Rachel Andrews

Formerly Rachel Tinker. Okie girl who married a Cali boy, and now lives in TX. Mom of four. One of #TheLuckyFew💙💛 You can have all this world; give me Jesus.

[Dominique Moceanu @Dmoceanu]

Happy 2️⃣7️⃣th Anniversary to the Magnificent Seven 🇺🇸 This team changed the landscape of U.S. #gymnastics forever.
🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 What are your most fond #Mag7 memories?
#OnThisDay @NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @USAGym

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@sewistwrites Yes! For example… not everything is abuse. Not everything is trauma. Not all selfishness is narcissism.

[Mika Edmondson @mika_edmondson]

I remember someone marveling about how Jonathan Edwards spent 13 hours a day in his study. I’ve never been comfortable with that as a model.

Sadly, Edwards was only able to spend countless hours working in his study because others spent countless hours working in his fields.

[emily may @emilykmay]

My take on the airplane seat discourse:

The airlines should book responsibly and seat parents with their young children for free instead of passing that on to another passenger who is not traveling with kids.

Get mad at the airline’s greed.

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@emilykmay YES. Everyone is bickering over who should pay extra, when it’s not something an airline should be charging for in the first place!!

[it’s me @godlikemind]

Has anybody noticed that Oppenheimer is low key dark and edgy af while Barbie is lighthearted and fun, making for a playful dichotomy at the box offices

[Josh Weed @The_Weed]

Something I learned after my mom died to soon (of early onset alzheimer’s):

When it comes to getting footage of your family on video as a parent, it’s *way* more important to record YOURSELF than to record your kids.

Here’s why:

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[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@sewistwrites Yes!! Same.

Also, until I was 16, we lived less than two miles from my grandparents, and my granny watched us or helped with laundry all the time. If it wasn’t for that, I truly don’t think my mom could have done it, even with the “responsible” older kids.

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@sewistwrites As the oldest of 11: I guarantee she doesn’t depend on a village because she’s parentifying the heck out of her older children.

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

Astronaut Scott Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla suit aboard the International Space Station. He didn't tell anyone about it. One day, without anyone knowing, he put it on.

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

This is a thread of phrases similar to “a few sandwiches short of a picnic” from around the world, starting with this one…

There’s a colourful old Swedish idiom that goes hjulet snurrar men hamstern är död. It means “the wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead”

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@the_caden_ YES. My daughter was in the NICU last summer, and I had a couple people who refused to just… read the Facebook update. I had to text them, separately 🙄🙄🙄 NOT HELPFUL. Finally I just directed them to my Facebook every time they texted.

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@LShalott Correct 😂 (although I do love TV 🙈) I didn’t do books because I couldn’t give them up, but neither do I want to be a sweaty hot mess forever.

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@LShalott Taylor Swift 😭😭

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@JcScharl I’m so sorry 💔

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@dying2live4Him @JcScharl It is the whole reason I started reading again after having kids 😭 I lost that part of myself for a couple years, and it was so good to get it back.

[Rachel Andrews @RachelAndrews89]

@KirstenKinnell @JcScharl See, I love to update my progress every few days, and see the percentage get closer to 100% 😂 it motivates me!

[Gretchen Ronnevik @garonnevik]

Guys, this isn’t just about infantilizing women. Husbands, you don’t have to live on a pedestal. You don’t have to micromanage your home. You don’t have to be the Savior. You are allowed to see your wife as a helper, and not feel guilty about needing help. The world is not on your shoulders. You’re allowed grace too.