When I speak to groups of moms with young children, I ask them to close their eyes and think of the last time they felt themselves relax into the moment so much that they lost all sense of …
One Easy Way to Simplify Family Life
This time of year many of us start to think about simplicity. Practicing Christian simplicity is about doing less or having less in order to focus more on God. I think many of us want to better …
Three Goals for a Simpler Summer
School ended on Friday, and we are now officially on summer vacation, as my 4-year-old keeps excitedly reminding us. We celebrated with a family trip to the drive-in to see How To Train Your …
More God, Less of Everything Else
As I've been talking to groups and traveling around a bit to promote Mom Seeks God, I've been struck by the hunger I'm seeing for spiritual practice, for connection with God. Yet at the same time, I …
Five Ways to Reduce Paper Clutter
(Even for the chronically disorganized) One of the biggest domestic challenges for me is keeping on top of the reams of paper that want to enter my house each and every day. The mail, the …
Ending the “What’s For Dinner?” Stress: Family Meal Planning Made Easy
When I was growing up, I remember my mom picking us up from school and turning to my sister and me in the backseat, "What are we going to have for dinner, girls?" she would ask. We would look at each …
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My Catalog Problem
This time of year my mail seems to be mostly catalogs. For most people, this would probably be nothing more than a minor nuisance, but I've previously discovered that I have a teeny little …
