by Eva van Strijp | Jan 25, 2019 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
I heard a fascinating story from a Filipino friend last year. If a farmer wants to catch a monkey, he will cut a small hole into a coconut and remove the flesh. Then, he’ll put some peanuts inside. The hole is cut to be just the right size for a monkey to fit...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 17, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
During Advent, in addition to spiritual renewal, I’m also doing some practical resetting. I’d love you to join me! You can share your progress and inspirations on Instagram or Facebook using tag #2018adventchallenge and if you missed the previous challenges, you can...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 10, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
During Advent, in addition to spiritual renewal, I’m also doing some practical resetting. I’d love you to join me! You can share your progress and inspirations on Instagram or Facebook using tag #2018adventchallenge and if you missed last week’s...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 3, 2018 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Advent is a special time of year for our family. It’s considered to be an important time of spiritual renewal but also a time for more practical renewal and resetting. Being the final month of the year means it’s a good time to pause and do some things that we...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2018 | Intentional Business, Simple Living
My son was reading a book about the human body recently, and one fact that stood out to him is that we spend approximately 22 years of our lives sleeping. Using time wisely has been playing on my mind a lot and this fact really caught my attention. I had a thought...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 3, 2018 | Simple Living
Have you ever caught yourself telling a story that was somewhat less than honest because you thought it might make you look better to the person listening? We do it often. We tell people we’ve been trying really hard to eat better, when in fact we haven’t. We tell...
