Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
Just a Lutheran Mama Living Out Her Vocation
As my husband and I are on our journey to pay off our student loans as quickly as possible, we’ve had to keep track of how much we’re spending so we live within our means. Paying off debt quickly also means something else: not going into more debt, i.e. using credit cards for purchases. Many …
Do you find yourself wishing you didn’t have to go to the grocery store as often? Or would you like more storage space for frozen foods than the freezer above your fridge gives you?Buying (and stocking) a deep freezer has allowed me to save money and reduce my grocery store dependence at the same time. …
If you have a toddler and are interested in cloth diapering them, this post is for you! In this post, I will address common question about toddlers and cloth diapers, how to cloth diaper your toddler, and the two different ways I have cloth diapered my 18-month-old. On to the first question! Can toddlers wear …
Do you ever think about all the things our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had to do to keep their houses and kitchens running? While we might see some of these things (such as knitting or gardening) as mere hobbies now, they were necessities of life for past generations. Most (or all) of the things in this …
Can you be a Christian and crunchy? Do faith and natural living really go hand in hand? These are some questions I’ve been thinking about in terms of how I want to focus my blog over this coming year. I’ve been thinking for awhile about what I wanted the focus of my blog to be. …
If you’re new to cooking from scratch, you might wonder how some people can just make a dish without a recipe. While there are many dishes that you won’t need a recipe for after making them a time or two, cookbooks can be helpful if you’re completely new to cooking from scratch. Cookbooks can also …
1. Turn off notifications I never realized how distracting notifications on my phone were, as well as how much brain space they were taking up, until I turned them off for almost all of my apps. Every time your phone dings or a notification pops up, your brain can be sidetracked from whatever you were …
As a fun break from content on cooking real food on a budget and reducing waste in your home, I thought I’d do a quick round up of my favorite blogs written by crunchy, Christian moms! These blogs have encouraged me to combine both my faith and my passion for natural living in my life and this …
How can people live without paper towels? How is that possible? It can take a bit of getting used to at first, but once you’ve made the switch, you’ll won’t miss adding paper towels to your shopping list or your trash can. What are unpaper towels? Simply put, “unpaper towels” are pieces of cloth that …
If you’re on Pinterest, you’ve probably heard about topics like “how to go zero waste” or “reusable alternatives to…”. If so, you might be wondering why someone would want to do such a thing or what the benefits of it are. Today I’m going to answer common question about reducing waste, since that is a …