Author Archives: Joanna Gott

There is a version of fall that exists almost exclusively on Pinterest. It involves perfectly coordinated flannel shirts, a picturesque apple orchard, a wagon ride through the trees, pumpkins picked d...

As moms, so much of what we do is about keeping the wheels on. We make the appointments. We remember who needs to be where and when. We know which child has practice, which bill needs to be paid, what...

Somewhere over Labor Day weekend, I swear someone flipped a switch. One minute we were soaking up the last bits of summer, and next it was 60 degrees and raining. I was suddenly craving cozy sweaters,...

There is something about fall that makes Penny and I want to make things. Maybe it's the cooler afternoons, the leaves changing outside our windows, or the fact that we're spending a little more time ...

There comes a point in life when the words "You're due for a colonoscopy" stop sounding like something that happens to other people and start sounding like something that is, unfortunately, happening ...

One of my favorite memories growing up was our annual back-to-school shopping trip. It wasn't a season of shopping. It wasn't multiple Target runs, Amazon deliveries arriving every few days, or endles...

This weekend, our beautiful city of Spokane looked a little different. The bright blue skies of summer gave way to towering plumes of smoke that stretched across the horizon. Wildfires burned through ...

There are few things that make an afternoon walk more exciting for a child than the promise of discovering a giant troll hiding in the woods. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you've probably hear...

S'mores are one of those treats that instantly make me think of summer. The crackle of a campfire, sticky marshmallows, melted chocolate on your fingers, and graham crackers that somehow always end up...

Sometimes the most profound reminders don't come from a sermon or a devotional. Sometimes they come from the back seat of your car, delivered by a seven-year-old with a pocket full of tiny plastic Jes...