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Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas This is one of those classic American dishes that is nothing close to authentic Mexican food (and not exactly...

Serves 10 Prep Time: 10 Minutes Bake Time: 45 minutes • Granny Smith Apples, 8 large, cored, and chopped • Granulated Sugar, .25 cup •...

Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cook Time: 20 minutes; Servings:32 Ingredients Old Fashioned Oats, 8 cups Coconut Oil, 1 cup Honey, .5 cup Maple...

No, I'm not returning to blogging here. The best place to read my writing is still Substack. If you're not a subscriber yet, you really...

On this week's menu: Spicy Mushroom and Onion Quesadillas, Crispy Salmon with Roasted Vegetables; and Pan Fried Gnocchi with Kale, Walnuts, and Goat Cheese

This week's meatless meals: Creamy Polenta with Mushrooms & Tomatoes; Roasted Vegetable Bowls; and Garlic Shrimp with Spanish Potatoes

Meatless Fridays, Week 2: Oven-Baked Caprese Sandwiches, Creamy Coconut Lentils, and Seared Scallops and Parmesan Risotto with Brown Butter

Thank to all you awesome people, we raised $5500 for the Sisters of Life this first week. I'm excited to see what we can do next week....

This blog has sat (mostly) dormant for the past couple of years. As a mom with two little ones, it’s just been easier to share my random...

This is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. On Instagram, I've been talking about how, after a six-year struggle with anorexia, the...

Toby will turn six months this Friday. Six months! Doesn't it feel like just yesterday when I was weeping and fretting and shopping for...

Last weekend, I was speaking in Denver, when a lovely woman came up, introduced herself as a reader of the blog, and then asked, “How is...

I posted this on my personal Facebook page this morning, but wanted to post it here as well, for  those of you who don't follow me there....

This past Friday, I spent hours and hours online, reading stories about failed adoptions. I did the same thing Thursday. And I’m fighting...

Sometimes no news is good news. Other times, no news is...no news. That's sort of the case with our adoption. I mean, there's news....

The house is quiet today. And peaceful. The windows are open. The curtains are blowing. And some sweet smell from some flowering bush is...

Today we’re tackling the third and final (for now) installment in my series about our adoption process: $$$$$$$$. If you need to catch...

This is Part Two in a three-part series on our discernment of adoption and the process we’re currently in. Yesterday, we covered our...

Over the past several weeks, I’ve received a steady stream of emails and phone calls asking how Chris and I discerned that we wanted to...

Six weeks ago, a wonderful adoption attorney named Colette emailed me. “Emily, I'm going to give you a call today or tomorrow regarding...