Each week I create my meal plan to keep us out of the fast food line and keep me organized and on task for cooking at home. It is supposed to be gorgeous most of the week (around 60º so I’m planning on using the grill a lot!) Here is my meal plan for […]
Archives for February 2014
Goals For The Week
Last Week’s Goals: Intentional Relationships (Marriage/Parenting/Mentoring/Friendships): 1. Have weekly date night with Jason & write love note 2. Complete Valentine’s with the kids 3. Continue working on reading with the twins at least 3 nights 4. Spend 20 minutes with the kids after school each day without any form of electronic devices. Intentional Homemaking: 5. Sell 5 […]
Breakfast Grilled Cheese
Breakfast at our house is a big deal. With 5 kids and a farmer husband, everyone likes to eat breakfast and they all have their own opinions on what constitutes breakfast. I have a husband who doesn’t eat cereal and would really prefer to eat pizza for breakfast every morning! In order to satisfy his […]
Wishful Wednesday Update: Reworking The Grocery Budget
Wishful Wednesday is the day of the week where I take an intentional step to cross something off my “I wish that was done…” list. The goal and intention of Wishful Wednesday is to be able to mark that wish off the list and give you a self-esteem boost that even on a day when maybe […]
Wishful Wednesday: Reworking The Grocery Budget & Tightening Our Belts
Wishful Wednesday is the day of the week where I take an intentional step to cross something off my “I wish that was done…” list. The goal and intention of Wishful Wednesday is to be able to mark that wish off the list and give you a self-esteem boost that even on a day when maybe […]
31 Days Of Scripture To Pray For Your Husband: Week 3
As wives, one of the greatest gifts we can give our husbands is to pray for them. I’ve been working on my own personal prayer journal and wanted to incorporate more scripture into my personal prayers for my husband. I will be updating each Tuesday the next week’s worth of scripture to pray for your […]
How to Cover a Composition Notebook With Fabric
As many of you know, I love journals (especially, pretty journals)! I’m going to show you a very quick and easy way to cover a boring Composition Notebook with fabric to make it more fun and fit the personality of the person who will love using it! These work great for keeping in your purse, […]
Meal Plan Monday
I looked at the calendar this week and noticed that we have something going on every evening this week except for Thursday and Sunday. That will make cooking interesting for sure, but by having a meal plan, I am far less likely to pick up something in a panic! Here is our meal plan […]
Goals For The Week
I’m very happy with how I did on my goals this last week. Monday’s are the day for me to do a quick clean up of the house after the weekend and get to work on everything else that I’ve put off all weekend, while trying to spend more time with our family. Last Week’s […]
Snow Ice Cream 3 Ways! Vanilla, Chocolate, & Twist!
Our family loves snow ice cream. This morning we woke up to a nice blanket of fresh, white snow. Immediately the kids started asking to make their favorite snowy treat…snow ice cream! With 5 kids, there are different tastes so we have adapted the original vanilla recipe to fit the needs of everyone adding chocolate […]