Healthy Family
Reading Time: 6 minutes Setting screen time boundaries with your children can be tricky––but it’s not impossible, thanks to a few helpful strategies! By Hilary, Contributing Writer Screen time boundaries can become such a hassle with children. The research is clear: media greatly influences the thoughts and behaviors of children. Between advertisements, entertainment and news, children can be exposed to […]
Archives for June 2015
Family Finances5 Lessons I Learned at an Operation Christmas Child Distribution
Reading Time: 6 minutes Our family was able to participate in an Operation Christmas Child distribution last week in Costa Rica. Yes, they distribute the boxes year-round! Here are some lessons I learned from participating in the distribution. Last week, our family had the amazing opportunity to participate in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution in Cartago, Costa Rica! […]
Healthy YouWeekend Reads {June 27, 2015} + Costa Rica Recap, Week 1
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you want to keep up with the reads that give me pause all week long, follow my Reads and Recipes board on Pinterest. If you want to follow along with my personal life, you can follow me on Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter to not miss a post! Reads I Loved This Week 11 […]
5 Reasons Why We Are Taking Our Kids to Costa Rica for 5 Weeks This Summer
Reading Time: 8 minutes Have you ever considered taking your children on an international trip? Here are five reasons why we are taking our kids to Costa Rica this summer! On Monday, our family embarked on an adventure we had been dreaming about, saving for, and planning for a very long time: We are currently in Costa Rica for five weeks, […]
Healthy HomeBlue Apron: A Healthy Alternative to Take-Out
Reading Time: 4 minutes Inside: Blue Apron is a meal delivery service with very easy-to-customize meals that are hearty, healthy, and delicious! This service is a healthy alternative to take-out! Our family used to never eat out. OK, I take that back. When we barely had two pennies to rub together, we would eat out about once a month (and […]
Why We’ve Made Too Big of a Deal over the Phrase “Looks Like You Have Your Hands Full!”
Reading Time: 4 minutes Too many mothers have banded together to take offense at the phrase “Looks like you have got your hands full.” Let’s start a new movement. by Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer Today at Target I strode up to the dressing room with a 4-week-old baby strapped to my body, a 2-year-old strapped in the cart whining, and […]
Small Space Living for Big Families
Reading Time: 4 minutes Inside: Wondering if small space living is possible for big families? Check out how a family of five lives in an 800-square-foot apartment! Related: Staying at Home With Your Kids When You Can Barely Afford It By Natalie Busch of Messy Mom In the modern days of bigger is better, having a large family in a […]
Standing Together to Fight Racism
Reading Time: 9 minutes I don’t usually publish things like this, but this one won’t rest and can’t be ignored any longer. I can’t get it out of my head, and so, I write. Today, my heart is breaking for my dark skinned brothers and sisters everywhere. Because, yes, America, racism still exists. Note: This post was written about […]
Child-Led Potty Training
Reading Time: 7 minutes If you’ve ever been discouraged with potty training, you have to check out child-led potty training. This is a stress-free, laid-back approach to toilet learning! Hang in there, Mama. There is a light at the end of the potty training tunnel! It’s been often said that your child won’t go to kindergarten in diapers, and, […]
To The Mama Discouraged With Potty Training
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you discouraged with potty training? I’ve been there, Mama! I hope this post will give you hope for a light at the end of the potty training tunnel! To the mama discouraged with potty training, I was you, Mama. It took me two years to potty train my firstborn. Two.entire.years. I had tried it […]
Gardening Tips for People Who Can’t Garden
Reading Time: 5 minutes Plants die because gardening isn’t easy. If you feel like the world’s worst gardener, you need these gardening tips for people who can’t garden. You might just find you can get a harvest after all! By Tiffany, Contributing Writer My best friend grows zucchini that are bigger than my arm. My dad grows squash in a […]
19 Ideas for Frugal Summer Fun as a Family
Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you want to save money but still have fun this summer? Totally doable. Read on to get 19 easy-to-do summer activity ideas that are budget-friendly, health-boosting and oh-so-fun! Guest Post by Prerna Malik of Content Bistro Save money. Quite simply, it’s one of my biggest goals and constant endeavors as a homemaker. However, with summer here, […]
4 Resources for Talking to Children about Safe Touch
Reading Time: 8 minutes Talking to children about safe touch might just save you and them from heartache for years to come. So many children are molested at sleepovers, at friends’ houses, and even by their own relatives. It can happen anywhere at anytime. It’s never too early to begin talking to children about safe touch! By Will Odom, […]
Healthy Camping Foods
Reading Time: 4 minutes For the RV-ing or camping family, summer is a time of adventure, new places, old favorites and … lousy food. The good news is healthy camping foods are not as difficult as you might think. By Danielle, Contributing Writer Let’s face it, when you’re camping it is very tempting to eat junk. Marshmallows, hot dogs and processed snacks […]
50 Scrumptious Salad Recipes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Check out these 50 scrumptious salad recipes! Last week, I posted a round-up of delicious salad recipes over at Keeper of the Home! Here’s an excerpt: From fresh-from-the-veggie-garden salads to fruit salads to pasta and potato to meat to salads with an international flair, check out these 50 scrumptious salad recipes that are sure to […]
