Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
You use them everyday, but do you know what’s in your personal care products? Today’s post explores that question and how you can find natural products without being overwhelmed by tons of information. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), American women use an average of 12 personal care products containing 168 chemicals each day. …
In my journey as a mother, I’ve been learning the importance of having something to ground you, something to keep you focused when life gets crazy. As a Christian, this means trying to keep my focus on Jesus, even when things don’t go as planned. Even when I run out of patience. Even when the …
On the surface, cooking from scratch and providing your family with real food can seem overwhelming. Not only can it end up being more time-consuming than buying things premade, but if you’re new to this way of life, you’re probably learning about a lot of new things. There are so many things you can learn: …
Can you be a Christian and crunchy? Do faith and natural living really go hand in hand? These are some questions I’ve been thinking about in terms of how I want to focus my blog over this coming year. I’ve been thinking for awhile about what I wanted the focus of my blog to be. …
When your kids are down for a nap, it can be tempting to grab a bag of chips or cookies and sit down to munch in quiet, alone, without tiny humans trying to steal your food. Today I’m going to cover why most conventional snack foods are bad for you, healthier alternatives you can buy …
Today I’m going to dive deeper into the subject of starting a real food/whole food diet. Specifically, we’re going to talk about how to incorporate whole foods into your diet. In this post, I’ll share my favorite tips to gradually switch your cooking over to fewer ingredients, how to not get discouraged on your healthy …
Throughout the course of this year, I am going to cover various aspects of natural living and how you too can do them on a budget and without overwhelming yourself. This first post is what I consider to be one of the key foundational concepts when I comes to natural living, paying attention to what …
For the next installment of our Simplifying Christmas series, I’m going to talk about simple gifts you have make and give: food! Food-based gifts are awesome, especially if you or the person your giving them too prefer to be more minimal and not have a ton of extra stuff around their house. Since food is …
In the spirit of getting ready for Christmas, my December posts are going to be centered around how to make the most out of the holiday season without overloading yourself or your budget. Check out the Table of Contents at the end of this post for more posts in the series! I’ll add them as …
Liturgical Living is something I’ve been really getting into lately. While I am decidedly not the greatest at it (I just got my advent candles out tonight and still don’t have a wreath for them), there is a lot a beauty in bringing the rhythms and rituals of the church into your home. I know …
