Despite that Winter can’t make up its mind to stay away, we love where we live. Here is a sweet pic of our three kids playing in the back yard on their new Spring swing. It’s so much fun to see them enjoy

I often wonder how Kid3 manages these feats. She has a knack for getting stuck in odd situations. images and post by @shawnamawna

I am greatly looking forward to Spring. This back and forth weather is migraine material for me, but it also means my kids are spending more time outside. No cabin fever for us! Share a screenshot of your

My son has looked uncannily like me through every stage since his birth. Coincidentally, on his birthday, I have my usually curly hair straightened (stylist's choice). As she got the front of my hair,

This was another hard week. Between the two accounts, @shawnamawna and @nat5an had more comments than ever. So, when choosing, I decided to go with comments that I felt fostered true connection. Those

Once I was a morning person. It was when I was a tween and a swimmer. I got up at 4:30 to get to 5am practices, bed to suit to water with ease. I remember how joyful I felt about mornings being bright

Here's the story: I was truly excited to work out five days this week. I'd been looking forward to this morning's workout in particular because it would involve, for me, heavy squats. I love squatting

Today marks 12 years for this young man, and 12 years for @nat5an and me as parents. The journey has been a rich and rewarding challenge. We are so proud of how attentive our son is to disparity. He is

As I read last week about the connection between sugar and Alzheimer's, I felt sad. Because you are likely not familiar with the pieces I shared about losing family members to Alzheimer's and dementia

Dear Friends, In case you missed it over on @shawnamawna, our two girls are Girl Scouts. The scouting program is community focused. Their troops are donating cookies to U.S. troops, but my girls (and some

I am in my bed with peanut butter and chocolate beside me. I have my laptop in my lap. I'm under the blankets. I've knocked several items off my to do list. Once I post this, I am going to record some

...but with a different daughter. Here we are in our Halloween costumes hamming it up for a selfie. This was the first Halloween I actually made myself up. Usually just my kids get to enjoy the costumes.

We had unintentionally matching outfits. She is showing off her necklace which has a beautiful message of love. It was gifted to her by the family we choose, one of my best friends. Me, @shawnamawna, with

Behold, @nat5an in all his bearded glory. This photo was taken on a "just us" vacation to Lake Patoka. There were wooden sculptures all around the property where we stayed. This photo opp was

Protein and fat are my go-tos after a good workout. I ear a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet. Eggs and corned beef are an easy fix when I need calories and i’m battling fatigue. The saltiness

When Nathan said I could use his blog, I imagined building an audience catered to him. But as I got going I realized I am in no way capable of that. Nathan is Science while I am Art. We are yin and yang

I have spent my life in fear of disappointing my parents. Recently, they disappointed me in such a way it became clear not disappointing them shouldn't be a priority in my life. I should be focused on

I shared that we have been renovating our house one room at a time. A priority for us was housing our books. Books are our friends. When we first looked at this house I saw it's potential for a library.

While he's been off his training for the last two months, our eldest child has been doing Olympic Lifting for the last two years. He is a naturally gifted athlete whose main struggle is overcoming the

When my younger sister (@nat5an's sister-in-law) had her baby shower, the word of the day was "homemade marshmallows." There stood an island in the kitchen stacked with them and several other