Savory Pumpkin Soup This post contains affiliate links for products we use and love and think may be helpful to you. Read our full disclosure here. This delightful pumpkin soup is perfect for chilly autumn days or for any time of the year when you are hungry for a light and wholesome flavor-packed soup! It’s… Read More
I have a confession to make. I am a reluctant homeschooler. Although our family is heading into our sixth year of homeschooling this fall, and I even grew up in a homeschooling family, educating my children at home does not come easy for me. There’s been a lot I’ve learned along the way, and… Read More
July 30, 2020 ~ Four years ago this week I stood and watched as my barely one-year-old son was wheeled down a hall away from me and towards the operating room at the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital. Mercifully, the medicine the nurse had given to make him sleepy was already working, and he was… Read More
Shepherd’s Pie ranks right at the top for classic comfort food casseroles (or hotdishes like we call them here in the Midwest – if you’re a word nerd like me you can read a bit more here). And for good reason: what’s not to love about a saucy scoop of steaming veggies and beef smothered… Read More
There is just something about fresh homemade bread that is so comforting. I mean, is there anything more wonderful and homey than the aroma of bread baking in the oven (or bread machine!)? Especially when the bread is extra wholesome like this Honey Flax Wheat Bread. This post contains affiliate links that you may find… Read More
Mother’s Day. It’s a day that is meant to be special and joyous and everything beautiful and glowing. Or at least that’s the romanticized, Hallmark perfect picture that so many of us women conjure up in our heads. In reality, though, that description often bears little resemblance to our actual experience of the day. Perhaps… Read More