Author: Little Maui Family

I went years wearing mostly striped shirts + dresses, now I incorporate solids and checkered patterns as a rule. I'm a mom of three kids we had in 3.5 years. My house is usually a mess but it's so completely full of love and wonder, paints and drawings, playdough-in-the-carpets, half-finished sewing and craft projects, and food scattered about. I love baking and cooking with my kids. My husband is the best person I know besides Jesus. We've grown so much in the past decade and a half together. If you've read this far, then let's see, I am a former journalist and marketing specialist and teacher who now spends her days homeschooling her kids. Also, working on a book. God is Faithful, and He's shown me His great love through the hard and holy-making work of getting to the end of myself and realizing that at the end, HE is there. HE always was. xx

Thunderbird Falls, Alaska

Little Maui Family

"The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the… Continue reading Thunderbird Falls, Alaska

Eklutna Lake, Alaska

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"To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world." ...it seems as if surely we must at length reach the very paradise of the poets, the abode of the blessed." - John Muir, Travels in Alaska Returning to all the old places we loved when Ken and… Continue reading Eklutna Lake, Alaska

Happy Alaskan 4th of July!

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Happy 4th of July from Grandma and Grandpa's cozy log cabin in Southcentral Alaska! Ken and I surprised our kids with patriotic mini pancakes this morning. Gluten-free and grain-free with tons of fresh berries and whipped cream. These little pancakes reminded me of how festive my sister-in-law is with each holiday and how much I… Continue reading Happy Alaskan 4th of July!

I Saw My First Leech Yesterday, and I May Never Be the Same

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I saw my first leech yesterday at Wasilla Lake, Alaska, and I may never be the same. I can't "unsee" that. At first, I noticed a long thin, pencil like anomaly along the clear pebbles of the shoreline, slowly wriggling in the water. It was dark grey, and I couldn't tell if it was alive… Continue reading I Saw My First Leech Yesterday, and I May Never Be the Same

Oh June!

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June is here, and I am still wrapping my heart around it. I made it through one year of teaching middle school. What a blessing it was to be able to teach a classroom full of eighth graders, and seventh graders. We walked through US History, World History, Worldview and English Language Arts, among other… Continue reading Oh June!