A simple act or word of kindness can be a light for the soul, so can be a listening ear. From personal experience, the two are...

Mother’s Day is this weekend in the US, and although it seems there is now a day to celebrate all sorts of things, of course this...

Every year on the weekend following Thanksgiving, we pack into our car and pick out a tree together. It’s a simple tradition really, one that’s...

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...

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...

Perhaps most parents want to know the secret behind keeping tidy homes and teaching children to clean up after themselves. It feels nearly impossible at...

We just quietly finished our seventh year of homeschooling. We didn’t have an award ceremony or any large posters or completed books or projects to...

A large farm table sits at the center of our home between windows and books and doorways to other rooms. It is the place where...

Wendell Berry once wrote, “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” I couldn’t help mulling these words as we...

“a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam: speaks like an adult, plays like a little boy burke: started his first basketball...