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Family Time: If the Porch Light Is On, Our Yard...

Michele remembers a bustling neighborhood with 21 young boys—and the wonderfully simple porch-light rule that helped the Shoemakers protect a little family time.

Family Time: If the Porch Light Is On, Our Yard...

Michele remembers a bustling neighborhood with 21 young boys—and the wonderfully simple porch-light rule that helped the Shoemakers protect a little family time.

Better Days Equal Early Nights!

Michele’s family rule: protect Sunday, Monday, and Thursday as early nights, plan supper around busy activities, and remember that even 7:30 is not too early.

Better Days Equal Early Nights!

Michele’s family rule: protect Sunday, Monday, and Thursday as early nights, plan supper around busy activities, and remember that even 7:30 is not too early.

Yellow sunflowers arranged in simple silver cans for an affordable farm birthday party

Theme, Theme, Theme: A Farm Birthday Without th...

Use a strong color palette, inexpensive solid paper goods, and movable balloon bouquets to create a farm birthday that feels special—not mass-produced.

Theme, Theme, Theme: A Farm Birthday Without th...

Use a strong color palette, inexpensive solid paper goods, and movable balloon bouquets to create a farm birthday that feels special—not mass-produced.

A gathered basket of farm-fresh eggs for The Hot Pink Chick Society

For the Mama Who Needs a List: The 15-Minute Reset

When the whole day feels like too much, this simple 15-minute reset gives a busy mother a place to begin—with grace, not guilt.

For the Mama Who Needs a List: The 15-Minute Reset

When the whole day feels like too much, this simple 15-minute reset gives a busy mother a place to begin—with grace, not guilt.