Thanks to UntrainedHousewife’s part in the Udi’s Gluten Free Community, I have been able to read and glean so much about Gluten Free Living that I would have otherwise missed. Even though I am not personally gluten free, my nursling daughter appears to react pretty strongly to wheat, so I am currently GF by default. […]
Meaningful Moments in the Every Day
There are so many meaningful moments that I’ve been blessed to experience over the course of my life it’s impossible to just choose one. But the most life-changing moment this past year of course has been when Vivian joined our family. The moment of her birth was lovely. Surrounded by family and caring support, Vivian […]
2 Months Old – How Time Flies Postpartum
Can you believe that Vivian is already two months old? Today in fact. Astounding. So much has happened since my 4 weeks postpartum post and one of the most exciting things is that I’ve been offered a book deal! That’s right – I’ll be writing Backyard Farming on an Acre (or Less) and the book […]
Working Moms: What Do They Pay to Work?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2006, 70% of mothers worked outside the home. Are they actually costing the family money? The median salary for women in the United States, in full-time, all-year jobs, is $28,000, according to the 2000 census. Of course, many women make more than this, depending on their career. The […]
Help! My “Perfect” Mother-in-Law is Driving Me Nuts!
“I wanted my boyfriend to wear the shirt I gave him last Christmas but his mom insists on him wearing the polo that she bought for him” “I came home one afternoon and found my mother-in-law on her knees, furiously scrubbing the bathroom floor. I just finished cleaning it up earlier that day.” “My […]
Birthday Celebrations – Three Generations
Our family had it’s first post-Christmas gathering to celebrate the January birthdays. Yes, we are one of those families. The kind of family that only needs one good reason to get together before we gather from all corners of the state. And yesterday we had three. This January marked not only my nephew Timothy’s second […]
ADHD Help, Advice, and ADHD Diets Made Simple
ADHD in children is becoming more and more commonly diagnosed. While I have my own ideas as to why this is happening, I also know that we as parents are going to have to be the ones to step up and help our children instead of relying on prescribed medications that can cause more harm than […]
Could Noxzema be an Eczema Remedy?
When a friend of mine gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl, she was all smiles until her little one began to have red spots pop up all over her skin. The spots were followed by itching, crying, and a lot of stress. Spending more time in a doctor’s office than at home proved there was no […]
My Husband, My Best Friend: The Pros and Cons
My husband and I had been together for eight years of before we got married in 2010. We met when we were both college freshmen and have been inseparable since then. Over the years, we had our share of differences, given of course that he’s a boy and I’m a girl and we were […]
Novel Destination, Scriptures and 2012
It has been a fun year of virtual travel through books. I’ve been to Afghanistan, China and France during the period of my own lifetime. I’ve been in the Caribbean around the turn of the 20th century. I spent several centuries in Russia, and I am currently reading “Out Stealing Horses” set in eastern Norway […]
Keep the Spirit in Christmas Gift Giving
I’ve been pondering why it is so complicated to simplify one’s life. It seems especially challenging during the Christmas season. We want to give our loved ones all of the gifts we can to express our love, yet our budgets simply do not allow it. (There’s that word again – simply.) How do we simplify […]
Decorating the Tree for Christmas – Some of Our Holiday Traditions
Christmas is a time of holiday traditions for me. Even with my husband working retail, which can make him a bit “Bah-Humbug” at times, our family has several traditions we enjoy. Lots of them center around the Christmas tree! Usually we have a fake tree I picked up the year before we were married, but this […]
