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About the BookBook: If You Really Knew MeAuthor: Alison CheahGenre: Middle Grade FictionRelease date: December, 2021Tommy is glad of friendships which make him forget the situation at home. His father’s illness makes his behavior so unpredictable that the whole family must tip-toe around him for fear of becoming the butt of his anger.Elise wishes her twin sister didn’t think being champion swimmers was an adequate goal for their lives. She has her own dreams to fulfil.Carrie hides a secret, avoiding other students so nobody will ever find it out. But Tommy and Elise both look to Carrie to save them...

Trip to Boston Children's HospitalThank you for all your prayers for us to have a successful and fruitful trip, which it was. Below is a travelogue with a little medical update at the end.TuesdayAfter planning all the pragmatic details for weeks and working many hours above usual, I left a slow cooker meal burbling on Tuesday morning and I handed off five children to a wonderful couple who agreed to babysit our children and crazy, untrained puppies for three days. The only reason the laundry was caught up and home clean is that my housecleaner worked for nine and a...

Living off the grid can feel like a dream. The water is fresh, the grass is green; hard work is rewarding, and mistakes are taken in stride. As the threat of Covid-19 has pushed urban families inside, and made crowded suburbs feel even more crowded, the idea of living on the side of a mountain in the middle of nowhere has taken on new appeal.My family and I lived off-grid for years, drawing water from a mountain spring, power from the sun, and wood from the forest for heat. Today, our daughter is eight, and we live a little closer...

Spoiler alert: Kids change everything about marriage, especially the way couples communicate about everything from date nights to sex. Mark and Katyna Knapton know this. The couple has three kids ages six, five, and two and when they first became parents, it took them awhile to adapt to the new way of life. But Mark and Kayla (he works for substations and nuclear power plants; she home schools the kids and runs an online business) worked through it with day dates, constant text communication, and, well, locking the bedroom door. Here, they talk about the challenges of pregnancy, how they...

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} How to Use 1/4″ Diagonal Seam Tape is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! Happy Thursday! Today I’m sharing a quilting quick tip for you! Whenever I post a video, I am always asked about the “tape” on my machine. Well, today I’m showing you what it is, why I love it, and how to use...