I’m not the most fashionable person–let’s just say that right out. Fashion seems to be so complicated and, well, constantly changing. As a busy mom, I need simple and consistent–which explains why jeans and tee-shirts seem to work so well for me! But here’s what I noticed–I don’t get the most or the best compliments [...]
Spend Less on Vacation
May 1, 2012 By
With the rising cost of gas, it is getting harder and harder to get very far away from home for a vacation. Our family likes to have a get-away at least one week each year. It really recharges your battery and makes life seem a bit simpler. Now that we are a large family, with [...]
5 Foods You Should Never Throw Away
April 30, 2012 By
Frugality doesn’t start with a carefully planned shopping list evolved from hours spent scouring prices, ads and coupons. No, frugality, like charity, begins at home. Frugality begins with putting into practice the philosophy behind the old Depression mantra: Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without. That, my friend, is frugality. [...]
Simple Meals for Elderly Neighbors
April 30, 2012 By
As a homemaker, it is so easy to get caught up and overwhelmed by the never-ending cycle of cooking-cleaning-laundry, cooking-cleaning-laundry. If I’m not careful I can quickly fall into the depressing trap of thinking “Woe is me. What I do doesn’t matter. This is so un-fulfilling.” Even though my life is completely focused on pouring [...]
Green Onions Galore!
April 27, 2012 By
Once again, I am ready to share with you another treasured one time purchase that can be used extensively and multiplied to last for YEARS! If you have read Chocolate Mint: Good for more that just tea AND Ever Increasing Ivy, then by now you know that I mean it when I say multiply it for [...]
Chocolate Mint: Good for much more than tea!
April 23, 2012 By
I absolutely love a one time purchase that can be used extensively and can be multiplied to last for years. Yes! That is right. Purchase once…Use over and over and over in many different ways…and, it will last for YEARS! Chocolate mint has been one of those treasured purchases for me. I have discovered many practical uses [...]
The Intentional Friend
April 19, 2012 By
It’s the unexpected card in the mail. It’s the flowers commemorating the date. It’s the birthday lunch invitation. It’s the text of a picture showing a balloon with a written message being released to the heavens. What is all this? It’s about living the lifestyle of an intentional friend. One afternoon, my sweet friend Amy [...]
How to Handle a Lifestyle in Limbo
April 17, 2012 By
The Rothacher “lifestyle” has been in a world wind of changes over the past few years. We had babies 18 months and 12 months apart. We moved to a new town with a new job, church, and home. And the biggest change of all came when God changed my husband’s heart about style of youth [...]
Learning at Home
April 16, 2012 By
We made the decision when our oldest child was turning five years old, that we would homeschool. It has been an amazing journey, and one that I never expected to be on. Here I am home educating four children! I have learned much on this journey, but most of all, I have learned that there [...]
