Since we live a holistic, natural lifestyle, it only made sense for us to give this same life to our new fur-family member! We discovered that it doesn’t take much effort on our part to give this life gift to our dog because we already have everything we need to feed her. We don’t buy …
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Weekly Meals Printable
Just recently, I found myself trying to figure out what I’m going to be feeding everyone for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Even though I already planned my meals, I noticed that I was going to the store more often than I wanted, and ultimately spending more than I intended. With homeschooling right around the …
Homeschooling Myths I Once Believed: Until I Actually Did It
Until I actually dove into homeschooling myself, there were some things that I didn’t fully understand. Don’t homeschool kids become hermit crabs and unsociable from being home all day? Aren’t there certain “requirements” for the kids to be able to “keep up” with the kids in public school? Would I really be able to homeschool …
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When You Don’t Catch Fish
My husband’s first twelve years of life were spent at the very tip of Louisiana, which is pretty much the farthest south you can go down the Mississippi River. Down there in the Venice area, the fish are abundant, and it is the epitome of “Sportsman’s Paradise.”
LIFE WITH ROUX #001: Our Milestone Dog, Nine Months Later
Nine months is long enough to grow a human, but it’s also long enough to know what a wild ride it can be when you have a large breed puppy! I titled this post “#001” because I’m positive I’ll have lots to write about our chocolate lab named Roux! Never in a million years would …
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What My Social Media Photos Aren’t Telling You
It’s so easy to start thinking your life is less-than-average while scrolling through social media these days. Someone is always on vacation, buying a new car, attending a special event, or their kid has gotten an award for something great. While all of these things are really good things, we have to remember that Facebook …
The Story Behind Healthier Ingredients
My Personal Story of How We Took Control of Our Family’s Health with common questions answered below Our journey towards health all started when my oldest son was about two-and-a-half years old, and he lived with a constant runny nose with yellow-green snot. We all know the dreaded, yucky, yellow-green snot. Although it was gross …
The Mom That Never Gave Up
I can post a nice photo and some mushy stuff about how blessed I am to be a mom, and it’s all true. But, let’s be honest. It gets rough. Life is tough, and many times I want to throw my hands up and say “I can’t do it anymore. Not today.”
5 Ways To Use Extreme-Couponing Methods When You’re Too Busy
I’ve heard it over and over and over, “I want to do extreme-couponing, but I just don’t have time for that.” New flash – neither do I.
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The Mess Will Soon Be Gone
Once, I saw a meme that read, “If you like to clean messes you didn’t make, have kids.” This… is… extremely… TRUE. No one warned me.
Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbow
My Personal Story of Miscarriage and Triumph It was my regular 12-week pregnancy checkup. Nothing out of the ordinary, just the usual visit when the doctor starts putting the heartbeat monitor to your belly to check the baby’s heartbeat. We had already seen the baby’s heartbeat on the ultrasound at 9 weeks, so this visit …
The Reason My Response Has Changed (from Working Mom to WAHM)
Oh brother, how many times have I been asked this question as I’m catching up with an old friend or meeting someone new: “So are you working?” Or “Do you work?” And in a not-so-proud tone, my response was always, “Well, I was working a while back, but now I stay home with the kids.”
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God’s Plans are Bigger Than Mine
We have officially said “Good-bye” to city life and “Hello!” to country life and soon-to-be farm life! We are well aware that this requires a lot of work, and we have a lot of work ahead of us. But, that’s okay. About a month ago, we began planting our seedlings for our future small farm. …
OUR DEBT-FREE JOURNEY: How We Got Out of Debt for Good
I was scared. In October 2010, right after our second child was born, I was sick and tired of feeling the weight of financial strain on our life. I felt a huge burden handling our finances and Ernie felt a burden wondering why he made a decent salary, yet we never seemed to have much left …
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