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A Homeschool Day in the Life (Year 2)
Mount Kilimanjaro: when your dad goes to Tanzania and Belize, homeschooling looks like reading about different cultures, checking out a globe, and looking at lots of cool pictures We’re well into our...
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What I’m Reading (March 2017)
It’s been a while since my last reading post. Here’s what I’ve been reading along the way. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance This memoir about a man in his...
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The Difference Between Personalities and Problems
I love me a good personality theory. Recently I’ve become more acquainted with the Enneagram. It’s truly fascinating and has replaced Myers Briggs as my favorite. As I’ve thought about personality...
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What I’m Reading (April 2017)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead This book traces the life of Cora, a young woman who is born into slavery and later escapes north, but cannot escape her past. Whitehead just won the 2017...
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Mike Pence, the Billy Graham Rule, and my Pastor-Husband
A few weeks back, a story broke about Mike Pence’s decision not to eat alone with women other than his wife (sometimes referred to as the Billy Graham Rule). There’s been praise for his commitment to...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Free Family Camping
We’re paying off student loan debt very aggressively, so we want to keep our family vacations inexpensive. We also have small kids so until recently this has mostly looked like unplugging for a few...
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How Resentment Clues Us In
We’re well into summer and the Facebook posts and Instagram pictures are bursting forth with other people’s glorious lives. Their vacations. Their beach bodies. Their perfect families. And it can be...
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Raising Nuanced Kids in a Polarized World
Most of us will loudly proclaim our desire for kind kids. For kids who can see things from others’ perspectives, who can walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. But what does this mean? It means sitting...
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Taking Care of Yourself is Hard Work
When I hear the word self-care I envision excellent food delivered to my door, bubble baths, massages, and long, solitary walks along the beach. I think of pure pleasure. But self-care is a lot more...
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And We’re Done
You may, or may not have noticed that I haven’t written a post in a long while. I started writing this blog to practice writing, use my brain outside of toddler-land, and hopefully encourage someone...
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