Gutting and Rebuilding

Gutting and Rebuilding

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...

Acknowledging A Spouse’s Efforts

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...

Forest of 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...

Practicing the Golden Rule

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...

Breaking Invisible Glass Barriers

  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....
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