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My 2023 Word of the Year (and dream board!)

It's 2023! Are you used to writing it yet? I'm not. Then again, since the beginning of the year, we've battled a crazy, two-week...

Thankfulness

Yesterday, I shoved my keys in my purse, between old receipts and a tube of chapstick that my two-year-old had more than likely destroyed....

Calendars, Seasons, and Months

This week in our homeschooling was a little more laid back, as I wasn't feeling very well (#pregnancyproblems) and the start of the day...

Preparing My Life, and My Heart

When I was younger, I would greet the new year with so many resolutions. So much hope for the future. New notebooks and journals and...

Connection in Chaos

As parents, the responsibilities that we carry are numerous. We have bills to pay, homes to care for, food to make, cars to...

Cooking, Kids, and Dishes...oh my!

If my job was to get healthy, tasty meals on the table, on time, every day...I could do it perfectly. If my job was to keep the kitchen...

Nourish, But Make it Budget

Eating real food while on a budget is hard. It really rubs me the wrong way when I hear people say that eating organic or eating good...