We have fully flung ourselves into summer over here, giving ourselves to the day’s whim, swimsuits, frizzy hair, and all. What a contrasting rhythm from...

Evening routines have become tricky with teenagers in the home. As fatigue sets in and I crave my bedroom space, they seem to move in...

Connection is a new monthly series here, featuring simple ideas to spark connection points with our children and the world around us each month. In...

Although our family began a formal practice of Shabbat and Sabbath four years ago, we had struggled with it for the two years previous, wanting...

There are a million and two reasons to keep your phone tucked away and out of reach during the day, but an audiobook is not...

The beginning is always today.  ― Mary Shelley When my children were small and clustered in the infant to preschool years, taking a moment to get dressed...

There is a modern, cultural pressure that we do everything, even that we do everything well. It has taken most of my adult life to...

I didn’t begin the year with an urge to start fresh goals. If anything, I only had the desire for less. Less time commitments. Less...

Everything in my life has brought me here. ––Rainer Maria Rilke Each new year, like many of you, I toss the figurative pieces of my life...

For growing bookworms and movie aficionados, a library card can save oodles in the family budget. Add homeschooling to the equation and a library card...