These are all the posts in the Our Family Life category. They are listed in alphabetical order.

• 100 Books From Our New Home Library
• 11 Lists Of 11 Things From 11 Years Of Motherhood
• 7 Things I Tell My Child Every Day
• A Break To Reset My Life
• A Day In Our Cozy Life #1 – On The Deck, Calico Critters, Farmer Boy, and More
• A Day In Our Cozy Life #2 – Poetry, Starry Night With The Wave Shower Curtain, Doll Ornament, and More
• A Day in Our Cozy Life #3 – Bunny Bungalow, Dollhouse, Yellow Historical Home and More
• A Day in Our Cozy Life #4 – 80s Arcade, Growing Up Skipper, Little People Camper
• A Day in Our Cozy Life #5 – Bungalow Dollhouse, Vintage Linens, 1936 Noah Webster Calendar and More
• A Fancy Nancy Birthday Party – Planning Ideas On A Budget
• A Jumbly Post On A Rainy Saturday Night In October
• A Little Update
• A Real Honest-to-Goodness Blog Post at Christmastime about Nothing in Particular
• A Reset Week | Cozy Life Reset – Day 21
• A Snowy, Sleety Sunday In Mid-April
• A Very Full Life Right Now
• Adding More Grandmacore To My Home
• All The Random September Thoughts
• All The Random Things Right Now
• Ambivalence and Motherhood
• An Early Fall This Year?
• And Now the Million Dollar Questions: Buy or Rent? City or Country?
• Around Our Home In April
• Around Our Home In August
• Around Our Home In December
• Around Our Home In February
• Around Our Home In January
• Around Our Home In July
• Around Our Home In June
• Around Our Home In March
• Around Our Home In May
• Around Our Home In November
• Around Our Home In October
• Around Our Home In September
• Around Our Home Lately
• Around Our Home This December
• Around Our House On A Snowy February Saturday
• At Least We Can See the TV Now (and Other Home Tales)
• Back in the Saddle – Finally
• Behold the Power of Television on Language Development
• Birds, Sickness, and My Newsletters
• Blessed With a Small Life
• Blogging vs. Family Life
• Caroline Donated Her Hair
• Caroline Is Enjoying All Bob’s Money
• Caroline Is Two!
• Caroline Surprised Me With Kirsten From American Girl
• Caroline Turned 13 This Weekend
• Caroline’s First Stop Animation Movie
• Caroline’s Newest Project – LEGO Friends Olivia’s House
• Caroline’s Preschooler Christmas Tree
• Caroline’s Recent Creative Projects
• Cheerfully Adjusting in a Coronavirus World
• Children Understanding the Time-Money Tradeoff
• Choosing a Merry Christmas When Life is Difficult
• Christmas Afterglow
• Content at Home Amid the Tyranny of Change
• Crazy Busy or the Quiet of Home?
• Creating A Family Economy
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Allowing Men (Transgenders) To Become Members
• Dealing With Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and My Number One Health Rule
• Decorating A Tween Girl’s Bedroom
• Defriending People, Our Homeschool Year, & Wonderful Comments
• Early July This And That
• Eleven Years Ago, I Became A Mrs.
• Enjoying The Blessings In My Life
• Ever Feel Like You Stink at Everything You Do and Are?
• Failure and the New Normal
• Fawns in Our Backyard | Answered Prayer
• Focusing On Health, Home, and Homeschooling
• Four Weeks of No Rhythm or Routine
• Fragmented Lives
• Free Woodworking Fun At Home Depot
• Gathered Around The Hearth
• Getting Started With Geocaching
• God Delights In The Details Of Our Lives
• Happy 15th Birthday, Little Miss Peanut!
• Happy 18th Birthday, Caroline!
• Happy Anniversary To Me (and David!)
• Happy Birthday To Me!
• Happy Engagement Anniversary, David!
• Happy Ninth Birthday, Caroline!
• Happy Thanksgiving!
• Happy Thirteenth Anniversary To Us!
• Head Down, Blinders On, Antennae Up – Multi Topic Update
• Heard At Our House This Evening
• Here’s What We Think Of The British Museum Deciding The Word “Mummy” Is Offensive To Mummies
• Hibernation Homeschooling
• Highlights From My September Weekend
• How I Spent My Spring Break – Week 1
• Hues and Cues Game
• Hygge, Cabin Fever, and a Cardboard Playhouse
• I Can’t Find My Lost Week
• I Usually Lose Interest Before The End
• I’ve Finally Found What Completely Wigs Me Out As A Mother
• I’ve Lost My Margin
• In Search of a Normal Week
• It Only Took Me Thirteen Years!
• Keeping It Real As We Enter October!
• Keeping Your Children With You In Church
• Late Winter Days at Home
• Lent, Phonics, BlogHer and The Next Big Thing in Christian Blogging
• Let Autumn Begin!
• Letting Go When It’s Time | Cozy Life Reset – Day 15
• Life During the First Two Weeks of Homeschool
• Life In Our Home This Week and Catching Up
• Life With Little Miss Peanut
• Little Cozy Room Changes | Cozy Life Reset – Day 16
• Living A Quiet Life
• Living The Life I Used To Read About
• Making Choices & Simple Living
• Matching NIV Study Bibles | 30 Years Apart
• Merry Christmas To You!
• Merry Christmas!
• Millie the Faithful Deer Comes Calling
• Moving On From Christmas
• My 20th Blogging Anniversary – A Visual Retrospective
• My Christmas Greetings to You | Sallie’s Video
• My Little Red Schoolhouse (Almost) Little Free Library
• My New Vintage NIV Study Bible
• My Reading List 2020-2021
• My Themes and Goals This Year: Health and Home
• Navigating Real Life
• Northern Lights at Our Home
• Of Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a Gifted Daughter, and a Husband Trying To Keep Up
• On Bookstores and Books
• Our 25th Wedding Anniversary
• Our 26th Wedding Anniversary!
• Our Cozy Home Remodel
• Our Family’s Positive Experience With Minecraft
• Our Favorite Sunday Meal
• Our Homeschooling Story in “The Epoch Times”
• Our Life In July – Teacher Friends, New Car, Painting Bathrooms and More
• Our Trip to the ER on Sunday
• Our Water Heater – Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
• Painting Books on Bricks – The Hobbit
• Parenting and Homeschooling As An Introvert
• Preparing For The Storm
• Putting a Toddler to Bed at Night with Books?
• Raising a Dreamer Child and Ignoring Conventional Wisdom
• Raising a Spirited Child and Feeling Like a Bad Mother
• Random Thoughts On A Rainy October Sunday
• Realistic Expectations in the Age of Pinterest
• Remembrances of Johanna (Bruin) Baareman: A Dutch Immigrant Family Story in Michigan
• Removing the Distracting Possibilities Around Me
• Rolling Up My Sleeves During Spring Break
• Show Your Child God’s World Is Fascinating
• Small Tasks and the Sabbath
• So I Finally Joined Mensa
• So We’ve Started Getting “Comments” About Sending Caroline To Preschool
• Sundays, Infants, and Naps
• Surprised By Toddlerhood
• Taking A Walk On The Lighter Side
• Taking My Own Advice & Doing Real Things
• Taxes, Cooking, and Bible Reading
• Thanksgiving Joy
• The Downside of Eating Real Food
• The Dream When You Forgot to Attend Class
• The Happy Warrior Was On Medical Leave
• The Homeschool Mom Reset
• The Hours and Days Create Your Life
• The Importance of Creation For Our Mental Health
• The Last First Day of Homeschooling
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Caroline’s Current Favorite DVD
• The Month Of April – Total Blur
• The Problem Is Not Location – It’s The Heart
• This Is How Caroline Cuts Brownies
• This Year’s Christmas Ornament
• Three Michigan Voters for MAGA
• Toddler Teething Meltdowns and the Rest of Our Life I Don’t Talk About Here
• Two Reasons I’m Prioritizing Sleep
• Updating My Office
• We Made An Easy Squirrel Feeder Picnic Table
• We Went To Church Today!!!
• We’re All Sick (Updated)
• We’re Officially Daughters of the American Revolution!
• We’re On a Fall Homeschool Break
• What Is Church And Why Do We Go?
• What This Introvert Learned and Did This Summer
• Where Did The Fall Go?
• Why We Avoid Television Viewing
• Why We Decided To Stop Eating Together As A Family
• Winter Mornings