It’s Monday. Oh yes, it is. Even though the work of a parent doesn’t take a break for the weekend, there’s just something about Mondays that can pile on the chaos. Ok, it’s not just Mondays. Stressful days can pop up any {or every} day of the...
This is a really hard post for me to write because I am not good at this family tie. And that means it is probably one of the things about our family life I need to work on most. Ann Voskamp is the one who first made me realize the damage that can be done to a family...
Confession: We aren’t really an “outdoorsy” family. That doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy ANYTHING outside, but we don’t naturally gravitate to outdoor activities. But I want us to spend time IN God’s creation on a regular basis...
Countless studies have proven a direct link between music and mood. I’m not going to give you a bunch of statistics and no scientific studies have been conducted in our home on this subject, but I can tell you from astute observation: everything is better in...
If anyone is the king of surprises, it is The Hubby. He is one of the most thoughtful people I know, recognizing each family member’s love language and spending his time, energy, and money to make sure each of us have wonderful surprises every now and then. This...
I talked yesterday about conditioning ourselves to say no to activities and commitments outside of our homes that negatively affect our families. Today, we need to working on saying YES. Somewhere in my parenting journey, the word NO became the most used part of my...
There are only 24 hours in a day. It would be wise to spend some of those hours sleeping and eating, but what happens to the rest? When you spend one of those 24 hours doing something, that hour is gone. If that one thing is something outside your home, that may mean...
We’ve lost the art of talking to one another face to face. I notice this most when I ask the boys to look me in the eyes when I am talking to them. It makes them squirmy and that makes me sad, especially since I realize how little most of us REALLY look at each...
Samson, our Compassion sponsored child, is six years old – the same age as Big J. Big J and I are starting to have great conversations about all sorts of topics – I can only imagine what discussions I could have with Samson right now. We receive sweet...
I am a stay-at-home mom. I homeschool my children. We are together all the time. All of these things may lead you to think our family would be very connected, but just being home with each other a lot doesn’t really mean that much. The amount of time we spend...
I'm Erin, a wife, boy mom x 3, writer, and runner in Nebraska! I'm excited to share all my favorites relating to faith, family, fashion, and fitness in this space! Enjoy!
I'm Erin, a wife, boy mom x 3, writer, and runner in Nebraska! I'm excited to share all my favorites relating to faith, family, fashion, and fitness in this space! Enjoy!