I love a good holiday celebration, but I can quickly be discouraged by the way it promotes more clutter in our home, unmet expectations, and unnecessary spending. Maybe you can relate?This year we celebrated Valentine's Day early for two reasons:I bought gifts and cannot keep them a ...
Somavedic Medic
We're trying something new here! Eeek! In an effort do things SLIGHTLY BETTER for our health and home in 2022, we're giving the @Somavedic Medic a try.Neutralizing the harmful effects of 5G and EMFs is important to me, and that's just what this little powerhouse of a unit is supposed to do.Long ...
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Dye-Free, Peppermint Snow Ice Cream
This post contains affiliate links.10 Cups Fresh White Snow (avoid brown or yellow)1/4 C. Sugar1 Can Coconut MilkWhisk it all together. Work quick, snow melts quickly at room temperature.Tip: Put your coconut milk in the fridge for about an hour ahead of time, to get it good and cold.Optional: Crush ...
Family Sleepover Night
Family Sleepover Night! This has been our tradition for many years and we all look forward to it. One night over Christmas break we play games, drag mattresses into the living room, stay up late, and watch something on TV.This year we have a new couch, meaning only mom and dad's mattress needed to ...
Hey There, 2022. I See You.
Welcome, Sweet Friend.First of all, I'm so honored to connect with you in this space. While I occasionally do want to ditch social media from time to time, I'm also not ready to give up on the relationships we've made here. I enjoy this space and the joy it brings to my life.I'm invested in you. I ...
Two Days Post Christmas
It is two days post Christmas. I'm laying in my bed, sad. This is the first time in many years that I have given in the commercialization of the holiday and while the shopping was fun, it doesn't feel good today.I feel physically sick at how emotional I am over this.I didn't get to go to the ...
Happy Birthday, Granny
My mom, who my kids call Granny, got to have a house full of joy, noise, crafts, and excitement for her 63rd birthday weekend.The kids told me they stayed up "really late" each night, had gluten-free @oreo and Grandpa's amazing pancakes for breakfast, and got to play in the same backyard that I did ...
Recipe: Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Donut
From toddlers to teens I'm grateful for every season I've had with my children. (also, if you are just here for the gluten free peanut butter cookie donut recipe, I give you permission to scroll down).I'm telling you this because the media tends to speak harshly about the teenage years, and I want ...
Family Reading Time
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When Momma Ain’t Happy
A 2014 draft that hadn't been published: During my bi-annual dental cleaning my hygienist and I were talking and she said "ya know, if the wife ain't happy" and we both laughed a little. We are both wives and moms. We know how funny, and true the quote "When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" ...
This Girl
I'm so grateful I get to be her momma. ❤I'm the first one she comes to with good news, the one she calls when something breaks down, goes wrong, or feels too much to handle.This girl was still not reading at age 9. That weighed heavy on my momma heart during that season. She was in public school, ...
3 Questions To Ask Your Children
I’ll keep this brief because what I really want you to do is spend time with your child (or children) asking THEM some questions.We can get so caught up in the daily to-dos that we are only doing what we HAVE TO do, and not what we WANT TO do.I have a desire to connect more with each of my children, ...
Deep Gratitude: The Guitar
Deep gratitude.My heart is so very full of gratitude.Back story: As many of you already know, less than a year ago I was incredibly sick. For months I went to bed not knowing if I'd live another day. The pain was excruciating both mentally and physically.The trauma our family endured from that awful ...
Decluttering: Pretty + Peaceful Spaces
I’ve shared a lot about my passion for decluttering and curating pretty + peaceful spaces. The mission is really two-fold.It started as a side hustle to earn money for a big beautiful built-in-looking refrigerator someday. Oh, how my ambitions have changed as life has gone on! Haha! I mean, ...
Are You Reacting To The Life Around You, or Are You Creating The Life You Long For?
Check-in time, how are you? Really, how are you doing? Good or bad, drop a message in the comments, or message me through any of my social channels. I love hearing from you.Every day we are bombarded with so much information through our phones, TV, the newspaper, etc. Yes, we still get a ...
The Eyes to See…
There's something sacred to me about backyard time with the family.Tending our garden, admiring the flowers blooming in the bed, watching the littles dig in the sandbox, and sometimes joining them myself.Snacking on the freshest fruits of my husband's labor in the garden, smelling the fire burn in ...
Two Things: Homeschool Uniforms & Nature Study
Two things:First thing: We're trying casual uniforms in our homeschool. This may sound strict when read on a blog post, but I assure you my middle kids ASKED for this. They love all things fashion and thought it would be a lot of fun. I can tell you this, it has made mornings smoother, and ...
Mindset & Attitude
As a young bride I thought homemaking meant having the children dressed well and supper on the table at 6 pm for my husband, doing the shopping for wedding, birthday, and Christmas gifts, signing all the cards, and changing out seasonal decorations.What I've learned over the years that I've been at ...
Berry Picking 2021
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Recipe: Graycie’s Cinnamon Almond Cake
My youngest daughter, age 8, often comes to me with the sweetest smile and asks "can I create a recipe, momma?"Without giving it a thought, my honest response today was "yes, but only if you clean up the kitchen when you're finished".I wanted to say "no", because of the messes that get made, but I ...
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