I woke up to hot coffee and the sound of birds this morning. Here in Wisconsin, the birds are a welcomed sound and a reminder of warmer...

I'd like to think I was an honest girl. I'd like to think that if you and I are tight, you know me. Like really know me. And, I'd like to...

This winter has been long. If you live in the Midwest, I imagine you have felt it to. Here in Wisconsin, we have had record snowfall and...

Yep. That's me. Seventh grade and rocking the perm and braces look. At a science fair, no less. Two weeks before this, I was begging my...

I wrote a story on love last week (find it here). Specifically, how our first experiences shape our views on what love looks like, and...

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day about love. It began, as most of these conversations do, about love from others...

There is this saying that goes, "life doesn't happen to you, but instead, life happens for you." It is an interesting way to think...

My youngest child is completely special. You probably can say the same thing about your children. In fact, we all feel that our children...

I wish I was an expert at this. But I have to be honest...I am still working at it. I am still learning to be still, to breathe deeper...

Every winter my life slows down. It is a welcome slowing in comparison to our very busy summers that bustle with markets throughout the...

Last month, I heard the words every homeschool parent dreads to hear, "mom, I think I would like to go to school...." This coming from my...

When I first got divorced over ten years ago, I would venture out into this small community I lived in, with my three young children and...

When I was younger, we were taught from a fairly young age, that if we receive a gift, the first thing we do is sit down and write a note...

Last week, our local schools, like most around the country, had a walk out to hold in memory, the victims of the latest school shooting...

I sometimes forget how much I love to live in a small town. It is usually smack dab in the middle of winter...somewhere between not...

Bath bomb lovers...it is time. I know the bright colors are fun. I know the strong fragrances are appealing. The bubbles, the spinning,...

When I was in college, I read about an interesting study on the effects of being positive...with water. It was a study originally done by...

I won't lie. It has been a rough few days. We come to expect we will have them and we know they will pass. If we come through on the...

My children are alive, well fed and emotionally healthy. I picked myself up off of the kitchen floor and wiped away the tears before said...

Yep, that's me. On my 13th birthday, French braids (because that was so in at the time) and braces. What could be better?...