Healthy Family
Reading Time: 6 minutes Spring is the perfect time to “go green” and transition to a more natural lifestyle! Check out these 10 ways to help the planet, your health, and your budget! One of my favorite things about living in North Carolina is the change of seasons. Whereas other places may experience just one or two seasons per […]
Archives for March 2014
Family Finances4 Places to Find Free or Cheap Books
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s no secret that I LOVE to read. In the fall I gave you my formula for how to create a year-long reading plan. My 2014 reading list is lofty, and I imagine I won’t get through every single book within a 12-month period, but I like to record the books I want to read, […]
Pride and Humility at the Grocery Store
Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest post by Jaimie of JaimieRamsey.com My grocery cart: a source of pride We real-foodies (no matter where we are on the “real-food spectrum”) can get pretty passionate about what we put in our grocery carts. At least, I definitely can. I love the satisfaction of arriving in the checkout lane and surveying my cart… lots […]
Healthy HomeA 2-Week Aldi Meal Plan
Reading Time: 6 minutes I save so much money on groceries by shopping at Aldi! Check out this two-week Aldi meal plan and save on your family’s food budget! I don’t keep it a secret: I love Aldi. My love affair with the discount grocery chain began during my newlywed days. My husband and I were struggling to figure […]
Healthy YouMore Than Pen and Paper: The Benefits of Journaling
Reading Time: 4 minutes Journaling is a habit that’s well worth your time. Here’s why you should carve out space in your busy schedule to keep a diary! Guest post by Marilyn Nutter “Where will I find the time?” Time for what? Journaling! Some women journal to record memories, goals and dreams; others to record gratitude, their children’s precious […]
It’s not about politics. It’s about people.
Reading Time: 6 minutes This morning my girls are eating frozen gluten-free waffles, and I’m drinking a piping hot mug of fair-trade coffee. Sure, homemade is better, healthier and just plain cheaper, but let’s face it: Being the momma of three little ones 5 and under can be tiring sometimes. Today, Mama needed a break from grinding her own […]
The Anti-Viral, Non-Pinterest Way to Be a Great Mom
Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you feel like your efforts as a mom go unnoticed, and that you’re not measuring up to the polished Pinterest version of perfection? There’s so much more to being a great mom, and humility will help you to see that! Guest post by Heather of God Centered Mom It kind of snuck up on […]
Why Switch to Glass Storage Containers?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Want to make the switch to glass storage containers in your kitchen?! This post is for you! Read on to find out why glass is way better than plastic. It wasn’t until my first daughter was born that I began to question the safety of plastics. Like most of my peers, I grew up with […]
5 Ways to Stretch a Roast Chicken
Reading Time: 4 minutes By April Swiger, Contributing Writer One of the most frugal homemaking practices I’ve adopted is roasting a whole chicken each week. My husband and I live on his tight pastor’s salary, desiring to be good stewards of the money God has given us, while still eating as healthy as possible. This habit has proved very […]
