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Today marks the first day of summer! Fun in the sun and more quality family time are just a few of the perks! Keeping the Lord at the center of your family during times of recreation and when creating new family traditions is essential. Here are some faith-based activities that can spiritually encourage your family in the Lord.
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Even though the first day of summer isn't until June 21, 2018, the summer season is here! It's hot and sunny with occasional afternoon showers that keep it humid in the deep South and make for uncontrollable frizzy hair! Today, I am co-hosting the Summer Time Fun Link Party. This is a month long party, lasting from June 15th until July 16th!
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Sometimes it’s difficult to find the perfect centerpiece for a kitchen table or some other focal point that needs a bit of décor. Holidays are always a fun time of year to decorate, but finding décor for the patriotic holidays that is classic, stylish, and on trend can be challenging. Let’s face it, some patriotic décor is super cute, and a lot of it is just plain tacky! Farmhouse style is definitely trendy right now. Go in any home store, and you will find it!
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Since July 4th holiday is coming up in less than a month, I recently decided to make a patriotic farmhouse style wreath. Farmhouse style is so trendy and makes a home feel welcoming and inviting, so what’s better than patriotic farmhouse décor to welcome my family as we go to-and-from home during these hot summer months?!!
When it comes to decorating with red, white, and blue for the holidays, I am pretty picky about the style with which I decorate.
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How is it already June? Didn’t the month of May just begin? This month I’m currently traveling, grilling, exploring, planting, and playing!
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Even though there are countless books and articles about children and how to care for them, babies do not arrive with instruction booklets! There are some things that moms learn in the day-to-day trenches of motherhood. We learn many of these things around the house, from other moms, and while out and about. These tips are learned with experience and sometimes that’s the best way!
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I enjoy baking muffins and cookies, so last week I created a new recipe that is a hybrid! It has all the delicious chewiness of a freshly baked cookie but also has the moist texture of a muffin.
I have created a few muffin recipes, and sometimes I use oil and other times I use substitute ingredients. Cookie recipes usually require oil, so in order to develop that perfect cross between a cookie and a muffin, I chose to use Carotino Malaysian Red Palm Oil.
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One reason I enjoy sharing recipes at Peppermints and Cherries is to help me organize and remember some of my favorite recipes! My sister-in-law recently mentioned me how helpful she finds them, and I hope my other readers feel the same.
Today I’m featuring my recipe, Beef Tips and Broccoli for the Favorite Family Recipes Blog Hop. This is a quick and delicious meal that is easy for those weeknight dinner meals when you’re pressed for time.
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It’s already month five on the calendar, and I am currently celebrating, creating, wearing, sharing, and going for the month of May!
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I love formulating new recipes and can’t think of anything better than a recipe for a chocolate hazelnut pie! When I received the Once Again™ Amoré Hazelnut Spread, I wanted to make a recipe that my family would enjoy as a light snack but also one that wouldn’t take all day prep in the kitchen.
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This past weekend, my family and I took a little day trip to the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama. I love the southern charm of this place and the welcoming spirit of all the employees and volunteers. Both make for a fabulous family experience!
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Thank you to all who participated in the Welcome Spring Link Party!
During this link party you were invited to share any spring related posts: Crafts, Decor, Activities, Gardening, Recipes, & More. Some of you participated by including links to your blog posts, and others read many of the posts and left nice comments. Whatever the case, I hope you enjoyed the month long party as much as I did and that it inspired you to welcome spring!
If this is the first time you have heard about the party, I’m so sorry you missed out, but you can still view the party and all the posts at any time!
As promised, I am featuring my favorite post links today.
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A couple years ago I wrote a post titled, Organization 101: Why I Have a Desk. If you decide to read the post, you will discover just how much I have enjoyed my desk over the years and why it has been so useful to me. You will also read that a new coat of paint has been on my to-do list since 2015!
When I first acquired the desk, I painted it crimson and pink. Honestly, it seemed like a good idea at the time, and I liked it back then, but it has become increasingly tacky to me in recent years! For one reason, it doesn’t really match any of my other decor. It has been tucked away in a corner in the guest room, and it didn’t look badly in there. However, I decided to move it to the kitchen area, and of course, it looked atrocious in that location since everything else is neutral tones!
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I can’t believe it’s already April! Year 2018 is going by faster than ever, and today’s the big day for my once a month currently post with Anne in Residence! I look forward to these posts each month as they require a little extra thought and creativity.
The featured words for April are Showering, Cultivating, Expecting, Cooking, and Buying.
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A juicy hamburger with a side of tater tots is considered a delicious all-American meal, but it's missing a key food group. Where are the veggies? A slice of tomato and a leaf of lettuce are good but just not enough!
Tater Tot Casserole with Veggies combines all the flavor of comfort food goodness and sneaks in some tasty vegetables in an easy to prepare dish.
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When you think of an all-purpose cleaner, what comes to mind? Do you have a favorite brand that you trust and depend on for basic and hard jobs? Before I began using Thieves Household Cleaner, I just purchased whatever seemed right at the time. Here’s some info straight from Young Living to help you know the trustworthiness of the product.
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Spring brings new life, fresh air, and a pleasant breeze. Sit back, relax, and enjoy these creative springtime posts from a group of amazing bloggers, and we can't wait to see what you link up too!
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Spring is just around the corner, and I’m sure if you haven’t already, you are getting ready to do a little bit of cleaning inside your home. Eventually you will even venture out to clean up your lawn, and the weekly rotation of grass mowing will come into play. Spring cleaning is just a normal part of the yearly calendar, but today’s topic is a different kind of spring cleaning.
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For the month of March I decided to participate in a blogging craft challenge along with a group of fabulously creative bloggers. I hope you will visit their sites and maybe even find a couple new people to follow!
Our assignment was to create a craft using items from a dollar store. The first time I went to the store and looked around, I came out empty handed. I was trying to come up with an original craft, and my creative juices just weren’t flowing that day.
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Last month I began participating in a link party where all the bloggers write a monthly post featuring specific words as our writing prompts. This splendid party is hosted by Anne in Residence, and this month it is co-hosted by Sarah of Foxy’s Domestic Side. Words in the spotlight for March include planning, seeing, making, pretending, and wearing. Here it goes!
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