Food, Creativity, and Lakeside Retreat with Marci Seither

Welcome to Tara’s favorite episode ever! Today, Tara sits down with mother, grandmother, author, baker, all-around-creative, and drone flyer…the incomparable Marci Seither! The ladies start by talking about recipes and Marci’s love of preservation, which quickly flows into a conversation about hospitality, showing love through meals, and being present in the everyday tasks of raising a family. Marci shares what …

The Beauty of Family with Robin Pearson

Tara sits down to laugh and chat with her writing friend extraordinaire Robin Pearson! This show is all about family–from homeschooling and watching kids fly away into independence–to walking out faith, especially during the hard times. Robin shares about her transition for ‘doing things for God’ to having a relationship with God, and her earliest influences in Christian fiction (Karen …

Episode 16…the family show!

This week, Tara sits down with the people who know her best…her family! Todd, Tara, Callie and Nate gather to ponder the great mysteries of life. The grew chats about their dream vacation destination while Callie works to power through her homework. The crew discusses their family traditions, like Christmas Eve scavenger hunts and Jubilee, while digging through an old …

5 Ways to Bust Up Homeschool Blues

Some days, homeschooling is a total joy. Other days are pure hair-pulling frustration. Tears. Giggles. Broken pencils. 100s. Red marks. Some days I feel like supermom. Most of the time, though, I feel like I’m groping my way through a fog, praying I’m not scarring my children for life. (By the way, have you ever wondered why there aren’t many …