School is out, and I hope you too are knee deep in creating a slow, playful summer with your kids. I can think of so many reasons to let this summer go by with more fun and less fuss. I want to get back in touch with my ability to lose track of time. I want to teach my kids the lifelong value of …
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I love it when I find a quote that at first glance applies to pursuing a career or finding your life's purpose, but I find that it so aptly applies to building a family. I found this gem in a post by Glennon, celebrating Maya Angelou's life. (Btw, in it she expresses exactly how I feel about Oprah, …
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In the summer, I read online that when one couple’s dream wedding almost got pre-empted by the fire department, their photographer snapped some gorgeous photos that quickly went viral. I followed the story around various news sites, and gradually, I noticed the reporters using a common phrase. A …
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I was honored when Tara of Between You & Me agreed to write for the Marriage Diaries. She has ten years of marriage on me (we've been married for 8), and I love her sweet perspective on life and love. Welcome, Tara! Andy and I laughingly say all the time that our marriage was so hard during …
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They dance in kindergarten. Our son told me that only he and Alex don't really like to dance. I had music on in the background when he told me this, so I walked over and turned it up. Way up. (I'm sure the people I share walls with understood. I mean, teaching moment!) I said "let's dance" and …
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During the summer, I pick fruit like it's my job. Maybe not quite, but we do hit up as many u-pick farms as possible every year. (If you're going to live somewhere as expensive as the Bay area, it is ESSENTIAL to live it up outdoors.) I think every summer I mention on here that berry picking is my …
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Twelve years ago, I decluttered my kids’ toys under the glow of a flashlight as they slept. That one change gave me so much relief that I continued until I’d decluttered more than half of what we owned. ✨
I suddenly felt like I could engage with my loved ones, not just clean up after them. I believe every woman deserves the same.
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