Lately || August 2026

If August is the Sunday of summer, I’m pretty sure I took a too-long Sunday afternoon nap, because the month drew to a close while I wasn’t paying attention. Now that all ...

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What I Learned This Summerโ€”on Changing Rhythms, Disgusting Maladies, Learning to See My Kids, and More

The new school year with our Classical Conversations co-op started back up a couple of weeks ago. Even though only three months had passed since our last meeting, the kids were all ...

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The Kid In Front of Me

My heart sinks when I read the text: the teenage son of some friends has gotten into trouble. After months of poor decisions, he ran away from home, only to be picked ...

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Nickelson Ryan || A Love Letter to My TWO-Year-Old!

My Dearest Nico Nico, Two years ago today, I was one day shy of 39 weeks pregnantโ€”two weeks more pregnant than I’d ever been before; full of baby and anticipation and excitement ...

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Quick Lit + August 2026

I did a lot of reading this month, all of it at least partially successful, with a couple of books that didn’t fully meet expectations but others that totally blew me away. ...

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Present in 2026 Book Review #3: Keeping Company with Jesus

We’ve all heard the adage, “you can tell a lot about a person by looking at the company they keep.” As Jesus’ followers and disciples, we want to look and act like ...

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Lately || July 2026

Despite all my best efforts at being more present in the day-to-day of this year, I failed at practicing presence this July. Our family made some great memories while soaking up the ...

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Staying Human

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to attend the Great Homeschool Convention that takes place in our neck of the woods each summer. We’ve attended the convention for a handful of ...

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Believe it. . . or not?

I am a product of the California public school system. No schooling method, setting, or institution is perfect, but as far as education goes, I feel like I received a pretty good ...

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28 Amazon Purchases That Have My Stamp of Approval

I’ve never been much of a shopper. I do love to window shop, casually passing time as I wander through stores or browse online, but when it comes to the actual shopping ...

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