finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Dear Jemma, Every day you become more and more of a little girl. Each day, your wide eyes fill with excitement followed by new words as you discover bits and pieces of the world. You smile the biggest smile and laugh, giggle, and occasionally throw a wee little fit when life doesn’t go exactly how […]
Baby boy has birthed a number of new food favorites during this pregnancy. Lemonade, whether it be plain, strawberry, or raspberry, is quickly climbing the charts as my number one, but a few family favorite recipes are mixed in as well. Most of them revolve around fruit and I can’t wait for summer fresh versions […]
91. Years ago I planned to name my daughter Chrysanthemum – I thought it was the most unique flower name ever. 92. I used to always set my school alarm for 6:11 am, the same time I was born. 93. Dominic and I rarely use each others’ names. He calls me “Bug” and I call […]
We are on our 4th round of crockpot oats – they are that delicious! Jemma inhales a generous portion every morning and I love them too! It’s so nice to have a filling, scrumptious breakfast each and every morning. You’ll be sorry if you don’t add this to your weekly menu! Ingredients1 cup steel cut […]
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UPDATE: I had to share this resource from Kitchen Stewardship from her Eat Well, Spend Less series. This post has great ideas on where you can save when it comes to groceries by making your own yogurt, cooking with dried beans, freezing fruit, etc. Oh, Rachael Ray … I can’t bear to watch your show, […]
It’s that time again! You might remember the great post in December 2011 that highlighted the Natural Parents Network Volunteer’s most popular or favorite posts from the year. Well, we are back and this time we are bringing you a collection of posts that focus on Do It Yourself projects, How To’s, Tutorials, Recipes, and […]
Ok … 20 left! Here’s to hopin’ I can think of 20 unique/interesting things to share. I’m running out of ideas! 81. My biggest pet peeve is when drivers don’t pull over for emergency vehicles! I’m always thinking … what if that was you in that ambulance, or they were rushing to your mom, or […]
March is just flying by! It’s amazing to me that winter is almost gone and the rainy Spring is upon us. At least here in the Northwest :) There are some fabulous things up for grabs this month, take a look … GLADRAGS Inspired by the simple utility, earth-friendliness, and comfort of cloth diapers, GladRags […]
Two days ago we had 2 inches of snow at our house and it was freezing outside! Today, it probably got close to 70 degrees and the sun shone all day :) I’m so excited for spring and summer! We kicked off the morning by hosting a Pampered Chef party at our house. Do you […]
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