Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
Space can be a premium. This can be true no matter how large or small your house is because some spaces are just not secure and safe for food storage because of moisture, pests, or a variety of other factors that impact your food supply. So I wanted to share some really creative ways to […]
While we currently live on some acreage and have a basement with shelves of food that we rotate, at one time we lived in an urban environment with 4 children and had to piece together an emergency food supply for our family in a small space with limited income. This has always been to ensure […]
Our family consists of 5 tiny people who enjoy books and consume literature as if it truly sustained their lives and well-being. We blaze through audiobooks, have stacks and stacks of children’s books beside every bed in the house, and books litter the floor and flat spaces of our house like sprinkles on a celebratory […]
Christmas magic, as it’s called, always felt like something people chased rather than what I felt like was, in my mind, the true and original meaning of Christmas. I saw even devout Christians getting more excited about lights, trees, and gifts than the immeasurable gift that was the perfect lamb of God sent to earth […]
The warmth of a good book is sometimes better than a friend. The words hit nerves to inspire and encourage us, the stories embrace our curiosities and comfort our pains, and they help connect us to the truth that the human experience is not all that different from person to person. Stacks of books tuck […]
Our family currently consists of 5 children and a mix of girls and boys. In the history of growing our family, we have lived in a large 2,500 square foot house with 4 bedrooms and two kids, a 900 square foot apartment with only 2 bedrooms and up to 4 children, and now a large […]
