I know that my life isn't quite as complicated as maybe some of yours are. We only have one child and he's not old enough to be involved in a slew of activities. So I'm not claiming to be some time-management goddess. Still, my life has a lot of moving parts involved. I have 7 … [Read more...] about 3 Family Organization Hacks That Save My Sanity
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Why International Travel with Kids is Worth It (And How to Keep it Simple)
By Erin Long, contributing writer My daughter’s ticket was kicked off our flight. My son’s bag would arrive a day late. My toddler was sick. Like, really sick. My husband and I had dealt with more meltdowns than we could count. Everyone was exhausted. And that was all before we … [Read more...] about Why International Travel with Kids is Worth It (And How to Keep it Simple)
Top 10 Reasons The Father of My Children is Awesome
They say that a good dad is rarer than than an ultra-rare shopkin on the school playground, and more precious than your first magical sip of morning coffee. I think that’s in the Bible. (I’ve paraphrased.) But despite the many what-not-to-do examples in the world of daddy-hood, … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons The Father of My Children is Awesome
10 Essential Food Staples in My Gluten-Free Kitchen
Every time I hear someone minimizing the gluten-free movement as some kind of fad bandwagon with no possible merit whatsoever, I die a little on the inside. Especially when the arguments are as sophisticated as yelling, "It's a fad! Everyone who is gluten-free eats only processed GF … [Read more...] about 10 Essential Food Staples in My Gluten-Free Kitchen
Why We Went Dairy Free (and Haven’t Looked Back)
By Molly Kehrer of mollymadonna.com When we brought our youngest home from the hospital two years ago, she was sleepy and quiet and dreamy. She rested well in my lap or on my chest, but it became obvious within a few weeks that this was really the only way she’d sleep peacefully. By … [Read more...] about Why We Went Dairy Free (and Haven’t Looked Back)
Why We’re Quitting Homeschooling (& What We’re Doing Instead)
Note: I had most of this post written several months ago before we had even the faintest clue about the new-job-in-a-brand-new-city-adventure that has plunked itself into our laps. As such, I've held off publishing while I gave some serious thought to my deepest motivations … [Read more...] about Why We’re Quitting Homeschooling (& What We’re Doing Instead)
8 Reasons Our Family Goes To The Farmer’s Market Every Week
Guest post by Molly Madonna Kehrer I don’t remember exactly when I fell in love with our local farmer’s market, but ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you where to find me on a Wednesday morning. I can’t help it. Once mid-May rolls around (and straight through the fall), it’s … [Read more...] about 8 Reasons Our Family Goes To The Farmer’s Market Every Week
6 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Major Life Changes
Post by contributor Erin Long of Home and Grace [A note from Beth: I am really grateful to Erin for writing on major life changes this month. If you're a regular around here, you know that my family just moved into our new house this past weekend, so we are in the thick of all of … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Major Life Changes
Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family
Good gracious am I ever looking forward to next week. This self-care series has been hard. Good, good stuff that I've worked on changing in my life... but hard stuff. I've been caring myself by becoming more self-disciplined so that I can have the peace in my life and my house that I … [Read more...] about Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family