by Kimberly | Sep 1, 2016 | Books
I love Southern cuisine. Currently, in my freezer, I have a bag of purple hull peas. I mean, yes. My Granny’s most famous recipes were her chicken and rice and corned beef hash.
A friend of mine once said that you aren’t truly a southern cook unless you have a jar of bacon grease in your fridge. I actually used to – but butter is super good, too.
Victuals is a book that not only tells the history of Southern cuisine, the food that hales from each region, and people who have made it famous, but also it shares delicious recipes that were developed and perfected in Southern kitchens.
If you love history and a readable cookbook, this one will be for you!
Now, on to that bacon grease!
Thanks to Blogging for Books for this book and all opinions are my own.
by Kimberly | Aug 12, 2016 | Books, mothering, parenting
Motherhood is such a journey – and a different journey for everyone.
Writing about the ups and downs of motherhood is quite difficult too.
I got married late and therefore had kids late (mid-to-late 30s). I didn’t have many people in my life who truly told me how hard raising kids was going to be. Even if I hung out with families, I only saw glimpses (and most of the kids knew to obey in front of guests).
So, I had different expectations for parenting. And Hettie Brittz writes about parenting, motherhood, and all that goes with it in her new book (un)Natural Mom. She tells about real life, and all the what ifs and all the doubts that we are mothers face. I like that she is real. I like that she tells it like it is and points us to SCripture (and not the world’s ideals). I don’t like some of the daily specific things she talks about – because everyone is so different and may not find herself in the same story.
I do think that every woman (because she is a woman) is life-giving. That may not mean being a natural mom, or even an adoptive mom – that may mean discipling others or bringing life to an art area that sparks her interest. Affirming and maturing and building life is something we do because God created us as women.
Let us hold firm to what the Word says about women – not what the world says we have to be in order to be a good mom.
Thanks to Litfuse for this book. All opinions are my own.
by Kimberly | Aug 12, 2016 | Books, food
Happy Friday everyone.
I love just giving you a quick glance into our little world – and what things actually make me giddy. I love holding my littles hands (when I’m doing it for fun, not for discipline because they ran away), I love friends who are great accountability partners and share their lives with me, I love celebrating friends who excel in their hobbies, I love sticking my feet in the sand at a beach.
Here are some lovelies around the internet that might make you Friday just a bit brighter, too.
If you love Alaska, love adventure, love a story of a father and daughter taking risks, learning about each other, and all the emotions that go with it – you will love James Campbell’s new book Braving It. Parenting isn’t easy. And the Alaska wilderness with a teenager isn’t easy. But, this story holds truths about love and the nature of relationships that most will find compelling.
Trying to fit in more salads on our table – so this post was not only pretty but also inspiring.
I love Pinch of Yum food and also this post: about soaking up summer in all of its glory. Summer looks different than I thought it would with kids and a working husband. My mister always reminds me to change my expectations.
This has summer written all over it: and I want to eat it right now! Maybe I’ll make some rosemary olive bread this wknd
Thanks to Blogging for Books for Braving It – all opinions are my own
by Kimberly | Aug 12, 2016 | Bible, Books
Now that school is starting back, most people are quickly engaging their kids with lots of tools to help them learn: ipads, calculators, folders, trapper keepers (wait, that was 30 years ago), fun pencils, Lisa Frank goodies, locker mirrors, back packs, lunch boxes with a favorite character on it.
A mom I know asked on facebook last night when did sending a kids to school get so expensive? Everything adds up – all in the name of engaging the learner.
Something I loved from when I was a kid was going to the dentist and reading Highlights. I loved it. I can’t wait till my kids get old enough to read them. One of my favorite features in each magazine was the story with the pictures in them (instead of the word).
So, when I received the Look and Tell Bible I was so excited because it was like my favorite kids magazine in the Bible. How neat.
I had another mom over and showed this to her. She tried to let her son read it, but some of the names in the stories were hard to figure out. My kids only know general times like lion, ark, etc. They wouldn’t know a lot of the specific Bible characters yet.
But, I think this book does really well at engaging older preschool children – maybe 4-5 year olds. If you would like to win a copy of this beautiful hardback book with lots of fun Bible stories in it, just tell me what your favorite school supply was when you were growing up! (Or maybe you still have a favorite school supply).
Thanks Tommy Nelson for this book, and the giveaway copy. All opinions are my own.
by Kimberly | Jun 30, 2016 | Books, The Charming South Kitchen
Almost inevitably, when you mention food in the south you hear talk of fried chicken, okra, and apple pie.
And when you talk about spirits in the South, you here bourbon and moonshine.
I minored in history in college, wanting to be a history teacher, but that didn’t last long (when I had to do so many lesson plans), but I still loved history. And that is one of the reasons I chose this book, Southern Spirits, to read. I also liked new recipes but more importantly it was so I could learn the history and culture of different forms of alcohol in the culture that made them what they are.
If you like history and your drinks – then pick this one up. Thank you Blogging for Books.
by Kimberly | Jun 10, 2016 | Books
Oh, since we moved into our new (to us, a rental) home on April 30, bedtime has been very LONG and tiring. We’ve had to switch bedrooms for our boys, try new tactics, etc. They go to bed fine if someone other than my husband or I am putting them to bed, but for us it usually is an hour to get them asleep.
Often my husband is the one doing this, if he is home. He is a champ. And often he will fall asleep on older’s bed as he is laying there listening to our little one tell him all about his day. My man is a working all day, come home, jump right in take care of the kids kinda dad. And I love him for it! I am one blessed momma!
Tommy Nelson has a new set of bedtime board books for the little ones that is a sweet duo of parent night night books. There is one for mommies and another for daddies. I would say the daddy one tends to talk more about God and his character than the Mommy one, but that’s the only difference for me.
I’m thankful and want to give away this set. The question you need to answer is name one special part about bedtime for you and your littles. And I always think new books are wonderful, and when your child is done with it, pass it along!
