I'll start with a picture of our Annie savoring the sunlight. Annie and sunlight feel like a sweet place to begin a post that feels hard to write. It's been nine years since I started writing at Sagetribe. This space has given me a lot of joy, and I have so appreciated sharing my family's highs and lows, our stories with you. Over the last couple years through, each time I've come to write here, I've noticed a change in my desire to do so. Where once I needed this space to help me process motherhood and focus on joy,... Continue reading

A confession, mild torture and playing board games with children used to be synonymous in my mind. When the kids were little, the few games we owned were kept out of sight and therefore rarely chosen. I'd tell myself it was to keep all the little pieces separate from the other toys, but if my children wanted to play with me, I'd suggest we read or craft or play outside, never dig into the trunk of board games. I was happy to play most anything they wanted, but board games were painful. I now know it wasn't the game playing... Continue reading

Playing along with the series A Homeschool Day in the Life at Simple Homeschool. A little over four years ago, with only a four-year-old at home, I wrote one of these posts. Two days later, four years ago today, Valentine's Day, Clark went to school for the last time. Much has changed since those days before we were all home. I would never want to paint a perfect picture. There are challenges in the choices we make today, just like there were years ago. But recently when I was feeling overwhelmed by life and all the things out of my... Continue reading

Encouraging our children to write might not always be as simple as grabbing our journals, but there are ways to offer support, and by doing so, we can build and foster a love of writing. Continue reading

A weekly list of local and global resources to help nurture a love of learning. Continue reading

DAY 2 ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX ALMOST SEVEN Our girl is seven!! She is spunky, fun, determined, creative, and full of wit. She loves animals and wants to follow in the footsteps of her Aunt Bugsy, become an animal rescuer and save them all. She loves crafting, science and math, playing with friends, and being with her brother. She hates any food that is healthy, the dark, and cleaning her room. Just like her birth cracked open a need to slow down our life and become more intentional with our time and each other, her fire and light... Continue reading

Image: Kate Deciccio, Jessica Sabogal, Jennifer Maravillas Today I am in love with our country again. I am in love with the world more than ever before. Hope! Peace! Love! This is the change we need! In solidarity with all my friends and the MILLIONS of humans that marched yesterday. It's only the beginning! Continue reading

This week we loved: ~ Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at our wonderful library and our science museum. We frequent these places often and are thankful for their constant resources and joy. Despite her face, holding a sheep brain was pretty cool. As were the collection of science tools and books on MLK they were given. ~ Watching a NOVA documentary on the Wright Brothers and spending time planning out Science Fair projects (if you're local and your children want to participate there's time. Let me know!) ~ Listening to the latest on the Sparkle Story podcast- Listening to the... Continue reading

(A re-post from 3 1/2 years ago. This continues to be our path. It can feel scary and sometimes I have to ask Trust to take me by the hand, but she comes, as does the learning and a love of doing so.) Sometimes, maybe even often, something we're looking forward to, something, say building a water clock or homeschooling a certain way, just doesn't work. We try again and again. We go back to the directions, keep trying and it turns out now matter how many times we read them or so things a little differently the instructions don't... Continue reading