! While she hung out in my tummy for longer then expected, we had a fast and relatively lovely delivery I would say (more on that in another post). Understandably, I took a bit of a maternity leave

Hello Friends, I hope that you all are doing well. We are thick in the season of Spring here where we live, with a lot of spring showers, some mild days, and allergies. I've never been one for New Year's resolutions. About springtime is when I start to hit my stride and make some changes for the year ahead. Seriously...it takes me that long to figure out everything from the time the actual new year begins. Springtime always makes me think of new beginnings, and all things be

Hello Dear Ones, I’ve had a number of topics floating around in my head for days now…things that I have been wanting to write to you all about. However, one thing continues to push its way to the front of my mind. Maybe it’s because I’ve been so tired lately, or maybe it’s the exhausting transition of all of the “newness” going on that I mentioned in my last post. Who is to say? These last few weeks have been especially trying in that we have had to face a number of sicknesse

Hello Dear Ones, Well...ummm...where to start? How about HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! Okay, okay....I know...three months in, and I'm finally saying Happy New Year to everybody. I have to say that 2017 has been a good and blessed year for my family and me so far. It has had its challenges, though. But oh how good God has been to us all! Since my last post, the Bussey family has experienced a great deal of "newness". It's a new year, my husband and I have new jobs (though not re

Hello Friends! Today we are wrapping up our first two weeks of homeschool! Even in this short amount of time, I feel as though I am learning so much about my children, and am learning a new way to handle things. So just a little background... I am Toddler Homeschooling my two little girls who are aged three and two. Having pursued a M. Ed. in Early Childhood Education, I am very particular in the type of education I would like for them to receive in these important early form

Hello Friends! Being a mother can be very lonely. I bet you no one told you that when you announced the good news. When you think about it, you're cooped up after you have the baby recuperating and adjusting to your new "normal". If it's winter, you're really only coming out for doctor's appointments. If you have multiple little ones, the logistics of going out are often deterring and overwhelming. Perhaps you're the first of your friends to have children, or you have recentl

Hello Dear Ones, I worry. A lot. Sometimes the worry comes out of nowhere. Sometimes an event or occurrence during the day causes my mind to to spin into a number of scenarios, and I immediately start frantically thinking about how I can solve the problem or find a solution. It is amazing how you find yourself worrying about things you never thought you would when you become a mother. I have literally worried myself into a tizzy! I now have three wrinkles across my forehead t

Hello Friends, So I'm a bit behind in my posts this week. We started PreK Homeschool and that has taken up the majority of my morning writing time. I'm actually currently writing this in my Pauline Theology class (shhh....don't tell anyone ha!). But I just wanted to elaborate on a little more on my Mama Lioness Roar Post. I talked a lot about "the power" that God gives us as mothers. Not only do we use that power to push ourselves to get through the days, months, weeks, year

Hello Friends, The other night I got really mad. I can't remember what upset me so bad. But I do remember furrowing my eyebrows, pursing my lips, an intense surge of tension and energy began to surge through me...and starting to obsessively clean things around my house. Woe to the one brave enough to interrupt the "MeShel Bussey Cleaning Fury". I was channeling my anger and using it to do something productive. When I was younger I used to wonder how my mother could get so fie

Hello Dear Ones, You know....we Moms are funny creatures. We just can't let stuff go. We're particular about our homes, our kids, and our plans. We also tend to be HUGE worriers. I have no idea what it is about having children, but all of a sudden you can find yourself worrying about EVERYTHING! Such anxiety! And it can be over the smallest things! But sometimes it's over big stuff...like health issues and finances, or plans and dreams for your new little family. Sometimes yo

Hello Friends, This week my middle baby girl will be two years old. As I reflect on these little two years with her, I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. It seems like every year the time is slipping through my fingers faster and faster. Think on that..... Every day we are carrying on with these children, and so many days are rough. But the Bible says: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..." ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 And this is j