Looking for an activity that fits a wide range of ages and stages/skills? How about the classic sidewalk chalk? My four children, currently ages 3-17 can all play with this together while they soak up some vitamin D. No matter the skill level, everyone can enjoy creating some art. As a ...
DIY: Diffuser Cover Using a Dollar Store Lantern
I picked up the cutest little lantern at Dollar General a few weeks ago. I knew right away that it would be a versatile piece in our home, and garage. If you’ve been following my Instagram or Facebook stories you know we have been sprucing up our garage a little this summer to make it a ...
{Almost} Grandma Edna’s Homemade Apple Pie
There's no need to add any fluff to this post, I just want to be sure that you are fully aware that my Grandma Edna was the very best at everything. Her apple pie recipe is literally the only apple pie recipe you will ever need in your kitchen. No joke! Before we get into it, a few things to ...
July 28th, 2020
The house is chaotic and loud today. There are toys and board game pieces in every single room it seems. My ultra organized personality battles with the desire to be the genuinely free spirited fun momma that I wish I were. Messes that don't get cleaned up each day annoy me. I'm trying to ...
Budget Office Space
My husband suddenly started working from home this spring, and I gladly gave up my office space within our homeschool room so he could have his own space to create. When I got the phone call that his company was suggesting employees work from home for a couple of weeks (due to the virus) I ...
Top 5 {EASY} Ways To Cheer Up, Buttercup!
Get Dressed! If you're reading this in your jammies and it's not pitch black outside you should get dressed. If you're reading this in yoga pants, but you have zero plans to actually work out today, please get dressed.Eat Real Food for 24 hours (longer is better). I'm talking about eating good ...
Recipe: Super Simple Homemade Pizza Night
Homemade pizza night with the fam has been a long-standing tradition in this house. When we had fewer kids at home I would grind wheat berries in a Nutrimill to make my own flour, make my own dough, let it rise, punch it down, and let it rise again. Then we'd top it with homegrown ingredients ...
Goal Crushing: Herb and Flower Gardens
I have always dreamed of having a fresh herb bed in the yard. This is the year I'm crushing my goals, and so guess what? I've got one! Thanks, Mr. Awesome! The basil is doing exceptionally well. Besides eating it by the handful, which is simply *delicious*, what would you do with it? I ...
National Iced Tea Day
It’s National Iced Tea Day! This is a celebration I can get behind! How about you? I know there are about a half dozen ways to make iced tea and another hundred variations with different herbs, fruits, etc. My favorite is simply this: Fill a half-gallon glass jar with water.Place two tea ...
A Slightly Better Home: Produce on the Counter
This blog has never been about claiming perfection or a place to share only the highlights. It's a place to be real with each other, a place get inspired to do little things. I mean those really little tiny things, that are often overlooked, cost less than $10, and make a positive impact on your ...
Don’t Give Up Getting Together
In October of 2016, nearly four years ago, I snapped this picture with my camera and jotted down these words down in my journal: "Adventures!!!! How gorgeous is this sunset bursting through the field of sunflowers? We visited my SIL's home in the country; The kids ran through the flowers and got to ...
The Brave Little Apple Tree That Weathers The Storms
Let me tell you a little story about this apple tree. It started off as two trees with their trunks intertwined. One side died off, and this tree that was left snapped over in a terrible storm years ago. It went through a tough time learning to stand again. It took years, and trying ...
Oven Baked Apple Chips
Oven-Baked Apple Chips. This was my first time making these and they turned out so yummy! *Slice apples thin*Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.*Bake at 200° for 2hrs*Let rest for 2 minutes, then enjoy! You can either core them or pick the seeds out after cutting. All you ...
DIY Painted Rock Dolls
My youngest daughter celebrated her half-birthday while we're safe at home during this coronavirus pandemic. Half birthdays are a big deal when you #CelebrateAbsolutelyEverything like we do. In an effort to save money where we can, not overwhelm the shipping warehouses and delivery drivers, ...
Sweet Saturday Mornings During Quarantine
With nowhere to rush off to today, we’re letting the little kids have a slow morning of playing. I think it's important to note that the photo above is completely unstaged. We sometimes wonder that when everyone's pictures seem to express more joy than what can be found within our own homes at ...
Happy Easter 2020
When I think of what I thought Easter 2020 would look like, I never imagined it would involve dragging the dining room table and chairs into the living room so we could live stream our church worship service over the big screen while eating breakfast off our regular dishes and drinking out of water ...
“I’d Like to Come to Visit The New Baby”
Shortly after our third child was born a sweet neighbor friend called and arranged a visit. She said she’d bring her daughter and they wouldn’t stay long, she just wanted to meet the new baby and give me a chance to do any chores or errands I needed to get done. She even offered to watch the baby ...
Do I Really Need a Bathmat, Anyway?
Years ago my husband and I heard about a Bible study being offered through our church based on the movie Fireproof. As a woman who had a fierce childhood crush on Kirk Cameron, star of growing pains, I signed us right up. We were young, I think we’d been married less than two years. We had two ...
How to Make Rice in the Instant Pot
Making rice in the Instant Pot is just about the easiest thing you can make in a pressure cooker. I know I've shared this on my Facebook and Instagram stories, but I wanted to share it here on the blog too, so you have something to easily reference back to if you need it. The basics: Rice and ...
Gather The People
I made another new shirt tonight and I'm officially hooked on putting vinyl on my threads. 😍 I'll test this method out with several washes and wears on different materials first, then if all goes well, I'll add them to my shop page (which currently houses affiliate products and I'm ready to change ...
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