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September 2021 Dinner Menu

August 31, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

What’s for dinner in my house during September 2021? Menu items include Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli, Chef Salad, and Veggie Tortellini Soup.

We are in one of the most challenging times of the year for us in terms of weather. As I’m typing this, I’m watching coverage of damage left by Hurricane Ida. I was planning to post this menu yesterday, but I didn’t get it finished because we had family evacuate Louisiana and come here on Saturday. Spending time with them is more important … [Read more...] about September 2021 Dinner Menu

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: menu planning

Letting My Husband Do Things In His Own Way

August 24, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Though it can be difficult to relax and let our spouses do things differently, there is more than one effective way to complete a task.

When I clean our bathrooms, I clean the fixtures in particular ways. When I fold laundry, I fold the clothes in particular ways. When I get my kids ready for bed, we complete the bedtime tasks in a particular order. It will likely come as no surprise that, when he helps around the house, my husband doesn’t use the same approaches that I … [Read more...] about Letting My Husband Do Things In His Own Way

Filed Under: Enriching Marriage Tagged With: handling differences, i will

Kids and Cookbooks: A Strategy for Getting Kids to Try New Foods

August 19, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

My kids are picky eaters. However, by looking through cookbooks and choosing their own recipes, they have been inspired to try new things!

Like many of their peers, my kids are picky eaters. They love some foods that are generally well liked among kids including pizza and chicken fingers. However, when it comes to other foods, they often don’t want to eat a single bite! The funny thing with them is that they often decide they don’t like a food even though they’ve never … [Read more...] about Kids and Cookbooks: A Strategy for Getting Kids to Try New Foods

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: cooking tips, health and safety, preschoolers, school-age children

How to Make Healthier Pizza

August 16, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Pizza is absolutely delicious! Thankfully, there are many ways to make it nutritious. Check out these 6 tips for making healthier pizza.

When I think of healthy foods, pizza isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. However, when I’m planning a menu and ask my kids what they’d like for me to put on it, pizza is pretty much always the first thing that comes to their minds! Thankfully, there are little things that we can do to prepare flavorful, nutrient-packed … [Read more...] about How to Make Healthier Pizza

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

15 Bible Verses to Encourage Kids as They Go Back to School

August 10, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

15 Bible Verses to Encourage Kids as They Go Back to School in Printable Cards

The summer has flown by and it is already back-to-school season. Kids experience numerous emotions as they get ready to head back into the classroom—excitement, anxiety, enthusiasm, unease, etc. This emotional roller coaster may be especially intense this year given that last year was so unusual and this year is cloaked in uncertainty because … [Read more...] about 15 Bible Verses to Encourage Kids as They Go Back to School

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: school-age children, spiritual growth

Slow Cooker Meatball Tortellini

August 5, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Its convenience and family-friendly flavor will make this Slow Cooker Meatball Tortellini a hit with you and your family tonight!

I have a love-hate relationship with slow cooker recipes. They are so convenient to prepare but I find that many taste somewhat bland and contain certain components that are mushy (it’s hard to cook veggies and meats well when they are all in one pot at one temperature). Nevertheless, I’ve been using my slow cooker at least once per week in … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Meatball Tortellini

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: recipes

How to Help Kids Willingly Get Rid of Old Toys

August 2, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Kids often resist the idea of getting rid of old toys. Here are six useful strategies to help kids willingly get rid of old toys.

Regardless of how many toys my kids have or how much they mature and no longer need toys designed for babies and young toddlers, they almost always resist the idea of getting rid of their old toys. However, they can’t hang on to all of their toys forever! When it’s time to get rid of some toys, there are a couple of approaches I can take. One … [Read more...] about How to Help Kids Willingly Get Rid of Old Toys

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: organized living, preschoolers, school-age children

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