About Lora Lynn
Lora Lynn blogs about less-than-holy life with five kids ages six and under at www.vitafamiliae.com.Website: http://vitafamiliae.com
Posts by Lora Lynn
Gardening In The Real World
By Lora Lynn on May 3, 2010
So many people seem attracted to gardening every spring, but when the reality of cost, labor, and weeds sets in, the temptation is to give up. With a few easy tips, you can have a successful, manageable garden at a fraction of the cost.
Start small. {read more}
By Lora Lynn on May 3, 2010
Raised Beds and Cheap Dirt
By Lora Lynn on April 24, 2010
Using a raised bed for gardening keeps the weeds at bay and takes the guesswork out of amending your soil.
The cheapest way to create raised beds is to visit construction sites and forage for scraps. Visit neighborhoods with new construction and ask {read more}
By Lora Lynn on April 24, 2010
Baking Soda: The Non-Toxic Shower Scrubber
By Lora Lynn on April 1, 2010
If you struggle with keeping your shower clean and protecting your lungs from harmful chemicals at the same time, try a weekly scrubbing with baking soda.
Baking soda works as a great soft scrub for any surface.
When you give your bathroom its weekly {read more}
By Lora Lynn on April 1, 2010
Finding The Sacred In The Fabric Softener
By Lora Lynn on November 4, 2009
I’ve been coveting a certain poster for my laundry room for months. It’s a vintage British poster that was used during World War II.
I have grand visions of hanging this over my own personal Mt. WashMe that resides next to the dryer.
But {read more}
By Lora Lynn on November 4, 2009
Smudged
By Lora Lynn on October 23, 2009
I don’t know if you can tell or not, but… we have kids. They leave their mark on everything. I’ve got coffee on the ceiling.
There’s that graffiti on the carpet in my closet.
And the green pen marks in my Bible.
If you were {read more}
By Lora Lynn on October 23, 2009
Our Pile of Stones
By Lora Lynn on October 12, 2009
The day those two pink lines showed up on a pregnancy test, I was beside myself with joy. After months of praying for just such a thing, my husband and I were able to have our gleeful moment of celebration together. That same day, I went to Target to {read more}
By Lora Lynn on October 12, 2009
Socks
By Lora Lynn on March 8, 2009
Socks are the Achilles heel of motherhood. Pun intended.
They never match, they never stay in one place, and they all go to the dryer to die. I was cleaning my house this morning and noticed that around every corner, I would find a lone sock. None {read more}
By Lora Lynn on March 8, 2009
From The Rocking Chair
By Lora Lynn on March 7, 2009
Our speaker at church on Sunday spoke on worship, and what to do when we just don’t “feel it.” He had some very good points, which I won’t regurgitate to you now. But it made me think about the little moments in my day when I “feel” most {read more}
By Lora Lynn on March 7, 2009
Time Management
By Lora Lynn on February 2, 2009
My husband was telling me recently about a series of articles he read regarding time management. Since he knows I’m a busy girl, he summed it up for me this way: Your goals determine the way you spend your time.
That seemed simple enough, but {read more}
By Lora Lynn on February 2, 2009
Quiet Time With Not-So-Quiet Kids
By Lora Lynn on January 21, 2009
You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart… You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house… Deuteronomy 11:18a & 19a (NASB)
The demands placed on a mom are so immediate, so in our face, {read more}
By Lora Lynn on January 21, 2009
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