Ellen Kehs
Ellen Kehs was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois where she met and later married her high school sweetheart, Mason. Together they’ve traveled the world, most recently touching down in Florida in June 2022. She’s a mom to three little boys, Theodore (eleven), Woodrow (nine) and Maximus (six). Life is never boring with her boys! Ellen loves being a military spouse and she embodies the “bloom where you are planted” mentality. In addition to soaking up whatever current city she’s living in, she is passionate about reading and getting books in the hands of children, as well as helping other mamas connect with each other. She has a bachelor’s degree in secondary English education, a master’s degree in adolescent literacy and technology, and she teaches full-time online, in addition to being a stay-at-home mom. Her hobbies include, exploring, reading, swimming, napping, snapping pictures, playing games, baking, and loving on the little men in her life.
A Love Letter to My Therapist
Dear You,
I miss you. I did not know I would miss you as much as I do. I did not think I needed you so much until I found you. Well, that last part...
Small Steps to an Organized Home
The holidays are winding down, the calendar has flipped to a new year, and there is no better time to spend a few moments here and there organizing your home. Whenever I pack up...
Lasagna Soup
Lasagna Soup is the perfect Fall meal that you can easily adapt for anyone in the family. Need a time saver - you can even throw it in the crockpot.
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE SOUP:
2 tsp....
When Football Becomes Family
I'm holding his pudgy, grimy little hand, feeling his nerves flow through me. We're sitting on the outskirts of the playground at his new school, and I keep whisper-begging, "Let's just get a popsicle....
Back to School: Online Teacher Edition
Are summer breaks getting shorter or is it just me? I have been an online teacher for nine years. This is the second year I have had an official summer break, totaling five and...
The Magic in Your Local Library
Teleportation tops the charts for cool magical powers. My kids and I get to experience this magic, usually once or twice a week. The teleportation takes place once we enter the magic portal, that...
Easy Family Meals for the Summer Schedule
Who doesn't want easy family meals for those busy summer schedules? Whether you're driving to and fro from camps, having lazy days by the pool, or lounging around at home, having easy meals ready...
The Power of Living a Yes/And Life
Today was a yes/and day.
You know the ones. The days, weeks, months, seasons.
I first grabbed onto the yes/and idea after hearing it explained by Annie F Downs, a writer, speaker, and podcast host I’d...
How I Survived Living at the Worst Base Ever
Ask anyone in the Air Force, what the worst base is/where do you absolutely not want to get stationed. Nine times out of ten you will hear…Minot.
I’m here to tell you, we not only...
Staying ‘Appy on Summer Road Trips
Summer is notoriously famous for military family road trips, whether it be to summer camp, visiting grandma, over the river and through the woods, or as a vacation. Long hours in the car and...
Ringing in the New Year with Reading Recommendations I Love
There should have been no surprises when I attended a “Favorite Things” party last month I brought gift cards to a bookstore. I love books! The only New Years' resolution/goal I make is to...
Let Them be Little: Especially at the Holidays
My eleven-year-old still sleeps with his teddy bear. When I tuck him and his teddy bear in at night, these are moments that I live for. When my nine-year-old puts his grimy little hand in...