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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Gluten Free Sante Nutsgarlic almonds
October 19, 2011
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Gluten Free Sante Nuts

Posted in Gluten Free, and Reviews

Finding healthy snacking options other than fruits and veggies is not always easy.  A handful of nuts is a nice alternative when you’re craving something crunchy, but sometimes it’s nice when you can kick up the flavor a notch or two. Recently, we received a sampler pack of nuts from Sante.  I really like that Sante started in a stay-at-home mom’s kitchen and took off from there.  Even with the success, Sante has continued to maintain the same process and used the high quality ingredients as when the nuts were made in the home kitchen.  And yes, the nuts are…

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Anytime Snacking with Crunchmaster CrackersHot Taco Dip
October 19, 2011
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Anytime Snacking with Crunchmaster Crackers

Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Reviews

As I stated in a previous post, we really enjoy Crunchmaster crackers at our house, so when I was asked if we’d like to try out some of their new cracker line, I quickly said yes.  We received a package of the White Cheddar Multi-Grain Crakcers as well as a package of 7 Ancient Grains Hint of Sea Salt Crackers.  The timing was perfect because I wanted something quick and easy for game day snacking.  I quickly sliced up some cheese and made some chicken salad to serve with the crackers. We decided to start out by trying the 7…

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Finding Timewatch
October 19, 2011
Heather L
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Finding Time

Posted in Family, and Photography

Time seems to be flying by as we approach D’s second surgery. Today, we headed over to the hospital to get all of the pre-op paperwork, labs, and x-rays done.  Most of D’s information was already in the system from the last surgery, so that part went a bit faster.  Thankfully, I brought my Kindle as everything else took some time.  Friday, D will need to get more blood drawn, and then Monday morning, we’ll be heading back over for the surgery.  We’ve been told that the surgery will take basically the same amount of time as the last one…

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Homeschooling: To Budget or Not To Budget?Homeschool Budget
October 17, 2011
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Homeschooling: To Budget or Not To Budget?

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To budget or not to budget… that is the question for our homeschool this Monday morning. We’re in a unique situation for a military and homeschooling family.  We have an only child.  It’s definitely not the norm for either of these circles, but it is the norm for us.  We embraced the uniqueness of our family situation given to us by the Lord.  Being that we do have an only, we are able to spend more on schooling if necessary.  That being  said, I like to keep costs down as much as possible because we want to be good stewards…

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The Sheep of His PastureSheep in Pasture
October 16, 2011
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The Sheep of His Pasture

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Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ~Psalm 100:3~ On Friday, as I was driving down to the road on my way to pick up Munchkin from the stables, I came upon a flock of sheep being moved from one location to the next. The “shepherds” and their dogs were guiding the sheep along and keeping them out of harms way. It reminded me of how the Lord is constantly looking out over us and guiding us in the right…

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