Helping Moms Simplify Life, Home, and Homeschool
My sweet, little baby Elijah turned one last weekend. It seems like just yesterday I was writing his birth story and recovering from spending a week in the NICU. I am known for simple birthday parties. When you have a large family, blowout birthday parties just aren’t in the budget, and I really believe an at-home party can be just… Read More
I started cooking with a cast iron skillet about seven years ago. I honestly did not know much about cast iron care and put my Lodge cast iron skillet through the wringer. After a couple of years I added a cast iron grill pan to my collection, and that skillet proved more difficult to care for than my regular pan…. Read More
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