Using Our Hands I recently went to a motherhood retreat. It was a beautiful day to spend discussing motherhood with some of the very best I know. A luxury to be honest. One of the most fulfilling parts of the day was when we were asked to examine our preceding day. Not simply in terms […]
I have been reading an interesting book called How To Raise An Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims. She is a Stanford University Professor, former Dean of Freshmen, acclaimed writer and a mother of two. Her thoughts on Helicopter Parenting, research on why we are over-parenting our children, and practical insight on raising happy, confident, resilient children has been on my […]
One aspect of parenting I’ve been fascinated with since the early stages becoming a parent, was the benefit of childhood chores for children. I’ve written before on the various chores and routines our kids are required to do around our home. Sometimes they’ve been set up simply to help me along at home. Other times as […]
The greatest benefit I receive as a mother, is uninterrupted time with my family. I have written many times about my struggle to make the transition from summer time mom to school season mom. It’s a real conflict I work through with the start of each school year. While we intentionally seek out as many ways […]
I like to keep this little site of mine a happy inspiring place. The foundation of everything I write about here is to share simple beautiful ways to live an intentional life with kids whether it be a recipe for a simple family dinner, an outing with kids, simple easy style for mom or a […]
It’s unclear if sending my kids a camp care package is in their best interest or mine. As I carefully thought about what they would most like in a care package they’ll receive while away for a week at camp, I wonder…Is this more for me or them? This is the 4th year for my […]
We were lucky enough to have spent four days in Nosara, Costa Rica in April. It was quite possibly one of our best family vacations to date. The humid sunny days lent themselves to doing whatever we wanted when we wanted. We lounged in the shade, swam in the ocean, rode horses along the shore […]