Salad Savvy
Do you and your family eat fresh vegetables and greens every day? I know, salads can be labor intensive and time-consuming to make! Not to mention, the same combination of bagged lettuce and bottled dressing gets old, really fast! I used to dread making green salads...
Delicious, Delightful, Delovely~Chocolately Brownies
Ready for a new brownie recipe that doesn't call for flour, refined sugar or artificial anything? Here you go! Black Bean Brownies 3 1/4 cups black beans, soaked overnight and cooked* 6 fresh, free-range eggs 2/3 cups cocoa 2 tsp. vanilla 2/3 cup melted butter 1 tsp...
Scatter Sunshine
Hey, it's February, that time for pink hearts, chocolate and maybe a mushy Valentine! So I've decided that this would be a good time to write about relationships, starting with the central relationship for believing people everywhere; our relationship to God. I want...
Slow and Steady
Remember the tortoise running his famous race against the hare? (Were you lucky like I was, to have parents who read Aesop's Fables to you too?) Well, the turtle wasn't fast and flashy like the rabbit, but he was happily and contentedly dedicated to his goal of...
Goals Made Simple
Hey! It's that regrouping, rethinking, goal-setting, sight-lifting time of year! And you might teeter at times on the seesaw of should I or shouldn't I make the effort of writing out my goals for the year? Because really, in June will I even remember what they were?...
I Believe
I love turning the calendar full circle to a new beginning. It's a chance to look back and see what we've learned from another year's experiences. And then to look forward and imagine, plan, and organize the changes we want to make and challenge ourselves to reach a...
No Time For Breakfast?
Hey Mom and Dad! Do you happen to have a teenage girl who has decided she doesn't have time for breakfast? Or that it makes her feel sick? Or that she's worried about gaining weight? If this sounds like someone at your house, I have some encouragement for you.... and...
Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is my new favorite! If you haven't tried it lately, you're missing out. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds and pulp. Put the squash flesh side down in a casserole dish with about a half an inch of water in the bottom. Cover...
Spicy Goodness
Time for a good, simple wassail recipe? One without refined sugar?! I put this one together when my kids were little because I couldn't find a recipe that didn't call for a LOT of sugar. If you're working on shifting from a diet that is processed, artificially...
Time to Time
Hi ya! How goes the battle? Now that we're part way through fall and our routines are pretty set...how's it all working? Are the mornings moving with relative ease? Is the homework getting done? Teeth getting brushed, piano getting practiced, kids getting to bed...