Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
Just a Lutheran Mama Living Out Her Vocation
If you’re anything like me, you spend so much time taking care of your child or children that you reach the end of the day exhausted and wonder where your day went. While this does make the days just seem fly by, it can also lead to us as mothers not taking care of our …
Would you love to cloth diaper your baby or toddler, but it just seems too expensive? You’ve probably heard by now that cloth diapers can save you money in the long run. But what if you don’t have money to purchase them all new right now or you want to save money to use elsewhere? …
Shopping secondhand, thrifting, going to the consignment store. Whatever you call it, buying used clothing, home decor, and many other things can save you money. Whether you shop used out of necessity because that’s all you can afford, you choose to do so to save money, or any of the other wonderful reasons to shop …
When it comes to feeding your kids, are you looking for some healthy snack options that don’t require a ton of prep? If you have a garden, these snacks could be waiting right outside you door! And best of all, most of these take little to no prep to go from garden to table! (Although, …
As a mom, do you wish you had one place you could collect your whole to do list so you could always see which task you need to complete next? These five apps for Apple devices can have you organize your life into bite-size chunks that you can check off as you keep track of …
As Americans, we use a lot of plastic. It feels like most items can be found in a completely plastic form or have at least one plastic component in them. Even clothing made out of synthetic materials has plastic in it. It’s easy to see why. Plastic is cheap, versatile, and easy to produce. But …
Do you want to provide your family with a more natural life but think it’s impossible to afford? You’re in luck, because providing your family with better, more wholesome foods and less toxic products can actually save you money. This isn’t to say that all natural products will save you money. Since many of these …
How much can one baby cost? Especially when it’s your first child, it seems like a lot. Children “being expensive” is why some people shy away from having kids. While some increase in expenses is a given with each addition to your family, particularly in areas such as food and clothing as your child gets older, …
Have you seen the price of fresh produce? Or even frozen or canned versions? Every time I go to the grocery store, I can see why some people balk at the sticker price of vegetables. I get it, you want to feed your family healthy foods, but those stickers constantly ask you, How much are …
As a kid, do you remember the magic of going to the library? They probably had more books in one place than you could fathom someone owning. You could chec out a book on almost every subject imaginable, and all for free. I worked in my local library for a year and still help them …