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Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

This Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie Recipe is an incredibly easy breakfast using fresh fruit. Kid favorite!

white background with two glasses filled with a strawberry blueberry smoothie and a bowl of blueberries

It’s that time of year where the kids are wanting to eat ALL THE THINGS. Home for the summer, they have expectations to be fed breakfast, lunch and dinner. Often times I can get away with telling them to grab a bowl of cereal or something, but every once in a while that mom guilt kicks in and I feel like I should put in a bit more effort into their breakfasts. Enter this breakfast saving, easy Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie recipe. …

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Double Strawberry Donuts Recipe

Strawberry Donuts with Strawberry Glaze are a wonderful way to use up some of those ripe and juicy spring strawberries! Our very first “no longer in shelter in place activity” was to go strawberry picking! There’s a local farm we love that has a great reservation system in place to keep social distancing possible. We…

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Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting

A delicious and easy chocolate sheet cake recipe with fluffy chocolate frosting! Dear friends, I’ve been needing to write, wondering how you all are doing and holding up during this crazy time in history. We are currently at 1 month of “shelter in place” and my kids have been amazing. I, on the other hand,…

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January 2020 Book Reviews – 11 Books of Different Genres

Here are detailed reviews of the 11 books I read in January!  January was a great reading month for me. I read 11 books – and although they weren’t all 5 star reads, they definitely kept me interested in turning the pages. From fantasy fiction (which is definitely not a genre I read much) to…

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iPhone screen with Mercy House Audiobook on it, a stack of books and a green leaf plant

How To Buy Audiobooks and Support Indie Bookstores with Libro.fm

Do you love supporting local, independent bookstores? Then you need to know about buying audiobooks and print books while supporting your local community through Libro.fm. I get asked all the time about how I am able to read so many books. Usually, my first answer is I don’t watch TV. I couldn’t tell you the…

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Project 365 2020: Our Life In Photos January 13th – 19th

Project 365 2020 is a photo a day project I am participating in using mostly my Nikon DSLR. Here is a look at our life in photos from January 13th – January 19th 2020. This past week was one of those weeks where it was just so bitter cold out and dreary…I wanted to pull…

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Clear Glass Bowl with Instant Pot Ristotto, Shrimp and Veggies

Instant Pot Risotto with Shrimp and Veggies

This low fuss Instant Pot Risotto recipe with shrimp and veggies is one of those meals that tastes like you’ve slaved over the stove all day, but it can actually be on your table in no time at all! I go through phases with my Instant Pot. Sometimes I love it and use it all…

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Project 365 2020: Our Life In Photos January 1st – 12th

Project 365 is a photo a day project I am participating in using mostly my Nikon DSLR. Here is a look at our life in photos from January 1st – January 11th 2020. The other day, I was looking through some of my 14 years of blog posts and kept coming across my old Project…

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My Top Ten Books Read in 2019 (Book Reviews Included)

In 2019 I read 98 books. Here are my top 10 favorite reads from the year, including book reviews! 2019 has been a year of really great books. I set out with a Goodreads Challenge goal of 85 books and surpassed that by reading 98 books in 2019. That is by far the most books…

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