Practicing Gratitude. Celebrating Life.
A Fall Halloween Party (or Harvest Party) is a great opportunity to host families and is a lot of fun for both children and adults. If you’re already putting up Fall or Halloween decorations then you’re already halfway there to hosting a great party! In this post I’ll share some pictures from our Fall Halloween […]
Our Fall/Halloween Decorations are out and the house now has a festive feel to it, which isn’t easy when you live in South Florida. I can already feel my mood lifting and the ideas swirling for how we will celebrate the holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years) this year as a family. I’m also […]
Cooking with Kids Each week I prepare a nightly dinner with one of our older children. Our homeschool schedule will say that I have 5 nightly dinner sessions reserved for each of my children, but the truth is I usually only succeed at this regularly with the older four, although I do cook dinner 5-6 […]
I’ve been processing a lot of things and nursing a wound from a miscarriage after an IVF cycle in August. Infertility is always hard. But it’s a million times harder when you are over 40. I’m grateful for the kids I do have, but I’m also mourning the pregnancy that wasn’t to be and the […]
To me nothing says summer like a good page turner. I love getting lost in a book purely for enjoyment. If you’re like me you’ll want to consider adding these books to your Summer Reading list. You still have time… These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf High School Senior Allison Glenn is sent to prison […]