Overseas mom, you are doing better than you think. You truly are. You are sitting there with a cup of tea at the end of a long day. Another long day of survival that has made you feel more tired than you’ve ever felt before. You are parked in a truck you may or may…
Summer reading is sometimes one of those goals you set at the beginning of summer and by the end of summer, no books have been read or the pile is sadly very small. All the good intentions and charts and plans seem to fall by the wayside as pool days, vacation, picnics, play dates and…
Call me way behind in mom movie watching but I just watched Mom’s Night Out for the first time today. I know. How did I NOT see this movie? Such a fun, real, somewhat quirky movie… and with an incredible message. I think I needed to see it. Today. Not a few years ago… but…
My friend Christina @ Get Joy just posted a Christmas Memories post. And I loved it. Why? Well, although her family is super cute and fun and it looks like they had a wonderful Christmas, that is not necessarily why I loved her post. I loved it because I LOVE the disclaimer that she put…
You are looking for Christmas activities for kids. Something that your family can do together or a way that you can walk through the Christmas story in a simple, meaningful way. As you know, the words Christmas and simple do not often go together. In fact, all things simple tend to get lost in the…
Today, our puppy will make his Our Goodwin Journey debut! Everyone… meet Alexander Rush Goodwin, the newest member of our family. He is a German/Belgian Shepherd mix and as of now, 4 months old! {he was only 2 months in these pictures} Such a cutie and a great puppy. Oh, he loves to chew things…
Motivation tips… sounds good, doesn’t it? But how to you really get motivated to do what needs to be done? It comes with deliberate, daily decisions to start small, do little things and dive in. “Girls, I promise. If we all just work together for 15 minutes, we can get this done and then we…
If there is something expats learn how to do very well, it is how to say goodbye. We have said goodbye so often over the past few years. Sad goodbyes. Hard goodbyes. Really teary awful goodbyes. Yet, as a family, we are trying to help our girls learn to say goodbye well, in healthy ways….
We have a joke around our house about mom sayings and mom talks. These conversations happen before bed or in the van or at a restaurant or while we make dinner. We chat about life, questions, thoughts, culture, trends and whatever else comes up throughout the day. Mom sayings and mom talks are invaluable for…
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