Motherhood is a marathon. Enjoy the run.
By Contributing Writer Candace at Sacred Mommyhood So what exactly constitutes healthy eating? I realize that we will all define healthy eating a bit differently. Some may define it as homemade meals rather than fast food or convenience meals, and some may define eating healthy as an all raw and organic diet. Whatever your definition is, there are always ways to squeeze more healthful … [Read more...]
This is the easiest homemade soap recipe in the world!! No melting. No grating. No mixing required. Simply pour water and two ingredients into a recycled foaming hand soap pump and you're done! Frugal. Recyclable. All-Natural. Easy. Anti-bacterial. What's not to love!?! Fill a clean, empty foaming hand soap dispenser two-thirds full of water. Add about three … [Read more...]
Welcome to Day 2 of the Soup-A-Thon at The Marathon Mom! It’s Tonya from 4 little Fergusons, back again! Yesterday, I shared some of our family favorite soups, and today I brought 3 more! Today's Soup Du Jour's are: Amish Cheeseburger Soup, Hearty Vegetable Hamburger Soup & last but definitely not least, Crock Pot Kraut & Bean soup. (No wrinkling your nose, it is seriously the … [Read more...]
By Guest Writer Tonya at 4 Little Fergusons Hi! I'm Tonya! I am a midwest mom of 4, 3 of those miracles arriving in the last 4 years. We have been pregnant 8 times in 9 years of marriage, so as you can imagine, the words spoken most often at my house are: “Hello”, “Goodbye” and “I’m Pregnant.” I guess if I was being truthful, you’d also hear the words: ”I … [Read more...]
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 We're over the moon and just enjoying our sweet boy so much. God is so good! Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights...James 1:17 And just for fun....Lincoln next to our 10 pound bag of organic flour. We're so thankful … [Read more...]
Lincoln Thomas Ferguson born at home 4:42 AM, February 15, 2012 9 pounds 11 ounces, 21 1/2 inches Mom and baby are doing well. Thanks to each and everyone of you for your prayers and sweet words of encouragement. Birth story to come soon. Love from our family to yours, … [Read more...]
A few facts about this eighth baby... Yes, I'm still pregnant. I am almost 41 weeks pregnant. This is no new phenomenon for me. I will have 60 pounds to lose after the baby's arrival. This IS a new record for me. There will be many 5K's in my future. It is getting hard not to be cranky probably due to two things: constantly trying to keep a perfectly clean house (why do we do … [Read more...]
By Guest Writer Jasmine at Ponder the Path When my older children were younger, we would often make "sugar" cookies for the different holidays. We had all sorts of cookie cutters. The kids loved rolling out the dough, cutting out their cookie, and then of course loading it down with a ton of icing and colored sprinkles. Then I went through my healthy eating phase (okay, not so much a phase … [Read more...]
I've experimented with biscuit recipes for a very long time now. There's just something about a homemade biscuit that's special. A good, fluffy, soft biscuit tastes like home. I like this other buttermilk recipe that's pretty good, too, but this one is my new favorite! My good bloggy friend Candace at Sacred Mommyhood shared it with me a while back, promising it is the perfect biscuit … [Read more...]
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 I'm so thankful that today I am exactly 40 weeks pregnant! I'm humbled by the fact that I have had the privilege of carrying eight babies to (or very close to) their due dates! What a miracle! I'm thankful that labor and birth are literally within days (or hours....that would be nice.) I'm thankful for our … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Brandy, and I'm so glad you're here! I hope you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while!
As a homeschooling mom of eight boys, I find lots to talk about, including the challenges and beauty of this amazing season of motherhood. It is indeed a marathon. Thanks for joining me!
