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For the first time in nine years, I have been able to fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans. Boy am I glad I didn’t give them away! From skinny and jegging to bootcut and flares, and even from boyfriend to mom, there is a jean style for every woman. The styles come in, they go out, […]

Why Moms Should Keep Their Favorite Pre-Pregnancy Jeans

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For the first time in nine years, I have been able to fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans. Boy am I glad I didn’t give them away! From skinny and jegging to bootcut and flares, and even from boyfriend to mom, there is a jean style for every woman. The styles come in, they go out, […]

The statistics are frightening: so many parents divorce right after their youngest goes off to college. Here are a few ways to prevent that from happening. Each year, people are choosing not to marry. And for those who do decide to tie the knot, divorce rates are still around 50 percent. Although it is doubtful […]

As a culture we have forgotten the importance of sitting down for a family meal. Here are a few tips to go back to this important tradition. We are a nation of fast lives, fast cars and fast food. Everything we do seems to be at warp speed. But one thing that should never be […]

Don’t get me wrong, I love my Thanksgiving turkey. But I like to think of Thanksgiving as a way to spend some sacred family time. So I will make the most out of this yearly opportunity for family love. Let me just get this out, first and foremost: I love Thanksgiving. No friends, like I […]

While on a walk with my son, a lightbulb moment came up to me. Why not make our little walks more intentional, more meaningful and more deliberate? I have never been the type of mama who loved to take my toddlers for a walk. Let’s face it, by the time they can walk, they want […]

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I'm JAIME MATHEWS

I am obsessed with healthy living, gratitude, gardening, mindfulness, and raising kind kiddos... and I write about it all. May my words spur you on to cultivate a home infused with the sweetness that comes from living a life devoted to Jesus.

Wife and mother, Chief operator of the Mathews Homestead, homeschooler, not-so-novice gardener, resident goat herder, and your new Jesus-loving friend.

JM