If so, rest assured you are in good company! Our schedules are a mix of slower mornings and trying to cram in all those projects that won’t fit into a week day. Plus, we just want to relax and a big bowl of chips or ice cream can be calming. Read more…
It’s not a new topic, but it’s one that seems to creep up fairly frequently. Some healthy choices are simple and low-cost: swapping brown rice in for white or drinking more water. Others require quite a bit more investment in time or money: joining a gym or CSA (community supported Read more…
I got cocky. I’d had some successes with swapping ingredients in recipes based on what I had. Last night the family sang my praises. Tonight I knew I’d pushed too far and my prayer before the meal was literally, ‘Lord, please let this be OK enough.’ We received a big Read more…
As a parent I expected to receive push-back from our kids about vegetables. I’ve become almost immune to that look of horror when a new veggie shows up at dinner and the kids are all sure they’re going to HATE it. But they try it and, most of the time, Read more…
Most moms I know are overwhelmed…noses to wipe, food to buy and cook, floors that constantly have dirt/popcorn/toys tracked across them, more work than time, flower beds full of dandelions and that child who always pops up asking you to play with them at the exact moment you have no Read more…
This weekend I encouraged us to set some boundaries so we could approach Mother’s Day with a bit of self control. How did it go? Did you meet your expectations? What choices did you make that were awesome? What choices make you cringe this morning? If you’re like most of Read more…
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day…a holiday that can make us sing with gratitude or cry in frustration depending on what we expect and what actually happens. I still remember the first year I thought my kids were old enough to ‘get it’ and I was hoping they would at least make Read more…
It’s FRIDAY! We made it through another week, faced our battles, overcame our obstacles…now it’s time to slow down a bit and relax. Sleep a little later. Maybe veg out and watch a little TV. And likely let a few extra treats sneak into our meals. There’s nothing wrong with Read more…
Spring has FINALLY arrived up here in Iowa and the world is waking up…along with dandelions, crab grass and lots of other weedy plants. Thankfully, there are also tulips, irises, rhubarb and asparagus! The trick is to keep the stuff we don’t want away from the stuff we do want. Read more…
When most of us decide to focus on healthier lifestyles we’re dreaming of more energy, fewer aches, less weight, decreased medications and better sleep. Once we gain a little courage we broaden our goals to races, family outings, competitions and helping those around us live healthier lives. While those are Read more…