Advice for Hospital Births
If you or someone you love will be giving birth soon, it would be a good idea to know your options for help with those births. All our 10 babies…
History Doesn’t Have to be Boring
When you think of history, what comes to mind? My memories of elementary school history are mostly reading the chapter and answering the questions at the end of it. Does…
5 Charts for Chores and Tasks
What do you do to keep your home organized? My husband has commented on the number of charts, lists, and reminders I have around the house. That's just how my…
A Roadtrip with the Kids
Does summer time mean taking your family on a roadtrip? We've been there with our kids! Traveling with little ones can be rough. They just want to get out! The…
Can a Bottle Ruin Breastfeeding?
The short answer is yes, a bottle can ruin breastfeeding. But it's more complicated than that. We can take a whole post discussing when a bottle will ruin breastfeeding and…
Lessons from a Lemon Tree
Have you ever smelled lemon leaves? It's like smelling fruit loops cereal! When we found our current home about 10 years ago, it already had a mature lemon tree in…
A Look Back on Depression
If you or someone you love is suffering with depression, I'm so sorry. This post will not be easy to write. I've known for a while that I would write…
More Breastfeeding Stories
Are you needing some support in your breastfeeding journey? I hope my stories can help you feel like you aren't alone. I wrote before about learning to breastfeed our first…
Your Favorite Meals Made Healthier
Does eating healthy feel to hard? It seems that one of the biggest reasons people don't want to eat healthier is because they like what they like and they don't…
Fun Days and Field Trips
Every classroom needs discipline, even a homeschool classroom. I learned long ago that positive consequences for good behavior are just as important as negative consequences for bad behavior. And so…