Creating Ambiance During Mealtime

Creating Ambiance During Mealtime

Delicious food and good eating is a desire, a quest, an experience, but creating atmosphere and ambiance at meal time sets the example that actions speak louder than words. When is the last time you ate dinner by candlelight? Do you remember the tone it set? How those...
It’s the simple things…

It’s the simple things…

It’s been a busy week. A week where deadlines, responsibilities, and self imposed stress catapulted “seemingly important” things to the forefront of of my energies. So what happened when my daughter asked me today if I would go to the creek with her?...
Tea Parties all day long…

Tea Parties all day long…

From the tantalizing aroma of freshly baked banana bread,to the soothing sips of a simmering beverage,the kitchen is the heart and home of our fondest memories.As a frugal mom, it’s a temptation to create a”don’t touch, that’s...
The Love Languages – is their love tank full?

The Love Languages – is their love tank full?

I love to post Frugal Friday tips, and have so many options for this week.I found great deals on meat and chicken – fully cooked Garlic Herb whole fryer chickens marked down to $1.99 from $6.99. I bought four of them, and shredded the meat into baggies.My meat...
Raising an Intentional Family

Raising an Intentional Family

Part of my role in being an intentional family is sharing my passion with others. Sometimes that line is blurred when I sit back and think, “with a week like I have had, how in the world can I share anything with anyone?” And then I remember, it’s...