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Intentional Living

  • 8 Ways We Practice Minimalism

    Being mindful about how we live, what we purchase, and cultivating meaningful relationships have been areas that we’ve tried to improve this past year. We noticed how easy it had become to fall into…

    May 25, 2021
  • How to Love a Human

    To ask why you should love another human might be one of those questions where the answer is either self-evident, or else no amount of reasoning in the world will convince you.…

    May 20, 2021
  • Kids Are Not Robots

    Nearly six years ago, I entered into one of the most rewarding, yet challenging seasons of life– parenthood. Not knowing much about raising a newborn baby, I made sure to prepare myself for the…

    May 10, 2021
  • A Way to Reframe Life’s Mundane Chores

    It’s yet another day of washing dishes, picking up dirty socks off the floor, scrubbing remnants of glitter glue that has been dried onto the kitchen table, and vacuuming crumbs that have been trailed…

    May 3, 2021
  • Life’s Free Pleasures

    I went outside this afternoon to sit and work at the picnic table in our backyard. It turned out to be the perfect spring day— cool air, warm sun, birds chirping, and the sound…

    April 22, 2021
  • 11 Ways to Be Kind to Your Kids

    As humans, the pursuit of happiness lies at the forefront of our very nature. Don’t we all desire to be happy in some sense or another? We can seek happiness through any number of…

    April 19, 2021
  • In Defense of Leisure

    One way to categorize time is into two buckets: work and leisure. When we’re doing an activity that requires effort and achieves a clear purpose, then we’re doing work. Pretty much everything else is…

    April 15, 2021
  • The Joy of Serendipity: 3 Things I’ve Learned

    There are some moments in life that feel like heaven on earth. The particular experiences I’m thinking of can’t be manufactured or demanded, and so they always arrive as a happy surprise. I call…

    April 8, 2021
  • Spring Cleaning: The Fun and Easy Way

    It’s that time of year again. Many people begin their spring cleaning rhythms and make their homes sparkling and fresh from top to bottom. I love the idea, but in this season of raising…

    April 5, 2021
  • Reflections on a Month-Long Toothache

    In the past month I've been to the dentist 5 times and have lived with a level of tooth pain ranging from constant throbbing to sharp sensitivity. Despite being a twice-a-day brusher and daily…

    March 18, 2021