Motherhood & FamilyReading Time: 3 minutesIn case you missed last week’s post on Lactation Cookies, I’d like to welcome you to my new mini series on breastfeeding. Each Monday this summer, I’ll be posting on a topic related to nursing our little ones. Breastfeeding is something I always knew I wanted to do, but I didn’t really consider why I […]
Hosting an Orphan for the Summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeth Bleavins stood nervously in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, waiting to lock eyes with a teenage girl whose heart was pounding just as hard. She had seen Vanda’s* picture, and she wanted to recognize the Latvian orphan in the sea of faces coming down the escalator to the baggage claim. “I hadn’t learned too […]
Home10 Things I’ve Learned Since Graduation
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are many skills that I wished I had learned before graduation, but some of those skills I didn’t learn until after graduation. Caps and gowns. Speeches and tears. And let’s not forget the pomp and circumstance. As graduation season is wrapping up, I’ve been thinking back to my own graduations—12 years ago for high […]
Homemade Lactation Cookies: Boost Your Milk Production!
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the first post in the new “The First Year” breastfeeding mini-series, I thought it would be fun to write about my experience making lactation cookies this past weekend. But what are lactation cookies? I didn’t realize until after I posted on my Facebook page that I was baking them that some people actually thought […]
Preserving Strawberries
Reading Time: 2 minutes In most parts of the country, strawberry season is coming to a close, and their prices will start rising again from here until next spring. This year, I decided to take advantage of the low prices and preserve a few pounds for us to enjoy throughout the year. This is probably the simplest post […]
Say NO to GMOs!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Image by CountryGirl0 Genetically Modified Organisms….Say WHAT?! Whenever I mention or post an article about GMOs, it’s inevitable that I’ll have some friends who will have no idea what I’m talking about. And I don’t blame them for not knowing. I was […]
