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Musings on Valentines Day
It’s the perfect cozy Saturday today. Rainy, a little chilly, lots of blankets, books, naps, fresh-baked beer bread…I love it. It’s also Valentine’s Day, and we have no plans to leave our house. My husband and I celebrated each other a few nights ago at a very swanky restaurant where I had a saffron risotto…
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I Don’t Want to Write About Politics
I really don’t. I want to write about backyard science and picture books and watercolor palettes that finally made me feel like myself again. I want to write about homeschooling at the kitchen table, half-finished math worksheets, and the way learning sneaks in sideways when you’re not looking. I want to write about slow, gentle,…
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Building a Book Part 1: Why Won’t This Book Leave Me Alone?
There’s a folder on my computer with a very rough draft of a children’s chapter book in it. It’s been sitting there for almost a year. I open it every once in a while. I skim a chapter or two. I close it again. And yet, here I am, still thinking about it. This book…
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Putting the Garden to Bed
The air has changed. It’s subtle, but unmistakable, the way mornings carry a faint crispness, the way the light falls lower and more golden in the evenings. After months of tending and coaxing, the garden is ready to rest, and I find myself ready to slow with it. This week I cut back the zinnias,…
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When the Blog Traffic Doesn’t Come
I’ve been blogging for over a year now. In that time, I’ve written a lot, learned a lot, and poured hours into shaping words. But here’s the truth: my traffic is still really low. It’s frustrating. I wish my blog had taken off quickly, the kind people stumble onto and share without me working so…
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How I’m Choosing a Little Extra (Without Doing More)
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it really means to go the extra mile. Not in the sense of piling on more work or adding more things to an already full plate. For me, it’s more about re-committing to the life I’ve already built for myself and being intentional in the little moments. Sometimes that…
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What I’ve Learned This Year (A Birthday Post)
Some personal journal reflections on the year before 35 This past year was full. Not dramatic, not wildly eventful, just full in a quiet, steady way. Full of laundry and laughter, homeschooling and garden dirt, creative work and grocery lists and long afternoons with my kids. We also got sick a lot. I don’t think…
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“Can Hardly Wait for School to Start Again?” A Moment That Changed How I Talk About My Kids
Last year, sometime during the cozy blur of December, my then-seven-year-old daughter heard the classic Christmas song It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. She was enjoying the twinkly melody until that one line came floating out of the speaker: “And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again…” She turned…
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Building Family Culture Through Simple Rhythms
When I look at the life we’re building as a family, it’s not the big trips or the grand celebrations that stand out the most, it’s the small, steady habits we weave into our days. Over time, these little choices have become the quiet backdrop of our family culture, the things that make life sweet…
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