2025 New Year Goals and Accountability
Did you meet your goals for 2024? Do you remember what they were? Did you meet your goals but with much struggle and discouragement from others? Do you feel as though accountability and encouragement would accelerate your progress? Do you want to read more,...
9 Ways to Increase Your Protein Intake
Protein is a necessary nutrient for everyone. It is vital to eat it daily because our bodies cannot store it. Protein helps to build muscle, keeps you full, and supports your immunity. If you are hungry at night constantly, try eating more protein during the day....
Happy New Year 2025
Happy New Year! May this year be the best one of your life yet. Here is a new year poem which I trust will be a blessing to you. New Year's Wishesby Frances Ridley Havergal What shall I wish thee?Treasures of earth?Songs in the springtime?Pleasure and mirth?Flowers...
2024 Holiday Gift Guide
(Disclaimer: These are products that our family loves and uses on a daily basis [except Forever Kids because there are no young children in our family]. If you use my link to purchase any of these items, I will make a small commission and you will receive a product...
7 Homemaking Tips from Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
As young children, most of us probably read the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Reading them as an adult helped me to realize how many homemaking and life tips there are in these books! In case you missed it, the 7 Homemaking Tips from...
7 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes for Autumn
Autumn is officially here, and it is time to enjoy pumpkin everything--well, almost. Pumpkin is high in vitamin A, fiber, potassium, and many other vitamins and nutrients. Vitamin A is good for your eyes, fiber is helpful for digestion, and potassium is essential...
7 Homemaking Tips from Little House in the Big Woods
A few years ago someone commented how much practical wisdom there was in the Little House books. While I enjoyed reading the books as a child, I completely missed most of the practical tips in these books. While our world is in a state of unrest, we can take comfort...
5 Vegetables for Your Fall Garden
Gardening in the spring is exciting. It's wonderful to see the snow go away after a long winter and to be able to transplant tomatoes into the garden or to direct snow green beans. However, weeding and harvesting in hot, humid weather is not my favorite part of...
7 Gardening Essentials
Gardening can be frustrating if you do not have the correct tools. However, if you do have the proper tools, it can be a fruitful and wonderful experience out in the fresh air and sunshine. One of my cousins actually told me that gardening is free therapy! You can...
5 Tips for Tastier Salads
It's spring time, and that means we eat more salads. Eating salads is an easy way to make sure that you are getting plenty of vegetables in your diet. Vegetables contain high amounts of fiber which is beneficial for your digestion and for feeling full. Salads make an...
