While the word sabbath is usually used for religious reasons, the concept of taking a sabbath rest is common to everyone! The word sabbath comes from the Jewish word Shabbat, meaning “to rest.” In our family, we do not follow any specific traditions for the sabbath rest other than attending Church, however, we have found […]
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Spiced Hot Chocolate is a more savory alternative to traditional hot chocolate. This homemade mix has some warming spices that make it a perfect winter drink. The spices make it a bit different from what most people are used to. This mix is great to keep on hand or gift to family, friends, or
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Every year I like to personalize a handmade ornament to give to family and for the last few years I have wanted to do it in a way that it could come from my toddler daughter. Giving a personalized ornament or Christmas decoration is a great way to show someone you’ve thought about them while
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Over the last few years, it has been difficult to find time to talk together about how we were spending our money, what we were spending our time on, changes we could make as a family, and dozens of other issues. This is not an uncommon issue, but we learned about a fairly simple solution
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A simple compound herb butter adds extra flavor to almost anything you would use regular butter for. This recipe uses simple ingredients that most people have in their pantry any time of year. Our family loves bread. Once I started making homemade sourdough bread, we would have bread with most of our meals. I slice
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Finding alternatives to bleach and harmful or toxic cleaning solutions has been a project of mine as we grow our family. I want to use things that are natural and effective but an area that I have struggled to find a solution is in sink cleaning. At the beginning of my homemaking journey, I followed
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Why is wassail the perfect holiday drink? Because it’s great for a crowd. It’s made from cheap ingredients, so it’s budget-friendly, no alcohol, it’s kid-friendly, and it’s full of warming spices, perfect for the winter season! Additionally, the hands-on time for this drink is less than 10 minutes, so it is great if you
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A beginner’s garlic harvest is not exactly a huge feat when you look at the scheme of gardeners everywhere, but this was our first time intentionally planting and harvesting garlic. I think that seeing what a beginner’s garlic harvest looks like can be encouraging and motivating to prepare yourself for next summer. This post is
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Knowing what tomatoes we grew this year and reflecting on how we felt about each variety at the end of the season helps us know how to plan for next summer’s garden. We grew a total of 22 tomato plants this year, encompassing 8 different varieties. Most of them I grew last year but I
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A summer flower garden, flower garden, big flower garden, and an English flower garden were on the top of my Pinterest search history for months when I knew that I would be buying a house several years ago. I saw many posts with pictures of full gardens with towering flowers, flowers lining rock walls and
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