I’ve always used cloth diapers at least part of the time with my babies, both for economy and comfort, so I was thrilled when both my expectant daughters said they’d like some cloth diapers for their babies.  I’ve made quite a few all-in-one diapers in the past.  All-in-ones (AIO’s) are multi-layer fitted diapers that...
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Prep time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 I’ve made these lovely chicken strips several times, and all my family loves them.  The recipe comes together quickly, and is so much better than fast-food chicken nuggets that there’s really no comparison.  The coconut breading has a wonderful crispy texture and is delicious dipped in sweet chili...
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Glorious now, see Him arise King and God and Sacrifice
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As most of you know, I LOOOVE seeing how far I can stretch my grocery money. Well, I’ve found a challenge that just might get the best of me. Next Thursday, December 8th I am going to see if I can feed my family  on just $2.   All day.  (For comparisons sake, I usually...
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The winner of the sweetriot chocolate is commenter #55 Colleen. Colleen, send me your address, and I will get some sweetriot headed in your direction!
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Every weekend we have all the kids home for dinner and a movie.  Counting our oldest daughters’ husbands and sometimes John’s mom and my parents, that’s 14-17 people.  Our living area is fair sized, about 18×18, and we have three couches and a couple other chairs around the perimeter.  But it has been challenging...
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When I was a kid I loved any kind of chocolate.   But over the years I’ve gotten pickier.  These days I won’t touch the cheapo waxy Easter eggs.   In fact, I don’t even buy them for the kids anymore.  When we eat chocolate, we’d all much rather nibble something wonderful. (Yes, I’m afraid our...
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I am NOT a morning person, but the day doesn’t tend to wait for me to wake up.  Of course it would also help if I didn’t stay up so late every night.  Thus the need for multiple cups of coffee most mornings. (The mug below gave me a chuckle.) Below is probably about...
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Yesterday was full of regret for me, moments of handling rudeness with sharp words instead of patience, of losing my cool so entirely over repetitive but minor disobedience that even after apologizing I went to bed just wanting to push the ‘forget’ button. I woke still heavy with frustration, both with myself and the...
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