Over the past year of living as a minimalist family, I’ve become a professional observer of toys in our home. I’ve come to know what toys our girls play with…
A couple days ago I had a weak parenting moment. I had a doctor’s appointment and no child care lined up. So, like it or not, our daughters were going…
With Halloween behind us, the holidays are almost here. The most wonderful time of the year, as the familiar carol goes. But with Black Friday and Cyber Monday trailing Thanksgiving…
One of my main goals as a parent is to help teach our daughters how to make sense of their emotions. I want them to understand that whatever they are…
It’s only mid October, but the holidays keep popping into mind. The travel plans, the Christmas shopping budget, and what to do with all the new things that loved ones…
On a drive to a friend’s house in North Kansas City this week, movement to the right caught my eye. Emerging along a parallel road was a fleet of Amazon…
Parenting our five-year-old daughter has taught me to rethink a lot of conventional parenting advice. Over the past five years, I’ve done away with time outs (stick with me, I…
A recent podcast got me thinking about attachments. “An attachment is like a monkey on our back,” the podcaster said. “It’s something we carry around with us all of the…
I sat in a Southwest plane, looking down over puffy white clouds and shadow dusted mountains. We’re probably over Colorado by now, I thought. The view was extraordinarily beautiful. I…
Ever get that feeling that your life feels too cluttered? Like your breathing space is shrinking? You want to do something about it, but don’t know where to start. Take…