Backyard Bucket List (73 Frugal & Creative Backyard Activities for Kids)

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By Beth, Contributing Writer There are a bajillion ideas out there for super-duper fun things to do in the summer with your kids. Go to the zoo, go camping, exhibitions and fairs galore, summer camps, and the list goes on. Sometimes, though, you need to be a little more low-key. A little more mama-doing-laundry-while-the-kids-amuse-themselves-in-the-backyard. The stuff of regular-people life, ya know? We can't all be traipsing all over the country exploring and taking in the sights. Many of us also can't afford a ton of [...]

10 Truths You Need to Hear When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom

10 Truths You need to Hear When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom

By Beth, Contributing Writer A few days ago I had one of *those* days. The baby wasn’t sleeping well and had been up half the night, I didn’t get to shower, the house was still a complete disaster because we’d just moved into it a week prior, and I was feeling extra sorry for myself because it was a Saturday and Chris was headed out to work for an extra long day of flying. I figured it was inevitable. The grouchiness, that is. I made [...]

Simple Roast Chicken (And Fabulous Side Dish Recipes!)

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Guest Post by Beth of Red and Honey Are you working to ditch processed foods and put more real food on the table? This month we're continuing a series called Real Food Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Eating Better. Our goal is to answer the questions you might have and make the transition a whole lot easier! I was a starry-eyed young bride at the tender age of nineteen, and the day we unpacked cardboard boxes in our wee bachelor suite I was in [...]

“Plan It, Don’t Panic” in the Bundle of the Week! (And Giveaway Winners Announced!)

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Hi friends, happy weekend once again! Beth of Red and Honey here again in lieu of weekend links while Stephanie enjoys a 2-week "radio silence" as she starts her year-long family journey around the world. The photo above is Stephanie and her gorgeous family in Argentina, and they send their love to the awesome readers of Keeper of the Home! By the way, are you following along with their family travel blog? They started just over a week ago and already have lots of adventures [...]

48 Hour Redmond Trading Giveaway!

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Happy Weekend, friends! (Beth of Red and Honey here, standing in for Stephanie in lieu of weekend links! Stephanie is currently in the midst of a two-week “radio silence” as they begin their year-long journey around the world. Follow along with their adventures on their travel blog here!) While Stephanie is out gallivanting across the globe with her adorable family and we’re all here at home trying to contain our envy, I am pleased to help her out by running a giveaway for y’all! Redmond [...]

Using Symbolism to Teach My Children the True Meaning of Christmas

Using symbolism to teach my children the true meaning of Christmas

Guest post by Beth of Red & Honey “After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." Matt.2:9-11 [...]