I can remember when I first became interested in essential oils. I had seen how well they worked for some friends, but I struggled a bit with how to get started. If you do a search online, you get so much information returned that it can be overwhelming for someone just starting out. I want to help you find the best essential oils to start with as easily and quickly as possible so you, too, can Continue Reading >>
Best Christmas Treats Kids can Make for Neighbors
As a family, we like to gift each of our neighbors with a box or plate of cookies during Christmas time as a gesture of friendship and goodwill and Christmas cheer and greetings. I try to get the kids involved in helping bake the cookies, plating them up in a pretty package, and especially when it comes time for package delivery. We like to change it up every year, so I am always looking for Continue Reading >>
Peppermint Meringue Cookies Recipe
This recipe post was compensated by SoFluential Media for Shriners Hospitals for Children® for the annual Be Burn Aware campaign #FireandBurnPrevention I was posting on my Facebook wall the other day lamenting about how I went to go make cookies for our Great Christmas Cookie Bake of 2017 and realized I was out of flour due to an overzealous baking fest at Thanksgiving. Oops. Then my friend Continue Reading >>
Christ-Focused Christmas Bucket List for Families
I like the idea of a bucket list. I really do. But we really try hard to keep our Christmas-focus on Jesus. We don't celebrate elves or reindeer or Santa. We celebrate Jesus. And while I'm happy for anyone who chooses differently -- it's a personal choice, not a matter of salvation -- I find it incredibly difficult to find resources that honor our choice. We needed a Christmas bucket list. And Continue Reading >>
Christmas Cookie Recipes with Pictures
So we like to make Christmas cookies. You might have noticed this already if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, because my pictures are going to be all about baking with the kids from now until Christmas! Tonight we made our favorite Cheesecake Spritz Cookies again and they were so fun and yummy to make! I only have a few more short years to make Christmas cookies with my kids at home and Continue Reading >>
Butternut Squash Risotto in the Instant Pot
Risotto is one of my all time favorite foods. I love the texture of this creamy, rich rice and I honestly have never met a risotto dish I did not like. When we made Purple Cabbage Risotto in the Instant Pot for the first time, it opened up a whole new world for making risotto quickly and easily! We used to make risotto in the microwave before our family outgrew that method, so replacing one easy Continue Reading >>
