Peachy Keen
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, July 08, 2010
Help! I have two bushels of peaches on my kitchen counter. The delicious fruit is a gift from my husband’s clients.
Today we ate lots of peaches, and then I made peach cobbler. My oldest son has made peach smoothies, and I’m hoping I can find some kind of peach adult beverage that will hit the spot. I also want to try making a peach milkshake, and then slice a bunch of peaches to freeze for later.
That still leaves at least another bushel! Any other ideas? What are your favorite peach recipes?
Great Gift Idea
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tomorrow is our last day of school. Hooray!
I was researching ideas for teacher gifts and came across a very cool idea over at Design Mom—personalized hand soap. I used my picture here (they have a clearer image over there) but I wanted to offer proof that this “craft” is so simple, I was able to pull it off myself.
The project involves printing out “labels” on transparencies, then rolling each one... READ MORE
Strawberry Delight
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Food on Tuesday, May 25, 2010
There are strawberries-a-plenty around our home right now. While we haven’t managed to get to the U-Pick fields, I drove out to the country today and bought a few gallons of just picked, delicious goodness to enjoy before they go out of season.
The boys and I went through one gallon today, just feasting on the simplicity of this perfect fruit. These strawberries are just sweet enough and just ripe... READ MORE
Unimportant Division
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Thursday, April 29, 2010
“In nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him.”
So says Haldir the elf about the feud between elves and dwarves.
Every time I read The Lord of the Rings, I notice this quotation. How could I fail to do so? I grew up in a home with a Catholic father and a Protestant mother, so disunity among Christians has always been... READ MORE
Stations of the Cross for Kids
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, February 19, 2010
The Stations of the Cross are a lovely devotion, and they’re especially appropriate on Fridays in Lent. Many parishes celebrate them on Friday evenings during the season of penance, but it can be difficult to attend with children. Repeatedly standing and kneeling while corralling children and keeping them from disturbing others is enough of a challenge. Trying also to concentrate on the prayers becomes... READ MORE
Last Minute Lenten Ideas
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, February 17, 2010
In addition to the 40 Bags in 40 Days challenge, we have some other Lenten aids in the works for Faith & Family readers this year. Look for an announcement about those here later today.
In the meantime, though, for the benefit of those last-minute ladies among us (You know who you are!) I thought I would share some of the ideas I got from friends on Facebook last week when I posted the simple request:... READ MORE
Cleaning Up House
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Saturday, January 23, 2010
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Our weekend forum is for discussing Homemaking.
Have a great craft idea? Want to share your favorite cleaning products? Have a super recipe to share? Want to ask a question or share a strategy for meal planning, family schedules, laundry techniques, or any other household dilemma? This is the place to do it.
Come on in and join the conversation!
Kids and Thank-Yous
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Generous relatives and friends sent us Christmas gifts, and so yesterday I wrote a big pile of thank-you notes.
For my own gifts I’m a fan of the classic: lots of raving about the gift and the generosity of the giver, written longhand on pretty stationery.
So far, I’ve written the same kind of notes on behalf of our children for the presents they’ve received. As Camilla gets older I keep thinking... READ MORE
What Did You Give? What Did You Get?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Reviews on Monday, December 28, 2009
After spending so much time and energy thinking about, shopping for, and wrapping Christmas gifts over the past few weeks, I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a gift assessment today.
Did you give anything that was especially fun or well-received this year?
Did anyone give you anything especially touching or thrilling?
I can give us a start ...
The most fun and unexpected present Dan gave me... READ MORE
Know Your Spouse…
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Marriage on Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Over the past few days I’ve been clicking like crazy doing Christmas shopping.
Because gift-giving is one of the love languages, the process of buying gifts for my loved ones has me thinking about the languages.
Are you familiar with the concept of the love languages? I read about it in The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I certainly don’t believe there’s a one-size-fits-all path to marital bliss,... READ MORE
