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4 Easy, Fun Ways to Help Kids Give Thanks

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help kids give thanks

Question: Are you the fun parent?

I am not. read more

Why Your Marriage Needs Sex (& other recent articles)

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needs sex

When my four kids were little and life resembled a 24-hour Bounty commercial, I read a statistic in Parents magazine that something like 78% of new moms, when choosing between sex and sleep, chose sleep.

Um. Duh. read more

Another Pile of Dishes–and Joy in the Mundane

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For those who know me well…it’s a little eerie.

Since the beginning of the year here at Casa de la Breitenstein, I’ve been heading up my own ambitious, highly uncharacteristic Project Ducks in a Row. read more

2021 Best Posts of the Year!

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But for the last few days, I’d been sifting through a few emotions about 2022. A new year comes with some gravity–especially after a tough 2021 for my family.

Recently I completed a yearly prayer of Examen–my second year of a new personal tradition. Like the Israelites standing at the Jordan and choosing stones of remembrance (Joshua 4), I’m looking back at how I’ve seen God writing His story in and around me. And how his presence has met me there. read more

A Christian Home: Wondering Where to Start?

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christian home

Question: Where did you get your mental/emotional/spiritual/social blueprints on how to build a Christian home?

A friend of mine is a first-generation Christian. Aside from a few moments in college, a week of VBS was about the extent of Christian education–there were stickers and crafts, she remembers. read more

[Stuck at] Home for Christmas? 15 Ideas for a Little More Jolly

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home for Christmas

Since 2020 is on its way out, it apparently needed to swipe one more holiday. Go big or go home, right? Or just stay home. Alllll year. “Home for Christmas” may not have the same ring when you’ve been home for Easter, home for Thanksgiving, home for everything!

But in all honesty, though I sorely miss our extended family, I continue to find a lot of hidden gifts in a year with overt,  sadness and fear. read more

Free Printable Postcards for Kids!

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free printable postcards for kids

Anyone else–after Thanksgiving away from family–feeling a little sad?

My kids have cousins and grandparents they won’t have seen for a year. Though I obviously hate this pain on a number of levels–I love that my kids (including three teenagers!) were visibly bummed when Thanksgiving was canceled with their grandparents, and cousins half their age.  read more

Navigating Political Polarization in Your Family

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political polarization

My 16-year-old was recently awarded his driver’s permit–okay, yikes–and with it, was pre-registered to vote. We don’t fall down the line politically, which I’m generally okay with. (You may remember we’re a lot different: see When Your Child is Different from What You Expected.)

As my kids grow older…so do their opinions. Sometimes I’m unprepared for the ways my boys and I don’t see eye-to-eye. read more

Ethical Clothing for Your Family: 4 (Easy-ish) Steps

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ethical clothing

My husband and I recently slipped through the mountains on the way home from a soccer game, the sun at our foreheads. The conversation meandered toward politics, then toward economic issues.

I confessed to him that as a buyer, correcting ethical issues through my purchases feels challenging without shifting some of my life priorities. (Yikes. Maybe I’ll make you overwhelmed with me.) read more

Me, Overfunctioning: 3 Bad Things It’s Teaching My Kids

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overfunctioning

So over here, school has started again. I may have subconsciously avoided my boys’ room this morning, which at last sight looked like someone flipped it upside down and shook it. My daughter’s room was pretty similar as she rushed out the door. Hers just smells better.

What I want to do? Overfunction just a little. read more

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