As a busy mom, I am pretty good at complaining. One complaint I have perfected: “All I want is to be completely alone, do whatever I want when I want,...
There has been a lot (a TON) going on behind the scenes in my life right now. And, for our family’s sake and to try to maintain our sanity, we’ve...
Ed. Note: this post was written last year. The pink hair is gone, life is moving forward, but if you are wondering why ladies are popping up with colored hair...
*Please note that there are affiliate links in this post. Thanks for your support!* This book captured, in a beautifully bound 249-page nutshell, my sincerest struggle since becoming a mother: what...
Life steams onward, with kids and ongoing demands and always the next sports practice. It can be challenging to stop and reflect. It seems self-indulgent to take time once a...
It is hard living at the beach during the winter (I know, you are weeping for us). But, truthfully, we are a family that loves to be outside. When the...
Ah, the chugging and rocking and thunder of trains. It is something our culture hangs on to – a throwback to a bygone era, a moment to reminiscence about “the...
Ah yes, the New Year’s Resolution. How many of us picked “health” and “work out more” as 2019 resolutions? (I raised my hand, too.) It is no secret, though, that...
When I listed my favorite books in 2018, I looked at my children quietly reading next to me and thought. it would be fun to ask them THEIR favorite books...
Reading is an integral part of life in our home. One of my favorite T-shirts says “The Book is Always Better” – I wear it as often as I can....