Homemaking Is Bigger Than a Job Title When most people hear the word homemaker, they picture one specific life: a stay-at-home mom, in an apron, with dinner simmering and a spotless house to match. And if that’s your life right now, I hope you feel encouraged in it (this is my life, more or less… Read More
We’ve started a new system in our home the last couple of years and it’s been one of those changes that quietly ends up touching everything. It’s not flashy. It’s not complicated. But it’s steady, practical, and surprisingly life-giving. Each of our kids is now trained on one special food that they’re fully responsible for… Read More
I grew up in the 90s with divorced parents who both worked full time and did their best to provide in two separate households. My mom was a rockstar. Our house was always clean, and she never failed to have dinner on the table, even when it was simple. But in the 90s and early… Read More
Homemaking Isn’t Cute. It’s Holy. I woke up to wicked laughter coming from the living room. Not the sweet kind of laughter. The suspicious kind. The kind that makes your eyes fly open and your stomach immediately drop. The two-year-old twins had clearly escaped their beds and were up to something. I groaned and dragged… Read More
(Listen to the article above or read down below)! Last week, Jason and I sat down for our annual planning and goal-setting meeting. This has become a long-standing tradition for us, and it has made such a difference in keeping us on the same page and making sure our top priorities truly stay our top… Read More
(Listen to this article above or read on down below)! There’s something about a fresh notebook, a warm cup of coffee, and a quiet conversation with your husband that makes you believe anything is possible. Once a year, Jason and I carve out intentional time to sit down together and talk through our family —… Read More
(You can listen to the blog post above or read on down below)! If you’ve been following along in this goal-setting series, you already know I’m not interested in hype-y, pressure-filled planning that burns you out by week two. I want plans that actually fit your real life and help you grow in faithfulness, peace,… Read More
(Listen to this blog post as a podcast above!) Boom. It’s January. The month where we all set wildly impossible New Year’s resolutions…burn out by January 3rd…and then spend the rest of the year feeling vaguely guilty about it. Obviously, that’s not the way we’re meant to approach change. But what I’ve noticed this year… Read More
(You can listen to the article here if you prefer!) In many ways, the past couple of years have felt like one long saga of moving from one stressful event straight into the next. There were stretches where it felt like we barely had time to catch our breath before the next thing hit. We’ve… Read More
(Listen to this blog post if you are short on time! Excuse my cold voice and the 3 year making noise in the background! 😂) There was a time when I rarely went anywhere without a book tucked into my bag. Reading was part of the rhythm of my days, early mornings, quiet afternoons, evenings… Read More
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