It’s beautiful and sunny and wonderful outside! Perfect weather to play outside and even more perfect to make some SUN TEA! Have you ever had Sun Tea before? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like, tea that is not made on the stove top, but is cooked with the heat of the sun. Today I made […] Read more…
Confession Time!
Motherhood…a time of intense sacrifice, love, and emotions. Also a time of intense sleep-deprivation, screw-ups, and winging it. When you pair several non-sleepy kiddos with one very sleepy momma, there’s no telling what each day will hold! And with that, here are 20 things that I have literally said and done throughout my own motherhood. […] Read more…
Fun Fall Craft To Do With Your Kids!
Fall is officially here! And nothing is more refreshing than following up a blistering Alabama summer with a humidity-free, mosquito-free, gorgeous Alabama Fall. Not too hot. Not too cold. And just enough acorns. I don’t know what it is about Nature’s particular output during the Fall season, but there are craft opportunities for the taking! Acorns, beautiful […] Read more…
Basic Biscotti Recipe
I woke up this morning to find the high will be 71 degrees. In Alabama, this is not only Fall weather but could even be considered winter weather. So, with a southern nip in the air, I’m in the baking mood. What goes better with cool weather than hot coffee and what goes better with […] Read more…
If I Was As Generous As My 5-Year-Old
My buddy John Piper said something along these lines: “I would rather my son remember me as a ‘doormat’, as someone who gave out a dollar to anyone who asked, rather than him remember me as the most frugal person he ever knew.” Hmm. Why in the world would any red-blooded, bona fide American say […] Read more…
Adventures That Tired Mommas Can Have With Their UnTired Kids
I have a 3-week-old baby…which means that I am one happy, disheveled, sleepy momma. I also have 3 other young children. And – trust me – they are just as needy, rambunctious, and curious as before precious baby Jesse arrived. Just because a new baby joins the family circus doesn’t mean that everything else stops…or even slows […] Read more…
Welcome To The World!
I thought it would never happen… I was starting to think that I would be pregnant forever… but now, all of a sudden, he is here. And I can’t remember life before him. The trials of a long and difficult pregnancy followed by a fast and difficult labor were quickly forgotten when our 4th child – our […] Read more…
It’s not Salsa unless it’s… ADDICTIVE
I have the absolute, hands-down BEST salsa recipe! I am sure tons of people say that, actually I know they do, but I MEAN IT! The only salsa I’ve ever loved has been restaurant salsa, and as we all know, restaurant salsa is always a hit or miss. Sometimes too sweet, sometimes too hot, sometimes awesome, sometimes you want […] Read more…
Homemade Jam without the hassle or the preservatives
Okay, so this is a new one for me. I’ve made a lot of stuff, but jams, jellies and preserves AREN’T one of them. And really, why now? They are so easy to buy and so annoying to make… right? It’s simple really, my husband is about to start a special diet to possibly cure […] Read more…
I bet you never thought to cook your sweet potatoes like this…
Did you know I never ate or even tried sweet potatoes until I was in my twenties? What’s crazy about that statement? Now, I consider sweet potatoes a staple food item. In fact, I use it so frequently, that I’m about to give it the boot. Up until recently it’s always been a baked sweet potato […] Read more…