What's your favorite parenting hack?

I'll go first -- Brightly colored snowsuits in high visibility colors are my favorite winter outfits. It's so easy to spot the kids, which makes it easy to give them more freedom to explore. parentingthreads

Heating with wood is personal. The warmth in our home is the physical manifestation of hours of work in the woods.

The old saying "As the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen" certainly rings true this week. ❄️🥶 We're about to experience some truly frigid temperatures here on the farm. It's a reminder of the power of nature and the resilience of life in the face of the cold.

Sometimes I wish for the ease of reaching for the thermostat, but heating with wood is a constant reminder of the connection we have to the land, to the cycle of the seasons, and to time