Introducing: A Six Week Series on Parenting Teen (and Pre-Teen) Boys
It’s been just over a year since I wrote the post, What A Teenage Boy Needs Most from His Mom. That was my first ever viral…
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Tortellini Salad with Grilled Chicken and Veggies.
Have I ever mentioned that we don’t have a dining room table in our house? Well, there’s your little bit of Swanson-trivia for the day….
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A Typical Day in our Homeschool Life
A look at our typical homeschool days. 🙂 I don’t even know how to start this post. The first words I typed were “Oh dread.” (I…
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Quinoa Fiesta Salad with Black Beans, Kale, and Corn
Summer, and salad. They’re just a match made in hot, lazy, summertime heaven. amiright? Well, we’re back from California, and one thing is for sure:…
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Simple is Good. Our Life in Hawaii, and Simplifying, Anywhere.
It seems fitting that as I fly back to Hawaii today, I would republish a post from exactly one year ago, when I returned from the…
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Diet, exercise, and Body Image: My Story, Part I {A VLOG}
Hey guys! First, a quick surf update: Luke kicked off his first heat of Open division at Nationals today with a first place finish! We are…
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FIVE MYTHS About Being a Doctor’s Wife.
I am a doctor’s wife. Sometimes–okay, most of the time–that still sounds funny to me, I’m not sure why. It occurred to me recently that…
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Weight Issues and Mind Games.
Weight Issues and Mind Games: I am familiar with the challenge of finding and maintaining a healthy weight and body image both personally, and from…
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The Anger-Lecture Habit in Parenting: My Struggle and How I’m Trying to Change it.
Anger in parenting and how we can change it This is my story of struggling with anger in my parenting journey. I write it to encourage anyone…
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No Regrets
Just before I went to bed last night, Josiah ran out to get a book he had left in the car…He came in and said,…
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Birth Order: What Firstborns Need Most from their Parents
(Note: for context: this article (and the whole series) was originally written in 2015. Minor updates have been added over time. 😉) A simple walk…
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White Bean Chicken Chili. For Cowboys and the rest of us.
I started playing with a recipe for White Bean Chicken Chili last fall. I love all of the spices and flavors in chili, and wanted to…
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