Family Life
The Power of Words and Taming of the Shrew
My Challenge I class just started reading through Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew this semester. While I’ve read this play before, I finally picked up Peter Leithart’s Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays and I feel like my understanding of the characters and happenings has been blown wide open. Leithart is changing how I look at Shakespeare, the world, and the power…
Read MoreSimple Ideas for Catering the Big Game
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com. We love opening our home to our kids and their friends, however feeding them can be a whole other challenge. The big game always offers a great opportunity to get friends together, watch some football, and eat good food. Sometimes the idea of making enough food for a hungry crowd…
Read MoreLessons on How to Live in a Small Town
When my sister’s family moved to a small town in Oklahoma she wrote my mom a sweet letter listing all of the ways that my mom had taught her to be a good neighbor. It has been on display in our home for over ten years and every time I read it, I realize how…
Read MoreLoaded Mashed Potato Poppers with Stella Cheese
This post is sponsored by Stella® Cheese but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family! If your family is anything like mine, we had tons of leftovers after our feast. Now my mind is looking towards Christmas and all the events that lead up to the…
Read More10 Gift Ideas with Essential Oils
The weather tells me that the holidays are just around the corner, and that means that I need to get my head in the game for creative gift ideas for everyone on my list. I love essential oils and I love making gifts whenever I can. Here are ten great ideas you can make with…
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