14 Nov
Interested in slowing down and enjoying this Christmas season?
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One of the ways that our family is slowing down, spending more time together and putting our focus on our savior’s birth is by making gifts for those we love. We are upcycling some of our favorite things into [...]
5 Oct
There are some things in life that are so simple that we just suppose they aren’t as good as the more complicated, expensive, and artificially made. I had this recipe for laundry detergent for a long, long time but just kept waiting to take the plunge. But once I did I can’t tell you how [...]
1 Aug
When Carter was a baby I thought baby carriers were the car seats that came with our stroller travel system. In fact, he spent a lot of time in his car seat. Too much time in there. With Elizabeth I did use hotslings and carried her a lot more often. Praise God that I have [...]
30 Jul
Kids really are just as happy with a
cardboard box.
So we were at Sam’s and Carter had
already mentioned how excited he was
to scope out the cardboard bin for
boxes to store our recycles in.
Our plan is to use the boxes to make the
roof, but for now they are storing our
cleaned items very nicely out in the
garage.
So we approach the checkout line [...]
29 Jul
We are in the beginning of making the transition towards living lighter through buying less. What that looks like for us may be different from what it looks like for you, but we feel like it is a necessary change. The Compact was one of the original groups to actually challenge lasting change. Here is a quote [...]
18 Jul
What a great day we had today at the SKY Farmers Market. We always love going to see daddy and our friends at the market. One thing I love about having my kids experience the market is that it becomes a community. A fun, spirited community of different people, tastes and adventure. Watching my kids [...]
16 Jul
I share this with you because it has changed my life. I started drinking a quart of green smoothie a day about 2 months ago after seeing it here and here. My interest came from an effort to eat healthier and be regular (sorry if that is too much info). The smoothies taste great, don’t [...]
1 Jul
Our Story
In two months we will be completely debt free including our vehicle and home. And by God’s grace we have done this on Nathan’s income of $32,000 a year.
If you know our family then you know we are cheap. Here are a few examples to express the extent of our cheapness: 1982 recliners $12 [...]
16 Jun
Several times in the last couple of weeks I have been asked two questions.
The first, when are you going to start Lilah on solids?
I think that people are genuinely concerned when they hear that I didn’t start Lilah on baby food at 4 months (or before). There is a misconception that breast milk is [...]
1 Feb
I have always been drawn to things of the past. Antique’s, old books, shows on TV about history (especially the early 1900’s). And so as I started to right this post about cloth diapering I started to wonder about this new surge in cloth diapering that is considered a “new” practice. Which in fact is [...]
