At the start of each summer, I love to sit down and create a Summer Bucket List. This helps me to be intentional with our precious summers together. Now that my oldest son is 12, I am realizing just how few summers we will have left together as a family of five! This list includesRead More
My Morning Routine: 2021 Version
I am something of a time management nerd. I seriously love setting up schedules for myself, making chore checklists for my kids, and even tracking my use of time over a week. It’s the kind of thing that makes my Type A, Upholder self (see Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies for more information about Upholders,Read More
A Simple Holy Week: Ways to Reduce Stress and Focus on What Really Matters
Holy Week is one of the reasons I became Orthodox. Seriously. The beauty, the intensity, the sheer joy of it immediately drew me in. As a Protestant, I had always believed that Good Friday and Easter should be, well….more. And, thanks be to God, I found that more in Orthodox Holy Week. As a young,Read More
Our Simple Plan for Great Lent
At the beginning of each Lent, I like to sit down (preferably with a cup of tea and a warm blanket) and reflect on the upcoming season of the Church. In my mind, I envision Lent as a slow time. A time to ponder. A time to move through life at a different pace. InRead More
Why I Don’t Do Crafts with My Kids: Being Yourself as a Parent
It seems like lately, on every social media site I glance at or in every online Orthodox motherhood group I am part of, all I see are posts about doing crafts with your children. I probably exaggerate. Slightly. All the Crafts…. Especially now as we are approaching Great Lent, there are a plethora of beautiful,Read More
