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Gluten Free Mozzarella Sticks

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Reading Time: 3 minutesYou will not want to miss these gluten free mozzarella sticks. They are incredibly yummy and surprisingly easy to make!  Mozzarella sticks have been my favorite restaurant appetizer since I was a child.  Would you believe, then, that, up until recently, I had not eaten mozzarella sticks in years?! Why did I go without this […]

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When You’re Tempted to Worry about Your Kids

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Reading Time: 4 minutesLike most moms, I struggle with worrying about my kids. About their futures, about their safety, about what opportunities we’ll be able to provide for them. I have to rest in God’s love for them! I struggle with worry and fear. It’s been a life-long thing. Sometimes I start thinking so far into the future […]

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3 Ideas for Mother-Daughter Bonding

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMother-daughter bonding need not be hard, tedious, or expensive. A little intentionality can go a long way in fostering a mother-daughter bond that will last a lifetime!  I am incredibly blessed to be the mother to not one but three beautiful little girls. I always wanted daughters, and we were over-the-moon excited when God decided to […]

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5 Audiobooks To Make Family Road Trips More Enjoyable

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Reading Time: 5 minutesAudiobooks can make family road trips more enjoyable than you ever imagined! Check out my top 5 recommendations for audiobooks to enjoy as a family this summer!  Our family is no stranger to long road trips. With my husband’s entire family living 12 hours away in Mississippi, we make the trek there at least once or […]

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The Moment That Changed Everything

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Reading Time: 3 minutesI will never forget the moment I found out I was pregnant with our first child. It was the moment that changed everything.  September 2007 A plus sign. I sat on the edge of the garden tub, and my heart vacillated between soaring and sinking.  It had been just one month since I had walked […]

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Confessions of a ThredUp Convert

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThredUP is a great resource for women’s and kids’ high-quality secondhand fashion (like a well curated online consignment store) – with a range of brands and up to 90% off the original retail price. Friends have raved to me about thredUP for years, but I recently had the opportunity to try them for the first time. I genuinely LOVED […]

Gluten Free Strawberry Cobbler Recipe (Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free, THM)

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis gluten free strawberry cobbler recipe will guide you in making a dessert that melts in your mouth and leaves you begging for more. Not only is it gluten free but it’s also sugar free, dairy free, and a Trim Healthy Mama S! Our family went on our annual strawberry-picking outing this weekend, and I […]

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The Best Financial Advice My Mom Ever Gave Me

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best financial advice my mom ever gave me helped sustain our family through financial hardships. I hope this advice will encourage you! I am often asked how our family survived the Great Recession on a low income. As a 1980 baby, I grew up in a generation that entered adulthood with more financial mishaps […]

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The #1 Requested Item at Homeless Shelters

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Reading Time: 2 minutesInside: The #1 requested item at homeless shelters just might surprise you! I know it did me!   Perhaps the easiest way to minister to the needy in our local communities is to donate to local homeless shelters.  But what do homeless shelters really need? It’s not what I thought! For years, our family has simply […]

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Dear Mom of Littles, You are Stronger Than You Think

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Reading Time: 2 minutesYou are stronger than you think, Mama! Be encouraged today! My baby had pneumonia. And it was all my fault. That’s what I told myself at least. It was December 2011. My youngest had just turned a year old, and a few weeks before I had found out we were unexpectedly expecting our third child […]

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Why I Kicked Cleaning Schedules to the Curb

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Reading Time: 4 minutesFinally, I’ve learned that cleaning schedules aren’t for me. I’ve learned how to keep a home clean–without them!  Would you believe it if I told you that I never really cleaned until I got married?  It’s sad, but true. I once told my husband I grew up with a maid.  “I didn’t know you had […]

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The Secret to Becoming a Better Mom

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Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the past year, I’ve been learning some things that have made me a better mom. I’m excited to share those “secrets” with you today!  I’m a better mom today than I was a year ago. Did I really just say that? And I run a blog called The Humbled Homemaker? Yes, I did! I didn’t say […]

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Every Mom Has Hard Days

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you ever feel like you’re the only mom who has hard days? I’m here to tell you that you’re NOT alone! When I started this blog in 2011 (has it really been that long?!), I was knee-deep in one of the hardest seasons of my life: I was mothering a toddler and newborn, and […]

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6 Places to Donate or Sell Used Clothes

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Reading Time: 5 minutesYou don’t have to live in clutter. Here are 6 places where I’ve learned I can donate or sell used clothes! Over the past year, I’ve been on a mission to declutter my home, and it’s been a complete game changer for my family. 2 Reasons I Have Been Inspired to Declutter 1. I traveled […]

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3 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford NOT to Have a Budget

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Reading Time: 6 minutesThink you can’t live on a budget? Think again! Check out these 3 reasons why you can’t afford NOT to live on a budget! I’ll never forget the day my husband walked out on a financial planning class. The class materials had listed a sample yearly budget as $50,000 for a family of four. I […]