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Eating Real Food on (Really Long) Road Trips

July 11, 2014 By Jenn 6 Comments

Written by Jenn @ A Simple Haven, Contributing Writer This summer, my little family and I took a two and a half week road trip through Canada and Maine. We made several stops along the way; either in a hotel or a friend's house for a night or for several days in a rental house. We travel pretty regularly as a family but this was by far the longest we've been away from home and all of the conveniences home affords--especially in the kids and food departments. Adventures in traveling with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homemaking, Meal Planning, natural living, Yummy to My Tummy Tagged With: Ideas, Real Food, road trips, vacation

10 Easy Freezer Meals {Including a Family Favorite}

July 10, 2014 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Freezer meals are so easy and convenient. As a busy mom of 3, some days I fail to plan dinner, 4pm rolls around and I'm thinking what in the world is for dinner? I don't like to admit it but meal planning is one of my weaknesses. Can any of you relate? So when I have meal planned, it helps, but what I find helps me the most are freezer meals. This can be done several different ways but the ways I think are the easiest are the "dump all ingredients into a freezer zip bag and freeze method" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to???, Meal Planning, Quick & Easy, Real Food Recipes, Yummy to My Tummy Tagged With: chicken divan, freezer meals, healthy dinners

Make Your Own Sea Salt Hair Shaper

July 9, 2014 By Kari 2 Comments

Written by Kari @ Living Strong Health & Wellness, Contributing Writer I live in Colorado, so having wavy hair produced by the saltiness of the ocean is, well, pretty slim. For people like me, who would prefer to live on an island surrounded by palm trees and the ocean, but actually live surrounded by mountains and pine trees, we have to create the ocean inside a spray bottle to experience the coolness of wavy hair. I’ve seen many different recipes, have tried quite a few, but found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, natural living Tagged With: DIY, healthy hair, natural hair care, sea salt, spray

7 Reasons Why You Should Print Your Photos {and where to do it}

July 7, 2014 By Steph 6 Comments

Written by Steph @ Living Surrendered, Contributing Writer When was the last time you got some photos printed? Maybe it's been a while and you're realizing you need to back up your iPhone while you're at it. You're not alone. Smart phones make it easy to snap, post, and share about our lives in milliseconds. But, what about printing the photos you love to share? I'm a photo collector. Not a collector of random framed art, but a person who captures photos everywhere I go. I like to think of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Time, Helpful Tips, Organization Tagged With: iphone photos, memories, photo books

Raising Healthy Families {3 Simple Steps}

June 30, 2014 By Dr. Jake 6 Comments

Written by Dr. Jake, Ask Dr. Jake Contributor Now that we are into our thirties and most of our friends, family and patients have children under the age of twelve, we have began to recognize that most folks don't understand the most important principle of life besides loving the Lord, it's your health. There are some very simple, lateral changes that you can make with your lifestyle that will reap untold benefits with your health. Here are 3 simple steps to keep your family healthy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dr. Jake, Education, Family Time, Natural Health Tagged With: exercise, non toxic meat, Raising Healthy Families, vitamin D