You know how you have that friend who you really look up to as an example of grace and wisdom in her home? I’m not talking about having delusions that she has everything perfectly put together and can’t do anything wrong. But rather, her life is a testimony to faithfulness and her speech is marked by kindness and wisdom. I…
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Easter Round-up
I’m not to best “plan ahead” kind of mom. While I may pin a few crafts on Pinterest, most of them will not make it to fruition. A week ago I had thought about doing one of those potting soil, empty tomb crafts. I thought maybe we’d actually do it this year. And again, time just gets away from me….
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One Whole Chicken…Five Lunches
I remember very well the first time I tried to tackle cooking a whole chicken. At the time, most of my cooking involved food that was packaged in cardboard boxes and metal cans, or food that was conveniently frozen in plastic bags. This was how I grew up and I was just doing what I knew. But I was also a new wife, excited to learn to…
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Healthy Animal Crackers
There’s not much of a story to tell you about these cookies. I mean I could go on about how much my kids like animals. Or about how we are like everybody else and could eat cookies all day long. Or about how this recipe is whole wheat, no refined sugar, and no processed oils. But I won’t share about…
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When Giving Children What They Want Is Not What They Need
I’m sure you’ve heard of the different types of “love languages” in which people best give and receive love and affection. If you haven’t, you can read more about them here. In a nutshell, people feel love or express love in five different ways: words of affirmation, acts of service, physical touch, gifts, and quality time. As a wife and mother,…
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Saturday Smorgasbord: Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Springtime
Happy Saturday everyone! Here in the South it’s finally starting to feel like Spring is here. And hopefully to stay. After so many teases of 70 degree weather that were followed by snow and ice, it’s hard to believe that it’s actually going to stay nice. The recent advent of warm weather and sunshine has reminded me anew why this…
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