A couple weeks ago my friend sent me an article by Courtney Martin called “The art of care mostly disappears(except it is also eternal).“ And as I read it, sitting…
A great way to bond with your teenage daughter: Do service and make friends together! I know this seems simplistic, but there is literal bonding power when we serve together….
Back when I got to announce we have a little “Peanut” on the way, (Max and Abby’s baby we can hardly wait to meet), I promised I’d come back to…
We thought only Grace was going to be able to come home for Thanksgiving. But in the end, EVERYONE was able to make it. Claire because volleyball ended early (and…
I wrote this on Instagram but felt like maybe there were young moms here who needed to hear it as well. I’m not sure how many people follow both accounts,…
I think my favorite of our podcasts so far is the one that aired this week. It’s called Discipline: helping kids WANT to behave. We talk about things our parents…
I had to snap this picture of my sister Charity the other night when we were walking through that fall wonderland up in Utah, twins in tow, her older boys…
I keep thinking about the developmental psychology class I took a while back that explored the “Attachment Theory,” the beauty of “being there” as a parent and the miraculous things…
Today is the day: Official GRADUATION day for Claire. The forecast says it’s going to be 107 so yeah. Be thinking of us sitting in that football stadium all squished…