If you could use a little more wonder in your life (and come on, we all could!), you are warmly invited to join our family as we get outside, bond over great books, gather around the table, and explore the beauty found in painting, theater, and all kinds of artsy stuff. Welcome to Season of Wonder!

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Chocolate Ginger Cookies and a Long-Ago Kindness
Winter, Recipes
Chocolate Ginger Cookies and a Long-Ago Kindness
Winter, Recipes

When I bake these cookies I remember and wonder about many things. And they taste all the sweeter for it.

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Winter, Recipes
The Jesus Tree
Winter, Family Life
The Jesus Tree
Winter, Family Life

Directions for creating a Jesus Tree to help little ones (and all of you) keep your eyes on Jesus during Advent.

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Winter, Family Life
My Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Recipes, Winter
My Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Recipes, Winter

A secret ingredient (cream cheese!) gives this soup the perfect amount of creaminess and just a bit of tang.

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Recipes, Winter
The Best Read Alouds of 2024
Books, Family Life
The Best Read Alouds of 2024
Books, Family Life

We did some good reading in 2024! We journeyed to Rome, to Narnia, and to Hiberia. We listened in on war strategy meetings, solved mysteries, and laughed out loud. Maybe your next good read is on this list…

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Books, Family Life
Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Muffins
Recipes, Fall
Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Muffins
Recipes, Fall

The classic cinnamon flavor of snickerdoodle made all the richer by adding a heaping dose of homemade apple butter.

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Recipes, Fall
The Puzzle Peace Challenge
Winter, Family Life
The Puzzle Peace Challenge
Winter, Family Life

The story of how our family traded trouble-making for peacemaking one puzzle piece at a time.

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Winter, Family Life

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“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”

— E.B. White