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Weekly Gratitude Post 2/15/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 2/15/21

Today’s Gratitude post is brought to you by… Keira! I am thankful for Sundays because we get to sleep in and play all afternoon. And sometimes we get to play with our friends. I’m thankful for Valentine’s Day because we have fun. We play games, 

One Week Meal Plan DF, GF 2/14/21 – 2/20/21

One Week Meal Plan DF, GF 2/14/21 – 2/20/21

Sunday 2/14 – Steaks, baked potatoes, rolls, brussel sprouts Mon 2/15 – Bacon wrapped wienies and wings Tues 2/16 – Rotisserie Chicken Wed 2/17 – Tostadas Thursday 2/18 – Meatballs with jasmine cilantro lime rice & Mexican black beans Friday 2/19 – Baked Potato Bar 

“What is America” an Essay by Xanna

“What is America” an Essay by Xanna

WHAT IS AMERICA? The answer is so simple that people overcomplicate it and end up distorting it to create something that never should have been. America is FREEDOM. Plainly put, America is the idea that someone can live as he chooses and his social standing 

Ways That We Save Money & Live Frugally – Part 2

Ways That We Save Money & Live Frugally – Part 2

If you missed Part 1, you can read it HERE… *Vacations – We don’t take a lot of expensive vacations. Most of our kids have never been on an airplane. We do take some trips, though. We used to go to Colorado for Family Reunions 

Our Favorite Chili Recipe (With Large Crowd Options)

Our Favorite Chili Recipe (With Large Crowd Options)

Chili Recipe – 60 servings for a 22 QT roaster or other large stockpot: *6 lbs ground beef, browned & drained *3 lbs dried kidney beans – soaked & cooked, or cooked in an instant pot. (You don’t need to cook them 100% if you 

Weekly Gratitude Post 2/8/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 2/8/21

Today’s Gratitude post is brought to you by… Logan! “I am grateful for warmth because on cold days like it has been recently, without warmth we would freeze. If we froze, we would die and if we died, we would cease to exist. Plus babies 

One Week Meal Plan DF, GF 2/7/21 – 2/13/21

One Week Meal Plan DF, GF 2/7/21 – 2/13/21

Sunday 2/7 – Ham, mashed potatoes, winter medley veggies, homemade bread Monday 2/8 – Lentils & Rice Tuesday 2/9 – Burritos/Tacos (We found some Corn Tostadas at Aldi that everyone likes. We are happy to be able to do Burritos & Tacos again!) Wednesday 2/10 

Saving Bread Crumbs *A Frugal Tip*

Saving Bread Crumbs *A Frugal Tip*

I wanted to share an easy frugal tip. We make a lot of homemade bread & every time you slice homemade bread, it leaves crumbs on the cutting board. (Even if you use store bought bread, there are often crumbs at the bottom of the 

Ways That We Save Money & Live Frugally – Part 1

Ways That We Save Money & Live Frugally – Part 1

This will be a long post, which is why it will be several parts. 🙂 I was raised by a frugal family, my parents have been missionaries since I was 5. Grant learned a lot of frugal principles from his Grandma. We have never done