Dear Kids, It is almost 8 pm on a cold Wednesday evening in January. I am sitting in the kitchen typing on the laptop to the hum of the dryer in the basement tumbling a load of white dish towels that I bleached clean this afternoon. Please know that when your mother was 33 years […]

It’s everywhere. At the grocery store, in work meetings, and even on the highway. It’s talked about in the news, and discussed amongst friends. Our smartphone addiction has become awful — and we know it (more here and here). We all have anecdotes of the absurd, careless, or downright dangerous behavior we’ve witnessed (or committed!) while […]

My husband recently decided he wants to climb Mount Everest. This is not the first time he has expressed something like that. Going to the moon, learning how to free solo climb, joining the army—I’ve heard all these dreams from my husband and many other men over the years. I didn’t get it. People die […]

For all of you mamas who don’t have much time your hands, we’ve found a few interesting reads from around the internet that we thought you might like. Here are our latest favorites for discussion with friends: Hungary provides incentives for big families—have 4+ babies and pay no income tax Globally, women are having fewer […]

Megan and her husband Clayton live in a 106-year-old home with their six-month-old daughter Ivy. Their home isn’t large, but Megan’s ability to play with white and natural light, as well as embrace the natural history and character in their home, bring a cozy, spacious, and clean feel to their home. Megan and Clayton met […]

Leah Darrow, wife and mother of four, is a former model and contestant on America’s Next Top Model. Leah left the modeling industry when she was 25, after going through a life-changing experience that led her back to her faith. Leah has a driving passion to inspire women to do something beautiful with their lives […]

As a mom, and especially a mom soon to have three boys, I am always looking for ways to encourage my boys to grow into kind, thoughtful, respectful men. My oldest will be starting school next year, and while I’m interested in his academic success, I also want him to succeed in building strong, lasting […]

Sometimes minimalism sounds like a beautiful dream, doesn’t it? Calming, simple, clean; an exhale of clutter and resources that helps you live responsibly on a budget, while saving the planet and reducing stress in your life at the same time. I’m all for living simply, but for those of us with kids, we know that […]

“Live in the moment,” they tell young moms. “Enjoy this time! Babies grow up so fast!” This advice — repeated by older ladies with kind eyes in grocery stores, mindfulness yogis, wise relatives, and yes — even awe-inspiring mom saints  — isn’t wrong. Not at all. In so many words, it’s so, so right. “Just […]

image credit: Dacia Vu Photography “IT’S A BOY!” Headlines plastered on magazines, newspapers and across the internet heralded the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Prince Harry beamed before reporters as he announced the birth of his son, looking tired but absolutely over the moon. Although this joyful […]