The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow On daffodils, death, and finding joy… Spring is officially here, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere! The daffodils in my garden are in […]

Today is the day! I’m launching an exciting FREE resource for YOU: a very intentionally designed bundle of 48 Chore and School Routine Cards. These cards will help you as you create a system of easy-to-implement routines and rhythms for your day, and help get your children excited and ready to do chores and schoolwork. […]

This healthy energy bites recipe is killer; they’re almost irresistible. Even though they’re healthy, I do have to limit my intake (it’s possible to eat 4 without even realizing it). I’m eighteen days into my 4th 75 HARD attempt. More on 75 HARD later…but here are my attempts: 2021 – failed at day 62 due […]

How to Throw a Last Minute Valentine’s Day Party I hosted a Valentine’s (Galentine’s, actually) party for our homeschool co-op mamas last Saturday. I needed to keep things simple, as we were busy every day that week, and I only had Saturday morning to prepare for the Saturday afternoon party. If you keep reading (and […]

Today I’m sharing my Costco Cheese Board Shopping List with you. Cheese board and Rebecca are basically synonymous. When in doubt, serve a cheese board. I love a good cheese board; they’re simple and beautiful. We make a simple board every Friday night for our family movie night, and if you’re invited to a party […]

In early March 2020, I shared a few tips and tricks for surviving at home. Almost 11 months later, who knew we’d be spending so much time at home (and indoors, during these cold winter months)!? We’ve had to get so creative with how we spend our time with 4 (almost 5) kids in 1,150 […]

This post is sponsored by Virginia Carolinas Peanut Promotions. I received compensation, but all opinions and content are my own. We finally started school this week after cherishing every last day of summer. It feels good to be getting back-to-routine after such a wonderfully lazy and carefree summer. For our first week, we’re celebrating as […]

It’s that time of year… The mornings and evenings are cooler and we begin to crave fall. Yet we are still solidly in summer for 3 more weeks. The garden is bursting with tomatoes, so we are savoring. And blending the two seasons as best we can with pot after pot of the garden fresh […]