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summer berry cheesecake recipe

Desserts, Recipes · June 11, 2026

Summer Berry Cheesecake Recipe

You will love this classic cheesecake that can be decorated with berries for a special occasion such as the 4th of July or simply piled high with fresh berries for a summer birthday or gathering. Featuring an easy homemade crust…

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Excellent Summer Reading Challenges for 2026

Homeschooling · June 6, 2026

Excellent Summer Reading Challenges for 2026

The best Summer Reading Challenges for 2026! Excellent literature for homeschooling families and Christians looking for a rich summer of books

healthy carrot cake with fresh milled flour, pineapple and coconut

Desserts, Recipes · May 23, 2026

Healthy Carrot Cake with Fresh Milled Flour, Pineapple, Coconut, Ginger

This healthy carrot cake with fresh milled flour will be your new favorite. Full of delicious extras like pineapple, coconut, and candied ginger! Made with fresh-milled whole-grain flour and sweetened with maple syrup and sucanat, this is a little healthier…

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chocolate mint protein bars (gomacro copycat)

Recipes, Snacks · February 21, 2026

Chocolate Mint Protein Bars (GoMacro Copycat)

These homemade chocolate mint protein bars are full of healthy ingredients for an easy energy boost

sourdough hamburger buns with fresh milled flour

Recipes, Sourdough · February 1, 2026

Sourdough Hamburger Buns with Fresh Milled Flour

These light, airy, 100% whole wheat sourdough hamburger buns are made with fresh-milled flour. They make the perfect healthy base for any meal! Get ready to try the best, healthiest hamburger buns you’ve ever had! So soft with those beautiful…

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a girl wearing merino wool base layers

Sewing · November 4, 2025

How to Sew Merino Wool Clothing for Babies and Kids

I love sewing merino wool! It is breathable, antibacterial, moisture-wicking, and odor-resistant. Merino wool is soft and lightweight, and makes the best base layers, tops, leggings, baby clothes, hats, and more. In this post, I want to share tips, tricks,…

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A freebirth story - Our 5th Home Waterbirth

Motherhood · November 3, 2025

A Freebirth Story – Our 5th Home Waterbirth

This is the freebirth story of our precious daughter. Our unmedicated, unassisted 5th home waterbirth. (I’m not a doctor or healthcare professional. This is my personal story and does not constitute medical advice. Please do your own research and talk…

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easy flaky pie crust recipe made with avocado oil

Desserts, Recipes · August 21, 2025

Easy Flaky Pie Crust Recipe (Made with Avocado Oil)

Who doesn’t love a homemade pie? This is my grandma’s oil pie crust recipe, loved and passed on through all the family. Her original recipe called for a generic type of oil such as canola oil, but I love to…

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low sugar apple pie recipe with gravenstein apples

Desserts, Recipes · August 21, 2025

Low Sugar Apple Pie Recipe (Gravenstein Apple Pie!)

This low-sugar apple pie recipe lets the flavors of the apples shine! I love to make this with Gravenstein apples, but any good cooking apple will do just as well. Apple pie is a classic dessert, perfect for your fall…

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10 best knitting patterns to make for a baby girl

Free Patterns, Knitting, Making · August 12, 2025

10 Best Knitting Patterns to Make for a Baby Girl

Knitting for a baby is just so special! I waited almost 10 years into motherhood before I had a daughter to knit for, so I relished it when the time came. Babies are just so sweet and knit-worthy! You’re going…

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morning basket ideas for a Christian homeschool

Homeschooling · July 21, 2025

Morning Basket Favorites for a Christian Homeschool

The concept of a morning basket is to have a collection of resources prepared and ready (in a basket if you like) to use daily for a sort of circle time in your homeschool. These resources ideally encompass a wider…

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healthy homemade granola bars with no refined sugar

Recipes, Snacks · July 16, 2025

Healthy Homemade Granola Bars (no refined sugar)

These homemade granola bars are made with whole foods and unsweetened crispy rice cereal for a nice crunchy bar that kids and adults will love.

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Hi! I'm Sara, Mama to 5, home educator, seamstress, and lover of all things creative. This is where I share my from-scratch recipes that I love to feed my family, sewing skills and inspiration to make a handmade wardrobe, homeschooling resources and encouragment, and tips for living frugally and thriving in motherhood.

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Summer Berry Cheesecake Recipe

Summer Berry Cheesecake Recipe

You will love this classic cheesecake that can be decorated with berries for a special occasion such as the 4th of July or simply piled high with fresh berries for a summer birthday or gathering. Featuring an easy homemade crust…

Read More

Excellent Summer Reading Challenges for 2026

Excellent Summer Reading Challenges for 2026

The best Summer Reading Challenges for 2026! Excellent literature for homeschooling families and Christians looking for a rich summer of books

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Mama of 5 practicing diligent creativity at home. •Sourdough • Slow Fashion • Home Cooking • Wild and Free Homeschooling • Sewing Skills

Homemade Chocolate Mint Protein Bars, inspired by Homemade Chocolate Mint Protein Bars, inspired by my favorite GoMacro flavor. We’ve been making these on repeat! Recipe link in bio ✨

#healthyproteinbars 
#proteinsnack 
#chocolatemint 
#healthysnacks 
#workoutsnack
I wasn’t lonely and depressed, I just needed to (l I wasn’t lonely and depressed, I just needed to (literally) frolic in a field of daisies. 

After being down with laryngitis and a double ear infection, it felt so amazing to get out in the sunshine! I hadn’t left my house in 9 days! I don’t think I’ve ever felt so desperate for sunshine. ☀️ 🌼 🌱 

Motherhood can be lonely, especially the first few months after a new baby, and especially during times a sickness! My mind was starting to play tricks on me telling me I have no friends, and reminding me that I have no family nearby. 

I’m grateful to God for some encouragement to my heart today, grateful for a phone call that cheered me up, and grateful for the friends who dropped off soup and oranges. And such a timely and sweet package from my sis with her homemade tinctures, sore throat tea, and elderberry syrup kit!

I don’t think daisies have ever looked so beautiful to me as they did today. 

#postpartum 
#motherhood 
#homeschoolmom
It’s been a sweet, hard season. I was getting pret It’s been a sweet, hard season. I was getting pretty burnt out on homeschooling right before the holiday break, possibly the most burnt out I’ve ever felt with it. But we came back to it this week feeling a little more refreshed and with better systems in place, and it has gone really well. I can be pretty hard on myself, and am still trying to operate like I have 3 kids, when in reality I probably need to talk to some bigger homeschool families and reassess my expectations. I feel like we crossed a line into “big family homeschooling”, and it’s definitely different than how I grew up with 3 kids close in age. But we’re hanging in there, and this last semester really did go quite well. We accomplished a lot and the boys made great progress in many areas. 
 Has anyone else been at this point with homeschooling, and what did you adjust? 

#homeschooling
#homeschoolmom 
#4monthspostpartum 
#homeschoolingwithtoddlers
Our 4th trimester is coming to a close. Almost 1 f Our 4th trimester is coming to a close. Almost 1 full year of nourishing this life with everything in me. 💛 Eliana means “God has answered”. Both of my girls’ names were my favorite since I was a teenager. Those answered prayers go way back. 🥹
A little evening sewing finishing up some UFOs (un A little evening sewing finishing up some UFOs (unfinished objects). I always have multiple things in progress because squirrel brain (anyone else do that? 😩) so it feels good to finish a few. 

Lane pants by @hisydgraham in @iseefabric 
Cozy footies by @lowlandkids 
#sewingproject 
#sewinglinen 
#lanepants 
#lkcozyfooties 
#sewingforbaby
I blinked and she’s 3. 🥹 Making a special birthday I blinked and she’s 3. 🥹
Making a special birthday dress was a must.
I used a pattern by @ohmeohmysewing and beautiful double gauze from Tiny Fabric Company on Etsy. 

#sewingforkids 
#sewingpatterns 
#sewing 
#handmadewardrobe 
#handmadedresses
✨ Welcome sweet Eliana ✨ We’re all ridiculously ✨ Welcome sweet Eliana ✨ 

We’re all ridiculously in love with this little girl and so grateful to God for placing her in our family.
Ready any day now for this sweet babe. 39 weeks t Ready any day now for this sweet babe. 
39 weeks tomorrow. ☀️

#5thbaby 
#pregnancy 
#duedatemonth
Enjoying the last of summer with my kiddos before Enjoying the last of summer with my kiddos before we go back to homeschool. We made it to one of my favorite places, #ferncanyon. 
I’m glad I could do it at 34 weeks pregnant, as I’m definitely not feeling very athletic at the moment. We didn’t go in quite as deep, and I was grateful to have some help getting my toddler over logs. 
We had such a great visit with family and longtime friends!
Now back to the reality that the school year is fast approaching. Summer is always such a needed break for me as a homeschool mom. More time for rest and creativity. 

#ferncanyontrail 
#redwoodnationalpark 
#wildandfreehomeschool 
#hikingwithkids
Favorite homeschool field trip to date!! Sailing o Favorite homeschool field trip to date!!
Sailing on the SF bay is something I’ve wanted to do for years. @callofthesea made it so fun for everyone. The kids studied marine mammals, took turns steering the boat, helped set the sails, took a water sample and studied plankton under a microscope, and practiced tying knots. Sailing right by the Golden Gate was such a treat! 

#sailing 
#sfbay 
#goldengatebridge 
#wildandfreehomeschool
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