Guest Post by Jami of Young Wife’s Guide When I invite guests over to my house, I envision a perfect day of getting things ready. My twin baby boys will be perfectly behaved. I will get up early and start preparing the beans and chicken for dinner. I will get the kitchen perfectly clean, pick …
Why Are So Many Women Suffering with Thyroid Problems?
This summer we are taking some time to discuss some current issues that are on our minds–issues that we do not know how to answer. We are relying on you, the Keeper of the Home readers, to weigh in as we wrestle with these often complex subjects. By Erin Odom, Contributing Writer Up until a …
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Weekend Links
Links for this week: The Gospel of Motherhood @ Inspired to Action Whipped Raspberry Honey Butter @ Simple Bites Back to Basics: The Working Mom’s Journey @ The Humbled Homemaker When you think your love story is boring @ Lisa-Jo Baker Homemade Mint Chocolate @ Whole Natural Life what it really means to ‘do less …
What Do You Do When Simplifying Isn’t So Simple?
By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer Too many times over the past year my husband and I have looked at each other in exasperation and exclaimed, “TOO MUCH STUFF!” It happens when… …our laundry pile has stopped fitting inside the hamper and has, instead, exploded over the top, down the sides, and all over the floor …
Simple Summer Skin Refreshers
By Andrea, Contributing Writer Summer is the time of year when more of our skin is exposed to the world. It’s also when we spend the most time in the sun and the heat. And time spent in the sun and heat is usually time spent sweating. Whether your skin is pale or dark, dry …
Homemade Antibacterial Foaming Hand Soap
Over the course of the past couple of years, I’ve enjoyed learning how to make homemade products–like homemade liquid dish soap, homemade deodorant and various homemade food products, like bread crumbs and cream of chicken soup. Today I’m giving you a recipe for a safe antibacterial foaming hand soap. Besides being void of the harmful …
Let’s Talk About Birth Control, Shall We?
By Natalie, Contributing Writer Got your guard up? Hopefully this post will help bring the different sides together a little closer on this subject. I don’t claim to have it all figured out, but since Stephanie asked the contributors on KOTH to write up a post this month on a topic that we don’t have …
Weekend Links, Book Announcement & eBook Sale!
Links for this week: Make a Silly Muffin Meal {Recipe: Smashed Potato & Pea Muffins} @ Kitchen Stewardship Social Media Should Feed Your Soul @ Work Your Way Give Them Something Great to Imitate @ Money Saving Mom What to do with homeschool doubt @ Simple Homeschool Make Your Own Healthy, Delicious Watermelon Popsicles At …
Homesteading in Suburbia – Five Easy Ways!
Guest Post by Scott Morefield Rolling pastures in the middle of nowhere. A silo shading a barn full of dairy cows. Chickens clucking in the yard. A gigantic garden guarded by an imposing scarecrow, just a bit higher than the corn stalks waving in the wind. A farmhouse right out of the 1880’s, surrounded by …
How Many Clothes Do Kids Really Need?
By many people’s standards, I suppose my children don’t have that many clothes. I certainly don’t spend a lot of money buying clothes, and we sometimes have lean seasons where we run a bit low on boy’s shorts or wish we had just a couple more girl’s short sleeved shirts. The closet you see above …
A Modern Alternative Mama’s Two-Week Meal Plan
By Kate, Contributing Writer This is an average meal plan in our home. We have four kids who are 5.5, 4, 2, and 4 months (the baby doesn’t eat with us yet). Our goal right now is to increase the quality of food we are eating while keeping our budget down. I create meal plans …
Weekend Links
Links for this week: Little Mama Turns One and a Naturally Sweetened Lemon Cake with Strawberry Spread and Italian Meringue Icing @ My Humble Kitchen On Kids and Social Media @ Tech Your Way Protein Filled Summer Salad @ Health, Home, & Happiness Discontent That Defies All Logic @ Georgetown, MN Why Faith Is an …
Fabulous Fruit Pizza {Kids in the Kitchen Summertime FUN!}
By Kelly, Contributing Writer Summertime is the perfect time for cooking with kids! For us busy moms, the slower pace of summer often makes it a bit easier to orchestrate than during the school year when life can be, well, a bit chaotic to say the least. And spending time in the kitchen with your …
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DIY Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade
By Beth Ricci, Contributing Writer I don’t know about you, but my desire for not-so-healthy treats goes crazy in the summertime. With so many social gatherings, there’s opportunity galore to indulge. Ice cream, picnics, birthday cakes aplenty (in my family, at least!), and more! Last summer when I began loving coffee, I developed an (unfortunate?) love for …
Finding Simple Living Values
By Michele, Contributing Writer A life of simplicity sounds nice, doesn’t it? But what does that really mean? Stories abound of families selling everything to live off the land, leave a small footprint, travel lightly, or other endeavors. But does that sound simple to you? Maybe… But perhaps not. Our family has lived various versions …
Weekend Links
Links for this week: 5 Ways to Help on a Tight Budget @ Money Saving Mom Oven-friend Chicken Drumsticks @ Nourished Kitchen in the summer kitchen @ SouleMama 14 Ways to Be an Urban Homesteader @ Red and Honey Make your own summer picnic crate @ Simple Mom When they ask you what you did …
Simple ways to connect with your kids when you’re already tired
Written by Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer We know that kids need quality and quantity time with their parents in order to connect with them. We know the value of tying heart strings between us. But what’s a mom to do when she is already exhausted? Motherhood is not for wimps. Meeting the needs of children …
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Why Is It So Hard to Have Self Control With Food?
I probably shouldn’t write this post. Beside me sits a small bowl of homemade treats from the freezer, which I certainly don’t need but definitely want. I fully intend to eat them. If you could taste what I’m tasting (creamy, chocolate-peanut buttery goodness), I bet you’d eat them, too. Two weeks ago, our family completed …
5 Unconventional Uses for Crock Pots
When I was a child, I thought the crock pot was for one meal alone: roast beef. Oh, I am sure my mother used it for other meals, but for some reason the common Sunday lunch of a slow-cooked roast beef with a side of slow-cooked carrots and potatoes made a huge impression. In fact, …