We witnessed with delight the miracle of crocuses in bloom peeking through the snow earlier this week. It feels like such a miracle to me every single year. Elijah was so taken with them that he checks on them multiple times a day. I find all early spring flowers completely delightful. They’re just such a welcome change after our long, […]
I participated in December Daily for the first time this year. For those who don’t know, it’s a fun memory keeping challenge, where you keep track of a memory or two per day from December 1-25. It’s a great way to capture the most magical time of the year. If I’m going to do anything these days, it’s got to […]
I’ve been a journal keeper my entire life. I remember as a child writing in a floral fabric-covered journal that I had named Bobbi, because it was the 80s and that seemed like the hippest name there could possibly be. While my journal keeping methods have changed (I no longer name them, for instance), I still love spending time processing […]
Friends, I’m a busy Mama. I have four kids who I happen to homeschool. They are with me all the day long. I have lots on my plate and so many hobbies that it’s starting to become a concern. I want to keep my life straight, but I have no interest in spending hours upon hours decorating my to-do list. […]
I enjoy teaching kids’ art camps during the summer months. I generally have a class of 4-7 year olds and a class of 8+ year olds. Each session is once a week for 4 weeks and I usually have two sessions during the summer. Over the next several weeks, I’ll share what we’re covering in class here in case they […]
Life is busy right now. We’ve got kids of all different ages, with all different levels of needs and interests. We do limit their activities, but even with one sport and one musical instrument and one church group per child, we’ve still got a lot of places to be. Running a household is tough and I don’t see it getting […]
1–Me: Go get ready to take the big kids to piano lessons. Two minutes later… Him: I’m all ready, Mama! Looking back through my photos from the week, most of them are of trouble Elijah has gotten into. Getting himself a “little snack” (aka a giant bowl of mini chocolate chips), eating his morning smoothie with a paintbrush (where did […]
I’m joining in at Simple Homeschool today to share what a Day in the Life looks like for our family. Find our past days here (2016, 2015). Like so many homeschoolers, our days are never exactly the same, but we do have some rhythms and routines in place that help us to do all that needs to be done. First, […]
I have been using a very simple bullet journal for over a year now. I love it! While I admire the beautiful time-consuming spreads that are all over Instagram and Pinterest (seriously, go look. There’s some amazing stuff out there!) I don’t spend a lot of time making elaborately detailed pages. Here are the tried and true pages that I […]
1– Our Edith was blessed this month, wearing our family blessing dress purchased by her namesake (my great grandma) 30+ years ago. All my sisters and girl cousins wore this dress, Ellie wore it 12 years ago and it was Edith’s turn to follow in the footsteps of some amazing, strong, beautiful women. 2–I’m feeling super inspired to get back to […]