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My Year of Shmita: October Update

October was busy. But, for the most part, in a good way. There is good busy – fun things to do and a satisfied exhaustion at the end of the day. There is bad…

NaBloPoMo: I’m In + What to Expect

This is the first Halloween since I became a mother that I have shirked my holiday parental duties and I am elated to be doing so; Halloween is not my favourite event, so having…

My Year of Shmita: September Update

September typically feels like a month of new beginnings, but there was a bit of anti-climax in our family when the return to school wasn’t quite the smooth transition we had been hoping for…

This…

My Year of Shmita: August Update

I needed August. Honestly, it felt like the first true month of rest in 2024.

There were some great moments in July, but unexpected situations really took me by surprise (go figure!) and left me…

Portugal, Sabbath, Travel, Year of Shmita
Sep, 22, 2024
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My Year of Shmita: July Update

July. An unexpected rollercoaster ride of high highs and low lows. I entered the month hoping to relax …my approach to relaxing. I wanted to get better about embracing rest when it came my…

Do You Hear What I Hear?

It’s the sound…of silence.

For the first time since having children, we have had a stretch of three days alone – in our own home – without children. Barring unforeseen circumstances, we will wind up…

Home, Joy, Marriage, Parenting, Year of Shmita
Jul, 31, 2024
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My Year of Shmita: June Update

June!

What an odd month. The end of the school year and a month of transitions bookended by a week away from the fray (restful highlight), and an intensive week of my-child-has-pneumonia-solo-parenting (restful low point)!

*Here…