What’s in the Cart This Week Every Sunday after church, I do a big grocery run to set our week up for success. With four growing boys between the ages of 6 and 15, feeding this crew is no small operation — and finding that sweet spot between food they’ll actually eat and food that […]
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What Landed in Our Cart This Week Saturday morning grocery runs have become something of a ritual in our house. Sometimes one of the older boys tags along, sometimes I’m flying solo with a list and a prayer that I don’t forget anything. This week I got out the door early, hit the store before
It was a Tuesday evening, and I had absolutely nothing planned for dinner. Four hungry boys were circling the kitchen like sharks, my husband was pulling into the driveway, and I was staring into a refrigerator full of random ingredients that had no business being on the same plate together. Sound familiar? That’s the moment
There is something about October in Connecticut that makes me want to cook. The air gets crisp, the farm stands along Route 44 are piled high with butternut squash and apples and sweet potatoes, and suddenly my boys — who spent all summer eating cold watermelon on the back porch — are asking for warm
Another Saturday, Another Mission If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that Saturday morning grocery runs are practically a spiritual discipline in our house. I load up, hit BJ’s and the grocery store, and come home with enough food to feed what sometimes feels like a small army — though
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Sunday afternoons in our house have a rhythm to them. After church, after lunch, after the boys have scattered in four different directions — I sit down at the kitchen table with a notepad, a cup of tea, and what I can only describe as a quiet determination. Because if I don’t plan the week’s
The 3 O’Clock Hunger Monster Is Real Every afternoon around 3 o’clock, my front door swings open and four boys come barreling in like a small hurricane. Backpacks hit the floor, shoes end up somewhere they shouldn’t, and before anyone even says hello, the question is already hanging in the air: “Mom, what’s to eat?”
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By the time 3 o’clock rolls around in our house, it doesn’t matter what I’m doing — teaching fractions, folding laundry, or quietly trying to drink a warm cup of coffee — the kitchen becomes Grand Central Station. Four boys, four opinions, and four stomachs that are somehow simultaneously starving. If you have kids, you
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The Chaos That Led Me to a Better System There was a season in our house where I stood in front of the open refrigerator every single night at 5 o’clock, completely blank. Four hungry boys circling the kitchen, my husband walking through the door, and me with absolutely no plan. Sound familiar? I was
Another Week, Another Cart Full of Groceries If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know Sunday afternoons look pretty much the same in our house. I get back from the store, bags hit the kitchen counter, and within about 90 seconds all four boys are circling like they haven’t eaten in a