Lessons from a Broken Leg
A week before Christmas, Jackson broke his tibia (long bone between the ankle and knee). You’d expect an eight-year-old to be disappointed by missing out on class holiday parties, the school Christmas...
View ArticleLucky 7
Just before I found out about him, I had been on top of the world. I loved everything about my life. It was summer. I was spending most of my days loving the most amazing little 10 month old boy....
View ArticleDressing for the Job You Want
I find myself in awe of childhood imagination. If it could be bottled, it would be an absolute treasure. In the ups and downs of parenting, witnessing my boys’ happy, limitless, creative play makes...
View ArticleA Heart of Gratitude
By now, most people have heard some of the insanely ignorant comments by Gwyneth Paltrow as she gets skewered by the media this week. Things like, “I can’t pretend to be a person who makes $25,000 a...
View ArticleMy Perfect Boy: One Year Later
One year ago today, I published my most popular post ever, a story about a little boy who lives life a little more dangerously than most. Carter. Every day, he tackles the world with daring...
View ArticleThe Creak in the Door
Nostalgia. I’m definitely feeling it this week. Today, my parents are officially moving on from the house my sister and I grew up in. I feel like I should be a little sad. But the only thing I find...
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2015. Whoa. Time creeps up quick. But, alas, New Year, new beginning, and we can all appreciate a fresh start. I took a few months off from posting here (okay, like seven) and in that time, we...
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He tried to curl up on my lap today, and even though he scrunched himself up to be as small as possible, he barely fit. He's getting bigger every day and boasts of his independence, but he's still my...
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I realize that I'm a little backed up here on my posting for weekly photos . . . so I'm catching up . . . Sawyer's birthday was a few weeks ago, and we had so much fun celebrating 6. That was just one...
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Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be resolute, and love without stopping.1 Corinthians 16:13-14 The Message
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{Profile}Truth be told, this was taken in a dark room with an iPhone flashlight. My sweet boy, who looks more grown up with every passing day . . .
View ArticleThe Wildest of All
Carter, age 8Motherhood is a wild ride. Ten years ago, this week, I brought my first baby home from the hospital. Like most new moms, I was consumed with the never ending cycle of nursing, diaper...
View ArticleHomeschool Learning Curve: Part I
Last week, I shared about the decision to homeschool one of our sons. After our first *official* month of school, I can honestly say the adjustment has been easier + harder than I expected. Over the...
View ArticleHomeschool Learning Curve: Part II
homeschool = lots of journalingWhen I share that our second son, Carter, is homeschooled, most people are curious about two things: our reasons for homeschool and our choices for curriculum. I have...
View ArticleHiking and History: A Family Road Trip to Virginia
I’m not a lover of fall. I’m just not. It’s a segue to cold, and it’s cold for too long here, in my opinion. So when we planned an October road trip to Virginia for a family getaway with history and...
View Article180 Days of Homeschool: Pioneer Unit Study
When I was planning our year, one of my goals was to read the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. But rather than simply read the book, I planned a comprehensive unit study on American...
View Article180 Days of Homeschool: Sick Day
We had an unfortunate incident with sickness last week . . . one with a stomach virus (messy + awful) and one with a scary high fever and cough. By the afternoon of day 2, they were feeling better....
View ArticleTravel with Kids: Maine
Family travel. It will either make you or break you. Fortunately, we seem to be of the former, rather than the latter. As crazy as it sounds, traveling as a family has been a sort of saving grace...
View Article180 Days of Homeschool: Viking Unit
After our winter break, we are officially back to work. Over the past few months of homeschool, we seem to have found our groove and are keeping a steady pace of work flow. Every day, we focus on...
View ArticleHomeschool Confessions
The greatest challenge for me as a newbie homeschooler is the pressure I put on myself for not doing “enough.” Having never been a teacher prior to September, I struggle with feeling like we aren’t...
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