Weekly Rundown: He is Risen!
Hey there! Happy Resurrection Sunday! I’m back from vacation–more on that in an upcoming post–and I’m getting back to the Weekly Rundown (even if it’s a bit late this week)….
Weekly Rundown: Spring
If you live in a cold climate, you understand the energy and joy that comes with warmer days after a long, frigid winter. The smell of melt and uncovered earth…
A Weekly Rundown: Quarantined
Hey friend. Last weekend, my rundown was super short and sweet, as I was not feeling well. This week looked much the same–in bed for a couple of days, tired,…
January Bible Reading Plan: Let’s Read John Together
One thing that I will look back on with gratefulness in 2020 is how alive scripture became to me again. I’ve always regularly read scripture, especially with my kids, but…
What Are You Doing With Your Minas?
He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. So he called ten of his servants and gave…
7 Lessons I Learned From Traveling to Europe For the First Time
We recently had the dreamiest family vacation. We traveled to Germany and Austria. You can read about how we budgeted and planned too. The most unexpected thing that happened on…
When Mama Loses Her Merry
It’s December! It’s time to string the popcorn, cut down your tree and do all the beautiful things we feel like December expects from us. We all know that mama…
YOU CAN’T POUR FROM AN EMPTY CUP
Wake up, tired from only five hours of sleep, to a parade of toddlers in your bedroom all wanting something different for breakfast. Drink a half of a cup of…
PEACE: CAN IT BEGIN WITH ME?
This topic has been rolling around in this head of mine for a while. I wasn’t sure how to share it or where to share it, but with today being…
MOVING: ALL THE FEELINGS
A photo posted by Alicia Hutchinson (@aliciaahutchinson) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:04am PST We’re here! Well, we’re here in the Midwest. I wouldn’t say we’ve “arrived” yet, living like…
JUST A FEW CARING PEOPLE
There’s nothing quite like pulling out of your driveway for the last time–all your belongings packed tight on a truck, leaving behind what’s been your life for years. It’s a…
ASHEVILLE BUCKET LIST
I am convinced that moving is not just a stressful thing, which it is–but it is one of the most emotional events in our lifetime. Is that too grand a…
ONWARD AND UPWARD: MOVING TO MINNESOTA
Doing the Home + School: Simplified series has definitely made this easier to keep this quiet here on the blog, but it’s gotten harder and harder and the time has…
WILL THERE EVER BE BALANCE?
It feels like we’ve had such a productive month over here, right? We’ve covered so much ground in our personal lives, our homes, and our schools about simplifying and gaining…
COPING WITH STRESS
As much as we simplify our lives, sometimes there’s nothing we can do to avoid seasons of stress. Deadlines, colds, poison ivy, planning, holidays, and so much more has racked…
ONE WEEK DOWN
This week has been anticipated for half the summer. So much planning and organizing goes into the first week of school. Books are ordered, school room is set up, copies…
32 THINGS I’VE LEARNED SINCE I TURNED 30
It’s true. It’s my 32nd birthday today. Two years ago, I had just found out I was pregnant with my fourth baby and was pretty sure I’d never feel young…
SMALL TOWN LIFE
Sorting through last month’s photos one more time before I file them away for our annual yearbooks and I feel like there’s still one more post before we reluctantly move…
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