Everyday Homes

[VIDEO] Home Tour with Ruby-Rose Apurado

Ruby-Rose is a wife and full-time working mom of three. She’s passionate about bringing her family joy through the home she’s creating, and she does this by filling it with pieces that she truly loves. We love Ruby-Rose’s warm, fun-loving sense of style, and you can see special touches of her personality in every room […]

Motherhood

Actress Ashley Bratcher Announces #MyUnplannedStory to Empower Women in Unplanned Pregnancies

image credit: Unplanned Film Ashley Bratcher, lead actress in the recent film Unplanned, took to her personal Instagram page on April 1 to reveal something that made her involvement in the pro-life film come full circle. Captioned under a picture of her with her nine-year-old son, she writes that she was once “a very young, […]

Motherhood

Why This Mom of 7 Leads Thousands in Daily Prayer on Instagram

One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you stay with it, you realize that something has happened. Henri Nouwen Kristin Reilly and her husband were living in downtown Chicago, two toddlers in tow, when her husband unexpectedly lost his job. It was a stressful time, to say […]

Motherhood

What’s Up With Mom Guilt?

It may sound cliché, but my life changed in an unexpected way when I became a mother.  I was filled with love, awe, gratitude, and—something I didn’t expect— an enormous amount of guilt.   I have felt guilt before in instances when I have over indulged in dessert, told a white lie to get out […]

Everyday Musings

Homeless 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Gives Away $200,000

Eight-year-old chess champion Tantioluxa Adewumi has recently gained national attention. According to the New York Times, Tani and his family sought asylum in the U.S. in 2017, fleeing attacks on Christians by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. They landed in New York and have been living in homeless shelters ever since. His father drives for […]

Books Worth Reading

Book Review: Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals

A whimsical poetry book that will delight and challenge kids —you’ll follow along with two friends, Dally and Blug, as they encounter 24 mythical creatures in their wild adventures! Best suited for reading level 8-12 and up. Why kids might like Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals: This book contains 26 alphabetical poems with accompanying […]

Everyday Homes

[VIDEO] Home Tour: 1940s Colonial and Budget-Friendly Decor

Chelsea and her husband and their three little boys live in a 1940’s colonial right next to a big apple orchard. They are slowly renovating and turning this house into a home, and Chelsea is a firm believer in the fact that you can make a house truly beautiful without spending a lot of money. […]

Motherhood

Qualifying for the Boston Marathon Eight Months Postpartum

Everyone has a method for dealing with stress, and running is mine. If I feel on edge, I go for a run. If I’m frustrated or confused about how to work through conflict, I go for a run. If I’m overwhelmed and don’t have the words to articulate why I feel the way I do, […]

Motherhood

We Can Do Hard Things, and Other Lessons From Farm Life

When I was a young girl, I always dreamed of living on a farm. Even though I had never lived on one before, I just knew I always wanted to—someday. Little did I know that I would actually end up living that dream. I grew up in the suburbs, went to college for engineering and […]

Everyday Homes

[VIDEO] Home Tour with Jennifer of Darling I Love It

Jennifer is a mother of two, adoption advocate, lover of dancing and sipper of vanilla hemp lattes — and also, she has a real knack for designing a beautiful home that reflects the character and personality of her family. That’s something that has been important to her, whether home is a house, an apartment, or […]

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