Warm, fresh-baked bread. Mmmm. It truly can’t be beat. I used to make bread all the time and then our lives became crazy with multiple moves and I removed sugar and refined carbs from our house and homemade bread sadly fell to the wayside. But now, my home is filled with the rich, warm …
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Oh, my! Where do I start? First off, sorry for disappearing for so long! Life has been, well, life. I needed to take a little time to focus on my family and to take care of myself. But, I’m back! And I have no plans to disappear again any time soon! Things began getting a …
Potty training. The looming cloud on the horizon as your infant creeps closer and closer to the toddler stage. If it’s your first child and you’re anything like me, your mind is blazing with questions…How do I know when she’s ready? What exactly am I supposed to do? How long will it take? If it’s …
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I have a love affair with body scrubs. They are so indulgent and rejuvenating. It’s as if I’ve just spent a day at the spa every time I use them. I used to view scrubs as an occasional treat until I realized just how simple and affordable they are to make. Now, they are part …
Homeschooling. It’s amazing how a topic can evoke such a vast array of responses from different people. Homeschoolers often dread the possibility of the topic coming up in casual conversation with those who choose more traditional schooling options for fear of being judged, stereotyped, or misunderstood. And non-homeschoolers often seem to be unsure of how …
When Brandon and I got married almost 10 years ago, we had a combined debt of roughly $125,000. Most of that was school loans. About two years later, we bought a house for $52,000. When we were struggling to find jobs in the area and then ended up moving to a different state, we racked …
Debt. Ugh. That single word is such a burden, a looming cloud casting a shadow over every other thought. The chain keeping you from doing the things you really want to do. We are fighting hard to break that chain but it is a constant battle and a frustrating one. Everyone has a different strategy …
We are still on the journey towards a more natural life style. And when I say we, I really mean me. My husband humors me most of the time but every once in a while I cross a line and he lets me know it. The most recent line crossed was the attempt to remove …
So, it’s 10 ’til midnight and I’m sitting on the side of the road in my van with my kids, four-ways flashing. My husband, who is going on 24 hours without sleep is with a dear friend, running up the road to the nearest Meijer to purchase a tool to get a couple stubborn lug …
It’s a beautiful spring Sunday, the first nice day we’ve had in a long time. The kids are riding their bikes in the driveway, I’m burning all the fallen sticks and branches from the last big storm (we’ll use the coals this evening to roast hot dogs and marshmallows for dinner), and Brandon is alternating …
