I love every holiday but I think I love just as much the preparation before the holiday that seems to be a celebration in itself.  This Easter we tried to keep to as many traditions as we could. Two traditions that were easy for us to keep were making our Easter cake together and decorating eggs.  I love how the kids …

Connecting with our family has been extremely important to me since all this craziness of Coronavirus started.  I am so thankful for technology as it allows us to video chat and send messages often.  On my side of the family, we have a group chat with all the family members called the "Bright Spot".  We …

We are working hard on keeping our kids connected with friends but it is a very different experience then it was just a few weeks ago.  We are adjusting to how this looks every day but currently, each child is getting a set "party" over the weekend where they have time with friends to connect.  If our intern…

This will never look ordinary to me. The Strange My children get up with nowhere to go in the morning. The post office has plastic sheeting hanging down from the ceiling to just above the counter so that the workers can remain safe. I talked to my sister through a glass door. I saw my nieces and nephews …

Nate and I have a goal to have a date night together each month however, quarantine does not make that easy.   So we skipped the dinner out this month and instead brought a folding table up to our room and played games together.  The kids were happy to get a free night to do anything they wanted downstairs while Nat…