Our oldest daughter turned nine last month. In true minimalist fashion, I gifted her an experience: ice skating. Just she and I, for two whole hours, gliding among a thin…
Category: Intentional Living
Last week at school pick-up, I had a moment that was interpreted as rather Grinch-like. I was chatting with other moms, when the topic of Christmas gift-related overwhelm emerged. I…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jessalynn Jones of Doable Simplicity. Black Friday has always reminded me of a Las Vegas buffet. Showy, with a stage set for overconsumption. …
I stood in the middle of our street, face tilted skyward, welcoming the wet frigid flakes as they steadily pelted my skin. Squinting my eyes against the snowy onslaught, I…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress. We have two lives: the one we learn with and the life we live after that.…
It’s 8 a.m. on Sunday morning and the smell of coffee beckons from the kitchen. Rolling out of bed, I make my way to the living room sofa and groggily…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mike Donghia of This Evergreen Home. Living with adversity is hard, but a life without clarity is harder. I have found that…
The speed of my life has decelerated recently. Our baby girl was born two weeks ago—15 days before we expected her. The day of her birth I specifically told a…
Growing up in small-town Iowa, I was close to my grandmother. Our relationship, however, was far from a textbook version. Instead of learning how to bake pies, decorate cookies, or…
The folding chair felt hard the longer I sat. I tried my best to look comfortable. I was, after all, sharing the spotlight. The women seated around me varied from…