

My Valentine's Day Anniversary!
We have truly lived our vows: for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, til death do we part. Love is


From Siblings to Squad
One of the things I'm most heartened by is that my eleven kids are not just siblings; they are a squad. While they each, of course, have


Celebrating Christmas in a Large Family Cimorelli-Style
Christmas is our favorite holiday! Between the Christmas decorations, cutting down a tree, putting up lights, making Christmas cookies,...


Holidays in a Large Family - Favorite Recipes
What would the holidays be without the smells of cinnamon, apples, and a turkey or ham cooking? Through 30 years of marriage and 11 kids,...


The Multi-Tasking Mom of Many - Secrets to Efficiency
Multi-tasking is the lifeblood of a mom, especially in a large family. While there is evidence to support the idea that multi-tasking is...


The Gift of a Unique and Wonderful Dad
My dad has been gone for almost 28 years now, and yet there still isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about him. At only 60 years...


Extraordinary People - Ash Greyson
This week I am profiling Ash Greyson, who with his gorgeous wife Mindy has a beautiful family of 7 children whom they homeschool. Ash...


8 Reasons to Homeschool
I was pregnant with my first child in 1988, and I had never heard of homeschooling. One day when I was in my 9th month of pregnancy and...


In the Beginning....
...there was just Mike and me. We met in college in the early 80's and immediately became good friends. We had noticed each other on...