Our friends, Dan and Sarah, just celebrated their 25th anniversary. Sarah is an anthropology PhD/homeschooling mom/accomplished fiction writer (you can see her books here). Dan is a geographer/awesome musician who sounds freakishly like the lead singer of Barenaked Ladies. They are …
Over 15 years of parenting three kids, I’ve collected a wide range of parenting tools. I’ve got redirection. I’ve got positive reinforcement. I’ve got time-ins and time-outs. I’ve got my “I mean business” glare. I’ve got the whole kaboodle, right …
Our family took a two-week road trip through Washington and Oregon this summer. We traveled with friends of ours—another family of five—and spent most of the trip camping and exploring state and national parks. One of the things we were …
I’ve been working lately on trying to get my morning act together. Not so much my routine, but my mindset upon waking. I’d fallen into a habit of opening my eyes, tossing out a quick mental, “Hey God, it’s me, Annie,” …
As I wade through the news this week, I keep thinking about the role of mothers in our world. I take note of our collective reaction to 3-yr-old Alan Kurdi’s sweet body washed ashore—an image that makes every fiber of our …
GAH! You guys. I am sooooo jazzed that I was invited to write this sponsored post about Cheerios™ going gluten-free. We’ve been waiting for this for years, literally. My 15-year-old daughter has been on a gluten-free diet since she was 7. She’s always …
Let me start by saying that I love my phone. LOVE it. Seeing as how Google Maps and I are best friends, I’d quite literally be lost without it. I do everything with my phone—take notes, do my banking, keep up with …
Our family recently took a 2-week road trip through WA, OR, and CA. We visited six state and four national parks, camped under the Redwoods, frolicked in the Pacific Ocean, hiked through breathtaking scenery, and ate and laughed with friends and …