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Pantry Challenge: Do We Hoard Food?

In the comments on Jessica’s Pantry Challenge a few weeks ago, there was a small discussion about hoarding food.  It made me think. You see, we have 3 large freezers and a pantry.  That’s mostly because we grow an enormous garden, a small orchard, and our own meat chickens.  Because it’s early winter after a […]

The Psychology of a Pantry Challenge

We’ve been trying to focus on eating out of our freezers and pantry, and the first week we did quite well.  However, this week I ended up shopping more than I needed to, and I’ve come to the conclusion that the trouble with a pantry challenge is purely psychological. A pantry challenge makes me think […]

Another Pantry Challenge

So, we have three freezers full of produce, homegrown chicken, and sale meats.  And a pantry full of jams, fruits, and various kinds of pickled vegetables.  And a spare bedroom floor full of butternut squashes and too many pumpkins. Obviously, it’s time to focus on eating all this good stuff.  To empty the freezers by the […]

Resolutions for 2013

So, I had some grandiose plans for 2013 and was going to post a beautiful New Year’s resolutions post.  Then we had our first day of school today, and I remembered a crucial detail:  a day has only 24 hours.  Oops!  So now I have a theme rather than a resolutions list: With joy, gratitude, […]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him might have eternal life. I wish you a blessed Christmas celebrating the birth of your Savior. If Jesus is not your Savior, you might want to check out a free introductory guide to the Bible […]