The Sacred Everyday

How to Be Where You Are

(a list to remind myself to be present and at peace)

Feb 17 • Mackenzie Chester

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Time Well Spent

small good things are happening

Feb 10 • Mackenzie Chester

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Things I Love (February 2026 Edition)

Life in a big family with a newborn is sweet and exhausting and wonderful and challenging.

Feb 3 • Mackenzie Chester

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January 2026

High Ideals and Loving the Real

Have you ever made a photograph in a darkroom?

Jan 27 • Mackenzie Chester

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500 Paper Cranes

(I don't want a two-dimensional life)

Jan 20 • Mackenzie Chester

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Hemmed In

And I like it that way

Jan 13 • Mackenzie Chester

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Things I Love, December/January 2025

I wrote half of this before the baby was born and half after she arrived. So many things to love in this season.

Jan 6 • Mackenzie Chester

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December 2025

Ruby Sparrow, a Birth Story

Grace, Exceedingly, Abundantly More than I Could Ask For or Imagine

Dec 27, 2025 • Mackenzie Chester

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November 2025

Creative Family Advent

25 New Holiday Traditions for the Whole Family

Nov 25, 2025 • Mackenzie Chester

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Daydreams: A Quiet Coloring Book by Paloma Chester

Pre-order now for Christmas delivery!

Nov 23, 2025 • Mackenzie Chester

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Slowing Down

I am slowing down, entering into a sort of conserve-energy mode as I get ready for the birth of another baby.

Nov 18, 2025 • Mackenzie Chester

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The Sacred Everyday

It is easy to forget, but the beauty is there

Nov 11, 2025 • Mackenzie Chester

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