spring mornings often include sitting on top of the cellar with a cup of coffee, listening to the birds under the shade of the catalpa tree.
Oh, April. You have been so friendly. I can't believe you are leaving us so quickly!
Here are a few of the things that have caught my eye lately:
Adriel of The Mommyhood Memos shared how creating something as simple as a birth kit can bring health and a best chance for a safe birth experience to the women of Papua New Guinea. Want to find out more how to be involved in this? Check out her information in Bloggers for Birth Kits: Helping Moms in Developing Nations by Reducing Maternal Mortality
My friend Rebecca does an incredible job with her blog Die, Food Dye! Earlier this month, she wrote a great reflection on how transitioning to a die-free home has not been perfectly straight. Baby steps towards change is something most all of us can relate to and I so appreciate Rebecca's honesty and transparent reflection on her journey: hindsight, regret, and this dye-free parent's learning curve
When I was growing up, my family had a Friday night ritual: we would spread out sleeping bags and pillows in my parents' bedroom and watch ABC's Friday night TV line-up. Gosh, my chest hurts with tangible fondness as I remember those safe, cozy, happy Friday nights spent as a family. You can imagine that Full House and all of its cast have a special place in my heart. I adored this article at Hello Giggles: Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned from DJ Tanner
When I first came across The Fake Pinterest on Twitter, it took me a little while to get it. But it wasn't long before I was choking on my Diet Coke mid-swallow over tweets like:
Get kids to try Middle Eastern food by cleverly replacing the felafel with chicken tenders and the tahini with ketchup.
Key lime cupcakes with pomegranate 5 Hour Energy baked into it for the quirky girl who takes her job seriously.
and
Beautiful porcelain "family tree" multipicture frame with detachable branches for those who become dead to you
Funny stuff (but not all family-friendly if you know what I mean and I think you do)
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I am so VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY excited to tell you that Simple Living Media launched a new channel this week: Simple Design! My dear, dear friend Arianne of To Think is To Create serves as editor and I am completely slayed to have been asked to be a contributor.
Speaking of Simple Living Media, all of the sites are running their annual Queen for a Day giveaway. Fantastic prizes abound!
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The Spirit-Led Parenting online book tour concluded this week with thoughtful posts at:
Keeper of the Home
Imperfect People
and
Simple Organized Living
This week, I'll be transitioning all book-related Facebook talk to the Spirit-Led Parenting Facebook page run by Laura and me. I know many SortaCrunchy followers are fans of the book, but not everyone is, and this will help keep everything streamlined. (that's the plan, anyway)
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It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! ~Mark Twain
Yes, Mr. Twain, I whole-heartedly agree. Here's to spring and all the good heartache it brings!















