What food can teach us about perspective on life?

Cooking is one of my most favorite things to do.  I will admit however in pandemic life with two rapidly growing boys the meals and food prep can get a bit exhausting.  Yet in spite of the mundane nature of meal planning and food preparation, I love being in my kitchen more often than not. …

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Parenting is better surrounded by community.

Early on in my parenting journey one of my aunts said something that truly impacted my parenting style. I’m not sure she realized the impact her casual comment would make, stating it more as a personal reflection on what she wished she had done differently. She cautioned me not to correct my child’s behavior because…

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How do we live a simpler life?

Some people have suggested that I am a minimalist. And while I’m all in favor of reducing, reusing, and recycling the truth is I just don’t like clutter. Anyone who has helped our family move has learned that we have way more stuff than appears on the surface. We happen to be really good at…

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Reading Reflections – chasing vines.

My son commented last night on the stack of books by my bed.  He announced I had too many books in my pile. Crazy kid. Is it even possible to have too many books? Now that the library is allowing you to pick up books you’ve placed on hold I’ve got a stack of reading. …

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How do we seek to live a life aimed at loving others well?

Maybe in defiance to all the anger and hate scrolling across my feeds and news media, the word LOVE has been rolling around over and over in my head. My heart has always desired to be someone who simply stated loved God and loved people. To me, it feels like two sides of the same…

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