By Athalia Critcher Previously, I shared how our Christmas preparations began in July. When we were making jam, I initially planned to also make mini loaves when the holidays arrived. The jam would be marvelous spread on tea biscuits or sour dough or even hearty whole grain bread, but with so many food sensitivities and [...]
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Guest Post: Creating Christmas from Scratch
December 17th, 2011 
admin By Amanda Cotrell When we were first married, I was so excited to celebrate our first Christmas together. Christmas was extra special because that was the night he proposed and I wanted to build upon that special memory. We were both raised in homes where Christmas was kept as a day for celebrating our Savior [...]
Tags: Quiet Time Boxes
November 18th, 2011 admin Naps for my three-year old have ended and since then I have been having quiet a bit of trouble in getting my groove back as far as routine. I honestly haven’t gotten anything done in weeks. And, If I can help it I really hate to stick my little man in front of the TV [...]
Heaven Is For Real For Kids {A Tommy Nelson Giveaway}
November 6th, 2011 admin We were recently sent Heaven is for Real for Kids: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back from Tommy Nelson. And, all I can say is wow what a book! This book is a shortened version of the New York Times best seller Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s [...]
Parenting Book Review: Don’t Make Me Count To Three by Ginger Plowman
October 27th, 2011 admin Last night I cracked open another book. Whoops! I am currently reading a short stack of four books, plus I am taking my Vintage Remedies classes which require a bit of reading too. I’ve come to the conclusion that I fit into the eternal student category. I feel like there is just so much to learn [...]
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity {Book Review}
October 20th, 2011 admin I try to get my hands on as many Christ centered parenting books that I can. After all, I am not a perfect parent. Are you shocked? Nope, not perfect and far from it. I was recommended Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family to a Wider Community by my friend Danielle after reading her [...]
Plan-it Don’t Panic Pre-party Recipe Exchange
September 16th, 2011 admin It’s two o’clock and I feel like today has been spinning out of control. This morning I prepped a batch of dried stevia so that I can make it into a glycerite. Then, I removed all the skins from my tomatoes and took out all the seeds the seeds in order to make some tomato [...]
How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too {Giveaway}
September 12th, 2011 admin I get a rush out of the thought of owning my own business. I get excited when I think about living my passions and sharing the things that I get excited about with other people. I now realize that is why I started this blog. Now, more than ever before I am beginning to realize [...]
Ten Ways to Celebrate Fall with your Kids
September 5th, 2011 admin The weather is chilly, the leaves are changing, and there is that cool crisp smell in the air. Take a deep slow breath. Ah, can you smell it? Can you feel it? Fall has to be my favorite season. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a fall baby and get to celebrate my [...]
Tips to Make a Transition to a Toddler Bed Easy {Repost}
August 13th, 2011 admin We planned it for weeks and waited until the weekend… We thought that we wouldn’t get any sleep for nights… I asked other parents their experiences to find out when the best time to transition my child to a toddler bed and most parents said to “keep them in the crib as long as possible.” [...]
