Brace yourselves, in our home we do not have internet and cell phone service is sketchy at best.  This tiny tidbit is one that usually leaves our friends, family, and any random person whom we might encounter baffled.  In total transparency, I must admit, this lifestyle chose us long before we chose it.  A few years ago, when we first settled into our home, we quickly realized our house was a dead zone for all cellular devices.  We wasted energy arguing with the cell phone company and begging internet providers to install towers in our area before finally conceding.  With no way to connect digitally, we became too busy connecting to what mattered most, our family, to even notice or mind the lack of connectedness we had to the world.  Our time was spent at the kitchen table; playing board games, sharing meals, and crafting holiday projects.  As simple as it might sound, putting our devices down and being present in the moment, forever changed the trajectory of our family.