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Seasons are changing as a crispness in the air rises and colors paint their portrait of fall among the trees. With its newness, comes favorite traditions being lived out and activities of investing in the holiday season taking schedule...

I have a confession to make—my family wastes food. We have the best-laid plans to prepare fresh meals, but the fridge sucks those strawberries to the back and hides them until they become a science experiment. My kids turn up...

To read part one, click here. “The child has a different relation to his environment from ours… the child absorbs it.  The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul.  He incarnates in himself all...

I'll never forget the first time that I no longer felt safe going to sleep in my own home. I woke up one morning in the second grade to find that our basketball hoop had been stolen from our...

I’ve always dreamt of being a morning person. To wake up with motivation to take on the day, smiling and bursting with positivity and energy. But that, unfortunately, is not me. I am more of the hit the snooze...

It was an idea that had been brewing for a while. Every time I look at my children’s cluttered bedrooms. Whenever I stuffed clean laundry into already overflowing drawers.  Every time I walked into the guest-room-turned-office-turned extra-toy-storage-area. Finally, on...

"[A hobby}... A regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time." - according to Wikipedia.com. I know what you are going to say... you are a mom, you work full time, you can hardly keep...

A few weeks ago, I bought a puzzle on a whim. I opened up the box and sorted pieces into "edges" and "middles" on my dining room table and then walked away.   The puzzle sat untouched for about a week,...

My days are pretty busy. From the moment my alarm goes off at 6 AM and my feet hit the floor 30 minutes later, I oftentimes don’t sit down to relax until 9 PM. I know, I know…I can...

If you came to my house, you'd honestly think we raided a Once Upon a Child or scored big as a toy store went out of business. My husband, who grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, literally owned just a...