May 2017 – Harmony Harkema

Parenting

Why I Instagram

ByHarmony May 9, 2017May 7, 2017

I love my Instagram feed. I know that for many moms, Pinterest and Instagram and Facebook can take a toll. All those perfectly serene scenes of home life, those beautiful rooms, those smiling children, those wonderfully plated meals. Too much scrolling of this kind at the end of a day of spilled milk and fighting…

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Why We Keep Birthdays Simple

ByHarmony May 6, 2017May 5, 2017

L turns five this year. She’s been counting down to that special day since–oh, the day after she turned four. We’ve had many, many one-sided conversations about her fifth birthday. She’s monologued about zoo birthday parties (they have a birthday room, and we inevitably pass it every time we visit, which is fairly often), indoor…