I love receiving Christmas cards. In fact, I leave the pictures up all year long because it makes my heart happy to be reminded that I have such great people …
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I am nailing it as a mom this week. Our fridge is empty. The pantry is a joke. My kids have eaten ramen for breakfast and lunch three days in …
My son’s yearbook spins a tale of happy kids making their way through the adventures of kindergarten. But behind the pictures of toothless grins in front of lockers, giggles with classmates and …
In keeping with a tradition that I have a hard time keeping up with, I give you the Haveman highlights from 2016... The majority of last year was spent in anticipation …
I have a confession to make. I always thought I had it worse than all of you regular school moms this time of year. While you were jumping for joy to …
Its that time of year again. Target is filled with frazzled parents clutching back-to-school lists - scavenging the picked over shelves for the correct brand of marker. Facebook has blown …
Typically two things happen at my house when we plan to fast during Lent. First, we forget it's Lent until about a week in. Second, we don't make it all the …
At some point this summer our sweet babysitter brought my kids a Monarch butterfly egg. To me it looked like a milkweed leaf with some dirt on it. She promised …
When I was growing up, my mom tried all sorts of chore systems to encourage her four children to get off their lazy rear ends and help out. Ultimately she …
I am not going to lie ... back to school euphoria is hard on me. In my early days of homeschooling I had a devil may care attitude about the …