Category: Family
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Hosting Hacks For The Holiday Season
Christmas is almost here. It’s the most magical time of year… Baking, cooking, and roasting. Joy, laughter, and cheer. Toasting, gathering, and hosting! Here are three simple hosting hacks to save you time this holiday season. ✨ Bust out the crockpots. Crockpots (or slow cookers) are a hostess’s LIFESAVER. The internet provides endless easy, creative,…
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A Holiday Treat To Please The Whole Family
Sweet potatoes pack a serious punch when it comes to health benefits. They are highly nutritious and rich in antioxidants. Studies show that sweet potatoes can improve your digestive system, immune system, vision, and may even improve brain function! And this delicious, crowd-pleasing holiday treat is super easy! You need 4 medium sweet potatoes (peeled…
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Healthy Holiday Dishes
Gathering around the dining room table is a holiday tradition. But many of our traditional recipes are not so healthy for us. Let’s see if we can create some healthy holiday dishes this year. I am going to break down the nutrition labels of five popular holiday dishes and beverages. And then share some healthier…
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8 Healthy Holiday Habits
I know a lot of us are concerned about falling off of our routine during the holidays. It’s something that can happen if we don’t purposely make the effort to take care of ourselves. Today I’m sharing 8 simple healthy holiday habits in hopes that you will remember to take care of yourself without feeling…
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One Simple Food Tip For The Holidays
With Thanksgiving last week and Christmas in under a month a lot of us are thinking about how to maintain our healthy habits while enjoying all of our favorite holiday foods. I want to share one simple tip with you that will help you minimize holiday weight gain. Do you love the holiday season? Spending…
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How to Keep Going When the Journey is Hard
This last week was hard here at our house. Several hard things happened and we had to make some decisions. Life does that sometimes and it’s good to know how to keep going when the journey is hard. Would you pick up a book or watch a movie about someone taking a long journey through…
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We All Need Community
We all need community. It is a desire inside of each of us in our forming. A huge aspect that impacts the quality of our lives and happiness is our social support system. Social wellness is one aspect of your overall wellness. The feeling of connection to others, able to access the support of others,…
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Why You Should Adopt a Black Cat
Black cats are often said to be the least adopted cats at animal shelters. The Huffington Post said black cats are less likely to be adopted than any other color cat, except brown cats who are at the bottom of the list. Our Story In October 2017 we adopted our cat Loki for the Houston…
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Free Christian Candy Labels
We get a lot of trick or treaters at our house every year on Halloween. Most years we will sit in the driveway in our camping chairs with flashlights and music and hand out candies right there. We like keeping it simple. In fact, one of the things we also like to do is to add…
