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What Will I Feed Them?
Holiday meals are upon us, so I’ve made my list and I’m checking it twice: Mashed Potatoes (the Make Ahead recipe), Cider Baked Turkey (purchase the juice), Butterhorn Rolls (for Gratitude Rolls), Pumpkin Bars, and I must remember to cut out the card stock for the...
Join Me at Becoming 2019: Create, Inspire, Connect
Come join us July 26 - 28 for Becoming 2019. We have saved you this seat!! I can't believe I am announcing that registration for our eighth (or is it ninth) annual Becoming Conference is open. I am over the top thrilled to invite you to join us!! Whether you come...
When We Hide and What I Learned
We couldn’t find him anywhere — my nephew, whom I see every day. Our precious blessing with an extra chromosome had wandered deep in the woods. Ten minutes, thirty, forty-five minutes turned to sixty. The minutes merged together as emotions swirled, and desperation...
I’m a New Year’s Rebel-utionist
Stowed away in the attic for decades, dust floats from the diary that I kept from ages fourteen to eighteen. Paging through memories of old, I'm instantly transported to pivotal successes that were so quickly forgotten, while years of insecurity surfaced in a...
The Christmas Story Through Mary’s Eyes
"Oh Mom, I just love this magical time of year. It's so cozy with lights, hot chocolate, movies and our special family traditions!" My heart warmed as I agreed with our youngest daughter. So when our Sunday school moderator asked me as their Mentor Mom, "How do you...
Create Holiday Vibes this Season with this Simple To-Do List
This post was sponsored, and paid for, by SunTrust. All opinions are my own. At the top of our lungs, my girls and I sing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year." Admittedly, December turns me into a full blown karaoke machine. The sights, sounds and nostalgia of...
Gratitude Rolls: Special Thanksgiving Tradition
Grateful Rolls – This simple tradition is a fun way for your family to express what they are grateful for during your Thanksgiving dinner. As guests arrive have each person write a few things that they are grateful for on small sheets of paper. We always make our special “butter horn” rolls each Thanksgiving,
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As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. Her practical, yet tangible, lifestyle ideas encourages others to open their eyes to a “living on less” mentality with hundreds of ideas on living a full life on less money.
She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.
