Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I’ve had the topic of mentoring on my mind for the past few weeks because a sweet young woman asked me to mentor her for a spell, and I’ve also had a few question on the topic asked by email, (which I am woefully behind …
I decide to make a little floral arrangement for my kitchen table the other day, and went outside, shears in hand, to forage for flowers. I found roses, pansies, butterfly bush and few filler flowers, but I needed another tall green for my arrangement. I …
Thought I’d give a bit of a family update, since we’ve had a lot going on these last few weeks. At the end of this post, I’ll share a few favorite resources. We’ve had a few days of beautiful weather here and I’m so thankful …
{{This post today is really just a stream of consciousness that has been on my heart for some time. The state of the church weighs heavy on my heart, and I wonder if the next generation will find our example a trustworthy and faithful representation …
I remember reading when my children were young that limitations inspired creativity. The author was making the case for open-ended, simple toys and he argued that if a child has a toy for every occasion (a firetruck that sirens, a doll that talks, eats, walk, …
Whenever I have a senior graduating, it seems the last few months are devoted entirely to getting them situated for college. Transcripts, ACTs, admissions paperwork, financial wrangling and the like dominate our end of the school year. Though it’s exciting, I always find myself looking …
Chances are, if you have children, you’ve thought of what you might do “someday” when the kids are gone. Someday, I’ll finish that degree. Someday, I’ll build that company. Someday, I’ll write that book, visit that land, buy that house, start volunteering in the community. …
It’s time for a newsy post! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Time sure flies by! We’re in the full blown melting of spring. Two weeks ago we were snowmobiling. This week, we went to the park and it was 55 degrees outside. It’s been …
Stay at home mothers, this job is hard. And it’s lonely and exhausting and under-appreciated and wonderful and all the things that will make you wonder if you are going a little crazy. It’s hard. Nobody sees what you do all day and some wonder …
In chapter 8 of ReFresh, Shona Murray talks about remedying depression and choosing to balance the things that drain the life out of us, with the things that give us energy and fill us up. She discusses things that help depression: Good exercise, good sleep, …