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Where to Find Meal Ideas and Recipes When Menu Planning

November 30, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Stuck in a rut when it comes to menu planning? When I struggle to come up with new meal ideas, I turn to a few helpful resources.

Sometimes I draw a blank when I sit down to plan a new menu for my family. I’ll want to try something new, but nothing comes to mind. It seems I’m not the only one who experiences this. Becca emailed me with the following question: “I know you plan your menus with an entire month’s meals. Where do you come up with the meal ideas? I … [Read more...] about Where to Find Meal Ideas and Recipes When Menu Planning

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: cooking tips, menu planning

DIY Jesse Tree Ornaments

November 28, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

The Jesse Tree is a meaningful, family-friendly Advent tradition. Here is a reading guide and simple ornaments you can make for your tree!

As I noted when I wrote last summer about Christ-focused Advent traditions, the Jesse Tree is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. A Jesse Tree helps families reflect on the people, prophesies, and events that preceded Christ’s birth.  There is one Jesse Tree reading for each day of Advent. These readings are from the Bible and each is … [Read more...] about DIY Jesse Tree Ornaments

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Keeping the Home Tagged With: holidays, just for fun, projects and crafts, spiritual growth

Nipping Discontentedness in the Bud

November 16, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Discontentedness sneaks into our lives and keeps us from feeling grateful. Here are practical strategies that help us put an end to feelings of discontent.

My mind was swarming with negative thoughts as we drove to church a few weeks ago. I wish I had more time to get things done. I wish my infant would nap for longer stretches. I wish my husband would help out a little more around the house. Though these thoughts were about different things, they were all rooted in discontent. Like many … [Read more...] about Nipping Discontentedness in the Bud

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: spiritual growth

Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes

November 14, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Just because Thanksgiving is a day of feasting doesn’t mean we can’t be nutrition-conscious. Check out these dishes that are full of flavor and nutrients.

On Thanksgiving Day around here, no one wonders how many calories are in the sweet potato soufflé or if the rolls were prepared with whole wheat flour. What my family members want to know is what time dinner will be served and what flavors of pie were prepared for dessert. However, just because Thanksgiving is a day for feasting doesn’t … [Read more...] about Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Promoting Healthful Living Tagged With: cooking tips, health and safety, holidays, recipes

A Skill You Must Master In Order to Get Things Done When You Have Young Kids

November 11, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

As parents, we need a lot of skills. One is particularly essential if we’re going to get things done while we have young children in our homes.

There are a lot of skills you must master when you become a parent. You eventually get comfortable and confident in your new role and are able to balance parenthood with all of the other tasks you face. I felt I arrived at this point about the time I found out I was expecting my second child. Learning how to mother two little blessings … [Read more...] about A Skill You Must Master In Order to Get Things Done When You Have Young Kids

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, cleaning tips, organized living, toddlers

3 Toddler Activities Using Cardboard Shape Cutouts

November 9, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

These 3 simple activities that center on cardboard shape cutouts will provide your toddler with hours of free learning and fun!

Several weeks ago I wanted to let my toddler paint, but all of the paper we have around the house gets too wet and tears when she uses paint on it. I decided to cut some shapes out of cardboard for her to paint. I figured the cardboard wouldn’t tear and we could talk about the shapes to help solidify her ability to identify them. It … [Read more...] about 3 Toddler Activities Using Cardboard Shape Cutouts

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: projects and crafts, toddlers

Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

November 7, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

The savory pumpkin and pecans, sweet sugars, and tart cranberries in these cookies create a medley that is perfect for autumn or any other time!

It doesn’t feel a whole lot like fall here on the Texas Gulf Coast, but that hasn’t stopped me from baking up some fall-themed treats. I wanted to bake some oatmeal cookies for my toddler because she absolutely loves oatmeal. She’ll ask for it for breakfast, snack, lunch, and pretty much any other time she’s hungry! I didn’t want … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: recipes

Hitting Reset After a Bad Day

November 2, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

I don’t want to repeat whatever things made my day go poorly. Here’s how we can reset so we have a better day tomorrow.

Last week I had one of those days. You know what I’m talking about, right? A day when everything that could possibly go wrong did. That night, as I sat nursing my infant before going to sleep, I silently rejoiced that the Lord promises us new mercies each day (Lamentations 3:22-23). As assuring as this promise is, sometimes meditating … [Read more...] about Hitting Reset After a Bad Day

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: organized living, spiritual growth

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