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It's that time again!! Menu planning! :) Quick update: we continue to do well with our budget that started Jan. 1st. This is officially the longest that I personally have stuck to a budget! When I shared back in January about all the things we've been doing, it helped me to SHARE it - accountability - AND your encouragement along the way has helped lots too!! More meal inspiration: January meals February meals March meals Recipe ideas ~ pinterest board Healthy meal ideas ~ pinterest ... Read More about April Menu

Today my baby turns 8

Bragging on My Kids· Family

Eight years ago I became the mom of a boy. Oh how we love our girls...but there is something very different about having a boy after having 2 girls! I can still remember tears of joy at our 20 week ultrasound when they told us it was a boy! I wanted a boy for my husband as much as anything. What I didn't know was how a boy would change me. Caleb made me a better mom. I learned things with him that I wish I had known 3 years earlier with his big sister. But, God's ways are not our ways...and I ... Read More about Today my baby turns 8

The Repurposed & Upcycled Life {book review}

Books I'm Reading· Reviews

{this post contains affiliate links, thank you for supporting this blog!} I was so excited to have the opportunity to read this book written by Michelle Rayburn called Repurposed And Upcycled Life. Don't you love the cover and the title?? Me, too. This book was the encouragement I've been needing for the past few weeks. The truths in this book, as well as the heart behind them, really resonated with where I'm at right now in life. I am so thankful that God doesn't ever finish working on ... Read More about The Repurposed & Upcycled Life {book review}

3 Favorite Grain-Free Desserts!

Recipes

Quick disclaimer: these desserts DO HAVE SUGAR. ha. But, in finding that avoiding grains ~ namely wheat ~ have helped me to feel better overall, I just realized that every now and then I HAVE to have something sweet. I can't go forever avoiding it all. So, eliminating the wheat at least makes these choices a *little* better for me! Enjoy! Easy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies 1 cup peanut butter (I prefer smooth, some like crunchy) 1 cup sugar 1 egg Directions: Mix 3 ingredients with ... Read More about 3 Favorite Grain-Free Desserts!