I have been thinking about my word for 2019 for a few weeks now and ever since writing my post about why and how to choose a word for the year I have been having some great discussions on the topic with friends. This is my ninth year choosing a word and as always I’m…
This is the time of the year where the majority of the western world is thinking about setting goals for the new year. Some people won’t set any goals, some will set some and actually reach them but the majority of people will set goals for themselves and then fail. Why is it such a…
One of my goals for this year is to do better with enjoying each season and being intentional with our time in the season. Because almost everything I do has to include books in some way, I thought making monthly book lists would be a good way to acknowledge each season. January is one of…
I have always been an avid reader, from sneaking books into the bathroom to read as a pre-teen and early teenager to putting off grown up responsibilities as an adults (*cough* doing the dishes *cough*). My to-read list is incredibly long but thankfully I have always believed that there are way too many good books…
Since we’ve gotten back into our groove of homeschooling without a curriculum again I’ve come to realize how many free resources we use in our day. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love buying materials for our homeschool (can someone say all. the. books.??), but because we like to study a wide variety of subjects…
Two years ago Jared and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We had planned on going on a trip for our anniversary but Raeca was going through a fair bit of separation anxiety at that time so it never happened. So, with last week being our 12th anniversary we finally got a chance to get…
