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You Don’t Have to Eat Everything Organically! Have you ever wondered what the most important foods to eat organically are? Organic produce costs an average of 29% more than conventionally grown produce (Tracie McMillan 2012). And so with every type of food– from a head of lettuce to chocolate syrup– now boasting that “USDA Organic […]

What Are The Best Foods To Eat Organically?

Traditional Diet

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We Don’t Eat Organically Some people think that we eat “organically”; and ok, I guess we do–sometimes. But what does it really mean to eat organically? The “organic” label adorning many food items is a strictly regulated label; farmers and producers must jump through many hoops and pay their fair share of time and money […]

What We Eat Organic, and Why

Seasonal Eating

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Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well On Thursday I began sharing a conviction I’ve had recently to celebrate the small victories in life. When we faced a recent setback in eating whole foods, I looked back to realize that despite the setback, we had a whole lot of small victories to celebrate! One of […]

Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well, Switching From Commercial to Pasture (free-range) Eggs, Part 2

Real Food

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Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well On Thursday I began sharing a conviction I’ve had recently to celebrate the small victories in life. When we faced a recent setback in eating whole foods, I looked back to realize that despite the setback, we had a whole lot of small victories to celebrate! One of […]

Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well, Switching From Commercial to Pasture (free-range) Eggs, Part 2

Real Food

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There Is Always Reason To Celebrate Some days seem unfruitful. Unproductive. So swallowed up in distractions that I have no time to even begin writing out my to-do list, let alone cross anything off of it. But then I stop, and it’s with this cease to push and strive  that something far greater results– I […]

Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well, Switching From Commercial to Pasture (free-range) Eggs, Part 1

Real Food

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  The Things We Do For Love The summer before we married, Grayson spent a couple of months working for a road construction crew in Oklahoma. It was a desperate yet romantic act on his part to save for an engagement ring. At the same time, I was working my only ever corporate job, traveling […]

How To Make Just About Anything In A Toaster Oven, Even Soup – A Recipe For Roasted Tomato, Pepper And Garlic Soup

Summer

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Into the Whole Food Kitchen of the Gruetzmacher Family If you haven’t yet read part 1 of the Gruetzmacher’s story, be sure to head there first and get to know Eric, Amy, and their three young boys. With a simple desire to better the health of her family, and in light of a recent diagnosis […]

Into A Whole Food Kitchen – The Gruetzmacher Family, Part 2 of 3

Real Food

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I Learned A Few Things About Road Trips With Kids… We took a road trip to Kansas City this past weekend. It was a little bit of a last-minute decision, made upon the realization that since we are moving there on October 1st, we should probably find a house to buy–our very first house. Oh, […]

A Few Things I Have Learned About Traveling With Kids – And Our Visit To The Kansas City Farmer’s Market

Time Management

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Connecting Our Kids to the Roots of What We Eat I believe that it is very important to involve children in the how, what, and why of the foods we eat. I desire to connect my children to the roots of the foods they enjoy eating. I hope to do this by involving them in […]

Growing Our Kids To Love Real Food – Quick and Easy Strawberry and Rhubarb Syrup Recipe

Summer

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Connecting Our Kids to the Roots of What We Eat I believe that it is very important to involve children in the how, what, and why of the foods we eat. I desire to connect my children to the roots of the foods they enjoy eating. I hope to do this by involving them in […]

Growing Our Kids To Love Real Food – Quick and Easy Strawberry and Rhubarb Syrup Recipe

Summer

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Revel in the Fresh Flavors of Spring All winter I long for the fresh, local flavors of the farmers market. Dare I say I romanticize the market in my mind, with wistful thoughts of colorful vegetable displays, boasting of bright bell peppers, deep purple eggplants, and an array of green hues from jalapeno peppers to […]

Preserving the Flavors of Spring at the Farmers Market – How to Pickle Asparagus Step by Step with Photos

Spring

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A Helping Hand When our first son Ezekiel was born, Gray and I decided to not have anyone stay with us. We wanted the time to simply adjust to our life as a family of three. With two children, however, things are different. As soon as we found out we were pregnant with Ellis, I […]

The First Day of Our New Normal — And My First Go at Pickling Asparagus!

Real Food

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Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!

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