Father's day is one of my favorite days of the year. It's a day that we get to celebrate our fathers, our children's fathers, and the men in our lives that have been like a father to us. Many families chose to celebrate this day by giving gifts. Our family gives my husband a very special gift each year. This is a unique gift, one-of-a-kind, just for him-- a movie, straight from our hearts! … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: Second Week of May, 2018
We finished reading Dangerous Journey last week. So. Awesome. I was surprised by how well it stayed true to the full-length version. Pilgrim's progress was a book that wasn't particularly life-changing when I read it, but my mind keeps returning to its details. Working with the dog on the "place" command. For the most part she's not allowed to roam the house freely. However, she's … [Read more...]
Raise Non-Materialistic Children
Want to raise non-materialistic children? Of course! What parent doesn't want their children to be successful and kind? As a parent of six, I've struggled over the years to thoughtfully instruct my children in this area of their character. Finally, over a decade into the parenting journey, and I think I'm ready to share what has worked for our family. Here are my two (four!) cents. **Note: … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: First Week of May, 2018
This last week marked the fifth week of sickness at our house. Maybe it's because the eight of us keep passing new germs around, or maybe it's just a really bad case of RSV, but we are soooooo ready to be done. My husband discovered Monday that he has an ear infection (combined with almost complete hearing loss and tinnitus). I got my own special news on Friday when I went in for a routine … [Read more...]
Home Remedies for RSV
Have you ever heard of respiratory syncytial virus, otherwise known as RSV? I hadn’t heard much about it either. That is, until we recently came face-to-face with this illness. Now that our baby is feeling better, I want to share some home remedies for RSV (and tools) that were helpful during our brief battle with this virus. The whole family had been sick for two weeks. It wasn’t until the … [Read more...]
A Week in the Life: First Week of April, 2018
This week two of the four school-aged kids had testing. In Alaska state testing is not mandatory and plenty of homeschooling families choose to opt out. Our family enjoys and values testing (hey, it's something different!) and so we embrace the difference that it brings to our spring. I forgot how life with a newborn makes even simple errands seem daunting. I braved life outside the cave … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: 3rd Week of March, 2018
In case you didn't know it, I'm not superwoman. In fact, I tend to have a "soapbox" moment when confronted with apparent superwomen in my real life. Have you met these women? They are the sweetest, kindest gals; always ready to drop a meal, and asking how they can help. Unfortunately, it's been my experience that 95% of the time these women (usually with young children underfoot) are the same gals … [Read more...]
Paid off Mortgage: How it Really Feels
I've got some really exciting news that I can't wait any longer to share with you... because we finally did it! We paid off our mortgage! Our family is now COMPLETELY debt free. Beholden to none. Master of our domain (and pocketbook). Guess what? It feels every bit as phenomenal as you might imagine. After a few weeks to let everything soak in, we've started to realize just what a huge … [Read more...]
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