Mama Kay’s Reflections

My oldest 2 daughters (ages 4 & 6) and I went to the symphony for the first time! What a wonderful thing! This was a special arrangement for school groups that a local homeschooling mom arranged for a group of us to be able to attend too. They played songs about animals including, Flight of [...]

What if you could procure organic produce, eggs, milk and meat from a reliable source for less than you pay for the regular food at the grocery store and support the farmer at the same time? I have found a way to do just that. The idea is called community supported agriculture. As a customer [...]

Last Thursday, I had the priviledge of going to the Friends of Phoenix Library Sale. It was in a warehouse filled with over 100,000 books! 1potato went with me and was great at finding good books. Oh how I love a good book sale! I am constantly looking for living books to add to our [...]

Today I am reflecting on the idea that children are a heritage from the Lord. (Psalm 127:3) They are a gift from our Father. They are not a burden although they can be a tool to humble us, teach us and make us grow. Our children have forced me to turn my heart more towards [...]

After writing about our meal planning I thought it might be helpful to tell you what foods I have in my pantry and freezer to be able to pull meals together quickly. I do investment cooking whenever I can to add to my freezer. Sometimes I do a whole day of cooking and other times [...]

I base my meal planning on a philosophy I call Investment Cooking with Whole Foods. You can read more about my philosophy at my webpage: www.investmentcooking.com . Basically I try to prepare whole foods for my family in such a way as to make pulling meals together in the least amount of time possible.

Whole foods [...]

I am in the middle of an organizing season in my life. I am decluttering our home, rethinking our schedule/routines, and making a new meal plan. The changing of the seasons has inspired me with a fresh start.

I love to have a plan for dinner. It makes life so much easier if I don’t have [...]