Pin ItWe’re so pleased to announce the birth of our third child, Jonathan Michael! Born at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday, August 13th, John weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz. (an ounce shy of his older brother) and 21 inches in length. (Which means all KS eBooks are now 21% off for a week! Use [...]
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Are You Wondering Yet?
August 11th, 2011 · 43 Comments · My Story, Natural Health
Pin ItMy email subscribers are probably wondering if I’m in the hospital right now. I already mentioned this week when I posted my Bradley Method birth plan that I am technically “overdue” based on the ultrasound…which is, ahem…um…wrong. (Look out for bolts of lighting coming at you just for reading me disagreeing with the medical [...]
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How Did we Do on the Lenten No Grains/No Gluten Challenge?
May 3rd, 2011 · 66 Comments · KS lifestyle, My Story, Special Situations
Pin It When I told my mother-in-law that we would be going without grains for the first half of Lent and remaining gluten-free for the second half, kids included, her response was of concern for our health: “Is that okay? Are they going to lose weight? They’re so skinny already…” Ironic, I thought, that I’m [...]
Tags: Crohn's Disease·digestion·eczema·gluten·gluten free·grain-free lifestyle·Inflammatory Bowel Disease·Lent
First Trimester Changes, Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness, and Prenatal Vitamins
March 31st, 2011 · 63 Comments · My Story, Natural Health
Pin It The first trimester of a pregnancy, for many women, is like no other time in their lives (except maybe having the flu). I have been meaning to write a list of “changes I experienced during the first trimester” since December, but…I didn’t get around to it. Fatigue sometimes makes the list, as many [...]
Tags: first trimester·food aversions·morning sickness·natural remedies·pregnancy·prenatal vitamins·supplements
Monday Mission: Chew Your Food
September 27th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Monday Missions, My Story
Pin ItYour mission, if you choose to accept, is to chew your food. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Don’t think I’m going too easy on you for this first Monday Mission of the fall. I realize you chew your food daily, but I’m challenging you to chew it better. Jordan Rubin says in [...]
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Some Changes at the Kimball House
September 22nd, 2010 · 88 Comments · Big Changes, My Story
Pin ItI have some news. I hope you won’t be disappointed about the delayed schedule, but I won’t be baking bread as often as I promised this fall. And there’s a good reason for it. I know, I know, you’re all thinking there won’t be buns in my oven because there’s…you know…a bun in the [...]
Tags: dairy·gluten free·grain-free lifestyle·grains·soaked grains·soaking grains·Test Your Grains Challenge
30 Random Things About Katie (Some of Which Probably Should Not go into Print)
August 10th, 2010 · 35 Comments · My Story
Pin It I wasn’t going to feel “old” when I crossed the decade marker into “thirty” until I went “home” for a week and realized all my memories are getting dated and photos from high school are fading already. I watched my son at Vacation Bible School in the same room that, 15 years ago, [...]
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