Hi, I'm Jasmine Schmidt Sassack. I am a crunchy mama to my two young children. We enjoy a simple and spiritual life filled with gardening, babywearing, breastfeeding, family yoga and cloth diapering. I am married to Michael Sassack, the most amazing husband, father and acupuncturist that I know. That's me with my happy little family up there ^. I direct the youth and family programs at a Unity on the North Shore, a spiritual community in Evanston, IL. My passion is helping children embrace and express their innate divinity.

I have this very basic belief that governs my life and my parenting decisions, which is that life is good. While I sometimes struggle with the challenges of daily living, ultimately I am happy and feel blessed. Meanwhile the internet seems to be a breeding ground for negativity. There are blogs and social media pages filled with negative judgments, biting opinions, and sad stories.

So the Happy Blogs are my little solution to the daily barrage of negative energy. I write about happy stuff. Sure, icky stuff happens to me and everyone else. But mostly, life is good. And whatever I focus on is what will multiply in my life. So I'm choosing to focus on the happy.