Easter has always been one of the most meaningful holidays in our family—and one I’ve worked on for years to make both sacred and joyful. Somewhere between Easter baskets, egg hunts, and the deeper story of Christ, I’ve found myself asking again and again:How do we make Easter feel as meaningful as it really is?…
Every year as Easter approaches I find myself asking the same question:How do we make this holiday feel as meaningful as it really is? How can I worship in a way that will take me closer to Jesus? How do I help my family do the same? And maybe even more than that—how do we…
For the first time in twenty-three years, school started here in the desert without a single one of my children in attendance. There were no backpacks lined up, no nervous anticipation bursting from the seams, no friends gathering out in the driveway on their bikes. I am both sorrowful and joyful about this. We have…
Oh Mother’s Days sure come in all shapes and sizes of beauty and sorrow and glory and reflection. Each year it’s a little different. I come away from it carrying all kinds of different thoughts. I had so many thoughts especially this year since I had to (well, really “got to”) speak at church about…
Let’s talk about traditions and routines. Because I got this question that made me think about it: I know your family has a lot of traditions and routines. What traditions did you start when they were young? Or which do you wish you would have started? Oh the answer to this question could be very…
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: life sure does keep on changing! It keeps morphing into new scenarios and configurations endlessly. You can have things going for years and years and think “this is our thing!” And then, sure enough, life changes. Your baby starts walking. Your teenager heads off to college….
First of all, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE yesterday with our big announcement. We are so excited. So much more on that coming up. But for now, I am thankful, on the eve of Thanksgiving, for traditions that bind us. The ones we grew up with in the Eyre family as well as the…
Claire just told me today that this is her own favorite Christmas tradition too. We love that there is an outlined idea each day. Something easy and doable for everyone. Something that helps us to remember the real reason for this season. To carry light in our own unique ways. To bring us and others…
A while back a blog reader wrote asking about traditions that make Easter special in our family. She mentioned she noticed we have a lot of traditions going on during holidays, and asked about our Easter ones. This resonated with me because I’ve asked the same question. Over and over. What are we doing with…