The Off-Brands
Teaching the girls to research to make educated food choices at the grocery store. [...]
Our Daily Bread
Season of Uncertainty: struggles over finances and worry for me. Learning to trust in daily provision. [...]
Hand-Me-Downs
A radio talk show guy's comment made me ponder my absolute love of hand-me-downs and thrift shops. [...]
The Demon – (aka jab test)
March 2, 2018 The Demon (aka jab test) Well, it ended up that the evening of the day someone broke into our van and I got sick, it wasn’t just a fever and go thing. The fever didn’t want to go away (all my life low fever & cough might [...]
Chore Candy
July 7, 2017 Chore Candy We have a neat little system with a chore chart on the refrigerator and set amounts for specific chores completed. This has worked well for about twelve years. When a job is done, Mom or Dad (or big sister) checks it and puts the amount [...]
Bulk Canning
June 16, 2017 Bulk Canning Four hours of simmering marinara and the house smells like Italian spices! Oregano, sweet basil, flowery parsley, smooth garlic, marjoram, sage, thyme, onion, and rosemary flavors blend together with a yummy tomato base to make five gallons of nearly meatless red sauce (nearly, because we [...]
Health Changer
June 10, 2017 Health Changer I have this thing about being dehydrated (low water) and anemic (low iron). Or at least had that problem. Pregnancy was like wake up, puke, attempt my multi-vitamin, puke, get to work, puke, and be falling asleep in the truck when we drove home. I [...]