A lot of people plan dinners and understand the importance of doing so, but lunches and breakfasts are often spur of the moment or just something simple like toast or cereal (both of which have downfalls in the traditional foods realm, unless you’ve made your own homemade versions). Your mission, if you choose to accept, […]
What are the benefits if you shred cheese yourself? Shredding cheese can help you avoid some nasty stuff and save money along the way. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to bypass the handy bags of shredded cheese in the supermarket case and shred your own. Shredded Cheese This mission is a little
The gift of food is often the greatest gift to receive. It doesn’t cause clutter. It saves the recipient time and money, and lends itself to a nice, peaceful evening. It covers many of the 5 Love Languages: is a gift of service, affords the person more quality time to spend with their loved ones,
If you need a honey recipe to use up what you have OR wish to know how to substitute honey for sugar in baking recipes, you’ll find what you need here! I’ll teach you how to bake with honey instead of other sweeteners.Honey never, ever spoils. It’s been found in Egyptian pyramids, still edible! Now
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Let’s just start by looking at some pictures, shall we? Aren’t those some of the prettiest foods in jars you’ve ever seen? I haven’t made a single one, but I’m telling you: if I could go visit Wardeh and her family out in Oregon, I’d make the trip in a blink and try every single
Honey – especially raw honey, has many health benefits. Raw honey’s nutritional value is awesome, plus, it tastes great! Honey is a great bridge to move your family over to healthier choices while they are getting used to eating less sugar. Raw Honey Health Benefits Honey is one of the oldest sweeteners humans have been
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to go one day without eating any refined sugar or artificial sweeteners. You’ll have to be a voracious label reader, as almost anything that comes in a box or bottle includes sugar, sometimes found as high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, sucrose, maltose, and more. You probably won’t
Camping starts out pretty doggone frugal. No maid service. No rules about towels on the floor vs. hanging them up. No concierge or valet parking. And no tipping the server or choosing to drink water so you don’t have to buy a drink at a restaurant. A camping meal plan is all about bringing your
Let’s talk about natural alternatives to all the chemicals we parents are made to believe are necessary from insect repellent to sunscreen. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to pick a category and find a natural product or homemade remedy to use instead of the conventional and potentially harmful version. Upgrade one product
Finding healthy party food to please a crowd is hard! Not to worry! I have some easy ideas for healthy food for parties and potlucks. Eating with others – the normal people – is always difficult when you’re committed to staying away from the “Standard American Diet” and consuming traditional foods. There’s often a lot
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Having kids really changes the way most people look at the world, and for many, myself included, children are the motivation to begin improving one’s nutrition and really caring for the earth. Photo by Mike Baird I’ve always been green, but I’d never thought all that much about what I put into my body before
When it comes to preparedness and having enough clean water in a crisis, I’ve never been more grateful for my Berkey filter. You don’t NEED a fancy filter to store water safely, but here’s our Berkey review if it helps. “Can water go bad?” I always thought that was the sort of question destined for
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We all get worn out sometimes, and after a busy day or week (or month!) there are occasions when I’m just. too. tired. to cook. Whether your fatigue comes from parenting, pregnancy, or a busy work or school schedule, we all need some quick meals in our repertoire that don’t take much effort to get
This is the one I’ve been dying to share with you. Christopher West has been criticized for emphasizing the marriage part of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, but he really does glorify the beauty and importance of the celibate life as well. He may focus more on marriage, but I believe that’s
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We threw my sister-in-law a real curveball, coming to visit during Lent when our entire family was grain-free. I’m pretty sure she had a spectacular menu all planned out when I dropped the email bomb about, “By the way, we gave up grains for Lent, and it’s not just a sacrifice thing, but we have
An observation: When you cut grains, there’s still something else that takes their place as the “eat it at every meal” regular. Suddenly eggs are popping in multiple times a day, potatoes become a staple, and almonds (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!) are needed for just about everything, including a
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Blessed John Paul II, pray for us! I’m so thankful to our former Pope John Paul II for leaving this legacy of the Theology of the Body, for opening the pipeline to allow us to embrace and not shun our sexuality. His work is a beacon for all religions to understand God’s plan for our
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Think God should stay out of your bedroom? That being naked is shameful? Pope John Paul II and Christopher West have something better for you. This series on the Theology of the Body is simply my summary and reactions to West’s 8-part presentation via video and workbook on JPII’s Theology of the Body, 129 talks
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I live in Michigan, where we have all four seasons, sometimes three in one day. If you’re in the Midwest as well, I hope there are some tips here to inspire you to find healthy, organic food sources; if not, do take away some ideas for poking around your own community to find the secret deals
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Boy, am I glad that I wrote up session four soon after hearing Christopher West speak! Not so for this session, which is a distant memory and chicken-scratch notes. My apologies if this summary is slightly spotty or incoherent, and apologies too for the two-week break on this series. I actually missed a day of
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