Archives for Christian Living
A New Beginning
Wow, it has been a really long time! I thank you for sticking around, or at least stopping by occasionally. I have been blogging for something like 12 years now. Holy cow! I started out on blogspot as Crazy Homeschool Mama. Came to Mama Kautz where I continued my writing and sharing our homeschooling journey. I started integrating our homesteading knowledge which included canning, goats, and of course chickens. Then I went down the preparedness…
Seasons, They are a Changin’
The season is changing from summer to fall and the seasons of life for us are also changing. I recently wrote about the realtor asking me to share 10 things about our house that would help the new owners. Our house wasn't listed for 36 hours and it had 5 showings and two offers. The two offers were within dollars of each other. One offer stood out. They had written a letter. A letter saying…
Spiritual Preparedness
This isn't a post on preparing spiritually on getting to heaven. This is a post about being ready, spiritually, if the you have an emergency. My emergency may not be the same as yours. It could be a job loss or car accident. It could be a natural disaster or economic collapse, too. Regardless of the emergency will you be ready, spiritually? Will you be able to handle the stress of life changing event. A…
I Was Part of the 47%
This is the post where I talk about being reformed Liberal. There was a time in my life where I needed help from the government. I ended up living at home with my two small boys. Then living in a long-term shelter or what would be known as a transitional housing. I had a one-year-old and a 2 1/2 year old boys. I received AFDC from the $546 a month. I also received Food-stamps, childcare,…
The Sexting Generation
Before I begin, this is NOT currently a problem in our home, but it is a problem in their generation. We are on our second round of teenagers. I am finding this second round a bit more daunting than the first. Let me tell you why. Cell phones! Our older two had them. Old flip style phones with texting. I don't think their first phones even had cameras. To get cell service at home you…
I am the Mom of an Ironman
I am going to try to put into words what Ironman 2014 was, from a mama perspective. If you follow me on Twitter probably saw my tweets about Ironman in Coeur d Alene. There he goes! #teamyager (on the left) ; Katey (@MamaKautz) June 29, 2014 Brothers waiting #teamyager #imcda ; Katey (@MamaKautz) June 30, 2014 His dad's helping him out of the chair after completing Ironman Coeur d Alene. #soproud #imcda… ; Katey (@MamaKautz)…
Mother Daughter Summer Bucket List
It dawned on me recently that this is the last summer with my daughter before she turns 18. 18 PEOPLE! How did this happen? Seems like just yesterday she was 14 I have made a Bucket List, that I am sharing with the world, to hold me accountable. Please check back in September to make sure we have done everything on this list.
15 Signs you Grew up In the Country
When giving directions you don't use street names, you use landmarks You didn't need to have the Birds and Bees talk with your parents. You have farm animals. Travel 'to town' is measured in time, not distance Cell Service and High Speed internet are luxuries The fair was the social event of the season You spend more time watching for Moose on the way to the neighbors than for cars You can still remember what…
Freezing Store Bought Tomato Sauce
Freezing store bought tomato sauce? You don't say. Yes, yes you can freeze store bought tomato sauce. I buy my tomato sauce for tacos, spaghetti, and chili ect. in the Costco #10 size can. Unless I am feeding an Army I don't use all of the sauce in one meal. I use Rubbermaid style containers to store the sauce. It would probably save space to use freezer bags. This is how much I got from…
Goings on at Mama Kautz
There's lots going on at Mama Kautz. Here's a quick post to fill you in. Newsletter! I now have a monthly newsletter. It will have doTERRA specials and a Preparedness Tip of the Month. The information in the newsletter will be exclusive to the newsletter. RSS Feed option You now have a new option for my RSS feed. Bloglovin and Feedly are available, as is Feedburner. Now you can you MadMimi too. doTERRA Giveaway Ends…