'My security blanket soaks up all my fears and frustrations' ~Linus, from the Charlie Brown movie, "Happiness is a Warm...

Sometimes teaching kindness to our children is harder than it seems. Within one week, two very different stories with very differe...

Sometimes the light shines brightest when it's dark. When my kids were little, they were frightened by shadows on the wall when I t...

During this autumn season, I often find myself influenced by beautiful decor ideas featured in home decor magazines, Pinterest , ...

I remember overhearing at the playground, a young mother complaining that her child had the right to eat peanut butter at school.  Her s...

Stone skipping is a ritual that every child (and adult) in our household has done at least once in the summer.  It usually involves the m...

Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary.  I am very blessed to have met the person that I will spend the rest...

Our youngest is finally big enough to go on more difficult biking trails with us.  Although she had her training wheels removed last s...

Twice a year, I get that bitter sweet feeling.  I usually get this feeling at the beginning of summer...and at the end of it. When I wr...

I overheard the other day, someone talking about boundaries.  That sometimes we are so inundated with requests...to volunteer, to help, t...