Yesterday, October 12th was my 10th anniversary with my sweet husband. I intended to do a long sappy post, but instead of wiling away more time at the computer, I went on a date with my best friend. 🙂 Our marriage has really been a piece of cake. You prepare expectantly, full of hope. Changes…Continue reading Ten Years of Cake
Year: 2012
Perspective
Every day when my kids leave for school, my kitchen looks something like this. And even though it is not hard to clean my tiny kitchen or my 1100 square foot house, sometimes the tedium of wiping the same counters, and straightening the same beds, gets old. Sometimes, I lose perspective and I sink into…Continue reading Perspective
How to Have an Effective Quiet Time
If you clicked on this post, it probably means that you have a heart for the Word of God and know how transforming it can be. You probably desire the space in your day to get still and let God’s words become flesh in your skin. You know that God’s spirit living inside you has…Continue reading How to Have an Effective Quiet Time
Poorganic Splurge? What?!?
Posts where I tell you to spend lots of money are few and far between, but this is one of them, so you will probably want to read to find out what inspires me to relax my vice-like grip over our money. One of my budgeting victories was figuring out how to allocate money for…Continue reading Poorganic Splurge? What?!?
Why the Cash System is Stupid (to me).
I told you we’d managed to buy all our consumables for $500 last month, but when it came time to look at the cold hard numbers, I realize I lied. (Payday for us is once a month on the 25th, which is why we don’t operate on the “normal” month.) The problem is, I don’t…Continue reading Why the Cash System is Stupid (to me).
The Poorganic Voice in My Head
Do you ever feel like the process of eating real foods on a budget is making you insane? No, I’m not kidding. I mean, for real, like the whole process of deciding what to buy might be making you into a crazy lady? Today I decided to stop in at Walmart for the last few…Continue reading The Poorganic Voice in My Head
Nicheless but with Atmosphere
I want to start by thanking those of you who answered my question about why you read this blog. What an encouragement!! As I expressed in that post, I have struggled about whether or not to continue writing about real food. Especially in a niche where I am a bit of a novice and cynic,…Continue reading Nicheless but with Atmosphere
How to find Rest
Remember how in the last post I said I was tired? Well, I have been. And I’ve been a little depressed too. I think some of it is the September blues, but I also think that maybe I’ve been falling into my tendency to think that if I just get everything done, organized, scheduled, planned,…Continue reading How to find Rest
Still on Track for the 500 dollar month?
There is a question at the end of this post that I’d LOVE for you to answer. Will you? As is often the case when I commit to giving you daily insights into my life, I have failed because, let’s just face it. You don’t really care that much AND after the third or fourth…Continue reading Still on Track for the 500 dollar month?
Dear Me: A Letter to My Teenage Self
One of my favorite bloggers, Emily Freeman, is running a link-up this week called “Dear Me,” inviting us to write a letter to our teenage selves as part of the launch for her new book, Graceful, which is the “teen” counterpart to Grace for the Good Girl. Here’s the trailer. (You’ll have to click over…Continue reading Dear Me: A Letter to My Teenage Self