I am always on the lookout for healthy meal ideas that my kiddos will love. I also love to try new things and experiment with the food we eat. Since my son loves salad and pita bread, I put them together to make a salad pita. He loved it and even tried to steal mine. This is such a simple idea. Make a salad using ingredients […]
Pin It To Win It Giveaway – Win a New Camera
Welcome to the March edition of the Pin It to the Win It Giveaway. A group of Pinterest loving bloggers have teamed up to offer our readers a fabulous giveaway! The prize is the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black)! Who couldn’t use a new camera? How to Enter Entering is easy. Just pin a picture […]
Vegan Brownies – Trust Me They Are Delicious
Brownies are my ultimate food weakness. I absolutely prefer homemade brownies to box mixes and just love how easy brownies are to make. Who doesn’t love brownies? I eat a plant-based diet and only allow a few animal products in from time to time. I recently decided to significantly reduce my consumption of milk and […]
Family Time Tuesday – February 28, 2012
Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Welcome to last FTT in February! I cannot believe two months of 2012 are already gone. Let’s check out some awesome blog posts and make good use of our time! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. […]
Running Motivation Memes
I ran this week after a 2 year hiatus from running. My last run was a half marathon in which I messed up my knees. But after a lot of physical therapy I am proud to say I am running again. Okay, I ran one mile twice this week, but hey, that’s a start! I am feeling […]
Why and How I Observe Lent
I did not grow up in a particularly religious home. Most of my religious exposure came from watching mass on the TV with my grandma and going to Wednesday night church with friends. I never really learned religious traditions or dogma. I eventually became an ardent atheist and moved away from anything religious in every way. After about 6 years as […]
Family Time Tuesday – February 21, 2012
Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Happy Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling posts, and more. If you would like to be […]
President’s Day Trivia
This year President’s Day comes smack dab in the middle of a very interesting presidential campaign. Today I suggest we put politics aside and have a little fun for President’s Day. Here are some random little pieces of presidential trivia. Enjoy! Barack Obama is our 44th president, however there have only been 43 presidents. Grover Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms […]
Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti’s Hotel Montana (Book review)
When Dan Woolley went to Haiti he never thought he would experience a life changing event that would strengthen his faith, his marriage, and his desire to serve others. Dan went to Haiti to get video footage of the work Compassion International was doing there. After a day’s work, Dan and his videographer, David, went […]
Family Time Tuesday – February 14, 2012
Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Happy Valentine’s Day! If you have a Valentine’s related post link it up. If not, link up to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling posts, […]
Rest in Peace Whitney Houston
It is funny how the death of someone I never met can move me to grief. Like many of you, I was saddened when I heard of Whitney Houston’s death yesterday. She was a pop icon when I was a child and wowed us all with her grace and her voice. But life did not go as planned for Whitney. […]
