I love bananas, and as I’ve written about before, there are so many things you can do with them… but one of my very favorites is to make muffins… especially banana chip muffins! These are a family breakfast favorite and since I make them with freshly milled Ezekiel 4:9 flour, I feel even better about …
Creamy Spring Asparagus and Potato Soup
Thiscreamy spring asparagus and potato soup is one of our favorite and most amazing spring time recipes that uses delicious, fresh asparagus from the garden… and I make it right in my Vitamix! This recipe serves 8 hungry people who are looking for something to tantalize their taste buds and fill their stomachs. They won’t …
10 Truths You Need to Hear When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom
Honest Question: Do you ever feel like a failure as a Mom – Or what we call that “Mom Guilt” feeling, day in and day out. A few days ago I had one of *those* days. The baby wasn’t sleeping well and had been up half the night, I didn’t get to shower, the house was …
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The Vinegar Myth: Vinegar as a Natural Cleaner Dos and Don’ts
There are some myths surrounding vinegar as a natural cleaner, so we wanted to be sure to educate you about it. Read on…and chime in with YOUR favorite natural cleaners!
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The 3-Gift Christmas
When our first daughter was born, we gave great thought to how we would celebrate Christmas. It was our desire to make sure she knew the REASON for the Christmas season. We didn’t want her growing up thinking Christmas was about Dora and Diego toys or stuffing yourself full of candy until you couldn’t zip …
Ten Creative Christmas Letter Ideas
“It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year!” Can you hear the music? For some of us, it’s time to figure out if we’ll send out Christmas cards, letters, family pictures, or all three. Sending out a Christmas letter doesn’t have to be a chore. Here are ten creative Christmas letter ideas. 1. Have a …
20 Holiday Essential Oil Diffuser Recipes
This time of year, the sense of home and holiday cheer is SO tied in with the smells of the season. We’ve found some holiday essential oil diffuser recipes and more. That pumpkin pie baking in the oven… The smell of hot cocoa rising from your mug after a hike through the snow…. That fresh Christmas …
Real Deals Guide for Your Holiday Shopping
This week’s Real Deals includes some amazing holiday steals and deals for the home, the kiddos, the best friend, the parents, the wellness guru, and so much more.
Weekend Links: Sweet Potato Pie, DIY Fall Crafts, & Holiday Hacks
Our weekend links this week includes a delicious sweet potato pie recipe, how to style your Thanksgiving table, helping your kids find themselves, and so much more, yay!
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Best Thanksgiving Cooking Tools (and Recipes)
Our Thanksgiving cooking tool guide is full of ideas to help you stay organized and stress-free in the kitchen and beyond. These cooking tools are total must-haves. Yay! Gobble-Gobble.
Real Deals for the Planner and Homemaker!
This week’s Real Deals includes a November Homesteading Giveaway and it’s an exciting one. We also have Bend Soap Co.’s special off the entire order, a Homemaker’s 2018 planner special for the organized and busy Mamas, and Skinny Coconut Oil’s huge sale. YAY!
November’s Homesteading Giveaway
This month’s giveaway is here and it is fabulous. Enter now to win Bend Soap Co.’s Gift Basket and Homemaker’s 2018 Planner. Say cheers to November’s Homesteading Giveaway! So excited. Ps. For Keepers only. 🙂
Entertaining For Food Allergies: A Whole-Foods, Allergy-Friendly Holiday Meal Plan
In need of a whole foods, allergy-friendly holiday meal plan? Jessica has you covered! By Jessica, Contributing Writer Do you have family or friends with food allergies? It can be tricky feeding folks on special diets, but I can help! Unfortunately, I know it well…because we’re the ones with the food allergies. We’re the ones with …
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Weekend Links: Embrace the Mess, Turkey Day, & Hosting Hacks
Our weekend links this week includes delicious and simple Thanksgiving recipes, how to navigate through the busy life as a parent, how to understand healthy food labels at the grocery store, and so much more, yay!
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21 Ideas for Celebrating a Simple, Natural Thanksgiving: Eats, Decor, Gratitude
Thanksgiving is truly my favorite holiday. In fact, it is the one holiday my husband and I ask the entire family to come over and celebrate what we are most grateful for while eating delicious food surrounded by gorgeous and natural Fall decor. Can we say YUM and how THANKFUL we are for good food, good friends, and a beautiful family? Amen and Gobble-Gobble.
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Real Deals for Pampering with Organic Products
This week’s Real Deals includes Bend Soap Company’s steal deal on your entire order, a 2018 planner for the frugal & organized Mama, and another epic sale on Skinny Coconut Oil. YAY!
Weekend Links: Thanksgiving Planning, Pumpkin Recipes, & Finding Joy
Our weekend links this week includes yummy pumpkin recipes for your Thanksgiving meal planning, stress-free family time and parenting, how to frugally update your home, and so much more, yay!
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Perfect Grain-Free Pumpkin Bars
By Kelly Smith, Contributing Writer With just one taste, I’m sure your family will be amazed at just how delicious grain-free baking can be! With its aromatic fall-inspired spices paired with rich pumpkin flavor and light, moist texture, this easy-to-make pumpkin bar recipe is a delight to each of the senses. Developing healthy and delicious recipes the whole family …
Real Deals for the Planner and Beauty Lover
This week’s Real Deals includes THREE amazing (and my fave) steals and deals just for Keepers. Grab these now for your holiday shopping or for yourself. Who doesn’t love a planner and some soaps and coconut oil? YAY!
Weekend Links: Halloween Tricks, Easy Mac & Cheese, & Baby Weight Loss
Our weekend links this week includes delicious soup recipes for soup & stew season, parenting hacks, how to lose your baby weight, how to make Halloween healthy for the family, and so much more, yay!
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Flu shot merits?
Cold and Flu Season is here and so is the controversial topic of whether or not the Flu Shot is safe, therefore, I’ve broken down some important information about the vaccine, and more.
Real Deals for the Ultimate Skincare savings and more!
This week’s Real Deals includes an exclusive keeper coconut oil double deal, a sale on skincare products that rock, deals on products for healthy kitchen staples, and much, much more!
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Weekend Links: Free Coconut Oil, Keep Praying, & Pumpkin Cobbler
Our weekend links this week includes ways to keep praying even during the no-so-good-times, easy tips on how to be a supportive friend, how to make pumpkin cobbler in the slow cooker, and how you can enter 9 times to win a jar of coconut oil! Keeping the Home Rocks! 🙂
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Real Deals: Everything Skinny Coconut Oil and a Giveaway!
This week’s Real Deals includes an exclusive keeper coconut oil products giveaway, a sale on shampoo bars & facial cleansers, deals on products for healthy kitchen staples, and much, much more!
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