by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Nov 19, 2012 | Marriage and Family
Work has finally begun on my family’s home. It’s only in the beginning stages though, but work is work. Due to all the water damage, the whole first floor had to be gutted. I mean completely gutted I have lived in that house all my life before I was...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Dec 21, 2011 | Marriage and Family
Back in June, I wrote a post about telling the truth about fictional characters: Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, and if I was seriously deciding to encourage the fictional characters. I think now I’ve come to a conclusion (which is subject to change as Zee...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Nov 9, 2011 | Marriage and Family
Being at home, you know you have a profound impact on those around you. Maybe you changed your family’s point of view of stay at home moms, or homemakers. Perhaps you realized that it’s okay for not doing it all–after all something will be lacking. But you do...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Oct 18, 2011 | Marriage and Family
When I was younger, I used to think of my family as a forest of trees. Always standing, always strong. It didn’t matter what happened, I knew I was protected by the vast numbers of my loved ones. But as I grew older, I noticed a shift, a change in my forest. No...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Oct 14, 2011 | Marriage and Family
I’ve struggled with this post for the longest. I wasn’t sure how I was going to tackle this book: Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn. This is a topic that I started to discuss in an earlier post. After going through this book more than once I can...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Oct 11, 2011 | Marriage and Family
When my husband and I first met, we began doing a knowledge swap. We would each talk about our traditions and what it meant to us. This worked great with just trying to know each other, and know our families, but after we were married, we had to know more....