What fun activities do you have planned for the Summer? This week I made a list of family fun activities we could do throughout the upcoming summer months and jotted tentative dates on the calendar f...
I received a stick immersion blender for Mother’s Day this year…and I have certainly been thrilled with the performance of this little machine. I have made guacamole, mayonniase, baby food, pur...
My husband and I celebrated six years of marriage this week. It has been a beautiful and yet stretching six years. Three adorable babies. Two homes, a new business, started a blog (which very rapidly...
Photo Source Written by contributing writer, Trina Holden. Do you know the woman next door? Or the one across the street? Chances are, she’s not much like you. Statistics predict she’s not a stay-at-...
One out of seven people in the world are hungry. Women around the world are forced to put their children to bed hungry every night. Many times these children sleep on dirt floors. For most of those c...
We have been enjoying 10 days straight of glorious sunshine here in the Northwest. It’s a little taste of summer. We are soaking it up before it disappears back to rain. With summer on our mind...
This last week, I shared with you all my updated Spring/Summer monthly menu plan. Although I can compile a monthly menu plan fairly easily since I have been following this method for a few years now,...
“Who can measure the long-term effects of nurturing helpless infants, supervising wandering toddlers, discipling self-willed children, and counseling self-absorbed adolescents? Of family outing...
Our favorite fish tacos! Spring is here and time to refresh the menu! Here is my updated menu plan for the Spring and Summer months for May through September. I have a few new recipes to try that I a...
A glimpse of spring at our house shown above includes reading stories in the sunshine on our front doorstep with green smoothies in hand and bare feet romping around the lawn. Any time we get a glimp...
It has been awhile since I have shared a family update with you all, so I thought it was high time. Spring has been gradually peaking through the clouds here in the Northwest. We have had a few days ...
This season of young motherhood with three lively little ones under foot is incredibly full and unbelievably tiring. I’ve realized that the reality is I will likely be tired for quite some time...
I frequently get asked, “what’s your favorite natural detergent? what’s your recommendations for cloth diapers? What homemade products do you still make and use?” Since I have...
If you are anything like our family, it is rather challenging to get my little ones to eat any vegetables. So we mash and puree soups and some casseroles at the request of my little girl just so the ...
By monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan of Harvest Ministry Do you sometimes feel inadequate in prayer? Do you often struggle with praying together with your spouse or children? Do you perhaps wonder, si...
Over the last month I have become lethargic. This season has been full with my husband launching a new business, with periods of insomnia and multiple sicknesses. I have been in survival mode. I have...
She won every competition she entered…and I was always left with second prize. I strove so hard to prove that I was smart, but always fell just a little short. I was the tallest girl with the l...
I recently was blessed to sample a few products from Jenuinely Pure, one of our April sponsors. This company offers a full and simple line of all natural skin, body, and home care products that are w...
Written by contributing writer, Daniele at Domestic Serenity. I’m not sure exactly what possessed us to take on the project – usually engaged couples have lists to tackle, details to attend to....
Regina asked: I was wondering if you ever considered compiling a children’s reading resource list, putting together all of the children’s books you have or would recommend? It could inclu...
The more children I have, the more I become aware of how over commercialized our culture is in all the toys and gadgets available on the market to entertain and literally over stimulate your baby. Ba...
This is the final installment of a short series on infant routines. Read part 1 here, and part 2 here to catch up with us. We Love Baby-wearing Again, I love baby wearing. I love holding my baby clos...
This is part two of a short series on Infant Routines. To read part 1, visit here. As I mentioned in part 1, my desire with this series is simply to share how God has led us to most peacefully estab...
Addie asked: I was wondering where you fall on the baby wise-demand feeding continuum. What is your secret to finding a routine, but still following your intuition to hold them when they are upset? H...
Eli helping Samuel to learn to hear Gods voice From Contributing Writer, Trina Holden Learning to hear God’s voice is a life-long journey. I want to give my kids an early start by teaching them...
Screenshot of Clear app In the last year, I have been using an iPhone and have found it extremely useful for organizing my life and managing our household well. I love having everything in one place,...
The Lord has been doing a stirring in my heart about the importance of prayer. It is a discipline that is easily slipped under the table. I want to be intentional about teaching my children how to pr...
I had an adventurous evening last night. With my husband away working extra night hours to launch his new business, this momma has been acting the part of a single mommy trying to juggle all the aspe...
Women of God magazine was launched by Trillia Newbell this last year with the vision and mission to provide real life encouragement for real issues for women of all ages. It was birthed out of a desi...
Three weeks ago a dear family friend, Tony Tuck, passed from this world into glory. You never truly understand the impact of someone’s life until they have departed from this life. As I sat the...
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