I’ve been doing this whole frugal living thing for awhile now. Some things have become so ingrained in me that I do them without even thinking–not realizing that they may seem strange to others! Just the other day I was chatting with a friend while rinsing out a plastic baggie. She looked at meRead More
Weekly Goals: Week of November 16
Happy Monday! I hope that you all had a weekend as lovely as mine. The kids and I went to visit my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew and had a wonderful time. The children played hard each day and slept hard each night (score!). We left my husband at home so that he could work inRead More
What I’m Reading This Week #32 (Plus a Giveaway!)
Each week I share books I’m reading for my Read 100 Challenge, as well as podcasts I’m listening to and links I love from around the blogosphere. I love to get recommendations, so please let me know what you are reading! I have something really exciting to share with you guys today. I completedRead More
Cilantro Black Bean Quinoa Salad
It seems that you can’t go anywhere now without seeing Christmas decorations and hearing Christmas music. While the rest of the world is hurrying to get to Christmas, in the Orthodox Church we slow down. We enter into a time of preparation so we can fully appreciate the miracle of the Incarnation–God becoming man. Read More
Tea and Crumples: A Review
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Growing up I read a LOT of Christian fiction. All through high school and college I devoured the genre. However, it was sort of a guilty pleasure. You see, I knew that much of what I was reading was rather formulaic and cheesy. The writing tended to be sub par, the romances unrealistic, and theRead More
