Healthy You
Reading Time: 3 minutes I have many special memories of summertime reading at the library when I was a little girl! I hope my children will share this love of reading, too! Growing up, my summers entailed Vacation Bible School, swim lessons, and especially, the summer reading program at my local library. Every writer should be a good reader, […]
Archives for June 2011
Healthy HomeHomemade Disinfectant Wipes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disclosure: I have included affiliate links in this post. I spent most of the first 5 years of my marriage buying canned goods, jarred and boxed foods and cleaning supplies that can very easily be made at home. A few weeks ago, Emily at Live Renewed inspired me to make homemade disinfectant wipes. She wrote […]
Why You Should Breastfeed & The Best Breastfeeding Advice EVER!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Julie Montgomery In case you missed last week’s post on Lactation Cookies, I’d like to welcome you to my new mini series on breastfeeding. Each Monday this summer, I’ll be posting on a topic related to nursing our little ones. Breastfeeding is something I always knew I wanted to […]
Healthy FamilyHosting an Orphan for the Summer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Beth Bleavins stood nervously in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, waiting to lock eyes with a teenage girl whose heart was pounding just as hard. She had seen Vanda’s* picture, and she wanted to recognize the Latvian orphan in the sea of faces coming down the escalator to the baggage claim. “I hadn’t […]
10 Things I’ve Learned Since Graduation
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are many skills that I wished I had learned before graduation, but some of those skills I didn’t learn until after graduation. Caps and gowns. Speeches and tears. And let’s not forget the pomp and circumstance. As graduation season is wrapping up, I’ve been thinking back to my own graduations—12 years ago for high […]
Homemade Lactation Cookies: Boost Your Milk Production!
Reading Time: 3 minutes For the first post in the new “The First Year” breastfeeding mini-series, I thought it would be fun to write about my experience making lactation cookies this past weekend. But what are lactation cookies? I didn’t realize until after I posted on my Facebook page that I was baking them that some people actually thought […]
Relay for Life Season: Faith & Cancer
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I walked the track at my local Relay for Life a few weeks ago, I couldn’t help but think of all the people with cancer who’ve touched my life. Taylor Gibbs came to mind. The grandson of football and racing legend Joe Gibbs beat childhood leukemia, and I had the privilege of interviewing […]
Preserving Strawberries
Reading Time: 2 minutes In most parts of the country, strawberry season is coming to a close, and their prices will start rising again from here until next spring. This year, I decided to take advantage of the low prices and preserve a few pounds for us to enjoy throughout the year. This is probably the simplest post […]
Say NO to GMOs!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Image by CountryGirl0 Genetically Modified Organisms….Say WHAT?! Whenever I mention or post an article about GMOs, it’s inevitable that I’ll have some friends who will have no idea what I’m talking about. And I don’t blame them for not knowing. I was […]
Easy and Delicious Strawberry Crisp Recipe
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I’m giving you an easy and delicious strawberry crisp recipe! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Growing up in North Carolina, strawberry season was one of my most favorite times of the year. Although my parents purchased most of our produce at the grocery store, I reveled in the times […]
June’s Ministry of the Month: Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mothers of small children may sometimes feel like there’s not much they can do to make a difference in their communities, but groups all over the country are raising money for childhood cancer research – one cookie at a time. The Huntersville, North Carolina United Methodist Church Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) adopted Cookies […]
Family Finances10 ways to save on groceries without clipping coupons
Reading Time: 3 minutes A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I’m not an “extreme couponer.” But if I don’t use many coupons, how does my family save money on groceries? Here are a few tips on how my family has learned to shop for real, unprocessed food on a tight budget: • Shop at Aldi (or another […]
