There’s something deeply spiritual about working with your hands to preserve the harvest. Whether it’s kneading dough, tending a garden, or canning fruit like pears — these simple, old-fashioned tasks remind us of God’s provision, His perfect timing, and the blessings that come from faithful stewardship. Everything has its time and place. We need to…
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All the Ways to Use Fantastic Mulberries
From Garden Abundance to God’s Provision 🪴 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. – James 1:17 If you’ve ever had a mulberry tree, you know the blessing (and chaos) of its harvest. For a few weeks each…
Summer in the Garden: Learning, Growing, and Making Memories
Summer break has officially started, which means it’s time for us to create meaningful experiences for our kids—and one of the big ones this year is learning about gardening. We’ve already started planting and including the kids in the process. Soon, we’ll begin harvesting some of our crops, but in the meantime, we’re focusing on…
Hardening Off Plants: What No One Tells You About Wind and Weather
We learned the hard way with our cucumber plants that not hardening them caused them to struggle. Many of them did not make and we are starting over on the growing process. They looked great in their containers inside but weren’t quite ready for the real world. Wind and temperature swings stressed them out, and…
Fiesta Dishes Paint Colorful Rainbow And Serve One Another
I love my Fiesta dishes for their versatility. I can mix-and-match them for multiple occasions and they have held up amazingly well. However, I will say that the silverware has not been of the same quality. I have found one type that has held up better than others. My favorite ones are rainbow style and…
Breakfast for Dinner is Great on a Wednesday
In our house, Wednesdays mean breakfast for dinner. We started this tradition about a year ago, and as the primary cook and meal planner it has been incredibly helpful for me. I always know that Wednesdays will be dedicated to breakfast foods, which is a meal everyone in the family enjoys. It also relieves the…
Fantastic Refried Beans Made From Scratch
Today I made my own refried beans for the first time. It was a mediocre success. I added a few too many seasonings into my bean mixture, but overall, the consistency was pretty good. I did figure out that I prefer to put them in a blender or food processor to make them smooth, rather…
Time for an Adventure During Wonderful Snow or Cold Day
One of the joys of being a teacher is when it snows and gets very cold, I also get a snow or cold day for us to! I love that I get to stay home with my kids on these days! It even better when I get to see the joy it brings my kids…
Leftovers A Chance To Make Something New
Are you a leftovers family? We often eat leftovers for lunch and sometimes for dinner. I always try to make sure we waste as little food as possible. One way I do that is by freezing some of our leftovers to use in meals at a later time. For example, I bought two rotisserie chickens…
Turning Juicy Summer Plums Into New Delicious Jam
Back in August we harvested our wild plums! The time has come to finally pull them out of the freezer and do something with them. Jam/jelly is first on the list. I’m making quite a bit of plain jam. It has turned out great. We put several into small 4 ounce jars that can be…