An Eco-Friendly Easter Basket
by Amber Harder
When I was a kid, my family had some special traditions surrounding the Easter holiday. In addition to the festivities at church, my siblings and I received Easter baskets at...
Minimalist at Heart
by Meghan Yancy
I can still remember it. Sitting on the floor in the dirty garage on a hot summers day and letting the tears pour down my face. Why the tears, you...
How To Help Your Child With Feeding Difficulties
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Managing Tensions
by Laura Senske
Here’s one thing I have learned about myself: I like to know what “the best thing” is. I want to know the best way to discipline, the best way to...
A Nook Of One’s Own
It started with a home improvement project, which is weird because I’m very much not into that. Our home office was a dingy old desk I’d had since I was...
Forget Later
We’ve all heard it. Too many times, probably. Maybe as soon as we pushed those babies out of our bodies or welcomed them into our homes. They’re only little once....
Buy the Jeans That Fit You Now
Five months postpartum with my second kid and I finally bought a pair of jeans that fit. They arrived in packaging that said, “Yay!” all over them and while I...
Choosing Presence
“If you had a full bank account and a clear calendar, what would you do?” I’m reading Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist right now for the second time and...
Traveling Internationally with Kids
by Amber Harder
Recently we had the privilege of traveling to Ethiopia as a family. Our oldest daughter was born in Ethiopia and joined our family when she was 11 months old. We...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Clutter
Dear Santa – all I want for Christmas is a clean house! With the holidays right around the corner, we are bracing ourselves for the barrage of toys that will...
Mary Poppins Is My New Role Model
She flew into town courtesy of an umbrella. She pulled an entire room’s worth of decorations and useful items from her carpet bag, and she danced with abandon on the...
Out of Reach
I recently attended a meeting where I was introduced as the owner of a local wine bar & bistro, a mom of three young girls and a freelance writer. Then...
