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11 Simple Meals for Busy Nights

November 15, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
It's already mid-November. Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and after that is Christmas, [...]

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Cleaning During Stolen Moments

March 17, 2011

I wish that I could simply set aside an hour or two each weekday to focus solely on house cleaning, in order to keep my home in tip-top shape. Yet when I try, up pop all manner of interruptions. A toddler who needs help on the potty or simply a snuggle from mommy. A 6 year old who [...]

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Finding Fulfillment in Being a Mother Only

January 25, 2011

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
For many years I've disliked filling out paperwork at a doctor's office or school that asks for my employment status. I struggle with knowing the right adjective or title to describe all I do in a day. Usually, I simply put "homemaker". That never seems fair to anyone. Does [...]

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My Journey to Burnout: Proof That I Really Can’t Do It All

January 6, 2011

Burnout. It's a word that highly ambitious and driven people like myself often think that we are immune to.
I have struggled with over-achieving and perfectionism for almost as long as I can remember. At the tender age of 12, I worked a steady babysitting job every morning and after school, while balancing schoolwork, private music [...]

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10 Posts I Didn’t Write in 2010

December 20, 2010

Tonight I've been sipping on tea and taking a leisurely stroll through my gorgeous new heirloom seed catalogue... hard to believe that this year is already drawing to a close and that I am beginning to think forward to next spring and summer.
It is also stunning to me that another year has flown by here [...]

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Keeping Kids Entertained While You Work in the Kitchen

September 24, 2010

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
While it is definitely a great thing for our kids to help us with cooking in the kitchen, sometimes we just may not need, or want, their help, or they may be really too young to be helping. But, we still need a way to keep them happy and occupied [...]

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Steady Days: Book Review and Giveaway

January 25, 2010

"I am not a perfect mother. Often I struggle with impatience; sometimes I lack the enthusiasm I long for. I make many mistakes, just like my children. As they are maturing as children, I am maturing as a mother... We need to equip ourselves with practical tools that allow us to give our personal best [...]

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Celebrate with Joy: Epiphany and Reflections on Transforming our Christmas Celebrations

January 5, 2010

I found this year to be one of our most meaningful Christmas seasons so far. It has been such a blessing to begin implementing even a few new things into the way that we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Here are some of the things that we did this year:

Daily Advent devotions through the [...]

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