Menu Plan Monday- Dec.31
After a blissful week of little cooking, back to my regular meal planning I go: Monday : At a New Year’s eve wedding! Tuesday : Quesadillas (using brown rice tortillas and beans), with homemade salsa and guac (recipes here ) Wednesday : Chunky Butternut Squash soup- absolutely delicious! (recipe below) Thursday : Shepherd’s pie (my …
Drink Your Silver: A Natural Immune Booster
In a society where penicillin prescriptions abound for every minor infection, it is not too often that we hear about alternative products. Although they are not widely known, nor commonly used by the general public, there are actually many natural substances which offer anti-biotic, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. Silver is one of these substances. I …
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Jesus, Savior, God with us
100 things about me
Life without a microwave
When faced with a serious illness. it’s amazing how much easier it becomes to give up certain things. Our microwave was one of those things. When my husband was diagnosed with cancer last spring, it was one of the first things to go. We had already been in the process of changing a lot of …
Keys to Christmas joy
So much to do, so little time
Time for a little modesty
Rich Carob Balls & Allergy-Friendly “Sugar” Cookies {Healthy Holiday Treats with Allergy-Friendly Options!}
Shannon has declared a Christmas edition of Works-for-me-Wednesday, so here are a couple of great cookie recipes. They are both quite healthy, and very adaptable to different diets and allergies (wheat free, gluten free, egg or dairy allergy, etc.)! Enjoy! PrintRich Carob BallsAuthor Ann Timm Ingredients3/4 cup peanut butter (the original recipe uses tahini, I …
To clarify some things
How not to buy organic
I wish I had my camera. It was a fantastic photo opportunity, although I’m not so sure that the lady in line in front of me at the grocery store would have been so keen on the idea. Tonight I saw firsthand a perfect example of how not to buy organic food. What, you say??? …
Raising healthy eaters- Laying a strong foundation
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.17
My challenge for creating a meal plan this week was that we are going out of town next weekend, for a whole week. Because I absolutely hate to waste any food if I can avoid it, my meal plan needed to use up the fresh produce still in my fridge. Plus, I didn’t want to …
I’m losing my mind, in my old age!
Passionate Housewives- great video clips!
Book Review: The 100 Mile Diet (at last!)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, and actually stayed up late a couple of nights to keep reading. It’s a topic that fascinates my nutritionally minded, health-nut brain, and inspires me to re-evaluate much of what I am buying. I did not agree with everything in the …
Healthy vs. Frugal- Do I have to choose?
In a word… NO!!! Honestly, I don’t think it has to come down to that. I believe that frugality includes the ability to be creative, to think outside of the box, to cheerfully go without certain things or substitute items for others. It includes carefully weighing quality and cost and determining what is the best …
What are you putting onto your skin (and into your body)?
In light of my recent post, I wanted to spend a bit more time talking about the dangers of chemicals in products that we use topically (such as make-up, lotions, deodorants, shampoos, etc.) and orally (toothpastes and other mouth care products). Although there is a growing acknowledgment that toxins in our food (such as pesticides) …
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Making my home a haven- Day 7 and 8
Want to know if your cosmetics and toiletries are safe?
How sure are you that the ingredients in your cosmetic products (ie. shampoo, makeup, lotion, toothpaste, baby soap, etc.) are safe and non-toxic? My sister-in-law just sent me an excellent link that I wanted to pass on to you. It is called Skin Deep- cosmetic safety database. This site is a rare gem! Here’s my …
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Keeping babies occupied
Faith in God & Growing Your Spiritual Life
Have you struggled with knowing God? This will help you grasp the concept that knowing God is pleasure—in fact, it is the deepest pleasure on earth. The spa experience spells PLEASURE. It is the smell of finely perfumed candles wafting through the air. It is fountains bubbling against the backdrop of calm and inspiring music. It …