I had a wonderful reminder this week of something to keep in mind as I seek simplicity as a wife, mother and homemaker. I was speaking on the phone yesterday morning with a good friend, a mother of 6 (her oldest child has been helping me around the house to earn spending money for an ...

Well, I've been called many things in my lifetime, but this is the first time anyone has ever referred to me as a parasite. Alright, so it wasn't direct, but I'm included in the group of parent's that Amanda Peet so lovingly referred to in a recent article in Cookie. Quite frankly, I barely know ...

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It all started in my 4th year of university. It had probably begun nearly 10 years earlier, but that was when I first began to be alerted to the fact that something was seriously wrong. Though my cycle had always been erratic, it seemed to be getting worse. When I went through a period of ...

I first came in contact with today's guest poster, Laura, through her site Joshua's Tree, where I was impressed by the creative ideas to help families focus on glorifying God through fun and thought provoking activities. This post is a wonderful reminder to me to stop striving (and it fits well with my earlier post ...

I'm actually so thankful for this carnival, as it comes at a great time for me. I'm really struggling with what to send with my husband for lunch lately. I think the reason I struggle with making lunches is because it is not consistent. One week he may only need one lunch, the next he ...

 Here's a quick question that came up from our meal on Sunday afternoon... are we the only ones who are finding our grass-fed steaks to be incredibly tough and practically impossible to eat? Up until recently, we just haven't really bought steak, and have stuck to more utilitarian (and cheaper) cuts like ground beef, roasts, ...

 Wondering what to do with the gigantic zucchini that are taking over your backyard? Or perhaps you have friends who garden and keep trying to slip a zucchini into your purse each time you visit? For your sake and mine, here is some inspiration for using a plentiful zucchini harvest, as my Kitchen Tip for ...

I've been feeling really worn out lately.I'm not sure when I started to feel this way exactly, only that it's been quite some time now. I wish I could put a handle on the causes and find a simple fix, but I'm not sure that it's that easy. I can think of several things ...

But if you want to read it, you'll have to hop on over to The Motherload blog at MomAdvice! It's my first guest post for the lovely Amy, and I'm so excited to see if up there! I wrote a lot of the tips and tricks that I've been discovering through planning our recent trip to ...