Kara is an author and advocate for positive, grace-filled parenting. She is homeschooler to her 6 children living on a farm in New England. She believes in creative educational approaches to help kids dive deeper into a rich learning experience and has her degree in Secondary Education & Adolescent Childhood Development. She is passionate about connecting with and helping other parents on their journey to raise awesome kids!
After a long day of toddler tantrums, newborn nursing, and general life as I know it, I took a hot shower a little after midnight. I wrapped up my hair in a towel and grabbed my toothbrush, trying to get ready for bed. When I did, I noticed my naked body in the mirror. This…
Before my first daughter was even born, I decided that my goal would be to nurse her at least until she was two and then go from there. I am the type of person that needs to make nothing else an option and be completely goal oriented. So even 729 days would not have been enough because 730…
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It was 2011, I had been married for a year, and I was teaching sophomore in my dream job. I had 125 kids that I loved, care for, and called my own. So when I sat in the girls’ bathroom during my planning period waiting the excruciatingly long 3 minutes to see if just a line…
The first baby is an exciting new adventure and shopping for said child is a daunting task trying to decide which baby gear and what baby tools are actually worth the money and space they take up. I remember that I wanted to be as minimalistic as possible, but that if something was extremely helpful…
The day my oldest daughter was born, the weight of motherhood set in. I could feel the responsibility of life on my chest, the responsibility to raise her, and the responsibility to nurture her little soul. I suddenly had a future flashing before my eyes where I dreaded the day I would first lose her…