Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. If a cookbook can be called life changing, it would be Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion. Some see allergen-free diets as a 'trend'. But for … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo Celebrations
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The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook
Cub-Friendly Holiday Cookbook This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My junior chef and I have been planning our holiday fare with The Berenstain Bears' Holiday Cookbook: Cub-Friendly Cooking With an Adult by Mike Berenstain. A cookbook written just for kids with family-friendly recipes, this colorful Berenstain Bears … [Read more...] about The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook
Life is Better at the Beach
Life is Better at the Beach This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. I'm a beach person. But, I don't live very near the shore, and I don't get to go as often as I would like. Life Is Better at the Beach: Inspirational Rules for Living Each Day Like You're at the Beach is a wonderful way to escape for a little while and … [Read more...] about Life is Better at the Beach
Top 5 Father’s Day Gifts for Homeschool Dads
Homeschool Dads are the Best! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Father's Day is the perfect time to remember all the things homeschool dads do for their families. In many homeschool families, the moms do the bulk of the teaching with the support of their husbands. But, I've met plenty of stay-at-home dads … [Read more...] about Top 5 Father’s Day Gifts for Homeschool Dads
Study Bags and Nature Journals
Study God’s Handiwork in Nature This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Nature study is a wonderful way to “show” God to children and teach them an appreciation and respect for life. All ages can participate at any season, no matter the weather. Looking for tracks in the snow, observing clouds and rainfall, noticing … [Read more...] about Study Bags and Nature Journals
Berry Patch Shortcake & Paypal Cash Giveaway!
Cooking With Kids: Berry Patch Shortcake #ChooseGood #Annies On busy weeknights, it can be a challenge to come up with an easy dessert our whole family will love. Yogurt is a favorite snack at our house, so our junior chef came up with an idea for a berry themed dessert he calls Berry Patch Shortcake. We headed to Publix to pick up some of our … [Read more...] about Berry Patch Shortcake & Paypal Cash Giveaway!
Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind & Soul
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Decluttering Your Home, Mind & Soul Ruth Soukup's newest book, Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul is a manual for decluttering your life--and not just the physical stuff. Ruth offers readers a chance to take a hard look at how clutter affects us and weighs … [Read more...] about Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind & Soul
Earth Day Pinwheels
April 22nd is Earth Day. Explore the power of wind with a colorful Earth Day pinwheels craft! This Earth Day, help your little explorers celebrate and discover the power of wind. Kids of all ages would enjoy building and experimenting with pinwheels. If you'e learning about weather or power in science, this project is a wonderful hands on way to … [Read more...] about Earth Day Pinwheels
Camping Lessons
Camping as a Learning Experience My boys absolutely love to go camping. Spending the night in the woods, cooking over a fire, telling spine-tingling stories in the dark—what more could a boy want? If you’re a mom like me, you might think this all sounds fine on the surface, but the reality of SPENDING ALL NIGHT IN THE WOODS, choking down burnt … [Read more...] about Camping Lessons
Forever My Little Boy
Loving Your Son for Now and for Always Are you the parent of a son? If so, you know how each milestone he reaches is both sweet and wonderful, while also tugging at your heartstrings as you realize he's growing up and becoming independent from you. Beloved author Karen Kingsbury's Forever My Little Boy is a sweet gift book for moms or dads who are … [Read more...] about Forever My Little Boy
The Lifegiving Home
Creating a Lifegiving Home Sally and Sarah Clarkson's The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming is an inspiring guide to creating a special home atmosphere that is a haven for family. I'm a longtime fan of Sally's, ever since I discovered her books as a new homeschooler. Her "wholehearted" style of homeschooling appealed … [Read more...] about The Lifegiving Home
Trim Healthy Mama Plan
Lifestyle Change with Trim Healthy Mama We all know weight loss isn't easy, and fad diets obviously don't work. After consulting with my doctor and a nutritionist, I learned that the key to weight loss isn't to really focus on weight loss--it is to focus on a healthy lifestyle. This means that weight loss is just one factor in a myriad of … [Read more...] about Trim Healthy Mama Plan
You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
Encouragement for the Military Spouse If you're a military spouse or family member, Jen McDonald's new book will bring you immense comfort and encouragement. You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse is a collection of thirty days of readings that get right to the heart of the struggles and hard times that come with … [Read more...] about You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
Celebrating Mardi Gras With Kids
Happy Fat Tuesday, aka Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French! Mardi Gras celebrations occur throughout the world, but the festivities in New Orleans that started in 1837 are probably the ones most of us associate with the season. When French settlers came to America, they brought this custom with them. If you visit Louisiana during this time, … [Read more...] about Celebrating Mardi Gras With Kids
The Longevity Kitchen
Eating for Better Health with The Longevity Kitchen Starting the new year off with healthier eating is much more appealing with The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top 16 Age-Busting Power Foods [120 Recipes for Vitality and Optimal Health] by Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson, with a foreword by Dr. Andrew Weil. This … [Read more...] about The Longevity Kitchen
A Kid’s Winter EcoJournal
Did you know that nature study is not confined to just the warm-weather months? The winter season is a wonderful time to explore the world outdoors, and A Kid's Winter EcoJournal: With Nature Activities for Exploring the Season is a wonderful resource to guide your winter nature studies: it inspires kids to write about nature it invites kids … [Read more...] about A Kid’s Winter EcoJournal
Celebrating the Holidays with Teens
Holidays take on a whole new meaning when you are able to participate and help out rather than just being the recipient of everyone else’s hard work. The true joy of celebrating is in sharing and blessing others—family, friends, and strangers alike. Having time off from school or work gives you more time to focus on the simple things that mean … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Holidays with Teens
How to Recycle Packaging to Pack Away Christmas
When your family opens Christmas gifts this year, think about how you can recycle some of the packaging and reuse it to pack up your decorations when you take them down. We put two trees up every year, a big one in the living room, and a skinny one in the dining room. It makes decorating a lot easier each year if I pack away the ornaments for … [Read more...] about How to Recycle Packaging to Pack Away Christmas
Keeping New Year’s Resolutions with The Best and Lightest
The Best and Lightest for a Healthy New Year The Best and Lightest: 150 Healthy Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner from the Food Network test kitchens offers a delicious array of healthy choices for keeping your new year's resolutions to eat better. With recipes for any meal of the day that all fall under 500 calories, The Best and … [Read more...] about Keeping New Year’s Resolutions with The Best and Lightest
Money Making Mom
Learning to be a Money Making Mom Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference by Crystal Paine is a plan for busy moms to manage money, generate income, and share their success with others. In Money Making Mom, Crystal outlines the "power and pitfalls" of money, and she offers advice to help you: consider multiple … [Read more...] about Money Making Mom
