Avoiding toxic chemicals in our personal products, cleaning products and food can be overwhelming. Should I be buying things that are only labeled organic or is my regular stuff not so bad after all? I found an awesome website that makes the whole process of using green products so much easier: GoodGuide.com Good Guide’s motto is, “Finding healthy,…
Last year, my first Mother’s Day, our family started a sweet and simple tradition. (Thank you, big sis, for giving me this great idea!) Each Mother’s Day I…
Another month has past. Here is how I did with my list of goals last month. April Accomplishments: 1. This month instead of having a couple or family over to meet our hosting goal, I threw Nate a birthday party! Since the party included 11 adults and 6 kids, I figured that would count for the…
When I first heard that Emily from Live Renewed was challenging herself to declutter her home of 100 items in April, I thought that was there was no way I could do it. Good for her, but 100 things is a lot! Since we moved into our new home last June, I haven’t unpacked much…
Gardening feels like one of those things that I should do. It feels like I should enjoy gardening and do it well. Right now I hate it and I haven’t even planted anything yet! One of my insane goals for this year was to start a small garden. You could even call it my sample…
I was in the back yard working in my garden. Grace was beside me throwing a fit because she wanted to go for a walk instead. Then a van pulled into the parking lot close to our house. It was a couple from the neighborhood who I’ve seen/heard fighting often. This fight was no different….