I love traditions, especially around the holidays. Last year we started doing advent bags. In each bag there contains a scripture and a small...
COVID-19… did this one ever turn the world on its butt!
What were the other big events during this mother's lifetime, you ask?
If you were...
We've all heard the phrase "It's better to give than to receive" and during the Holidays, I think that phrase means even more.
While most...
There’s an immense amount of pressure to have an ambitious New Year’s resolution. If you think about it, New Year’s resolutions are nothing more...
March brings with it hope for spring (well, not for us in Vermont, but hey we can dream), thoughts of vegetable gardens, and the...
::Photo by Kristy Dooley Photography::
As we get ready to enter 2014, I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the past year.
Being a...
It's been a while, hasn't it? And, I miss the fun adult time that landed me in this sexless desert. Amirite, fellow moms? Do...
Halloween is just over a week away, and there are a ton of family events taking place this weekend! Here are a few of...
We are by no means a devoutly religious household, but my kids love the season of Advent. The 24 days or four Sundays leading...
SO? Did you make green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, like I had so heartily suggested in my last post? Well, if not, you still...
How many times do you come home from a walk with your child and end up with a pile of nature? It can't just...
There I stood, front and center of the holiday candy aisle in my friendly neighborhood Walmart. Not only was I confused about what to...
1. My kids are another year older, and I still don’t have a picture of them on Santa’s lap.
When the holiday cards and Facebook...
Every year, my kids’ Christmas lists get just a little bit longer. And that pile of presents under our tree, despite my best intentions,...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
