Hey there! I'm Rachel and Mom of 4 joining you on a quest to be a positive parent! Help me along the way and maybe learn some new things in the process.
Aug 22
Sometimes my kids make faces at me like this one because to be honest, well, let’s face it, I have a house to clean, errands to run, dinner to make, laundry to fold, kids to raise, volunteer hours to log, money to make, and many other responsibilities that cannot fully be listed in one blog …
Aug 17
I am sorry for the delay in writing. Our family has been on vacation for a month in Seattle and Hawaii. I had grand plans of posting weekly while we were there, but within a couple days, my laptop ran our of battery, and somehow I just lost any desire whatsoever to fire it up. …
Jul 15
This is the last week in my parenting plan for this month and so far it has been a really great experiment for me as a Mom. I haven’t been perfect at it, but I have tried really hard. Today at Church one of the speakers talked about how spending time with your children is …
Jul 10
HOW TO GO GLUTEN FREE Since going Gluten Free (GF) 3 years ago, many of my friends, neighbors, and friends of friends have contacted me for help about how to go gluten free. Why? Because frankly going gluten free is overwhelming. It seems like wheat is in everything these days. Many of my friends feel …
Jul 06
This week has been much better than last week. We didn’t have any sick kids and we are falling into a summer routine more and more. Something that I didn’t expect happened this week. I’ve really been struggling to find patience with my 11 year old because she is so moody, but this week I …
Jul 03
I love smoothie recipes. Smoothies just make my day better and give me lots of energy and I feel healthier when I drink them. This one was a really good one. It has spinach in it, but the spinach taste is not overpowering. I used frozen strawberries to make it really cold and raspberries fresh …
Jul 02
About a year ago, some friends and I started on a project that explores children’s imaginations. It’s called Lil Imaginators. We asked about 10 young children from different families and backgrounds to come and be on film at our local college campus. They had so much fun and so did we! We wanted to gain …
Jun 29
Welcome to the half way point on my quest for becoming a better Mom this month. This is week 2. This is my personal parenting plan and I’m still working on spending 15 minutes of 1:1 time with my kids each day to focus on having fun with them and getting my priorities in line …
Jun 28
Sometimes at our house, we are lacking good breakfast ideas. I’m always looking for something healthy, yummy, and of course gluten free and dairy free (GFDF). Believe it or not, this is also sugar free. It has the natural Agave sweetener in it, but this dish is naturally sweet. We made the rice the night …
Jun 26
Recently our 11 year old has become interested in magic ever since she got this Magic Kit at as gift. I think it’s a great thing for pre-teens to get interested in and she sure loves trying out her tricks on us. If you are looking for a fun magic kit, this is an inexpensive …
