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Today my mother in law visited us to take my husband to the doctor. (He can't drive. He suffered a work injury). Later, she decided she wanted to drive my kids on their paper route. ? Their mean mom likes them to walk to get fresh air and exercise unless it is under 10 degrees F, thank you very much! But out the door they went- with Grandma at the wheel. I put the kettle on for tea and headed into the living room to check on my younger two who were playing playdough. My daughter forgot something… Continue

I found this recipe at http://www.sweetsavvy.com/sweeteners/summary.php?id=Unrefined%20Cane%20Sugar My drink is still fermenting so I will let you know how that turns out in a few days! If you need one right away..... Try this one! Sounds like a winner!


All-Natural Sports Drink by Debra Lynn Dadd

I developed this recipe for the newsletter of my friend Hilde, who sells "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt on her website HimalayanLivingSalt.com

It contains both a natural sweetener and natural… Continue

It is like 8 below on our thermometer right now. Yes that is right. BELOW ZERO! The weather forecasters are saying it is anywhere from -25 to -35 with the windchill. Public schools are cancelled today! And our homeschool co-op!

I was talking to my mom about this- she also lives in WI. And she said she and a friend were discussing how school was never cancelled due to weather when they were young. (I think she thought they were pretty tough! LOL) But I pointed out that the world is a really diff… Continue

I make most of our food from scratch: yogurt, bread, cereal, kombucha, kefir, crackers, pizza, most dinners, even some cheeses! I must be doing a pretty good job, too. Because my littlest just asked me, "Mama, make me some Gatorade." ! Now, I've never tried that before (and not that we have had Gatorade since my oldest was in soccer in the fall.........) But maybe I could figure out a recipe. I'm sure mine would be much healthier. And cheaper, too. Hmmmm........ Kombucha, lemon juice, a little h… Continue

More thoughts on my discussion posted on the "Discuss" page.

I decided to post this letter here because of what I saw on MamaArcher's blog. http://www.mamaarcher.com/2008/12/exodus-mandate-call-to-dunkirk.html I totally agree with Voddie Baucham and the other people on this video. I hope you will heed the call on this video to parent with purpose.

The following is the opening letter to the readers of one of the Christian books I am writing. I thought I'd share it since I heard more about this… Continue