FAMILY

on love |the messy sort that endures all

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Mark, I wonder if I’ll ever forget that moment. That phone call. That evening, sitting by the pool at my parent’s house, talking about American...

our homeschool in pictures | daily routine

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I’ve had several requests to post a “day in our life,” and it actually surprised me how difficult it was to log a full day’s...

on love | have I always trusted you?

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Since I first read Amber and Seth (and several others) writing letters to one another about their marriage, I’ve wanted to do the same. It...

{this moment}: first [freezing] swim of the year

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment...

the trouble with imaginary belly buttons

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Garfield, Blythe, age 5, crayons and ink pen “Mom!” Blythe’s running at me, distraughtly waving a piece of paper. “Mom! I’m throwing away my Garfield drawing!”...

{this moment}: a walk through “the poem of creation”

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  {this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A...

lately

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  I’m slowing down to take it all in....

or {this moment} — I couldn’t decide: the outdoor classroom

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,...

{this moment}: “Olive, were you in mommy’s purse?”

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment...

{this day}: playing outdoors after three days of rain

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment...