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New Podcast Episode: 10 Things Saving Our Lives Right Now
On this most recent episode, we borrowed an idea from The Lazy Genius podcast and Barbara Brown Taylor to each share 10 things that are saving our lives right now. From farmer’s markets to time set aside for connecting with our children, we hope you will be delighted and inspired to notice what is helping you connect with a life of joy, purpose and community in this season. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., beautiful, decodable readers developed by Sara and friends, peaceful seasons of parenting, and a new oven with an induction cooktop). Then we shift into Today’s Topic. Next we share a couple of … Read More
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Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe
Me? Making sourdough bread with this easy recipe? It feels like Sara from 10 years ago is emerging!
I remember reading about a CEO who said you could only pick 3 of 5 things if you were also launching a company: Exercise, Sleep, Work, Family, or Friends. And I remember being indignant about the idea of not getting to have all five things.
But, the truth is, I gave up a lot to launch a non-profit organization. And to parent two young children.
Ten years in, I am continuing to reclaim former parts of myself.
I’ve never made sourdough bread before, but I used to be a “from scratch” … Read More
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Pen Pals: What We’re Doing
Matt (and me a little bit) will be homeschooling our boys for at least the first half of our Family Gap Year. And having pen pals will be part of the experience!
Back in the Family Gap Year 1.0 plan, we were going to homeschool for an entire year. But then COVID happened and mandatory homeschooling happened and we realized we aren’t so much a homeschooling family. And while we were fine doing it for one year, two years seemed like pushing it.
Honestly, it’s not that we aren’t a homeschooling family, per se. We just aren’t a “let’s spend 24 hours a day, 7 days a week together” … Read More