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Our New Favorite Day (and Our New Favorite Park)

We’ve been working on something new in our family.

Or, to be more specific, we’ve been working on not working, in our family. Continue reading “Our New Favorite Day (and Our New Favorite Park)” →

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

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I took the kids on a hike today because it was warm and sunny and glorious out. The boys meandered off the path as they usually do and ended up on the opposite side by climbing a tree that had fallen across the creek. 🧗🏼‍♂️ They wandered a bit downstream before finding another fallen tree to cross back over. But this one had a root system that acted as a barrier between the bank where they stood and the trunk that they wanted to cross. 🧗🏼‍♂️ Theo, my climber, scaled it quickly and dropped to the other side. Oliver, wasn’t so sure. He started to climb but then stopped, frozen in fear, and yelled “I HATE this!” 🧗🏼‍♂️ I was up on the bank. I couldn’t help. I was holding baby brother and keeping little sister from going in. All I could do, was watch. 🧗🏼‍♂️ Through Theo’s encouragement (he kept saying, “you are braver than you think!”) and guidance, the two eventually made their way across. 🧗🏼‍♂️ We all face hard situations. What is hard for one person isn’t for another. But that doesn’t make their life easy, it just means our hardships look different. And sometimes the hard thing we face is simply watching someone else struggle. 🧗🏼‍♂️ It’s ok to hate how hard things feel. Usually, it just means we are scared. And we get scared because we are human. And to be human is to know some (very important) things are beyond our control. 🧗🏼‍♂️ The good news is, we are braver than we think. You can’t avoid every wall life will ask you to climb. But you can climb, my friends. You can climb. 🧗🏼‍♂️ #wildandfree #wildandfreechildren #childhoodunplugged #motherhoodunplugged #letsbebrave #brave #wildheart #getoutside #inspire #inspiredaily #inspiredbynature
I sent my crazy talented and super wonderful friend, @stillmeadowacre, a photo of a wreath style that I liked and less than two days later she delivered something even better than I had envisioned. 🌲 I’m always amazed at the incredibly talented, creative, and driven women in my life. They are brave and bold. They are creators and innovators. They are artists and business women. They are wives and mothers. And they are really good friends. 🌲 Grateful for all the women in my life who make everything they touch a little more beautiful, both inside and out. 🌲 Who are some of the talented people who make your world a better place? Tag them below. I’d love to meet them! 🌲 #womeninspiringwomen #collaborationovercompetition #womenempowerment #bossbabe #artist #localbusiness #supportlocal #shopsmall #friends #womenwhorunwiththewolves #holidayseason #holidaydecor #livingwreath #christmaswreath
My sweet friend, @alivizzo, sent our kids home from church with “Advent in a Bag” a few weeks ago, and included in the mix was a jar of simple family activities. 🌟 Today, we pulled “create a nativity scene with items/toys from around the house.” This is what the boys created. 🌟 Oliver arranged the animals. Theo built the stable, manger and star from LEGOS. 🌟 They did all of this while I was drinking coffee and cleaning up the breakfast dishes. Simple? Yes. Meaningful? Oh friends. Yes. 🌟 Reframing my ideas of what gives my day and this Christmas season meaning, one (LEGO) block at a time. 🌟 #christmas #christmasmood #nativity #legonativity #LEGO #letthembelittle #chasingslow #childhoodunplugged #motherhoodunplugged #theartofslowliving #thegreatestgift #advent #adventactivities #motherhood #myfourkids #homeeducation #homeschool #unschooling #wildandfree

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