Once upon a time I wrote a post and left it sitting in “Drafts” for nearly four years while my whole life changed dramatically. I added another kid. I moved across the country - twice. We tried homeschooling again. Then I stumbled across this post, and I will tell you… Read More →

17. Such a small number in the scheme of all numbers but right now, from my vantage point, it’s a huge number. In just a few weeks my daughter will turn 17. Y’all, I just can’t. And in 17 months she will graduate from high school. 17. I have to… Read More →

I started babysitting when I was twelve. It just fit. I am the oldest of three by a long shot, which taught me to be hyper-responsible early in life, and I am naturally endowed with a generous dose of, shall we say, leadership abilities. I have always enjoyed children, and… Read More →

We want more. We want more stuff. We want more “likes” on Facebook. We want more friends. We want more vacation time. And yes, we want more for our kids. But how can we realistically raise compassionate kids content with less when they’re constantly being told more is better? It… Read More →

Kindergarten is hard. At our elementary school it’s seven long, jam-packed hours. That time is filled with phonics and P.E. and art projects and math games and the fascinating (to me) navigation of six-year-old social dynamics. By the time my six-year-old gets home, she is spent. But it’s not time… Read More →

“If you ever start working, we can update your information?” Ever start working? I (Ruth) could barely believe my ears, let alone hold my tongue! I had stopped by the bank to make a deposit and update our personal information. Things were going great until the teller asked me for… Read More →

We have had quite a year…wait, it hasn’t even been a year. Nine months. It’s only been nine months since the real chaos began. The circumstances of our family’s life have changed drastically since July of 2014, and I find that as a mama of three, I am bone tired… Read More →

In about two weeks, my little girl is going to turn thirty. Thirty. How did that happen? It can’t have been that long ago I carried my tiny baby girl home from the hospital, can it? It can. If you’ve got little ones at home I know it seems hard… Read More →

It’s 10:00 a.m. and I’m eating chips straight out of the bag. My thoughts wander to the big stories of the week—I’ve been practically glued to the television news-even though the news of the week saddens my soul. Nepal. Baltimore. These, coupled with the many pesky burdens of my own… Read More →

  Look at you, slaving over your computer in the land of college designed to help you achieve your goals. The American Dream is at your fingertips, so they say, and you are going to seize it. Oh, girl, bless you. It’s not about what you can be but who… Read More →