And the Winner of Our Drawing Is… I’m glad to finally announce our winner of our spice tins! The winner for the $25 gift certificate goes to “Kathy D” Kathy, please send me a private email at rhondawhite (at) inbox.com to let me know what email address you would like the gift certificate sent to. Congratulations!]]>
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Creating Family Traditions
Creating Family Traditions There’s just something so endearing about family traditions! Family traditions connect your family together and create pleasant memories that last a life time. Don’t just wait for Christmas time to roll around when it comes to creating family traditions….get creative and create a few that you can enjoy year around! Traditions can be as simple as doing a puzzle or game together on a certain night. Long ago I created Fridays as “I Love You Day“. It’s always been a surprise what that might be…for instance, a piece of chocolate left at their spot on the table. I created it so that my boys would have something…
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Homemade Pizza in a Snap!
Homemade Pizza in a Snap! We usually have pizza on Fridays, but pizza can actually be enjoyed just about any night of the week. To make it healthier you can use less cheese, use extra tomato sauce and add your favorite veggies, etc. Pizza Dough Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups of flour —— For Yeast Liquid mixture: 1 cup very warm water 1 pk. of yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp. of jarred yeast) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp sugar —– 2 tsp. olive oil (optional) Instructions: To make your yeast liquid mixture, use a measuring cup. Measure 1 cup of very warm water. Add your yeast, salt, and sugar and…
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Stop Cringing When You Step on that Scale!
Stop Cringing When You Step on that Scale! First of all, before I start a series on weight loss and weight maintenance, I would like to say that I don’t promote skinny. The world constantly creates a mindset which influences us on what we believe is attractive and what isn’t. Each year models seem to become thinner, but you must realize that skinny is not particularly “healthy“. Furthermore, our goal as Christian women shouldn’t be to lose weight just so that we can flaunt our bodies. I do feel that many women are burdened by weight issues and it is in our best interest to focus on obtaining our best…
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7 Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas
7 Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas It’s 6:00 p.m. the kids are hungry, homework needs to be done, you’re stressed and then they ask that famous question, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” Here’s 7 quick and easy dinner ideas that might help take the stress out of family meal times. Dinner Action Plans: 1. Create a Menu Plan – Find a few minutes during the weekend to plan your meals for the upcoming week. Write a quick menu, do your shopping and stick the menu on your fridge. Every morning (or the night before) quickly glance at it and take out the foods that need thawing and plan ahead how much…