Are you familiar with the term “hygge”? Chances are you have seen this little Danish word in an article or heard it on a podcast. The idea has become pretty popular recently. And with good reason, too, because who doesn’t want to talk about how we can make our homes cozier and our lives more rich with the things which bring us… Read more
We are in the process of moving. Moving, I’ve realized, brings you face to face with your stuff in ways almost nothing else does. It’s a good thing that there are moving companies that can help pack, load and unload our belongings to make it a bit easier for families like ours who feel overwhelmed. It was slightly horrifying to… Read more
As the Holidays approach, I know for a fact that my children will receive books. My mother and my mother-in-law are/were school-teachers. As a soon to be homeschooling mom, I have a love for new books as well. Reading is important to our family and we strive to read together everyday. For example, our family reads the Bible with each… Read more
This week I took my kids to Target. I can’t remember exactly what we needed, but I do know that we didn’t get everything on our list, because we had to go back a couple of days later. No one really complained about that. At the end of one of our visits, the cashier handed my children toy catalogs to take home.… Read more
We are perpetually discontent, as a society. The advertisements we all see on a daily basis are… a lot! And I believe it does have an effect on us. As a girl, I remember flipping through toy ads in the newspaper, as well as seeing commercials in between my cartoons. As a result, I would daydream about having those barbies and dream houses.… Read more
For those who participated, it’s been a little over a week since we completed the Simple Homemaking Graces Challenge! (This was a challenge to do some extra cleaning tasks and add some special little touches around our homes for five days in a row.) My flowers are dead and gone, and the cleaning I did has pretty well been undone.… Read more
Sometimes we get so wound up in our daily lives and problems and mediocre pursuits, that we fail to see or appreciate or enjoy the good that God has provided for us. Sometimes we go looking for a life worth living in all the wrong places. We spend the day away surfing the internet and social media, or idling in… Read more
Have you ever felt agitated that your kids had the audacity to want your attention while you were CLEARLY trying to do something on your smart phone? You know, something pressing, like read a blog post or perfect an Instagram caption? *Me: looking at the floor. looking at the wall. looking at the ceiling… Have you ever felt a little too compulsive with your use… Read more
It is still a little strange for me to think of myself as a homemaker. Isn’t that synonymous with the 1950’s and June Cleaver? I don’t look much like her, and I do other work besides managing a home, as a blogger. When I quit my teaching job to be a SAHM six years ago, it felt awkward to put “homemaker” on my taxes… Read more
Do you wonder how to live a simpler life as a Christian mother? Here’s what I’ve learned! I love for life to feel simple. That is where I thrive the best. When life is simple, I have the space to be settled within myself, to experience peace, and to chart an intentional path forward, with eyes ultimately fixed on heaven.… Read more
By the afternoon each day, I’m beat. A morning filled with rising early, writing and blogging from 5:30-8:30 (my husband fields the kids to give me that time), and then caring for children, running errands, seeing friends, and doing housework from 8:30-2:30 depletes my energy completely. When afternoon rolls around, and each of my children are safely deposited in their respective… Read more
Let’s say that you have a job that requires you to get up early every single day. You don’t enjoy your job, so the days are long and boring. It’s so difficult to find the motivation to get up and get going each morning, but you know it has to be done. This is how I used to view my… Read more
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