Family Culture
Finding Margin When You Are Overwhelmed
I’m a big believer in keeping a healthy amount of margin in life. I’ve written many posts about margin over the years and highly recommend two books related to it in my list of My Favorite Simple Living Books.
Easy Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice Recipe
I have always like the combination of cranberries and orange. Caroline enjoys it, too. So this is my go-to cranberry sauce now for Thanksgiving.
Children Understanding the Time-Money Tradeoff
If I had to sum up our summer on this last day of August, this is it:
You can have time or money, but rarely both.
This was the summer when Caroline really understood for the first time what it means to have more money and less Daddy.
Preparing For a Cozy Autumn and Winter
Last week we had a cord of firewood delivered. We don’t heat with firewood, but use it for cozy enjoyment all autumn and winter. We do, however, count the fireplace as a backup heat source. Because we live in an area with a long winter, this is important.