My superpower, I’ve decided, is straddle parenting. My superpower is teaching a teen to drive with GT and the Halo Express playing in the background.
Feeding the People {a large family’s two week menu, with recipe links}
The weather is getting warmer and for some reason, all I can think of are foods from the places that remind me of summer. You’ll…
5 (good) things I learned from the patriarchy movement
The vendor hall seemed strangely empty and somehow too quiet. For the first half of the day, I couldn’t put my finger on what was…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“The kitchen table is where we mark milestones, divulge dreams, bury hatchets, make deals, give thanks, plan vacations, and tell jokes. It’s also where children…
The Missional Handbook {a review}
You know what’s the hardest part of being a missionary? Explaining it– all of it– to others. Only missionaries really get other missionaries, just like only…
Number eight
Like clockwork, one month before my due date I began to worry. I wasn’t concerned about our newest child’s health, or the delivery, or whether…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“One can acquire everything in solitude except character.” -Stendhal (Work in progress: Math-U-See Stewardship class with one of our favorite families, a lovely cup of…
Reason #562 you want to be a missionary
Family photos are a regular part of your life when you’re getting ready to go on the field, not something that only happens on Mother’s…
On adoption
Even though we read the books, we combed the websites, we sat through the videos, and we listened to the podcasts, we were unprepared. When…
Feeding the People {a large family’s 2-week meal plan with recipe links}
Way back when I was pregnant with Simon (is he really 16 months old?) I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. And the thing was, it…