Links that Deserve a Look: May 30, 2014

As I read and learn new things during the week, I often think to myself, "Oh, I wish my friends could see this also!"  It finally occurred to me I could gather my favorites and share the links here.  I hope you find these articles as helpful as I have!



GOOD READS:  

Why Does God Call People to Adopt?  - I've followed Stefanie's blog (Ni Hao Y'all) for years...and this is a guest post she did on Show Hope's site.  This mama of 11 (7 through the miracle of adoption) always has good stuff to say...and this article is some great stuff!


Wives, Who Reigns at Your House?  - Shan happens to be an awesome IRL friend of mine, and this is a great read...and reminder!


Lessons To Learn From Children by Wellness Mama - Katie is one of my all-time favorite bloggers, and she happens to have 5 children, 7-years old and under.  This is a great and well-thought out list.


I give up. I'm just going to Sit Here and Cry from Heavenly Homemakers - Laura has apparently been having the same thoughts as me lately.  Our church held our Graduate Recognition ceremony a couple Sundays ago...and it hit me hard.  I had a hard time not crying through the whole thing....watching baby pictures flash up on the screen next to "all grown up" 18-year old pictures.  It all goes so fast.  Elisabeth and Noah could very well have already been in our house, for longer than they will be in our house.  And Daniel and LK aren't far behind.  I don't want it to slip away...I want to be so intentional about our time with them.




GOOD EATS:

Pineapple Cream Dessert (a.k.a. Pineapple Whip or Pineapple Ice Cream) from Heavenly Homemakers - My friend Vicki told me about this recipe last week.  It only has TWO ingredients...and as we love fresh pineapple and coconut milk, I immediately bought a pineapple to try it.  And then two days ago this post showed up on a favorite blog...apparently everyone is now hearing about this and trying it!  We've now made this treat twice.  It is a keeper!  I L.O.V.E. when we find a recipe that is so yummy...and absolutely healthy!

Links that Deserve a Look - May 16, 2014

As I read and learn new things during the week, I often think to myself, "Oh, I wish my friends could see this also!"  It finally occurred to me I could gather my favorites for the week and share the links here.  I hope you find these articles as helpful as I have!



GOOD READS:

God Doesn't Need You (But He Desperately Wants You) by Amongst Lovely Things - Stuff we know (pointing at head), but need to constantly be reminded of.  (Or is that just me???)

More than Just a Pretty Smell: The Proven Health Benefits of Essential Oils by The Prairie Homestead - I've been using essential oils for years now for all sorts of things (cleaning products, headache remedy, homemade toothpaste, etc.) and it is so nice to see them becoming more mainstream.  EOs have huge benefits!

The Thyroid Sessions "Everything Your Doctor Didn't Tell You about Thyroid Problems" is a set of FREE Online Presentations going on right now.  They will be REplaying the top 4 videos again this weekend!

Summer Reading Lists by Sonlight Curriculum - I'm always on the lookout for reading list recommendations from trusted sources.  How have I not known that Sonlight put this list out every summer???  The lists are divided into boy/girl and into elementary/middle/high school lists.  I've just requested 30+ books through our inter-library loan system...hopefully that will keep our kiddos in some good reading during our annual trip to the beach!

Large Family Crisis Reduction: Getting Ahead  by Sherry at Large Family Mothering - Smart, smart tips (from a mom with 3 times as many children as me) on how to live life without chaos, even in a larger-than-normal family.



GOOD EATS:  

And here are some links to new recipes that we've just recently tried for the first time...and loved:

Banana Bars by Real Food Forager  - these bars (and her Cinnamon version) have created a breakfast revolution at our house!  We like to add walnuts.

Cinnamon Swirl Bread by Finding My Niche - Made these for breakfast this morning...we added walnuts to this also.  Yummy enough to be a dessert, nourishing enough to be part of a healthy breakfast (along with our ever-present eggs, of course!)...winning combination...definitely a keeper.

Peanut Butter Brownies by Health, Home and Happiness - I found this recipe the other day (four ingredients, looked yummy) and I made them to take to my Homeschool moms' meeting Monday night.  Thankfully I doubled the recipe so my family got some also.  A hit all the way around!  I've already been getting requests for more.  (You can use almond butter instead of peanut butter.)

Chicken Fajita Soup by Peace, Love and Low Carb - I love all the flavors in chicken fajitas, so when I found this I thought it sounded like it would be wonderful.  I was right!  It's on the menu again for next week.