Crispy French Bread Recipe
A few posts ago, I shared a quick recipe for really delicious Bruschetta Pizza Slices. In case you forgot about that post, go ahead and drool a little over this picture. Even writing about it makes me want to make that for dinner! Today, I’m sharing the French Bread recipe I used for those bruschetta […]
DIY Chalkboard Cookie Tins
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a craft that has nothing to do with wedding planning! This one is one of my favorites. It’s sure to be one of yours too. I have not been one to jump on the Chalkboard Paint Everything bandwagon. I think chalkboards are cute, but as a former high […]
5 Quick and Easy Fall Recipes
I tried these recipes out last year to include in John’s care package and couldn’t resist pulling them out to share again. They’re tasty, and they feature the absolute best flavors of the season: pumpkin, caramel, and apple. And, by the way, they travel in care packages really well too!
September Sponsor Spotlight and Giveaway!
It’s officially fall and it’s officially time for the first giveaway and sponsor spotlight of the fall! I am so glad to have these ladies on the sidebar! Check out these blogs and the lovely women who write them and enter our giveaway! Meet Rosey from Mail4Rosey! Rosey is a mom of four, and new […]
4 Easy Halloween Candy Crafts
If you weren’t a reader last year, you may have missed these super cute Halloween crafts! I sent these to John and Becky and had a blast making them and I wanted to share them again! (Check out the Halloween care packages here.) Make one or two for someone special or send a whole box […]
5 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship During Deployment
John’s been home for more than three months now, but I continue to get emails and Facebook messages asking for deployment advice and help. First of all, I love talking to other military significant others, and I love getting these messages (so if you’re thinking about sending one, go for it!). Friendly bloggers from across […]
100 in 365 Wrap-Up
Last year I created this list of things that I wanted to do while John was gone. Looking over this list, I’m pretty surprised that I got so much done. I’m disappointed with what I read, but in all fairness, I read a ton last year– just not the books that I said that I […]
Delicious Amish White Bread
You need to stop what you’re doing and make this recipe. Wait, no. Continue what you’re doing–since you’re reading about the recipe. Then, once you’re finished with the post, stop what you’re doing and make this recipe. It is absolutely delicious, especially right out of the oven. Especially with a generous amount of butter melting […]
10 Minute Bruschetta Pizza Slices
John and I were in a predicament one evening this summer– we had a loaf of delicious, homemade French bread (recipe forthcoming) and… Okay, that was the predicament. We just wanted to eat bread for dinner. To assuage my guilt over just having a whole loaf of bread to eat, I whipped up these little […]
6 Care Package Ideas for Fall
Updated 2021 A year ago, John and I were only three months into his deployment. Now, he’s been home for three months! I haven’t made a single care package since May, and even though my fingers are itching to when I look back on last year’s pictures, I’m so glad that Afghanistan is behind us! […]
