Locked In to the New

I recently finished a book by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson that caused me to laugh out loud when he talked about his experience playing at a youth group lock-in, saying lock-ins essentially are everything that is wrong with the world. Why did this make me laugh?...

Out of Thin Air

One of my favorite parts of Facebook is clicking on the Memories heading and scrolling, through the years, a scroll along memory lane, if you will. This exercise of looking back and recalling days gone by is also something my teenagers enjoy alongside me; they take...

Pleasantly Surprised by Learning

We are settling into a new week which also means we are about to get back into some unschooling and curiosity adventures here. Because we tend to have two days with appointments, I try to create as flexible a schedule as possible; even so, I also tend to have internal...

Messy Days Bring Out Empathy & Team Work

Some days are pretty much like feeling your way through a dark room during a power outage—you know the lay of the land but in the dark sometimes you walk into a piece of furniture nonetheless. Still, if you’re astute enough to track the weather and know there’s a...

A Little Spring in the Air & My Step

Spring, for me, is the kind of season that is suddenly right there, all around you, with its splashes of colors and new life appearing along the roads and walkways; it brings a brightness to everything, including my spirits. Of course the return of some normalcy also...