Recently I was in a large group of moms during a Q and A session when one of the audience members asked the hosts,...
Fall favorites are here. Apples, pumpkins, and ciders of all kinds. What else does fall bring? Bonfires and tailgates. That means food! The yummies....
Up early for work early on a Sunday morning, it was still dark outside, I stopped into a gas station for coffee. Three high...
Sleep.
It’s the holy grail of parenting young human beings, really. Throughout the first couple years of a child’s life, a mom simply can’t avoid...
There are infinite reasons to homeschool, each reason personal and specific to the family venturing down the homeschooling path.
Some of us choose it for...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
Ah, the "holiday season." To me, it seems to start with costumes and candy as Halloween approaches, and I know I'm not the only...
Dear younger self, (And All Young Ladies)
You are ignorant, yet smart. You have a lifestyle and freeness that will fade with age and time....
Gone are the days when my sweet little boys wanted to dress up as Woody from Toy Story or matching Spiderman costumes. Instead, my...
When I think of my Grandpa, I think of his hands first. It's the first thing I remember, my earliest childhood memory of him....
This spring I read the book Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. I enjoyed its insights and refreshing my mind on...
In the last 6 months, I have suffered two miscarriages. This second time, we heard the heartbeat. We heard it on a Wednesday, but...
Have you had “the talk” with your children? I listened to an eye-opening podcast last week. It was a Christian parenting podcast. The subject...
I have always loved my birthday. Ever since I was a kid, I always knew that when August 18th rolled around each year, it...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
