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On Accepting Limits and Adapting to Reality

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Jun 29, 2017 | Faith, Food, Freedom, Self-care | 23 comments

  I have been struggling on and off for years with my health. Namely my digestion. I fight the fact that my diet needs to change. I don’t like to be told what to do. I want to eat what I eat and not think that much about it. And when my gut inevitably...

Why Facebook Feels Like My Childhood

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Jan 31, 2017 | Emotional Health, Faith, Food, Hospitality | 8 comments

  Tonight I listened to Ray LaMontagne singing about winter over my wireless speaker as I sauteed chicken in sizzling butter with some white wine and lemon waiting patiently nearby. Feelings of melancholy swept over me like they seem to do for many of us in the...

Why Simple Celebrations Are Valuable and Doable

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Jan 24, 2017 | Creativity, Faith, Food, Homemaking | 0 comments

  “Joy is a spiritual discipline. We as a people are much more inclined toward negativity and cynicism. We don’t find it easy or natural to pursue joy. And that’s why God in His Word actually command us to celebrate. We come by a Gospel worth celebrating before a...

An Autumn Printable Prayer for Your Family Dinner Table

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Sep 22, 2016 | Faith, Food, Homemaking, Prayer, Sustainable Practices | 0 comments

  “The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” ~ Thomas Moore, 19th-century poet   Many years ago we were in a season of desiring worship together as an entire family,...

The Spiritual Discipline of Making Soup

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Sep 6, 2016 | Food, Homemaking, Sustainable Practices | 6 comments

  Hurricane Hermine visited last Friday. By the time she reached us, she was a Tropical Storm with the standard rain + wind that you would expect. Whenever we anticipate these seasonal storms, I like to stock the pantry with canned goods, plenty of snacks, and...

3 Go-To Meals for the Evening Sports Schedule

by Aimee Kollmansberger | Jul 14, 2016 | Food, Homemaking | 2 comments

  Food is my love language. I was raised in a family that loved delicious meals, fine restaurants and quality ingredients. The table was set, the wine poured, and the meal served in a simple but pretty way.   It’s the sense of what family is at the...
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I am a wife and mother of six in the thick of the middle years of life, faith and mothering. I write to remember the love of God and to offer women honest grace, real freedom and sustainable practices for living and loving well.

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