Everyday Encouragement for the Ordinary Mom
When you have your first baby, so many people will tell you just how complicated your life will soon be. And in some ways, it’s true. Having kids can be complicated, but I have some simple living tips that will help you see that you can live a simple life, even with a kid, or five! I truly believe that… Read More
Let’s talk large family living! With baby #6 due to arrive in September, we have definitely crossed over from “average” family size, to make people stop and stare big family size. Now I know there are plenty of families out there with way more than six kids, but around here, six kids is a lot and makes for large family… Read More
Because I think it’s fun and I love frugal menu planning, I thought I would challenge myself to come up with a $75 one week menu plan. Now, this idea isn’t original to me. In one of the homeschool Facebook groups I am in, a mama asked what others would feed a family of six for one week with only $75…. Read More
My husband and I got married on December 21st. Talk about a stressful Christmas that year! Everyone was concerned about pulling our wedding together and I heard from more than one person how it was such a bad idea to have a wedding at Christmas because Christmastime is stressful enough. In the first few years after we got married I… Read More
We live in a world that isn’t as simple as it was 20 years ago, much less as simple as it was when our grandparents were growing up. I’m a Southern girl, and sometimes I romanticize the days of yesteryear when we all used to drink sweet tea on our front porches. I even vaguely remember shelling peas a few… Read More
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TryMembersMark #CollectiveBias When we first downsized our home, one of the main things I was concerned about was losing our large laundry room. We live in military base housing now, and our laundry room consists of a closet in the hallway. As a family… Read More
