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Life & Family, Recipes

Season to Taste: One Stress Free Change for Simpler Recipes

February 29, 2024 /

None of the links in this post are affiliate links - I am recommending them purely based on my own assessment, and I hope you enjoy everything you find here! There are so many recipes that add those two little words “to taste” after a variety of seasonings. What does that even mean!?! Okay, well, I get that everyone has different levels of seasoning preferences. But, “season to taste” seems less than helpful. [Guilty!] On the other hand, recipes sometimes give you a list of seasonings to use like onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, pepper… usually in 1/4 teaspoon increments. And, I don’t know about you, but I have…

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It Takes A Village: Parenting, Pregnancy, & Chaos

February 22, 2024 /

First, some context: I wrote this while 26 weeks pregnant – a year ago. It is amazing to see how far God has brought me in such a short time. I am grateful when I look back and I see the seasons past. I know there are others who deal with the isolation and loneliness that comes with pregnancy, parenting, and dealing with a chronic illness in the family. I want to share my story to encourage others who might be in the middle of it all. God’s got you! Look for your village. Physically, this pregnancy is very different from my first! People always say you’ll show sooner, and…

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Protected: The Seven Wonders of the World: A Cousins’ Story

February 1, 2024 /

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Watching the Storm

January 31, 2024 /

Peace. Peace. Wonderful peace, Coming down from the Father above. Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray, in fathomless billows of love.

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Seasons of Clutter: a time to keep, a time to throw away

January 31, 2024 /

Getting rid of the excess in my home was one of the most freeing acts of my life. Through this season, God spoke directly to my heart: “I am enough.”

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Seasons of Clutter: a time to gain, a time to lose

January 31, 2024 /

Ecclesiastes 3:6 A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; We tend to associate “gain” with accumulating things. We accumulate wealth in either possessions or money. In a world where anything you can imagine is just a click and two-day delivery away, we can accumulate things faster than ever before. But we are not called to consumerism; rather, we are called to be content.

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2024 Date Nights (At Home)

January 31, 2024 /

I am determined to get a regular date night on our calendar this year - at least once a month. That means we need a lot of at-home date night ideas!

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Video Games for Couples

January 31, 2024 /

Gaming is one of the ways my husband and I enjoy time together. I am a social gamer, and I like to play cooperative games that allow us to work together to achieve something. Also, I’m highly competitive but much less skilled at games than my brilliant husband… which means date night can turn sour if I don’t curb those competitive tendencies. So here is a list of some of my favorite games that allow us to team up and work together or provide low-stakes competition and still have TONS of fun. We’ve tried many more than this, but these are our top contenders. What are your favorite games to…

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What’s Your Favorite Season? (Seasons Under Heaven)

January 31, 2024 /

Ecclesiastes has been my favorite book of the Bible for many years. I find it poetic, encouraging, humorous, and sobering. I have found it speaks to my life so eloquently, and I am excited to share some of my heart with you. Seasons Under Heaven Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: “What is your favorite season?” For me that is a very complicated question! I don’t like to be cold so I usually say summer or fall, but the truth is my favorite time of year is the time between seasons. There is a transition period that, for me, is the…

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My Minimalist Journey – Part 6

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August 8, 2023 I have reached a plateau in my decluttering/minimalist journey. I began this process with the goal of escaping the anxiety and overwhelm that plagued me on a daily basis. I am relieved to say that, now, I have accomplished that. My house is still a bit of a mess, and I am nowhere near finished, but I have truly eliminated the worst of the chaos from my life. I know this because I have had a drastic mindset shift. I no longer feel frantic when people come over. I no longer have the same kind of guilt while decluttering. I have shifted from, “I need to make…

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