It’s Valentine’s Day, and many of us are hoping to be enjoying dinner at our favorite restaurant by candlelight, right? That’s how I used to spend...

When you hear the word simple, what comes to mind? Does the concept of living with simplicity seem impossible? Simplicity is a word that we probably...

It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m still reeling from the Christmas holiday. I’m sure you feel the same way! This time of year we move so quickly between...

It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m still reeling from the Christmas holiday. I’m sure you feel the same way! This time of year we move so quickly between...

As I end another crazy day in my kitchen, I light a Christmas candle, take a deep sigh, and revel in my accomplishment of having clean and beautiful...

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I sit amidst ordered chaos. In one day, our house will be a bustle of energy as friends and family of all ages...

I woke up this morning and started my day on the treadmill listening to a podcast. The topic? The importance of the table to the family. Such an...

This season of life has me busier than I have known in a long time. I feel as if I can’t do anything really well, and so I’m just getting by. I know...

It’s Alopecia Awareness Month. Do you know someone who suffers from a form of Alopecia? I do. My husband. He has been bald since his early 20s,...

I had a conversation with a dear friend yesterday who is trying to figure out which direction to go with feeding her family. As she spoke, I found...

As I drive around town, I continually see people coming and going from restaurants at mealtimes. Business workers of all kinds are filling their...

It’s August, and green beans abound in gardens across America. Most people have fond childhood memories of picking green beans in Grandma’s garden,...

Does it seem to you that the dishwasher is always running? Mine is. Sometimes at our house it can run as many as 3 times per day, depending on the...

We all struggle with how to manage grocery shopping, keeping a well-stocked refrigerator, and making food for our family. What works for one person...

People talk about a “calling” as if we all understand what that is. Most of my life I have not understood this concept. But now that I am a wife, a...

Have you been noticing a bit more hair in your brush these days? Or has your stylist been telling you that your hair is a bit brittle and needs to...

Many people are throwing out terms these days that many of us simply didn’t grow up hearing in our daily life. We grew up with simple terms,...

Have you joined the masses in purchasing an Instant Pot, aka electric pressure cooker? I’m not one who easily follows trends, and if I do, it’s...

It probably won’t surprise you, but most of us are living life with a vegetable deficit. The food pyramid tells us that we should have 5–7 servings...

Have you taken the time to notice that we’re all feeling a little lonely these days? The world is full of people, and we’re more connected than...

How is it possible that we just left May behind and it’s already Father’s Day weekend? This is the evidence that the summer slips by faster than any...

You know those days when you simply cannot seem to shorten your list of stores to visit or errands to run? I had one of those days yesterday. As...

One of the big hurdles people have difficulty overcoming with the Paleo diet is the removal of grains, like rice. Why do we remove grains? One of...

Yes, coconut milk. It seems to be everywhere, but we are probably wondering why. When non-dairy milks became mainstream, coconut milk became an...

Most of us have kept apple cider vinegar in our pantry over the years, but until the past few years, other vinegars won out as we did our cooking....

Memorial Day is upon us. It serves as a marker for the end of the school year, the beginning of summer, and a day off of work. We break out the...

If you haven’t tried almond milk yet, you should. It is a fabulous non-dairy alternative and is even better with a good chocolate brownie. It is...

Most of us haven’t even heard about probiotics until just the past few years. Did you know that probiotics are one of the fastest growing searches...

What’s wrong with oatmeal? Isn’t it healthy? I get asked these questions often, but I haven’t always had great answers. I encourage you to read this...

Welcome to spring! The season is just getting ramped up for farm fresh produce. Sometimes going to pick your own produce just seems like one more...

Do you have a cast iron skillet in your kitchen? I do, but I haven’t always used it. I own one large cast iron skillet, which I received as a shower...

We’re in a new home with a backyard that is a blank slate. Endless opportunities to use the yard for work and play. So where do I start—a garden of...

Here in America, we are consumed with our convenience breakfast cereals. Have you stopped to thoughtfully consider the cereal aisle? It has grown...

If you read my article yesterday, I wrote about the sources of calcium. So, we have established that there are fabulous alternatives to traditional...

I just read an awesome article from one of my favorite sources, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, author of The Paleo Mom. She was the first source I ever found...

We all know how it goes. We’re going to someone else’s house for Easter, and we’ve heard there will be other guests that have food limitations. What...

Here in the southeast, pollen comes in waves…literally. Bright yellow dust covers everything! It is impossible to ignore allergy season here, as...

Restrictions are inevitable. Which one will you choose? The restrictions that diet change brings or the restrictions that limit because...

I hadn’t realized it, but as we started our family, it became much more difficult to change and try new things for myself. I hadn’t realized that...

As we know with any journey, not a single one of them is forged in a straight line. And, does every journey even have a destination? Maybe not, but...

I have decided. Waffles will be the end of me. My children will grow up deprived! Or so I thought. I never would have guessed in a million years...

I have determined to give up coffee for a season, hopefully. Before I had kids, I remember the 5 am drives through Starbucks on my early work...

I am the mother of two beautiful boys and a wife to a fabulous husband who make my life full in every way. Until my boys were born, I went...