Healthy HomeReading Time: 3 minutes Our 3 baby box gardens It’s been almost three months since we planted our 2011 box garden, and there are several things this humbled homemaker would like to report. This year, our mere second year of gardening, we’ve definitely had our fair share of disappointments, but there have also been some victories—and lots of things […]
Archives for July 2011
Healthy You5 Amazing Benefits of Colostrum
Reading Time: 3 minutes Image by nkzs Welcome to this week’s edition of The First Year: Breastfeeding Mini Series! I recently read an article that broke my heart. It told of the millions of mothers around the world who discount their value of colostrum, the pre-milk, golden yellow liquid that breasts produce before milk arrives. These mothers live in […]
Healthy FamilyWeekend Special: 8 Summer Activities to Do with Your Kids
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s nearing the end the summer, and kids all over…are getting really bored. And parents? Many are about to go crazy. You can take your kids to the park or pool. But even swimming and swing sets get old after a while. From the free and simple to the extensive and pricey, here are 8 alternatives […]
Smashing Summer Smoothie
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here is a refreshing summer smoothie recipe that uses strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and yogurt. Great for a healthy snack or easy breakfast! One of my family’s favorite summertime activities is to pick berries together. In May and June, we pick strawberries. In June and July, we pick blackberries. In July and August, we pick blueberries. […]
The Breast Crawl: An Ideal Start to Mommy-Baby Bonding
Reading Time: 3 minutes The breast crawl is a little-known secret that promotes bonding between newborns and their mommies, and can pave the way for a great breastfeeding relationship! This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. If you’re pregnant or hope to breastfeed future children, this post is for you. […]
Family FinancesMinistry of the Month: Dress a Girl Around the World
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to July’s edition of Ministry of the Month! On the first Wednesday of each month, I feature a ministry or charity. I hope God will lead you to pray–or perhaps even get involved–with these ministries! Lisa Ward rarely clicks on Internet articles, but when a Facebook friend posted a story that mentioned “little dresses,” […]
The First Two Weeks of Breastfeeding
Reading Time: 4 minutes Welcome to this week’s edition of The First Year: Breastfeeding Mini Series! Each Monday, I post on a topic related to the first year of life. This summer, I am tackling breastfeeding, and I will sometimes post on both Mondays and Fridays on this topic. The best advice anyone ever gave me was to just […]
DIY Better than Red Lobster Garlic Cheese Biscuits!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yum This week’s homemade homemaking recipe is for garlic cheese biscuits!! I’ve been making these biscuits for several years now, and they are just as tasty and better for you than Red Lobster’s garlic cheese biscuits! Without further ado, check out this week’s recipe! Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter. […]
Getting a Set-in Stain out of Carpet
Reading Time: 4 minutes Do you need to get a set-in stain out of carpet? Here are the supplies and instructions you need to get tough popsicle, wine, or pet stains out of carpet! So, you already know I’m humbled, right? Well, let me just tell you how humbled of a homemaker I am. This week, my daughter got […]
Preparing to Breastfeed While Pregnant
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to Friday’s edition of The First Year: Breastfeeding Mini Series! Each Monday, I post on a topic related to the first year of life. This summer, I am tackling breastfeeding, and I will sometimes post on both Mondays and Fridays on this topic. Me in 2008–just days before baby girl #1 was born! […]
