Heartfelt Parenting

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate

Psalm 127:3–5

Parenting - Blog Posts

Motherhood Success

Being a mom is the only thing I have ever truly felt successful in. The minute I had Luke I changed forever… into who I was meant to be....

The Chaos of the Inbetween - Raising Tweens

Navigating this inbetween time of not-a-little-boy and not-a-teenager (the tween years) is interesting, to say the least. It is as if my...

Minimal, Simple Toys

When people come to our house they often ask, where are all the toys? It has become common practice to see big toy boxes, or plastic...

Independent Play

Why independent play is beneficial for your child and you.

Tools Over Toys

This picture was taken 5 years ago. Luke was 5 and Lochlan was 3. If you look closely you’ll see they both are holding tomahawks and...

Simple Summers

Let’s talk about simple summers…. For homestead families like ours, we cannot just up and leave for a family vacation. We have animals...

Meant to Be

Raising my boys on a farm, surrounded by nature, up close and personal with life and death was not the life I had pictured when I first...

Responsibility

Responsibility. It’s a big word with big meaning, and here at our homestead responsibility means life or death. Both of the boys have...

Momming Too Hard

If you’re momming without oils then you’re momming too hard!

Get Outside

“There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing.”

Purposeful Work

In Waldorf, it is thought that adults are responsible for setting the mood of the children’s play each day.

Life As the Curriculum

Before I became a mom, I was a teacher. And here is why I chose to leave the public school system.

Thoughts On Childhood

"Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives."

Mommy

Tomorrow he turns six years old. My Luke, the incredible little boy who made me a Mommy. Somehow I feel like I will always owe him for...

Luke's Birth Story -- part 2 (at the hospital)

So, Mitch and I get to the hospital at 4 a.m. We enter through the Emergency entrance because the main doors are still locked for the...

Luke's Birth Story - part 1 (before the hospital)

Well, it's kind of hard to believe our baby boy has arrived! Mitch and I are enamoured and still kind of in shock over the fact that,...

My Natural Hospital Childbirth Plan

As the birth of my little boy approaches I thought I better put all of my thoughts and heartfelt desires for my birth onto paper, to have...