I have never been fired by anyone or from anything in my life until this past month. A few weeks ago, I received a letter in the mail from my older two children’s pediatrician. In the letter it stated if I did not bring my children up to date in their vaccinations and start vaccinating … Read more
When I got pregnant with my second child, my daughter Keira, I wanted a home birth, but did not know where to look or to whom I could go. My insurance did not cover home birth and I ended up having a second hospital birth. When I found out I was pregnant with my third … Read more
Right before Mother’s Day the kids and I did this adorable flower coffee filter flower craft by Hands On As We Grow. My kids loved painting the filters and getting paint all over. We had extra painted filters left over so the kids and I made butterflies. They are super easy to do and as … Read more
I love a sparkling clean toilet, but I admit my toilets can go a long time without being cleaned. I detest cleaning my four toilets in my house and with little children, a big tall man, and well the occasional mishap things can get pretty gross. I was amazed at how those simple household products … Read more
I love to craft with my kids and the messier the better. My baby girl Ayla was not born in a hospital, but at home. I wanted her little feet stamped like the rest of my kids for her baby book. Instead of stamping her feet I came up with this cute spring craft using … Read more
Yesterday my kids begged for a craft and I knew Earth Day was coming up soon. Trees and recycling immediately came to mind when I thought of Earth Day. It is funny how I even came up with this flowering tree idea in the first place. I remembered earlier in the day my daughter Keira … Read more
As a dad, this recipe for chicken portabella Alfredo is outstanding and is something I commonly make for the kids. For you husbands out there who want something relatively easy to make for your wife for an at-home Valentine’s Day dinner after the kids are in bed, this is an excellent choice to demonstrate your … Read more
This is a simple method for how to make gluten free breading: When I decided to take gluten out of my son’s diet I was overwhelmed by the cost of gluten free products and felt a bit lost lost. While I searched for substitutes, a girlfriend of mine whose daughter has Celiac disease suggested I … Read more
As a child I looked forward to visits with both of my grandparents, but I especially loved to spend time with my grandmothers. The love of a grandmother was the best. My father’s mother, Grandma Hamilton, lived in California on an 80 acre cattle ranch nestled within the orchards of the San Joaquin Valley. There … Read more
This past week on my personal Facebook page I asked for prayer from my friends and family for something of which I could not divulge the details. I was overwhelmed by the likes and the comments of “done”, “praying”, “thinking of you, hope everything is okay!” and so on. After lots of prayer on my … Read more