This is Why We Travel with Kids
Dark cloudy skies threaten to rain out our anticipated plans. My husband, three children, and I cram into our Subaru to climb into the mountains of the Mesa Verde National...
Rachel Nevergall
How to Survive a Family Camping Trip, and Do it Again
Nothing says summer like a night spent under the stars. A family camping trip is always a good idea… an even better one if you are fully prepared. Take time...
Seven Tips to Become a One Car Family
How many cars does your family have? Two is typical, but what if being a one-car family makes more sense? She sat there alone for months. No one with which...
We All Have a Part to Play in this Village
Are either of you home? I want to drop some things off for work! Her text dings around 5:30 p.m., a group text to me and my husband. I was...
A Reverse Bucket List Birthday Tradition
If I tried hard enough I could tell you many things I do right with parenting. But instead, I will tell you one big failure. I have zero baby books...
An Introvert’s Holiday Survival Guide
I slumped into the rocking chair, settled my four month old into nursing, and then began to cry. I was so exhausted, in all the ways a new mom is...
Thanksgiving Series: Our Small but Magical Family Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, we asked several of our writers to tell us about their favorite Thanksgiving traditions and stories. Whether a quiet affair at home, or a boisterous congregation...
Tell the Scary Stories Too
“Mommy, tell me a story.” It’s the latest bedtime stall tactic in our house. My body wants to say no, wants to claw my way out of this room, away...
On Fall Leaves, Baby Hairs, and Relief
{Photo credit: Valeriia Miller of Pexels.com} I cried the first time I saw a fall leaf. It was the beginning of September, only two months into calling Minnesota home. Our...
The Essential “Supply List” for the Mom Going “Back to School”
She packs up the piles of school supplies dividing them into each backpack. The wide ruled paper empty and waiting for ideas. The crayons smelling like childhood. The pencils sharpened...
The Many Stories We Tell
I am a story teller. I weave words with images, tuck them into neat little squares on a grid. These are the stories I share with the world. You have...
Gardening Lessons Teach Us More Than Gardening
She is wrist deep in the dirt, pushing it aside to make room for her plants. I watch her tickle the ends of the roots, just like I taught her,...
