Naturally inspired living for homemakers
Written by Erin, Contributing Writer When Stephanie first gave us the “A Day in the Life” assignment, I thought: “By that point I should have a 6 week old, and we should be starting to get into a new routine.” But life happens, and Baby Girl came almost two weeks late. So, as I write …
A Day in the Life: Erin (Adjusting to Life with a Newborn, a Toddler and a Preschooler)Read More
Written by Stacy Myers, Contributing Writer Hello! My name is Stacy. My second child, Andrew, was born exactly one month ago yesterday. I’d love to show you what a typical day looks like around the debt-free Myers household, but we just don’t have any typical days right now. Every day has the goals of: eat, sleep, …
Day in the Life: Stacy (A Pictorial Look Into the Life of a New-Again Mama)Read More
A common sentiment when it comes to eating real, whole, from-scratch foods is that (while we know they’re good for us) they can be time consuming to prepare. It’s a real deterrent for a lot of people who want to eat better, but feel they just don’t have the time and energy to do it. …
Freezer Cooking for the Busy Mom (Two Hours and Ten Meals? Yes, Please)Read More
My days are full to overflowing. As if being a mom to four little ones didn’t keep me busy enough, our household also stays buzzing with: homeschooling our family business, Resound School of Music (the office is based out of our garage) our other family business, this blog that you happen to be reading 🙂 …
I don’t know about you, but these past few years have been the most challenging, economically, for my family. When my husband and I had our first child six years ago, we made the decision to sacrifice my career in favor of raising our children at home. Three children later, it’s been an up and down …
Christmas gift guides have been around a long time. But, this year we’ve decided to take what makes us stand out in the blogosphere (providing inspiration, information and resources for a natural, healthy lifestyle) and use it to ease your search for the perfect gifts to complete your list. Do you prefer to buy gifts …
It’s finally time to announce the winners from our Fall Giveaway Week! But first a big thank you to all of our generous sponsors! We love these companies and their products! Here are the winners… Nouveau Vintage Designs The winner of the $40 gift certificate to Nouveau Vintage Designs is Nicola Armanini! For the rest of …
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I’m a busy mom. Obviously I’m not alone! Is there really a way to be a mom and not be busy? Probably not. I guess if you’re rich and you can afford a live-in nanny…but how many of us are in that boat? I know I’m not! I am the …
A Day in the Life: Work-At-Home Mom with 3 Kids (4.5, 3, 1 and pregnant)Read More
Written by Brandy, Contributing Writer A day in the life of who? Truth be told, I don’t claim the title of The Marathon Mom, although I totally envision motherhood as a marathon. And yes, my blog is called The Marathon Mom. But the reason for that is because I realized a LONG time ago, that …
Day in the Life: Brandy (A Monday in the Life of The Marathon Mom)Read More
Written by Natalie Klejwa, Contributing Writer Here we are, minus the baby, gathered around the table for lunch. Praying. It’s something I do a lot. I need to. I’ve got nine kids. I started my 15th year of homeschooling on September 4th, and this is the day I’ve chosen to share with the KOTH readers …
A Day in the Life: Natalie (Our First Day of School…With Nine Kids)Read More
Our final giveaway this week is a beautiful one. I was first introduced to Blessings Unlimited products at the Relevant conference (now Allume) two years ago. Before that, I had heard of Blessings, but never actually seen any of their products. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what I thought of Christian home decor. The …
Fall Giveaway Week: Win a $75 Gift Certificate to Blessings Ulimited Home Decor and GiftsRead More
Fall always finds me preparing new schedules and routines, re-organizing, and yes, writing lists. There’s something about getting back into the regular everyday groove after summer that just makes me want to get organized. I held a garage sale a couple weeks ago, have been setting up a new homeschooling binder for the year, am …
If you are preparing to have children soon, or still in the midst of bearing sweet babies, Making Babies is a resource that every health-minded mama should have! I loved this series and have nothing but good things to say about it. First of all, Shoshanna Easling (the author) and I have a lot of very similar ideas …
Making Babies Book & DVD Series from Bulk Herb StoreRead More
There are few things more basic for human survival and health than having clean water to drink. My experience in the Philippines taught me how much we take it for granted that we do not have to struggle daily to access clean water, or for that matter, to access water at all. Those of us in North America …
Fall Giveaway Week: Win a Royal Berkey Water Filtration System ($283 value)Read More
I have a new natural health obsession lately… clay. Strange as it sounds, this oh-so-natural product of the earth also possesses amazing healing qualities. Just the other week, I shared how clay has become a go-to item in my natural medicine cabinet (along with 8 ways that our family uses it). Whether you use it …
Fall Giveaway Week: Win 1 of 3 Clay Packages from Redmond ($50 value each)Read More
Many of you already know that we’re an entrepreneurial family, and that we run another home business, in addition to Keeper of the Home. It’s called Resound School of Music, and the concept is unique in our area. Instead of having students come and take lessons at our studio, we send teachers out to student’s …
These pretty gems are handmade by a dear friend of mine. Jessica and I go back to our early years of university, where we were roommates. Then later, Maid (or Matron) of Honor when we each got married. We’ve long since traded in late nights up studying or out for a night of swing dancing …
Fall Giveaway Week: Win $40 of Custom, Handmade Jewelry from Nouveau Vintage DesignsRead More
; Written by Stacy K, Contributing Writer I’m a little anxious about this post. You see, I’d really like for you all to think I have it all together. But I don’t. There’s also the underlying fact that I am a preacher’s wife. Aren’t preacher’s wives really supposed to have it all together? Whatever “it” …
Day in the Life: Stacy (Preacher’s wife and homeschool mom of an 11, 7, and 2 year old)Read More
Homemade granola and yogurt with fresh berries is almost perfection-in-a-bowl for me. During a grain-free stint we did earlier this summer, I quickly realized that I needed an alternative to eggs or breakfast meat or plain yogurt (without grains, breakfast can get boring fast). Could granola still be filling and tasty without the ever-present oat? …
Thought you might want to know the winners of last weeks You Can Do It Too: 25 homeschool families share their stories eBook giveaway: #14- Kelly said: I am a teacher turned stay-at-home mom, and the idea of home schooling has always scared me just a little. I have seen it done well….and not so well. …
Written by Rachel, Contributing Writer I am 30. This might be young to some while older to others, and even though age isn’t significant in motherhood, at 30 this year has been the hardest year of my life. Although I would like to give you my “ideal” scenario day, this is my life… for now and sometimes the day that I think …
Day in the Life: Rachel (Busy Mom of a 3 and 5 year old)Read More
; Courtney has bravely taken on this very first post in our Day in the Life series, where each writer, including myself, will be sharing a typical day in our home throughout the month. Our routines and schedules, our goals, our joys, our challenges, our disruptions… real days in all their very real glory. As …
Day in the Life: Courtney (Homeschool Mom of a Baby, 2, 4, 5, 11 and 14 Year Old)Read More
