LIFESTYLE
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11 | What was the most interesting thing you learned this week? olive | Learning how to tie my shoes! | We’ve had so much rain the last two months. Our yard has been more
The Frio river
Last weekend our family traveled several hours west to spend a few days with friends near the Frio River. I always love visiting that place. Tucked away from cell phone service and internet access, it
on childbirth and miracles
There is a moment during childbirth where you no longer care what is happening in a room, who is staring or what they might think of the gaping parts of your body. Your attention is
on packing a minimal weekend bag
In so many sweet ways, motherhood has been a journey in simple living for me, one I’ve always craved and not always known quite how to live. It may seem insignificant to some, but learning to
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10 | What is your favorite part about Spring? olive | I love that we can play outside again without blankets or coats! | I cried on the day you were born, partly out of physical
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09 | If you could be any character in a book, who would you be? Why? olive | WonderWoman in the comic books because she’s so strong and has an invisible jet. | When a
Finding Community in Motherhood
Finding friendship as a mother can be challenging. Our time is so often filled with taking care of our homes and children and work that we can simply forget to reach out to our existing
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week 08 | what do you love most about homeschooling? more specifically? olive | I love reading activities and playing dress-up. (That part about the reading isn’t always true.) Most days you flit around our home
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07 | What do you hope to be when you grow up? olive, 5 | I either want to be an artist, a dancer, or a pizza girl. | This week I found you playing