I’ve been thinking lots lately about the “subplot” of motherhood … the stuff that goes unnoticed … the “behind the scenes” action or work … the secrets … the surprises … the things you WANT to do that have nothing to do with your kids (like writing or creating or just having a minute to… Continue reading Motherhood
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Thankful Thursday! One-to-One Time
It’s Thankful Thursday! Though I’m a big advocate of a DAILY gratitude practice, and I hope you have something in place … a journal perhaps or just a spoken (or whispered list) at the end of the day … let’s take some time once a week to share with others what we are thankful for!… Continue reading Thankful Thursday! One-to-One Time
Me First
Today, I challenge you to think about how you want to “show up” for the people in your life … How do you want to “show up” for your kids? How do you want to “show up” for your spouse? How do you want to “show up” in your job? How do you want to… Continue reading Me First
Another Chapter Closed
A few days ago, we made the decision to send Mackenzie back to school. We started our homeschool journey 706 days ago … that’s close to two years of learning together from home … that’s living and working closely with my girl as she moves from seven, to eight, to nine … it’s a long… Continue reading Another Chapter Closed
Today, I Give Thanks
Today, I give thanks … Today, I give thanks for the three precious humans I’ve been blessed with … Everything about them … The highs and the lows … Their good health and mine … For a simple life … For a slow pace … Today, I give thanks for work that I love … … Continue reading Today, I Give Thanks
Do It Anyway!
Lately, I’ve been “hearing” the phrase “Do it anyway!” in my head (and on my heart). It’s now been 170 days since schools closed back in March. Of course, this was followed by MONTHS at home in social isolation. Summer seemed to open things back up to some extent, but social distancing is still being… Continue reading Do It Anyway!
A Million Questions
School starts for me (the online teacher) in 28 days … the kids start a week later … To be truly honest, I’m a little sick about the whole thing … I have a million questions … a ton of concerns … and no answers … I feel like planning anything is incredibly challenging (if… Continue reading A Million Questions
Make the Time
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend the day with ONE child … my sleeper-inner … my rat’s-nest-hair girl … my helper … Our day was FULL … We shopped for camper supplies, then came home to wash everything, and put it in the camper. She LOVED the shopping (it’s been months since she’s been… Continue reading Make the Time
Enough
I have a confession to make … I haven’t been doing all of those things that I wrote about in my last post (“Even Though”) back on April 12th … I haven’t been creating, I haven’t been reading, I haven’t been spending a whole lot of time with my kids (even though they’re in my… Continue reading Enough
Even Though
At the beginning of all “this” (i.e. a worldwide pandemic), I took a moment to start writing down what I would want for my family during this time … as I started drafting my list (28 days ago), I realized that I had already written this list … years ago, actually. Here’s what I wrote… Continue reading Even Though
Our Life Well Lived - Leanne Hintz 