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October went by in a flash! We are still having some hot days but by and large they are cooler and I am so glad! We are planning November and December birthdays and getting requests for Christmas lists already! This time of year starts to get really busy and is over before I know what …
Sick season is upon us. I adore the cooler weather that the fall season brings, but not so much the inevitable colds, flus, stomach bugs and grab bag of all sorts of other winter misery. I’d like to share how to get ready for sick season, so you can get prepared ahead of time for …
October is the time for pumpkins! Pumpkins are everywhere! And I don’t know about you but I really love pumpkin flavored everything. So in honor of October and my love for pumpkin everything I put together a round-up of 20 of the best simple and cozy fall pumpkin recipes. I’ve included a lot of Paleo/GF/Keto …
Our lives are FULL of opportunities of things to do, places to go, people to see. FULL of things to buy, parties to attend, invitations to weddings. Organizations to join, activities to sign up for. In fact everywhere we turn it seems, there is a demand upon our time and attention. If you have kids …
Do you need a simple, easy and crowd pleasing recipe that you always have the ingredients on hand for? Something easy you can whip up without putting a lot of brain power into? This authentic Mexican fits the bill. It is a Mexican recipe, but it’s a mild dish that pair really well with many …
I ask you, who doesn’t love garlic? Who? Well I for one really love garlic and lots of it in my cooking. Fresh garlic really intensifies the tastiness in any dish in my opinion and fresh homegrown garlic is even better. Garlic is super easy to grow. Anytime in October where I live (zone 8) …
You see them all over Pinterest. Simple and beautiful farmhouse style drop cloth curtains. They look so easy to DIY and frugal to boot. Sadly, mine didn’t turn out and I wanted to share a few tips on how to avoid my drop cloth curtain Pinterest fail. My experience found them to be just as …
September kind of kicked me in the rear. Hurricane Dorian, a family trip to a lakehouse, the Lord doing a lot of work on me. A lot of good things and a lot of hard things. A lot of things all at the same time. I’ve been contemplating my kingdom work a lot these days. …
I think we can all agree drinking enough water is a top priority when it comes to taking care of ourselves. But a lot of us struggle to get enough each day, especially when we are really busy. And we are all really busy aren’t we? As a homeschooling mama of many young children I can …
Well, I never thought I’d say it, but I actually really love my kindle and reading digital copies of books. In fact i have to admit that *gasp* (I never thought I’d say it), but I think in some cases, maybe a lot of cases I even prefer my kindle over a hard copy. But I …