claim your light
We can't be perfect parents, but we can parent with purpose. Read on to discover ways to make your parenting more intentional, meaningful, and focused on the values you want to instill in your kids.
Flying with kids can be very intimidating. Combining the chaos of the everyday circus of parenthood with hauling luggage and carseats, managing the TSA line, and an airplane-doors-closing countdown clock? It’s a recipe for crazy if I ever saw one. Lucky for you, we’ve done the crazy so many times, we have it down to a science–and I’m all about… Read More
A few years ago, the idea of creating holiday magic overwhelmed me. It felt like I had to choose between myself and my kids: I could either have easy Christmas traditions, or truly magical ones. But obviously I couldn’t do both, right? Anything really special seemed like it took a lot of prep work, a lot of homemade components, and… Read More
As I was putting together my personal list of the best STEM gifts for kids, I walked through our house and looked at what my kids really play with. Over the years, I’ve seen many toys joyfully unwrapped and then quickly forgotten, discarded, or broken. That’s why this list of screen-less gifts has toys that have real staying power. Your… Read More
Over the past year alone, I’ve taken my four kiddos on over 5 round-trip airline flights. One of them was an international trip overseas (think 10 hour flights and layovers) that I tackled without my husband–eek! And while we love traveling as a family, it definitely feels like an adventure just making it through the airport. In our ten years… Read More
