Advent begins this Sunday. Often I would still be scrambling to make the necessary preparations at this point, but several years of trial-a...

We settled into a good rhythm over the winter, easy and natural, a comforting flow to our rainy days. I have not always been particularly go...

I love my children. Being a mother is hard. Our days are precious to me. Our days are challenging. Both parts are true, the beauty and the i...

"No books at the dinner table" is easily Jay's least favourite rule in our home. Being lovers of books ourselves, the husband ...

It started with joy. Only it wasn't. It was JOY in capitals, JOY the acronym, JOY which meant Jesus --> Others --> You. Jesu...

I watch them playing together, these two boys of mine. They build a city across the living room, each adding pieces here and there, a twis...

With less than three months to go, preparations are beginning in earnest for Mystery Baby. Then again, our preparations are rather basic; th...

Going home to visit family brings up such a strange mix of feelings. One part nostalgia, one part panic, I'm not sure which wins out as ...

On Mother's Day this year, I sat down with a blank journal and a new pack of pencil crayons to record the day's events. It wasn...

(Photo courtesy of the preschooler, my budding photographer.) "Deep down, Jack really does want to be good, but he is also strong w...

We have said our good-byes, exchanged lingering hugs, and waved as the full vehicle pulled away from the curb. Grandparents and aunties, he...

Today in our Attachment Parenting Series , we will be discussing the role of fathers. If you have written a post on fatherhood as it relate...

Shortly after beginning our evening walk, the rain started. Well, maybe it'll let up right away. Let's just keep going. It didn...

My preschooler had his very first playdate without me on Saturday. He looked so grown up, backpack on, holding his friend's hand as the...

After fourteen months of asking, the boy has finally gotten his wish: He gets to sleep with his "baby bruzzer". I've put ...

The boys (and I include my husband here) have been making quite the forts this week. No blanket has been forgotten, no chair left neglected...

After a total of: 25 days away from home, 30 hours travelling by car, 9 hours travelling by bus, and 6 hours travelling by plane, we ar...

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselo...

It can be hard during the Christmas season to encourage a spirit of giving, generosity, and compassion in our children. The opposite is ste...