In my last post, I discussed the power of routine. To be sure, it would be hard to raise a family our size without it. In managing eight schedules, I certainly lean more towards routine than not. Like most things in life though, there are two ditches, one on either side of the road. It …
By far, one of the most frequent questions I get when people find out we have six children age 10 and under is this: How do you have time to run? The answer is: I don’t. With everything most of us have to juggle in a day’s time, none of us really have time to …
Zzzzz. My left wrist vibrated. I took in another deep breath. Thud, thud, left, right, left, right. My feet went onward into the darkness. The early morning winter air was crisp, but refreshing. I wonder what mile that was? I didn’t check. I still felt new to smartwatch technology, but embraced the spontaneity it offered. …
Early in our marriage, Austin and I agreed to live a life of materialistic minimalism. This basically amounted to verbalizing a mindset that was already a part of our lives. Neither of us like ‘stuff.’ I particularly do not like ‘stuff’ that turns cleaning into a complex task. Currently we have a few photos on …