Do what you love

hole in the bricks

If you could do anything, what would it be? Is there something in you that stirs and taps your insides, asking if it can come out and play? In that deep, dark part of the day, when the lights are out and the family sleeps scattered under your roof, what do you hear that voice [...]

Weekend links & poetry

Frances in a puddle

Where is the mommy war for the motherless child? :: Rage Against the Minivan French school lunch menus :: Karen LeBillon On comparing yourself :: (in)courage Simple summer style :: Simple Design For those of you who don’t comment on blogs :: Chatting at the Sky The winners of yesterday’s giveaway from UPrinting are Jen [...]

Weekend giveaway: UPrinting

Canvas print

Today’s giveaway is from UPrinting, a company offering online printing services for all of your printing needs. UPrinting is a great company because they are “committed to social responsibility and eco-friendly printing initiatives that support non-profit organizations and environmental sustainability.” They use vegetable and soy-based inks, up to 55% recycled paper content, and paper sources [...]

Afterschooling: our plan for next year

family at the lake

Today I’m sharing my post from this week at Simple Homeschool, where I pull back the curtain on our school plan for next year: afterschooling. What the heck is it, anyway? From the post: “It’s almost silly that this even needs a name, in many ways, but afterschooling is simply homeschool, after school. It can look [...]

It’s time I take my own advice

arc de triomphe

Today on Babble I’m sharing a sneak peek in to our family’s plans next week—but really, I’m talking about why our plans are what they are. From the post: “Though we’ve traveled a lot as a family since the span of our existence (my oldest is seven), it’s been a long time since we’ve gone [...]

My weekend in the middle of nowhere

php group

I don’t quite know where to begin this post…. How do I adequately write about a weekend shared with someone I’ve long admired; a woman who, unbeknownst to her, has acted as a mentor-on-paper? And to top it off, to have shared the whole experience with friends normally scattered across the country, and to have [...]

Weekend links

compassion tanzania mom

Photo by the incredibly gifted Keely Scott Decorating truths from a 15-year-old Tanzanian boy :: Nesting Place And so I told her she is strong (and I am, too) :: Sorta Crunchy 10 remarkable women in U.S. business history :: Investor Place Fresh Air remembers author Maurice Sendak :: NPR How too much choice affects [...]