10 Ideas for Incorporating Fun and Play into Your Child’s Daily Activities
It’s easy to get caught up in the doldrums of chores and every day tasks. Leaving little time for fun, though, can add too much stress to your life, and often to your child’s. And it’s no mystery that stress can detract from your overall health and well-being. Use the following ideas to incorporate a little fun into […]
5 Key Phrases to Keep Love Alive
Rural Mom welcomes guest Laurie Puhn, J.D., author of Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In Today’s busy multi-tasking couples have little time to invest in their relationship. In my couples mediation practice it’s no surprise that many people reveal they have lost that loving feeling […]
Our Search for the Best Blackberry Wine
Rural hubby has a new hobby of late, which I can only pin on myself for starting as I’ve begun to drag him from winery to winery in Kentucky- a quest for the “best” Blackberry Wine. Hubby grew up eating wild blackberries (and for those of you who are city folk, there’s a substantial difference […]
10 Activities You Can Do With Your Teen Daughter for the Holidays
I’m pleased to offer you this insightful article from Janine Sherman, OB/GYN nurse practitioner and co-author of Start Talking: A Girl’s Guide for You & Your Mom: As a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and mother, I understand how difficult it can be to get quality time with your teen daughter. With all of the demands […]
Frugal Snack: Homemade Chewy Pumpkin Seed Granola Bars
Hands-down fresh granola bars are a wicked-cool, yummy fall treat… and a great way to use up extra pumpkin seeds. After whipping up this super easy recipe, you can store the bars in an air-tight container for 1 week. Chewy Pumpkin Seed Granola Bars INGREDIENTS 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup quick-cooking oats 1/4 cup […]