A lot of people I know are eager to cut out processed foods and limit the sugar their families consume. When our family started the journey of cutting out processed foods and eating more whole foods, one thing that I began to realize was how much sugar was added into almost everything we ate. If you look at the ingredient…
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Peanut Butter S’mores Pizza
I think my son Jack has a crush on a family from our church. Actually, I know he does. He asks to go to their house or for them to come to our house at least five times a day. In fact, when we recently asked him what kind of birthday party he wanted to have this year, he replied…
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A Cure for a Case of the Grumps
It happened again this morning. We were having an average day at home. The boys were running around and going from one activity to another. I was moving from room to room completing my morning chores. Even though there wasn’t anything especially out of the ordinary, I was finding myself getting frustrated at the smallest thing. This happens enough that…
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No, I didn’t just get off the Mayflower.
My kids aren’t sporting black buckle hats and we haven’t shared any recent meals with Native Americans (that I know of). So by “this pilgrim life,” I’m not trying to say that we are living like the colonists. (At least not completely). Living a pilgrim life means recognizing that this world is not my home and I am living for…
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