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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.

December 30, 2009
Heather L
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Gratituesday: Reflecting on 2009

Posted in Family

After reading Laura’s post, I started thinking about this past year and thought I would participate in the last Gratituesday of 2009. This past year, the Lord has truly worked in my life in many ways.  He’s humbled me and allowed me to better understand what others may be going through in this difficult economic times.  He’s opened my eyes to things that I didn’t really have a clear picture of prior to the craziness of this past year. We have seen God’s faithfulness as we relocated across country.  We’ve been given a good home, good neighbors, good friends, good…

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December 30, 2009
Heather L
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The Importance of a Good Breakfast

Posted in Gluten Free, and Reviews

This month General Mills announced a commitment to further reduce sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 to single digit grams of sugar per serving. The company has already been reducing sugar in cereals while increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain. Did you know that ready-to-eat cereal eaters consume less fat, less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters? Cereals also deliver important vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients, making cereal a top source of key nutrients in children´s diets. Other cereal benefits: Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened cereals, account for only 5%…

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December 29, 2009
Heather L
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Worship Guitar Class Volume 1 Review

Posted in Reviews

Jean Welles offers her Worship Guitar class in two formats: one for children ages 5-9 and one for anyone 10+.  As part of the TOS Crew, we received the Worship Guitar Class Volume One. Since we are already working on learning the guitar, we were excited to receive this class.  We soon found out that this wasn’t (in our opinion) a complete guitar class.  The class does a nice job teaching you to play the worship songs, but you are going to need an additional program if you want music theory and a more in depth guitar study. The course…

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December 29, 2009
Heather L
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10 Ways to Get Fit after the Holidays

Posted in Commercial Break, and Thoughts

The holidays are filled with lots of fun and an amazing amount of great food.  Sadly, they don’t tend to be filled with much exercise.  I know that I usually walk away from holiday eating a bit heavier.  Thankfully, due to our normally healthy diet, it’s not too difficult to get back on track.  These are my top 10 ideas for getting fit after the holidays: Drink Water – I personally do not care for drinking lots of water, but I know that my body needs water.  One of the best ways to make sure that I’m drinking enough water…

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December 28, 2009
Heather L
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Menu Plan Monday: Ringing in the New Year

Posted in Homemaking

It turns out that both D and Munchkin enjoyed having the menu posted on our board this week.  I decided to do it again this week.  D has off on Thursday and Friday, so I want to make sure that he has hearty lunches these days.  (He usually has leftovers for lunches.)  On work days, D usually has belgium waffles that I have made for him and placed in the freezer. Monday: BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches using Gluten Free Homemaker’s Focaccia BreadHomemade potato chips with homemade ranch dressing Tuesday: Spaghetti with meatballsHomemade gluten free bread Wednesday: Homemade gluten free sub…

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