This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I'm always looking for meals that are easy to throw together but that my family will actually eat. Sometimes I feel like finding something everyone likes is harder than actually ... Read More about Easy Boursin Chicken and Orzo Bake
Drummer Boy: A War Movie I Can Show My Kids
Charlie and I went out for date night tonight, and we saw Drummer Boy — the new movie from for KING + COUNTRY's Joel and Ben Smallbone. I'll admit, I went in partly because for KING + COUNTRY is my favorite band, and I was curious what the Smallbone brothers would do with a movie. I came out wanting ... Read More about Drummer Boy: A War Movie I Can Show My Kids
A Christmas Carol at Paramount Theatre in Aurora: A New Holiday Spectacular for the Whole Family
If your family loves a good Christmas tradition, here is one to put on the calendar: Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora is debuting a brand-new, reimagined production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol this holiday season, running November 11, 2026 through January 3, 2027. This is not the same ... Read More about A Christmas Carol at Paramount Theatre in Aurora: A New Holiday Spectacular for the Whole Family
Puffs at Bolingbrook High School This Weekend
This weekend, The Brook Theatre at Bolingbrook High School presents Puffs — a fast, funny musical comedy about the students who spent seven years at a certain school of magic, just a little to the left of the spotlight. This isn't the story of the famous heroes. It's the story of the Puffs: the ... Read More about Puffs at Bolingbrook High School This Weekend
Riverside Theatre Presents You Can’t Take It With You — A Classic Comedy for the Whole Family
There's something special about watching a story come to life on stage, especially when the cast is made up of homeschool students from our own community. Riverside Theatre's fall play is You Can't Take It With You, and it's coming to Wheaton Academy's Alumni Chapel in West Chicago on November 13 ... Read More about Riverside Theatre Presents You Can’t Take It With You — A Classic Comedy for the Whole Family
October Reading Wrap-Up: 21 Books
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. October was a big reading month — 21 books finished, bringing my 2026 total to 128 of my 150-book goal. Here's everything I read, organized by star rating, favorites first ... Read More about October Reading Wrap-Up: 21 Books





