I love fresh eucalyptus, and it’s quite possible to find a bundle in a vase or drying on a wall somewhere around our home often....

Solitude matters, and for some people, it’s the air they breathe. ―Susan Cain, Quiet It feels redundant to mention the messy and loud work of motherhood, let alone...

As a child, Valentine’s Day was one of my favorites. At home, our celebration was beautifully simple, typically a special dessert or snack or note...

Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell others. ― Mary Oliver, Sometimes ________________________________ reading lessons on the kitchen floor lettuce snipped from the...

Although I did well in maths growing up, teaching it is an entirely different story. For me, each class during my childhood to early-adult years was a...

These weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to pass too quickly each year. Between the fluster of finishing our school work, giving or making gifts,...

We tend to keep the holiday season in our home fairly simple in terms of gift giving, both the quantity and expense. This isn’t from...

I have always appreciated the simplicity of Thanksgiving, how much and how little it requires of me all at once. On one hand it is...

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...

Around this point in every semester, my children and I tend to hit a lull in our learning together. The enthusiasm of fresh beginnings is...