Photo by nannetteturner Written by contributor Kat of Inspired to Action. Last time I sat on the front porch and sipped tea with you here at Simple Mom, we talked about the importance of having a mentor. You nodded your head, eyes wide, eager to find that mythical creature for your own life. But many [...]

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 [...]

The following is a guest post written by my friend Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and creator of Steady Mom. With all the talk about simplicity these days, you’d think that the route getting there would be, well, simple. But many find that with each step they take toward simplicity, they encounter temporary complications. [...]

Today, I want to pick your brain. I’m currently writing my next book, and I don’t want to give too much away, but here’s the gist: it’s about living slowly. And whether it’s even possible anymore. See, when we lived overseas, our life was much slower. Painfully slow, almost. And it honestly took us awhile [...]

Written by Jeannett Gibson of Life Rearranged. We’re working through Tsh’s ebook One Bite at a Time together, because accountability makes it funner (more fun?).  Join in any time!  You don’t have to do the tasks in any specific order, so even though we are on Project 23, you can easily jump in now.  We’re taking it slow, [...]

Today I’m over at (in)courage, discussing the speed of life. And how I’m silly when I wish it would go by faster. From the post: “I still yearn for the day when there are no more diapers to change. When all my kids can read to themselves. When the walls aren’t splattered with the evening’s [...]

All that spring cleaning in March, plus us gearing up to move in the near future, has got me thinking about the future. Why is that? Not really sure. We love where we are here in Bend. Sure, I’m ready for spring weather (why, oh why, is it still snowing?), but I know I’ll be [...]