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Orange season is done here, but I was able to get some good pickings off the trees and try the next thing on my list... marmalade. I never liked orange marmalade… until I made it myself. I have grown to love the tingling flavor and beautiful golden color. It is especially delicious with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo
I am thrilled to introduce you to Roxanne, the Holistic Mama, who will be heading up a Spring 7-Day Real Food Challenge on April 21st - 27th! Plus, I am on the support team with 28 other bloggers. A friend referred me to Roxanne and she personally invited me to join her & 28 other... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]
With spring fast approaching and everybody already planning & starting their gardens... this is a giveaway you don't want to miss. Really... a seed bank that you can save up to 5 years. Who wouldn't want to have that in hand just in case something happens? The Safe Harvest Seed Bank™... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,
I know I haven't shared much here about cloth diapers, but I couldn't pass up sharing with you all about this awesome ebook that just came out yesterday! But first, let me share with you my personal experience with cloth diapers... I've been cloth diapering for over 6 years now... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When we first started out the road to living more naturally... one of the first things to go was the deodorant. The Stinky Story It was a bold step for us at the time and we were really nervous about the stinky body odor that was surely going to follow us around for a while. We learned that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, an
After sharing our top 4 favorite tongue recipes, I had a few friends request that I share a simple step by step guide on how to cook tongue. It is so easy that you might find yourself cooking up tongue more often then not! Remember, you can't say this is gross if you've never tried it. Try... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, an
I am over at Spain in Iowa today, sharing my tongue recipe that I developed and perfected. Its so yummy and real simple to make. Really. My family and I enjoy eating tongue in several different ways. Below I am sharing our top 4. Have you had tongue? I know it sounds & looks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont
We are finishing up a great week with a mission team from one of our supporting churches. I am always exhausted when the teams leave, but feel spiritual full from being able to fellowship with other believers. The last few weeks have been emotionally draining for me. A lot has been happening... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Serving your family "real food" is important, but how do you do it without breaking the budget or sacrificing taste? This week's bundle includes the resources you need to eat delicious, whole foods on a budget. Packed full of recipes and tips, it's sure to be a go-to resource in your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have to say these were the BEST rolls I have ever made and I’m totally serious. I'm not the kind of person who goes around saying "these are the best ever" to anything that tastes good. No, I save that for the best and these rolls are the best... actually, they are way beyond the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
I love curd, even though the name doesn't sound appealing... the delicious creamy texture will have you eating it by the spoonfuls straight out of the jar! Making curd is a great way to use up lots of eggs and enjoy a protein-rich dessert. It is so simple to make and only requires a handful of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
How many of you know the real story behind Valentine's Day? This somewhat international holiday wasn't always about love, chocolate, strawberries and everything else that goes with Valentine's Day. According to the Wikipedia, "St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo
Have you ever read the ingredients in those generic store-bought baby wipes? Unfortunately, they are full of tongue-twisting names that aren't in my vocabulary, natural medicine cabinet or food pantry... Disodium EDTA, Caprylic Triglyceride, PEG 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzyl Alcohol,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Whew, it has been a busy 2 weeks (hosted our first team of the year and had a blast!)... which explains why my blog has been so quiet, but here I am and ready to share with you an easy, yummy snack. A mixture of this and that... also called trail mix. There's nothing like homemade trail... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What is the Toadally Primal Wellness Bundle? 33 ebooks with a total value of $479 (see below!) On sale for 7 days - January 7 to January 14 Sale price of only $39 - 92% savings of the total value! Includes automatic entry into the epic giveaway with a total value of $1122 Remember awhile ago there was this great Healthy Living Ebook B
The winner of the GNOWFGLINS 1 Month Membership is... Heather Hurley michiganmom@----------.com Congratulations Heather! You will be getting an email with information from me shortly. Now for rest of you... here's a sneak peak of what you will find in the dehydrating class. I am so looking forward to putting my Excalibur to serious work! Dehydrated
It has been been an amazing, crazy, wonderful and fast 12 months of life with our growing family of 4 kids! I am looking forward to living & experiencing the new chapter of life in 2013 with my family here in Rancho Oasis for Youth. Before you start looking through the best of 2012... let me express my deepest gratitude for supporting us by visiting our blogs and making your purchases t
I am super excited about Wardee's new dehydrating class coming in January. I have a dehydrator and have used it to dry my soaked nuts, make dried oranges (to make orange powder), dried pineapple, dried mangoes (to make mango butter), oats and herbs. But I am looking forward to really put my dehydrator to work! Check out the lessons & topics... I will be learning how to deh
Christmas is almost upon us! Wow, time just flies. It has been so fun doing the Truth in the Tinsel advent ebook this year. My girls are really enjoying the crafts and doing a great job of summarizing the story leading to Jesus' birth. I'm already looking forward to next year's advent... I'm thinking of finding something new to change it up. This past week I attended
I am over at A Little Bit of Spain today with an easy & delicious recipe for buttery shortbread cookies. These amazing cookies are sweetened with honey, flavored with orange extract & zest and jazzed up with chocolate topped with more orange zest! Head on over and get the recipe. Your family will love them and you will want to make several batches of these yummy cookies
It is now orange season around here and my trees are simply overflowing with delicious balls of sunshine! Last season I dehydrated orange slices and made some orange powder, both are fantastic for baking and flavoring your tea! I also made some orange extract, which I just opened and strained a few days ago. After I got over the "hurdle" of making my own Homemade Per
With Christmas time upon us, I wanted to share with you a wonderful, yet simple, Christmas Advent ebook that we are going through as a family and also with the kids at Rancho Oasis for Youth. The Meaning of Advent Before I share more about "Truth in the Tinsel" and our advent experience... let me tell you what the word "advent" means. It means "coming"... wh
Picture taken at 2 weeks old Poema Alizay Beard Born October 21st, 2012 3:05 AM 8 lbs 3 oz • 18 inches Family-assisted home-birth & full water birth (It only took four tries to see it happen... PTL!) Britt, Iowa in the home of my parents, Wayne & Brooke Goranson. Why Such A Funky Name? While in Britt, I was attending a women's
What could be better on Thanksgiving morning than your standard pancake or waffle breakfast? A nourishing baked oatmeal with fall spices, tangy cranberries, sweet apples and crunchy walnuts… oh yum! To make it truly nourishing… I soak the rolled oats for about 24 hours and use nuts that have been soaked & dehydrated. When everything is p
Wow, time is flying by and it is almost time for my family to go back to Honduras. We've been so blessed during our time here, but we are ready to be back in our home & routine :o) There are many things l enjoy while being in the states during the late summer and early fall... catching up with family & friends, eating ripe tomatoes picked fresh out of the
Hello gals! Sorry that I have been absent the last several weeks, but it has been nice to put aside my computer and enjoy serious family time. We are now settled in my parents' house and awaiting the arrival of baby cuatro! I should post a picture of my belly... remind me to do that before the baby arrives! Now... let's talk about GBS (Group B Strep). Have you been tested positive for Grou
My goal in writing this post is not to make you become obsessed with eating all the right foods for a perfect pregnancy diet, but to understand the importance of doing your best to eat wisely and with a purpose... to nourish and build the new little life growing inside of you, which needs plenty of minerals and vitamins to get the job done well. I also want to let you know tha
Source When traveling in the states last fall... I had a few gals ask me why we filter water with our little Travel Berkey System and what was wrong with tap water. They also asked what was wrong with drinking fluoride when I mentioned it also had arsenic/fluoride filters. Here, I am going to talk about that... well, write about it. I find that sometimes it is easier for me to writ
Whether you decide to do whole food supplements or not, really depends on your diet and how much wholesome food you take in to nourish yourself and growing baby. What Are Whole Foods Supplements? Sometimes it can be confusing to know what is real and what is synthetic. That's why it is so important to know your sources. I love what I take because they all come directly from f
I almost forgot about National Ice Cream Month!! Yes, me... the ice cream queen, almost forgets a very important event... tsk tsk. Well, I have a good reason.... several good reasons why I almost forgot. One of them being that we are hosting a team of over 30 people this week at Rancho Oasis for Youth. This is our biggest group and a lot to prepare for! But I won't bore you with the
There are so many things I love about homeopathy... it is safe, aids the body to heal, non-toxic and my kids even think the pellets are like candy because they taste sweet! For those who are not familiar with homeopathy... Please read this great, simple article that explains what homeopathy is and how it works. It is so safe that I don’t have to worry about my kid
I made these pads when pregnant with Tobi and it did wonders for me after the birth. It felt so soothing… and cold, but in a good way! They helped a lot with the soreness and swelling associated with having a vaginal birth. Each ingredient has specific purposes for promoting healing of the vaginal area along with bring relief. Read on to learn what each ingredient does to bring co
That is a piece of sunshine. Perfect for the dreary, cloudy, rainy day that we had on Father's Day. I asked my wonderful Man what he would like me to make for him on Father's Day. He asked if an ice cream pie was possible. Hmm. Never made one before, but didn't think it would be impossible. I did a search on google and came across this recipe (it was first on
With so many books out there on pregnancy & childbirth... how do you know which ones are worth your time to read and which ones should be left on the shelf?! One of the things you can do is read the author's bio and a chunk of the first chapter. Is the book focused on natural birth or medical interventions? If the book is written by a medical professional, chances are high that it will ha
I love drinking my pregnancy tea everyday! I keep a pitcher of this wonderful stuff in the fridge ready to go whenever I need it and often have to make a double batch because my family loves to drink it too. The flavor is so delicious and lightly sweet that I rarely add honey or stevia when enjoying my quart for the day. I did not drink any kind of pregnancy te
"Years of Nazi occupation have stolen much from Brigitte Durand. Family. Freedom. Hope for a future, especially for a woman with a past like hers. But that changes the day American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down over occupied France. Picked up by the Resistance, Tom becomes the linchpin in their plan to infiltrate a Germans-only brothel and get critical intel out through B
Here I am about halfway (about 21 weeks) through! I may not look that big, but I feel big... LOL! While I haven't been doing a whole lot on my blog and just throwing up a post when I felt like it or found the time... all that is going to change for a while. I finally found some inspiration! Ta-da! Now that I am pregnant with #4 I thought it would be fu
Remember my post a while back about our new favorite snack? Those crunchy, delicious little balls that are so healthy & addictive?! Well, my girls and I had this crazy idea to pour some roasted chickpeas in a bowl and try it with some milk... After one bite, we were hooked. The delicious sweetness swirled through the milk and the best part... the little guys stayed crunch
As missionaries, filtered water is vital for our health and survival in a third world country where natural water sources are questionable and usually unsafe to drink. Water is so necessary for life, but is being treated with much disregard... especially in third world countries. Black water and human waste are being dumped in the rivers and lakes, factory farms dump their manure waste cl
Here's the moment you all have been waiting for!! But first, I must say a big thank you to Vitaclay for generously giving away one VitaClay 2-in-1 Rice N' Slow Cooker - 8 cups to one of my readers! So, Thank you! I really love this cooker. I just made Chicken Tortilla Soup yesterday and my chicken wasn't fully thawed, but I went ahead and threw it in along with some fresh carrots (m
With Mother's Day coming up quickly, I knew I had to post a giveaway for all you mamas out there who would love to have one of these. Thanks to the generosity of VitaClay, I have a cooker to giveaway to one blessed mama! First, I must share my review and how I came across this amazing dual cooker that now sits in my kitchen. Finding the VitaClay Cooker Several months back I sta
I'm finally getting back into the world of blogging, but... I have to be honest... I did not miss blogging. Not one bit. Believe me, blogging the way I do is a lot of work! Being a mama and wife is a lot more work. Combine those two and you've got an overworked mama that needs to back off once in a while. Anyway, it was a much needed break with my body going through the cycle o
Miracle for Jen is an amazing testimony to the fact that God truly wants to be intimately involved in our lives and really does work the bad things out into good things if we choose with everything we are to believe and trust Him. I am reminded, as I read about this family's extreme trails, that this world is just for a moment and then Eternity. Jen Barrick’s greatest desi
With the heat wave blazing through the midwest... I thought I share with you an unusual ice cream treat that you can either love or hate. Crunchy candied walnuts, rich candied carrots and a buttery tart ice cream base... it tastes pretty close to a Carrot Cake if you ask me, but with a different texture. Next time around, I would use less grated carrots... but some might like
Everybody has a role model in their life that they look up to, learn from and follow in their steps. if I asked you who your role model is for what living simply is all about… what would be your answer? Your local farmer? Joel Salatin? Michael Pollan? Mother Teresa? The Amish? Want to know my answer? Jesus Christ. Jesus, God, came into this world as a babe in a humble
Pin It Have a great sourdough starter, but want to save some just in case it dies? Want to give some to a friend that lives a few states away? Need a long break from making sourdough or planning a long vacation this coming summer? Dehydrating your starter is the way to go. Having dehydrated starter will come in handy "just-in-case" your fresh
Valentine Special: Through February 14th, you can get $40 off the purchase of their newest edition... the Twister Jar. This is the lowest price ever for this amazing jar! The Twister Jar can create extra-thick blends like nut butters, hummus, baby food, dips, dressings, thick shakes and more! Compare peanut butter in the FourSide Jar (4-5 minutes) vs. the Twister Jar (35-4
Pin It I am having too much fun taking pictures of these gorgeous orange chips and powder! The rich, sunny colors and beautiful, deep details just makes me want to keep clicking away! Anyway... I've already used this beautiful powder for a few things and have many more delicious plans for it! It smells like sunshine every time I open up the jar... hmm, must re
Pin It So yummy... So crunchy... So addictive! I can't seem to make enough of this stuff to last more than just a few days. Not only are they a great gluten-free snack that give a nice fiber & protein kick, but they are also great treats when the sweet tooth comes knocking. Whenever I make a batch of these... the traffic flow to the kitchen increases to the p
Pin It These orange chips look like the sun... with beautiful details of fire going out from the center. Whenever you open up the jar, a sweet & bright smell frolics through your senses... giving you a burst of energy and happiness. We are nearing the end of our orange season here. This year I've started to appreciate my citrus trees more, especially the oranges.
