It’s barely Halloween, yet the stores are bedecked with Thanksgiving décor, and “early leak” Black Friday ads are splashing across the Web. Christmas, or at least Christmas shopping, is already eking out mental space, if not also carving out bank accounts. What to do with the pinch of inflation this year? Here are 10 creative …

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I love free stuff, both finding it and passing the treasure on. Today, courtesy of 8 years of diapering and pottying mishaps and milestones (and on the eve of #4’s arrival on scene), I’m offering “free experience” to fellow EC-ing parents. Basically, you get the benefit of our family’s adventures without having to bribe your …

If I Could Start EC Over Again – and Why I’m Glad I Can’t Read More »

The world is upside-down. It doesn’t seem to matter where you live, something is going sideways for every person I have talked to recently. What can we count on, any more? What can we hold on to that won’t let us down? The answer to that lies not in what, but in Who. There is …

Unshakeable Hope in Shaky Times Read More »

Is your homeschool year starting back up differently than you imagined? (Or maybe you, like me, forgot to imagine what re-starting would be like.) Newbie and veteran homeschool parents alike experience the same phenomenon every January: the post-holidays slump. All the excitement accompanying fresh adventure from the beginning of your school year feels like its …

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If you’ve searched for “real story of Christmas” traditions – or jealously scrolled your friends’ social media posts – chances are you’ve come across the term “Advent Celebration.” (Unless, of course, you’ve been celebrating it for years, in which case you are probably light years ahead and may skip to the end of today’s post. …

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