Do Newborns Need Sugar Water for Pain Relief?
“Wait, what is that?” That’s what came out of my mouth, in a nicely polite voice. In my head, I ninja-chopped the nurse’s hand, sending…
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August 2011
20 Reasons I LOVE Living with my In-Laws
There’s not a speck of sarcasm there. I am very grateful for my current living situation. Pulling back the curtain of one’s life to millions…
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The Least Expensive Method to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract (& It’s Faster Too!)
I hate when stores start Christmas preparations as soon as back-to-school stuff is put away. But if you want to make the easiest homemade vanilla…
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Back to School on a Gluten Free Diet: How to Pack Gluten Free Lunches
I’ve covered plant based lunch ideas, but maybe you need ideas for gluten free lunches? Here’s a huge list, plus some considerations for classmates with…
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What’s Really in Children’s Medications? {GUEST POST}
This is a guest post by Erin Odom of The Humbled Homemaker. In November 2000, then 3-year-old Brianna Maya nearly died after her parents gave…
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Jonathan Michael: The Birth Story
“How many hours were you in labor?” I still can’t figure out what my answer is going to be. A week? A day? 2 hours?…
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Offering Up My Labor
Catholics have this great thing about sacrifice and suffering. We like it. Perhaps that’s a little misleading. I think I can rightly say we appreciate…
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Easy Potato Vegetable Pancakes Recipe (Latkes)
This Latke recipe (also called potato pancakes) is written in my own hand from 1988, when I would have been in third grade. Food has…
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Unrefined Dehydrated Whole Cane Sugar (Sucanat, Rapadura, Panela and Muscovado)
Unrefined sugars can be SO confusing – sucanat, rapadura, panela, and muscovado. Not only are they unfamiliar in the culture, tough to find at your…
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Does a Child Really Cost a Quarter Million Dollars?
Can you afford another child? People are really thinking about finances when they make decisions about conception, and many struggle with being a working mother…
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Monday Mission: Plan Your Breakfasts
A lot of people plan dinners and understand the importance of doing so, but lunches and breakfasts are often spur of the moment or just…
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