Today, we’re starting something new: 7 Days of Winter Nature Crafts. Each day this week, we’ll make one simple, nature-inspired craft using what we found - paired with a beautiful winter picture book (or three) to read together. I’ll update this post with photos as we complete each craft, but for now, consider this your invitation to do the same in your own home. Crafting is perfect rhythm to add to your winter routine and these 7 nature-inspired crafts are the perfect place

Our perfect 12' Christmas tree - the one we'd cut ourselves and decorated as a family - came crashing down...but we put it back up anyway. Because a beautiful home becomes the backdrop to a beautiful childhood. Christmas decorations are less about the actual decorations or the Pinterest-worthy look of your home - they're about creating a setting for moments that matter. Here's why I still choose to decorate, even when the chaos of childhood catches up with us, and how you can