PSL – with Real Food Ingredients
If you're like me, you hoard your boots and scarves and specialty hot coffees for that glorious time of year called "Fall." It just doesn't seem right to bring out the pumpkins, fall decor and warm clothes till it's good and chilly. But since I'm in the south (though much more north than most of my life!), I simply can't … [Read More...]
Hope for the Lean Years
My husband and I were married the day after college graduation in 2006 with a budget of $2000 for every last wedding/honeymoon thing. I come from a low-income single parent family, and my husband's family was in the throes of dealing with his mother's cancer. Our families didn't have much money to give, so we didn't even … [Read More...]
These Most Beautiful Moments {a family portrait}
It's not even funny how much craziness a newborn brings into the picture. There are the sleep-less nights. The blowouts. The sore nips. The confusing cries. The chaos crescendos loudly at times and you're tempted to wonder what you were thinking. And then. There's the first coo. You know what I'm talking … [Read More...]
The Story of Judah’s Home Birth
If you want to know what victory feels like, give birth naturally. The exhilarating high that comes from giving birth to a child you carried for nine months is probably equal to the raw power felt while making the birth happen. There is seriously nothing else like it. (Sorry, guys, guess you'll never know this triumph. … [Read More...]
On Being Pregnant Longer Than with the Triplets…
I made it! I’m sure 33 weeks doesn’t seem like a big accomplishment to most women who have been pregnant. But with each week and then each day that brought me closer to the time I delivered the triplets, it just continued to amaze me what a gift I was receiving! The underlying fear I didn’t realize I was holding on to … [Read More...]
6 Ingredient Chinese Green Beans with Ground Pork
This is really yummy. I know I say that about all of my recipes, but it's true. You already know I love Chinese food, so this one should be no surprise! My current obsession is with this 6 ingredient Chinese green beans and pork stir-fry! I'm a huge fan of non-CAFO meat but sometimes beef is just too expensive for my … [Read More...]
25 Easy, Healthy, Real Food Snacks for Toddlers
Do you ever get in a rut with your kids? Hand them the same snacks every day? I definitely do! Thankfully mine are so easy-going they usually don't mind if I stick with routine. (My go-to is homemade trail-mix with organic raisins, soaked and dehydrated nuts, banana chips, and any other dried fruit I have on … [Read More...]
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