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  • Simple Ways to Help Fight Food Insecurity for Kids & Orphans

    In 2019, I saw his tiny face for the first time and then on June 10th, 2019 they placed my son in my arms. At 25 months old, he weighed 19 lbs, he felt small and frail as I held him close. It didn’t take us long to realize the toll malnutrition had taken on his body and cognition. Sadly,

    Simple Ways to Help Fight Food Insecurity for Kids & Orphans

  • Create May Day Baskets

    I remember gathering all the necessary supplies out of the cupboards.  Things like cups, pipe cleaners, popcorn, and candy.  My mom would help my sister and I make our homemade May Day baskets. When we were all done we would hop in the car and my mom would drive us to our friends’ homes.  We would dash out of the

    Create May Day Baskets

  • Easy 4-Ingredient Ravioli Lasagna Bake

    Who doesn’t love lasagna? However, with 4 kids, in this season of life making lasagna from scratch is not feasible so when we were visiting my parents in Arizona for spring break, my mom served us Costco’s ravioli lasagna and i thought I could make this easy dish at home. We have had this easy ravioli lasagna bake several times

    Easy 4-Ingredient Ravioli Lasagna Bake

  • Grilled Greek Chicken & 5 More Easy Grilled Chicken Breast Ideas

    Praise be, it’s grilling season. Nothing better than the smell of grills firing up around the neighborhood. We love grilling, there’s less kitchen mess and lots of simple meals. We, especially love grilled chicken breast but sometimes you need to spice it up but I don’t have a lot of time so I want some easy grilled chicken breast ideas!

    Grilled Greek Chicken & 5 More Easy Grilled Chicken Breast Ideas

  • 8 Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe Ideas

    Easter has just passed us by and one of our family’s favorite traditions is coloring hard boiled eggs but that means there’s a whole lot of eggs to eat. So, what do you do with the leftovers? Here’s 8 leftover hard boiled eggs recipe ideas. 8 Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe Ideas Classic Egg Salad Sandwiches Egg Salad BLT Sandwiches

    8 Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe Ideas
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Simple Ways to Help Fight Food Insecurity for Kids & Orphans

In 2019, I saw his tiny face for the first time and then on June 10th, 2019 they placed my son in my arms. At 25 months old, he weighed 19 lbs, he felt small and frail as I held him close. It didn’t take us long to realize the toll malnutrition had taken on his body and cognition. Sadly,…

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Create May Day Baskets

I remember gathering all the necessary supplies out of the cupboards.  Things like cups, pipe cleaners, popcorn, and candy.  My mom would help my sister and I make our homemade May Day baskets. When we were all done we would hop in the car and my mom would drive us to our friends’ homes.  We would dash out of the…

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costco ravioli lasagna bake

Easy 4-Ingredient Ravioli Lasagna Bake

Who doesn’t love lasagna? However, with 4 kids, in this season of life making lasagna from scratch is not feasible so when we were visiting my parents in Arizona for spring break, my mom served us Costco’s ravioli lasagna and i thought I could make this easy dish at home. We have had this easy ravioli lasagna bake several times…

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easy grilled greek chicken recipe

Grilled Greek Chicken & 5 More Easy Grilled Chicken Breast Ideas

Praise be, it’s grilling season. Nothing better than the smell of grills firing up around the neighborhood. We love grilling, there’s less kitchen mess and lots of simple meals. We, especially love grilled chicken breast but sometimes you need to spice it up but I don’t have a lot of time so I want some easy grilled chicken breast ideas!…

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recipes for leftover hard boiled eggs

8 Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe Ideas

Easter has just passed us by and one of our family’s favorite traditions is coloring hard boiled eggs but that means there’s a whole lot of eggs to eat. So, what do you do with the leftovers? Here’s 8 leftover hard boiled eggs recipe ideas. 8 Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe Ideas Classic Egg Salad Sandwiches Egg Salad BLT Sandwiches…

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easy cilantro lime shrimp street tacos

Easy Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos

We love tacos. We reallllllly love tacos. My family could eat tacos every single night of the week, every single week of the year but sometimes you just have to mix things up. One of the ways I do that is with what I put in my tacos. Tacos can be more than ground beef, I know, it’s true. Enter…

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Simple Easter Dinner Menu Ideas

Easter is right around the corner. Maybe like me you, you don’t love ham and also want to keep the Easter dinner menu simple so you can enjoy the time with your family. You are in the right place! Psst….do you need a spot to right down your menu? Check out this meal plan journal. Simple Easter Dinner Menu Slow…

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Quick & Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe with Explanation

Easter is right around the corner and one of our favorite ways to illustrate his ascension to heaven is with this resurrection rolls recipe. Resurrection roll\ illustrates that Jesus was in the tomb (the marshmallow) and 3 days later was not. When you pull the resurrection rolls out of the oven, the marshmallow will be gone. We have resurrection rolls,…

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The Easiest Ice Cream Pie Recipe Ever!

Now, that the weather is warming up all my kids want (& me too) is ice cream.  So, this simple 3-ingredient ice cream pie recipe is a crowd pleaser around here and takes no time at all so you can get back to enjoying the weather.   Plus, you can make this ice cream pie a million different ways based…

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Easter basket ideas for kids

Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers to Tweens

Easter is right around the corner and with spring break thrown in there too, it’s time to start thinking about what to put in those Easter Baskets. We have a full range of ages in our home so I am thinking about Easter basket ideas for toddlers to tweens. I have found a simple formula to fill my Easter baskets….

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