2015 | week 46 + 47

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Olive | You are always moving. Bouncing. Running. Talking. Slowly your words are catching up to your deep sense of emotion. You told me this...

a typical Sunday morning

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I took these images a few weeks ago on a typical Sunday morning at home: the kids piled in my bed playing; my planner and...

45 | 52

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Most of this week you spent time in your friends’ homes while Dad and I traveled to Boston for a few days. You each were...

on pocket money and allowance

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Everyone likes having a little cash in their pocket, even if it’s not much. There’s a freedom of choice attached to pocket money, a subconscious...

week 44 | the Halloween edition

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Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker. – Linus,  It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown This year, we wandered the one...

finding beauty right where you are

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Every year, around this time, I grow a bit heart-sick. While I scroll through images on my phone of apple orchards, cozy sweaters, and brightly...

making simple costumes

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My children have actually made their own Halloween costumes every year. Although this sounds noble and intentional, it actually began more for economic reasons. I...

chores, responsibilities, and cleaning the family home

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Over the years of early motherhood and homeschooling, I have learned to be flexible with our home cleaning routine. At times, we have hired help to wash...

unravel your photos 02 | see the big picture

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I’ve been quietly working through the photography boot camp, Unravel Your Photos, with Life:Captured and Artifact Uprising the past few weeks. These lessons are a sort...

42 | 52

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  You must do the things you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt olive | You feel things deeply, and for being still so...