enChristianHomekeepingtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310589582024-03-18T23:43:16.228-04:00Christian HomekeepingHoliness Living, Help Meet, Mothering, Homekeeping, Recipes, Natural HealthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-48090152000381710772023-11-12T21:36:00.003-05:002023-11-12T21:36:45.363-05:00$450 a Month in Groceries for Family of 4We have been making it going on 5 weeks now on $450 a month for groceries for 3 adults and a tween. We don't eat as much of a variety as we did back in April when we ate this amount but we are still able to eat enough and make it happen despite inflation! It does take work on the homemaker's part to do the brainstorming, planning, prep work and cooking. We have cut out most processed Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-7463232887861972682023-11-04T23:17:00.002-04:002023-11-04T23:25:12.020-04:00The American Impossibility of Obeying GodAmerican society is constantly pushing against the family. The most normal thing of all - having a family - is now considered repugnant. However, remember, God created family! It is no wonder this "world" doesn't want it. Don't fall for churches and pastors that preach the world's ideology of preventing children, as if God was ever going to change His tune and start Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-44480852231336049052023-10-20T19:34:00.010-04:002023-10-20T19:50:59.841-04:00What's Different About Men Cross-dressing?I don't normally read the Christian Post but I just happened to come across it and saw this:What I find hard to understand is why some "Christians" don't have a problem with women cross-dressing? The Bible clearly tells us that anyone that cross-dresses is an abomination (Deut. 22:5) and yet some women, claiming they are of Christ, cross-dress and wear men's garments of pants. So, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-43929312630793524512023-08-03T17:08:00.007-04:002023-08-03T17:11:57.963-04:00Summer Recipe Reviews #2I tried out making whole wheat biscuits, which I don't think I've ever made and they were absolutely delicious! They were fluffy, soft and to perfection in my opinion. We had them with gravy and turkey sausage. I used whole wheat pastry flour for this recipe that I ground to flour in my Nutrimill using soft white wheat berries.This Turkey Meatloaf is probably THE BEST I've ever had Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-71914476608400356852023-08-03T16:27:00.000-04:002023-08-03T16:27:32.150-04:00August Monthly Meal PlanDoing these monthly meal plans really frees up time for me throughout the month! For some reason, I'm craving a lot of chicken and so, I planned a lot of chicken meals this month. My daughter cooks half the meals usually, so I don't have to cook every day thankfully when she's available to help.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-46325313720768531512023-07-09T17:05:00.003-04:002023-07-09T17:05:55.589-04:00Podcast - Satan's Push for DisobedienceSatan hasn't changed his tactic from the beginning, he is still pushing for disobedience against God's Word. He has infiltrated churches everywhere to promote this "it isn't sin" disobedience to the things that God has said to us in His Word. Stay away from Satan's ministers that give you a pass for your rebellion against what God said!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-6774840971067902422023-07-07T21:56:00.002-04:002023-07-09T17:08:40.876-04:00Summer Recipe Reviews #1We've tried a lot of new recipes and liked most of them! Here are a few of the new recipes that I remembered to take pictures of and then some oldies but goodies.Sweet and Sour Meatballs - we usually have this on basmati white rice with a side of broccoli and it is one of my new favorite meals!We all liked these Greek pitas with falafel and I made the tzatziki sauce and added some PB in it Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-17892551224885731412023-07-06T22:58:00.005-04:002023-07-07T22:02:43.678-04:00July Monthly Meal PlanHere is the monthly meal plan for July:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-60106276709695776222023-06-15T15:10:00.004-04:002023-06-15T15:13:49.085-04:00June Monthly Meal PlanI'm a little behind in posting this but here is June's monthly meal plan:
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-49173910336555767662023-05-09T10:00:00.004-04:002023-05-09T10:00:00.130-04:00May Monthly Meal PlanWe endeavored to cut our grocery budget in half in April and we were successful but over a bit, we ended up coming in around $300 less! So we made it on $500 for April, compared to previous months at $800. We are aiming for $500 for May and here is the monthly meal plan for dinners:
I have 2 days of eating out scheduled in and this is not restaurant food but usually burgers and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-50471502266585489732023-05-08T14:08:00.004-04:002023-05-08T15:07:47.143-04:00April Recipe Reviews #2These White Chicken Enchiladas were so delicious!! Definitely a keeper for us and I used olive oil in place of a lot of the butter and next time I'm going to use whole wheat tortillas to add some fiber.Salmon Cakes I've shared before but of course they are great, we had them with home fries.Of course every Friday is homemade pizza:Falafel burgers is another regular with home fries:Tuna Mac Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-60106044602358934932023-04-10T13:33:00.003-04:002023-04-10T13:37:51.869-04:00April Recipe Reviews #1We've made a few more of the new recipes I picked to try for April and here are our reviews for each of them.- Smoked Sausage Rice Skillet - we didn't care for this. It was edible but just not a favorite, so I'm not even linking to it.- Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit topping - absolutely delicious! Definitely a keeper when we're in the mood for comfort food. I cut the butter Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-812461957437230702023-04-06T19:05:00.003-04:002023-04-06T19:10:39.663-04:00Part 3: Cutting Our Grocery Budget in HALF!In this part, I'm going to share what we eat for breakfasts, lunches, snacks and desserts. We're pretty simple people and have never really needed fancy food. I actually don't think I've ever cooked a steak before other than a Salisbury LOL! Not because we couldn't afford steak, but because I don't think its worth the trade health-wise. If I want a steak, I'll go out and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-80317060342755449002023-04-02T12:38:00.000-04:002023-04-02T12:38:37.950-04:00Part 2: Cutting Our Grocery Budget in HALF!In Part 1 I posted a list of the dinner meals I planned for April. To come up with that list, I spent a while searching online to find some new recipes that fit our needs. I have some food restrictions, my son has some preferences and then we also needed meals that would be cheap, yet filling. Then, I combined them with recipes I had on my computer that we haven't tried yet, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-63725243008780067232023-04-01T21:24:00.001-04:002023-04-01T21:24:30.125-04:00Black Bean Burrito CasseroleWe tried this tonight and we loved it! I honestly didn't expect it to taste that good and was pleasantly surprised. I essentially cut the recipe in half for most things and this filled the 4 of us up easily. The first recipe is my tweaks and I also included the original recipe below for those who may wish to make a larger dish or two. I have had this recipe on my computer for who Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-82674995426126920912023-03-31T22:42:00.004-04:002023-04-01T21:25:55.201-04:00Part 1: Cutting Our Grocery Budget in HALF!I set out to cut our grocery budget in half from $800 down to $400 for the month of April. I prayed and felt the Lord giving me wisdom and spent several hours and came up with a list of dinner meals that fit our needs and then made our grocery list and planned out the other meals and went grocery shopping. I was able to get what we needed for the month for $237 with $163 leftover for Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-23806456779361132162023-03-30T21:49:00.003-04:002023-03-31T21:45:31.578-04:00Coming Up: Cutting Our Grocery Budget in HALF!I'm doing something that I don't think is impossible but is going to be hard, I'm cutting our grocery budget in half for the month of April. We have been spending upwards of $800 a month lately with inflation. It gradually crept up until one day I realized how high it had gotten. We have never spent that much on food in a month that I can think of until the past few months. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-85886770311020998392023-03-29T20:19:00.000-04:002023-03-29T20:19:10.630-04:00They'll Know Us by Our LoveWe sure are seeing a lot of hatred these days and sadly among many that call themselves Christians. We all understand that we are not to love sin, and definitely not the world and all it offers, but we ARE to love people. How can you say you are like Christ by using the name, Christian, and yet spend your life detailing sinner's lives online and wishing they'd rot in hell? Is Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-11927695727992424582023-03-22T15:47:00.014-04:002023-03-22T16:04:35.584-04:00Managing and Storing Your Digital Files and PhotosOur digital data, which includes files and photos, is becoming so massive and important to most of us that we have to add in methods of managing it, organizing it and storing it. Protecting our digital data is highly important if we wish to pass it down to generations after us, namely our children. I wanted to show you all my recommendations of how to do this currently. With Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-40226915579388745942023-03-18T20:24:00.006-04:002023-03-22T13:35:36.357-04:00Current Food Prices in Ohio #5Below are current prices for some items we purchased in March. Most have gone up continually and believe me, it has added up and we are spending the most we've ever spent on groceries in our lives! I'm actually going to challenge myself soon to see if we can lower our budget because we've been eating pretty good the past few months and it got a little out of hand. We were Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-55986472052405392072023-03-12T15:55:00.001-04:002023-03-12T15:55:18.721-04:00Podcast - God Help My American MindI felt impressed to do another podcast that I feel is pertinent for right now. We need prayers for God to help our American minds that have diluted our faith. Don't let distractions keep you unaware of what is coming but rather build up your faith now and be ready!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-22093149722555007402023-03-11T22:30:00.006-05:002024-02-09T21:41:11.595-05:00Podcast - Get Ahold of FaithYou can now find my podcast on Spotify.Today I'm talking about how it is time to get ahold of faith. I share my own personal story of my recent challenge to obtain more faith. The church needs to get ahold of faith now and do what Jesus said we would do!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-22919140344839190112023-02-28T20:55:00.004-05:002023-03-05T17:01:45.940-05:00Utilizing Closet Floor SpaceI recently downsized an enormous amount and that included clothing! I dropped 7 dress sizes (20 to 6) and so I had very little new clothes that I had purchased this past September. I finally went through all my clothes that I saved from my 20's - yes, I really saved them all this time! Almost all of them fit but I realized that my style is not the same and I prefer Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-57676430419185102972023-02-19T13:09:00.004-05:002023-03-05T17:01:13.046-05:00You Either Have Faith or You Don'tIf you don't have in faith in 2023, you need to get it now! I realized after a test of my faith that it was something that I definitely needed to grow. When security is all around you, you can get lax and think you have faith but the real test is when that security is removed. Do you have faith then? Do you have faith when all those around you are shaking their heads Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058958.post-75412155079562623932023-02-05T13:12:00.004-05:002023-02-28T19:19:19.038-05:00Podcast - To Him That OvercomethRight now the internet is ablaze with a woman that has decided to
come out against a lot of things that God Himself has created women for
and the dress that they should wear and his New Testament law. It's
time to hear the truth of what God said and BEWARE of Satan's lies that
are so rampant trying to steal women's souls. I didn't mince any words
here, so don't listen if you Unknownnoreply@blogger.com