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John Amos Vail 24 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm

In my long absence from this blog, this happened. 38 weeks So then, naturally,  this happened. A couple minutes old Our third boy entered our family and our lives, and he's already four months o.....

A Theology of Housekeeping 23 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm

So I got into FlyLady. And she sends me umpteen e-mails a day and drives me batty, but my house is cleaner - so that's something. But I'm sorry, NO ONE is going to tell me to wear lace-up shoes in my ...

Catching Up 21 Apr 2012 | 11:07 am

I know, it's been awhile. That's because my life has been a little crazy the past couple weeks. My beloved husband had to spend a week in Ontario training for his new job, so spending a week as a sin...

Asian [Inspired] Noodle Soup 9 Mar 2012 | 08:06 am

I insert the "inspired" into the recipe title to acknowledge that there is probably nothing whatsoever authentic about this soup recipe - I completely made it up out of Asian-type ingredients in my cu...

Bedtime Blessings 25 Feb 2012 | 03:10 pm

It was a "pulling my hair out" kind of day today. What can I say. Eli's two. I don't really believe in the "terrible twos," and he's not obnoxious or anything, he's just a very active little boy. He ...

I Bring My Husband Breakfast in Bed 22 Feb 2012 | 04:48 am

And I'm not going to apologize for it! As I was mentally crafting this post in my head I found myself coming up with excuses and explanations as to why I bring my husband his breakfast in bed five d....

My Skirt-Wearing Secrets 14 Feb 2012 | 04:43 am

I'm really getting into this skirt-wearing thing. Now don't worry, I'm not going to go all "churn my own butter" on you. Except wait... I do churn my own butter sometimes. Nevermind. I call skirt-...

Finding Balance 11 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am

I recently read a blog post over at Crunchy Betty about finding your moderation. source Her post, and others that I've read recently in the blog world, got me thinking. Where is my limit? What is....

Family Purpose Statement 8 Feb 2012 | 03:07 pm

I've been reading through Tsh Oxenreider's organizational e-book One Bite at a Time - 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler. It's a great read. And ok, I haven't really done very many of the projects y...

Roast Chicken - The Lazy Way 25 Jan 2012 | 02:18 am

Warning: You are about to see the not-so-gourmet side of the Gourmet Mommy. Food snobs beware. There are so many recipes and techniques for roasting a chicken out there it's overwhelming. When you st...

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