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How to be Hospitable With Less Stress: 10 Easy Ways
Snow still lingered in the spruce boughs when we went to her house for an Easter crafting party. Her idea was to help the kids make colorful bath bombs using a recipe from Pinterest and dozens of pastel plastic Easter eggs. She had no idea, but she was teaching me how to be hospitable on a very practical and imperfect level. We piled through the door in our winter boots, and she waved her arm in a welcoming gesture as the kids threw their coats in a pile on the floor. That afternoon, three moms began the patience-testing task of helping seven little ones measure perfect portions of corn starch,…
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5 Things to Do in Autumn Without Ghosts and Goblins
I recently took the kids to the woods in search of fall decorations to help us celebrate autumn. We returned home with plastic bags overflowing with sticky pinecones, acorns, leaves, ferns, and rocks. The pinecones found new homes in baskets throughout the house, the leaves are scattered across the dining room table while crayons made leaf imprints on construction paper, and the acorns and stones found their way to vases. We have been on a quest to celebrate autumn without embracing spookiness, and this activity is part of our journey. We can celebrate autumn without celebrating spookiness. Today, we’ll explore five things to do in autumn without celebrating the spookiness…
