When I was growing up my family wasn’t big on family time or vacations or anything like that. The one thing we DID do, however, was go on picnics. My mom would spend all day prepping hamburgers, tuna noodle salad, and getting chips & pop and other treats for the picnic. We would enjoy our […] Read more…
{ENDED} Hurry! Natural Mothering e-Book Bundle Sale Closes Tomorrow!
Still on the fence about the Natural Mothering e-book bundle? There is still one more day to purchase. Check out this post with ALL the details of the sale, or check out the resources what *I* want to use! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support!! Read more…
June Devotion – Sacred Heart of Jesus
June is set apart in a special way for devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When Jesus hung on the cross and they pierced his side with a lance, blood & water poured out for us. Today, the water symbolizes baptism & the blood symbolizes the Holy Eucharist. Both of them are the outpouring […] Read more…
The Kiddos & Labor {Prepping For Baby}
The first time around, I obviously didn’t give this a second thought. Last time, I barely did. No joke, I called my friend the night before I went into labor and said, “hey, before it gets too late, do you want to hang out with my daughter when I go into labor?” I gave her […] Read more…
Going Granola – A Wish List
As you know, I’m helping promote the AWESOME Natural Mothering e-book bundle this week (the links in this post ARE affiliate links, as an FYI) and I thought I would share what I am most looking forward to using. A while ago, I shared what we do and what we don’t do as far […] Read more…
Things You Should Know About Head Lice Treatments {Guest Post}
Of course you’re concerned. These are your kids we’re talking about, and they’ve already got it bad enough with this bout of head lice they’ve succumbed to. And even if we’re talking about you, that doesn’t mean we should be any less sympathetic. So, you’re doing your due diligence. Not only are you trying to […] Read more…
Busy Summer Baby Gear
*** This article originally appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. *** While my youngest is more of a toddler than a baby at this point, it seems like only yesterday that we were carting a little 6 month old all over hill and dale […] Read more…
{ENDED} Natural Mothering e-book Bundle – on sale NOW through 6/17!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support!! I’m normally not a huge promoter of e-books or sales in general, but this is another one of those “too-good-to-miss” sales, that I had to share with you. Just like the last ones, I’m buying the Natural Mothering Bundle myself, so I’m not telling […] Read more…
Novenas for the Church Year {Book Review}
Several months ago, The Catholic Company sent me a copy of Novenas for the Church Year to review. At one point our parish priest was sharing upcoming novenas and PrayMoreNovenas.com had some of the major novenas as well, but I wanted to be able to plan ahead a little and pick some favorites so I […] Read more…
May 2013 Baby Boxes
Since I have pretty much everything I NEED for our new baby, I haven’t really done any shopping. On the flip side, I feel like every baby deserves a little something new…it’s just one of my things :). That being said, I decided to start (or restart) some of the monthly box programs that I […] Read more…