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You need a beach vacation as much as they do. For the past ten years, our family has spent almost every break lugging sand buckets and shovels down…

The title for this picture should be, “Idealistic Maniacs Before a 5K.” Because that’s who we are—unstoppable runners who will tackle any obstacle. Who cares it’s early and…

A few years ago we found ourselves with four kids and two bedrooms. We hacked Kura beds to give each kids a cool bed, with lots of space…

Everybody’s got a story. What’s yours? What are your family heirloom stories, the ones you tell your kids about their grandparents and great-grandparents? When you think of yourself in…

This is a week of prayers. Me praying, friends praying for me, us praying for each other. I asked for prayer because this week was shaping up to be…

For a million reasons, I feel like I’m waiting to exhale. My breath stays permanently stuck in the back of my throat. I’m stalled here—waiting for so much…

We rearranged our kids’ rooms last month with the goal of giving all of them more space. Sam and Elisabeth, our seven-year-old twins, still loved their Kura beds,…

The well-meaning advice from strangers has haunted me as a mom. Especially when my kids were very small, these older women would stop me to say, “Cherish these years. One day,…

For the past few months, our family has tried to eat healthier. Organic instead of conventional, cooking at home instead of eating out, actual bananas and strawberries rather…