Lindsay Burchette

About Your Daughter

Dear Fellow Parent, About Your Daughter

Dear parent(s) of the girl with the perfect brown curls in the pick-up line, We talk about bullying so often these days, and rightly so. I'm trying to raise my kids to know better and...

Best Night Ever!: New Year’s Eve with Kids

In 2013, our family moved to a new naval base the day after Christmas. Homesick for Tennessee AND our home and friends in Maryland, I wanted to do something special for New Year's Eve....

Family Style: Doing Dinner Differently

It began with bad timing. I wasn’t looking for a dinner revolution any more than Lucy was looking for Narnia when she hid in that wardrobe. But Lucy and I, we both accidentally discovered...
Halloween Happenings 2017

Halloween Happenings 2017

(Since this round-up is being posted pretty early in the month, check in often as I’ll update with new events!) Knoxville Halloween Events Trick-or-Treat Events Trick or Treat in the Cave 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville, TN  October 20...

Just the Two of Us

When you are the third child in a family that's been homeschooling since before you were born, it's a guarantee that, for better or worse, you'll never be lonely. While my big two had...
daredevil daughter

Daredevil Daughter

God help me, child, never will I ever forget that evening. Once we got you safely home from the hospital and tucked ever-so-carefully into your bed, I was up for hours. Staring at the...
dear summer

Dear Summer of ’17

"It's just enough to steal my heart and run, and fade out with the falling sun...oh, please don't go, let me have you just one moment more." -- Mindy Smith Dear Summer of '17,  I'll just...