The day we’ve been eagerly anticipating has finally arrived. Today, Hello Peace is officially LIVE! I’m beyond excited to share this transformative family devotional with each and every one of you

Hello, dear readers! I have some incredibly exciting news to share with you! Get ready to embark on a journey of peace, unity, and meaningful connections with my upcoming book, Hello Peace: A Family Devotional to Pursue Peace in the Home and Within. Are you tired of your home being a place of discourse and…

More fall content this week! I’ve got to admit, I’m not a huge pumpkin fan. There I said it. BUT, you guys, this pumpkin bread is like NO OTHER! It gives a subtle hint of fall without being overpowering. When I tell you this bread might possibly be the best thing I’ve ever baked, I…

Fall is upon us, and to me there’s nothing better on a cool day than a warm bowl of hearty chili! How about you? There’s something so comforting about chili. Maybe it is the fact that I grew up eating this and it brings back happy childhood memories, or maybe it’s the fact that it…

I always Iove to give my family a special homemade gift each year at Christmas time. I also like it to be something useful or delicious. Our family has been LOVING this cookie recipe for several years now. They have become a staple in our home and we bake them all the time. So, this…

Here are some biblical and practical tips for you to cultivate peace in your home.

If I could go back and tell the younger me a few tips on homeschooling before I even began, this is what I would tell her…

The Christmas season is always pretty busy for us, so homeschooling during this time is pretty low-key. We don’t do a lot beacause honestly, we take a good portion of December off of school. However, we do implement a few fun things and we do a lot of Advent study and books and devotions, so…

The Christmas season is such a busy, crazy time. Are you worried your kids won’t know what Christmas is all about? I’m here to help show you how to point your kids to Christ and show them what the real meaning of the season really is in some useful, practical ways.

These yummy, gooey cinnamon rolls have become a Christmas morning staple for our family! The best part? They are freezable so you can make them ahead and then just pop them in the oven on Christmas morning!

So parents, what are we cultivating in our children’s hearts? Are we teaching them to care more for what the world thinks or what the Lord thinks? Are we teaching them that what truly matters is a heart that’s seeking the kingdom or a heart that’s seeking after the fleeting pleasures of this world? And…

Morning time/morning basket just wasn’t working for our family, so we made it into evening time and now we do half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. It’s working out so great and the whole family is enjoying it! Hear all about it in my youtube video below. https://youtu.be/l_RSaUFbAyM

This delicious fall recipe would make a wonderful dessert or even a sweet treat breakfast! Eaten with a hot cup of pumpkin spice coffee, HEAVEN! I hope you enjoy these as much as my family did! I can’t claim all the credit for this recipe as I got it from the awesome Heidi Marie’s instagram…

Our sweet Michael is 8 weeks old, finally sleeping independently for naps (for the most part) and sleeping long stretches at night, so we’re all starting to feel somewhat human again over here. To celebrate, I thought I’d tell the story of how he arrived. Let’s start by saying, this is the first pregnancy I’ve…

You surprised? We were too! All of our previous babies have been strategically planned out, but seeing as this has been a year of testing from the Lord for our family, it was only fitting that He would throw us this little curve ball. A 4th child has been on our mind for the last…

We bought a house! Merry Christmas to us! A few months ago, Zach and I clearly heard the Lord tell us it was time to sell our house. It was very scary to step out in faith not knowing where we were going to move or what the future held, but we did it. We…

Happy meal plan Monday sweet friends! And here’s to another week of yummy meals that look impressive but are actually super easy. Monday Tomato basil chicken By: The Recipe Rebel Tuesday Easy Cajun cauliflower rice By: instrupix Wednesday Rotisserie chicken zucchini casserole By: The Lazy Dish Thursday Spaghetti Saturday Healthy chicken chili By: Ambitious kitchen…

I have been LOVING using Cutting Edge Stencils lately. They are beautiful and so easy to use. I’ve done several projects in collaboration with them over the last few months and I plan on doing more in the future because I cannot get enough of their awesome products! The thing I love the most about…

You all know how much I love to organize and when we embarked on this homeschool journey I knew I needed to be SUPER organized if we were going to succeed in this. I honestly don’t think you can successfully do homeschooling if you aren’t at least a little organized, but that’s just my opinion….

I have a special treat for you all today! I am teaming up with some of my favorite bloggers and we’re all sharing our favorite summer pesto dishes. My little basil plant on my kitchen window has been doing so good and we’ve been getting so many cherry tomatoes from our garden, so I was…

Wow, blogging about homeschooling…something I thought I’d never hear myself say. It’s amazing how God works isn’t it? You spend your life saying you’re not going to do something, and God laughs and says, “We’ll see about that.” Through much prayer over the last several years, God has slowly turned our hearts toward homeschooling. We…

Last year, we did hybrid homeschooling and homeschooled just two days a week, so I got a little taste of what homeschooling would would be like. This year, we’re going with full-time homeschooling. We actually made this decision back in October before Corona virus even happened and it’s something we really feel God is calling…

So it’s actually Tuesday, but we’ve been traveling visiting family and are just getting into town today so our week starts today. I’ve got a few new healthy recipes to try this week as well as a yummy Father’s Day dessert that I think is going to be a huge hit. So here we go……

The only updating these two spaces have gotten in the 4 years we have lived here is a little paint and some shelving and I’ve always wanted to do something to add some personality here, so the past few months we’ve been slowly working on these areas and I’m happy to say they’re finally complete!…

Last week started off great with the healthy eating and ended in failure! We had family visit later in the week and it totally threw me off track. So, even though we’re traveling this weekend, I plan to make this week as healthy and on track as possible. So first things first, I’m throwing out…

I  have a cookie addiction! Like, it’s a real problem lately, particularly with Chick-Fil-A cookies and my jeans are begging me to quit it! But I can’t! They are so addicting! I really think they put something illegal in them. They are that good! Have you tried them? Anyways, I’ve been trying to replicate the…

Hello there friends! I took last week off from meal planning for some much needed family time in the mountains. It was glorious and just what we all needed, but I’m definitely feeling the vacation bloat and ready to get back on track with my healthy eating this week.  Lots of veggies and lots of…

I have been making this Marinara recipe for almost 10 years now and it is most definitely a family favorite! I usually double it and it lasts us several months (we eat a lot of Marinara). I love that it makes a huge batch and is freezable. I usually purchase my large can of crushed…

This week is a little crazy! We just got back into town from visiting family and we will be going back out of town Saturday. We’re also still homeschooling and buttoning up a few home renovations so easy, quick dinners will be on the menu this week… MONDAY Slow Cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches Dinner…

Welcome to my first post for my weekly addition of Meal Plan Monday! Meal planning is something I’m so passionate about! I do it every week and it really helps me keep my sanity and stay on track with my healthy eating. So, here’s what’s going to happen: each week, on Monday, I will post…