Family Finances
Reading Time: 8 minutes The working poor want you to know some things during the holidays–but they won’t come right out and say them. Here are some ways to better understand–and help–the working poor. I’ll never forget the Christmas that Will and I discovered we were among the working poor. Frustrated by our financial situation at the time, Will […]
Archives for December 2017
Motherhood5 Last Minute Gift Ideas for Kids
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re scrambling to think of some last minute gift ideas for kids, then I have good news. In this post, I give you 5 gifts that you can purchase in minutes–without leaving home! I must admit: Left to my own devices, I’m a last minute gift getter. (Thankfully, my gift-giving husband is more on […]
Explaining Santa: What One Family Tells Their Kids About St. Nicholas
Reading Time: 5 minutes Explaining Santa Claus and telling your kids about St. Nicholas can be tricky. How to handle it is a decision that each family must make for themselves. In this post, we tell how our family has gone about explaining Santa to our kids. Note: Before reading this piece, I want everyone to understand that this is […]
What We Are Giving Our Kids for Christmas This Year {2017 edition}
Reading Time: 6 minutes These are the gifts we are giving our 4 kids for Christmas this year. This year, they are 10 months, 5, 7, and 9 years old! Every year, we give our children three gifts each–a want, a need, and a gift to nurture their spiritual growth. We started this tradition when our firstborn was a baby, […]
HomemakingAn Honest Review of thredUP
Reading Time: 5 minutes Thank you, thredUP, for sponsoring this giveaway! Drum roll, please: You’re going to LOVE our final giveaway of our 2017 Christmas Giveaway Week! How does a new wardrobe sound? Seriously?! Yep! That’s what the winner of our thredUP giveaway will get. The $300 credit prize will go a long way over at thredUP, and I’m here to show you how […]
Healthy LivingAn Honest Review of Vital Proteins
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I started following the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan a couple years ago, I learned about the huge importance of getting enough protein. In fact, every single meal we consume (including snacks!) needs to be centered in protein. But that’s not always easy to do, right? That’s where Vital Proteins comes in. They make it easy–and delicious. Vital Protein‘s signature product is their […]
An Honest Review of Plant Therapy
Reading Time: 5 minutes Our family uses essential oils in our home every single day, and Plant Therapy is one of our favorite brands to use. They are high-quality and affordable, which makes them perfect for the grace-filled, natural homemaker! Our family discovered Plant Therapy essential oils several years ago, and we quickly fell in love with these oils! Plant Therapy is a […]
An Honest Review of Redmond Life
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is another company with products that Will and I use every single day in our home! Enter: Redmond Life! Will and I have been using Redmond Life products in our home for close six to seven years now. We use their toothpaste, Real Salt, and seasoning salts in our home every day. We also use […]
An Honest Review of Free Reign Farm
Reading Time: 4 minutes Will and I use Free Reign Farm in our home every single day. They offer a full line of clean, natural, quality products, including goat milk soaps, lotions, salves, laundry and liquid soaps, deodorant, herbs, and even clean burning candles and wax tarts! Will and I started using Free Reign Farm pure goat’s milk soaps in […]
