Take time to think about where you have been the past 12 months, along with your family. It is so helpful to keep your heart in check with God.
Category: Homemaking
5 Days to Grow an Attitude of Gratitude | Day 4
Thanksgiving Devotional: Day 4 If you missed any of the first 3 Days:Day 1Day 2Day 3 We have two cats, Daisy and Ozzy. They are 5 ½ and soon to be 6 years old, respectively. I’m not sure, but I think a lot of cats are similar in nature in that they always think they…
Family Games at Thanksgiving
How to Make the Holiday More Fun: Thanksgiving Games I love Thanksgiving. But in the past, it’s basically just been a really long meal prep culminating in a dinner that’s devoured in less than an hour, and then nobody knows what to do after they’re more stuffed than the turkey was. Last year when we…
Christmas Gift Plan for Families & Gift Ideas for Kids
Making a plan to simplify Christmas with your kids this year? Read our tips on ways to approach gift buying and see our ideas for gifts for all ages.
10 Must-Make Fall Recipes
Recipes for Fall Snacks, Dinners, and of course Desserts! Every woman I know loves fall for one reason or another! It’s a fresh start sending our kids off to school. The weather cools off and we get to bring out our sweaters and jeans. We are excited to cheer on our favorite NFL team (Go…
To Celebrate Halloween…or Not
A Christian Perspective on Halloween Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? When I think of this question, I can almost smell the candy being poured out of my pillowcase onto the living room floor, waiting to be sorted. With parts of our costumes scattered all around us, my siblings and I would get to choose all of…
Sick Kit: Be prepared for unexpected illness
Prepare Your Family for Cold & Flu Season It never fails. That cry in the middle of the night. You’re disoriented, trying to figure out what to do first. Soothing your sick child obviously comes first. Hopefully, they’ve made it to the bathroom, but I think every parent has their own version of the horror…
Back to School, What Now for Homemakers?
4 Homemakers, 4 Questions, 4 Answers: The Homemakers Guide to getting our lives organized after our kids head Back to School We’re excited to share our first Collaborative Article with you! There are four Homemakers who write regularly for Just Homemaking, and we thought it would be fun to talk about our to-do lists and…
Planning A Menu on a Budget
Simple Meal Planning Tips for a Family Have you ever found yourself at the grocery store staring at the meat and asking yourself why it has to be so dang expensive? Do you try and plan meals while shopping but they get lost or forgotten between the time you check out and your next grocery…
Lunches for Kids
Simplify School Lunch Packing You know how at the beginning of the school year, we’re full of gusto and good intentions when it comes to our kids’ lunches? And then after the first month or so, all of that initial motivation wears thin because they have homework. And projects. And papers that need to be…