Category: Life

Garden Updates, Greenhouse, Flower Planting, and a Pantry Challenge

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Hey everyone!

How is your new year going so far? We’ve been busy as usual and trying to get as much done as we can before the summer comes… although these lower-than-normal temperatures have been making that a little difficult.

Our gardens are still going and we are so thankful for that as we have really been enjoying the food that we are getting from them. Up until a week ago we still had tomatoes and green beans… the tomatoes don’t look too happy at the moment and the green beans are a little sad too but I think they might pull through when we get past these crazy temps.

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Starting the New Year Off Right with Bill Organization!

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I hate paying bills, as I’m sure almost everyone does, but I have a couple of ways that make it easier. I set a day each week to sit down and pay the bills that are due or to schedule upcoming bills. I also like to keep them organized with a simple printout. I can check them off and then highlight them as I see them come through on my bank account. This helps me to stay on top of the bills, avoid late fees, and not have any overdrawn accounts.

Starting the New Year Off Right with Bill Organization!

You can check out some of our other FREE printables here:

Keeper of the Home printables

Rainbows after the storm

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I started writing this post in January 2019 but LIFE happened and somehow it got left unpublished. A lot has happened since then and I have updated at the end… so be sure to read all the way through! It is now February 2024 and I am working on getting this published for Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day later this year. I trust that God had a reason for letting me ‘LOSE’ track of this and I PRAY that this helps someone.

Many of you have probably heard the term ‘Rainbow Baby’ and you probably already know that these are babies born after a miscarriage. Well, I consider both of my youngest to be Rainbow Babies as I had four very difficult pregnancies that ended in miscarriages before they were born. Not only that I had already been told that, because of some other female issues, my chances of carrying another baby to term were very slim… and I had completely given up on the idea of any additions to our family.

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Ultimate Holiday Planning: A 12 Week Strategy

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Here are some posts that I put together last year about Getting Ready for the Holidays, maybe they can help you have a less stressful holiday season this year. I will update posts as I change things but they may give you a starting point.

You can also print out the Event Planning Guide or the Planning Notebook under the Printable Library Tab to help you get started with your plans!

Getting Ready for the Holidays Weeks 1 & 2

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 3

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 4

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 5 – The Week Before Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 6 – The Week of Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 7 – The Week After Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 8 – 3 Weeks Before Christmas (St. Nicholas Day)

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 9 – 2 Weeks Before Christmas (Polar Express)

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 10 – Week Before Christmas

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 11 – Week of Christmas

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 12 – Week after Christmas (New Year’s Day)

You may also find a printable grocery list handy:

Weekly Meal Planning and Grocery List Printable

Special Fall Meals and Recipe Links

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I just realized that I never made a post for the special summer meals and recipe links but here is the one for Fall… I do believe that a lot of the recipes were on the blog but this just makes them easier to find.

If you haven’t checked out our Perpetual Meal Plan – Fall 2024 then you should do it NOW! It’s completely FREE and a lot of the recipes can be found right here on our blog. Plus we’ve got lots of ideas for those special meals that happen during September, October, and November. Hopefully, you will still have time to grab the items you need for the upcoming meals!

Special Holiday Meals: October Edition

** When we made these meal plans we didn’t know we’d also be hosting a baby shower and wedding but you can find those menus on other posts… so much excitement this year and having a menu plan in place has allowed us to make so many special memories!

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