Are you tired of watching your kids ride a miserable sugar high, after diving into their Easter baskets? Here are 23 wonderful non-candy Easter basket ideas to try this year instead! Growing up, I can remember very well the wonderful rollercoaster that was Easter Morning. We’d get up before dawn, so my music-ministry parents could…
Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas
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Woodburned Twig Plant Markers
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We’ve reached that part of the winter where I’m just about getting twitchy, I’m so eager for spring. I know that in the middle of planting season, when I’m putting in long days getting the gardens started, I’ll think back a little wistfully to the slower pace of snowy days. But right now – I…
Horehound Cough Drops with Honey & Grapefruit
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Up until this last week, my kids had collectively been sick for less than 6 days in their combined 5.5 years of life. Neither of them actually even remembered being sick. The whole concept of illness was nothing more than a whimsical game to them. And then this week happened. We spent several hours in…
Birch Bird Ornaments
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Last weekend we went Christmas tree hunting. One thing I’m definitely discovering about parenting is that life with little ones makes holidays SO much more fun! With a one year old and a three year old in tow, this year’s tree-hunting adventure was by far the best yet. The snow flurries. The frozen noses. The…
How to Make Bone Meal
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably know that we raise animals for meat – and that it’s not something I take lightly. It’s important to me that we use as much of each animal as possible. I think it shows respect for life, when we try to waste nothing. Meat is…
51 Handmade Christmas Gifts (you can learn to make on YouTube!)
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If you’ve been reading along with me for a while, you know we’ve already got our Christmas on around here. It’s barely a third of the way into November right now, but the kids and I have been having a lot of fun slowly adding to our stocking-stuffer stockpile. I’ve especially loved watching the thoughtfulness…