Chocolate Fudge Pie with TWIX® Bites #EatMoreBites #shop #cbias

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Oh my goodness people! I made this Chocolate Fudge Pie a few days ago (of course it's all gone now) and now, sitting here writing this, I am totally craving more of the TWIX® Bites I used to garnish it. In fact, I just called my husband, who is on his way home from work, and begged him: "Please! Grab me some more Bites on your way home!" Craving will soon be satisfied!

I have to tell you right off that I love these unwrapped Bites even more than regular TWIX®---and that's saying a lot because it's one of my very favorite candy bars! I think the caramel is thicker on these or something---they're just awesome! 

So last week, I wanted to make my family a delicious chocolate dessert using these Bites as a garnish. I came up with this fudgy pie and the Bites were a perfect compliment. Make sure to check out the recipe, as well as my YouTube tutorial at the end of the post, for detailed instructions.

Make Bake Create Party

Join us for our first LIVE Google+ Hangout on June 3rd at 8pm! We'll be talking about Father's Day and introducing our team. We'll even feature some of YOUR linked up posts. We'd love to have you join in! Not familiar with Google+ Hangouts? Basically, it will be like you're watching us on tv---but you'll get to leave comments that we may read and respond to live online!

10 {Excellent} Dipping Sauce Recipes

 Need some great dipping sauce recipes? Here are 10 excellent inspirations to get you going!

#ad Cajun Pink Sauce for Dipping Summer Snacks #SummerSauce #cbias

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Warm weather is here, like it or not! Time for summer snacks and quick, easy meals that will leave us plenty of time for playing in the sunshine! Last night, I paired my Cajun Pink Sauce with some Tyson Panko Chicken Nuggets. Served with a side of seasoned sweet potato oven fries, it made for  a zesty, kid-friendly meal.

Guest Post from Kristen of It Works!®

The following is a guest post, not a sponsored post, and I have received no compensation for running it. Hope In Every Season does not necessarily share the opinions of the guest writer. Neither the guest writer, nor myself, are medical professionals, and none of the information given in this post is meant to replace that of your medical doctor.

I'm excited to introduce you all to my cousin Kristen and her family. For the past few months, she's been on a successful weight loss journey, and I thought it would be fun to have her share her story here.

Fruity Brownies {Featuring: Key Lime & Orange Dreamsicle}

Need a fresh dessert idea for an upcoming picnic or party? These fruity brownies are fun and flavorful---plus, you can customize them any color or flavor you desire!

Callie's Contest of Courage by Jan May ~ Book Review

This review copy was given to me by Jan May, the author of, "Callie's Contest of Courage." All opinions are honest and are my own.

My daughter, Lynzie, author of the blog, Thoughts From a Young Writer, recently reviewed this great Christian fiction book for girls. Make sure to check out her review if you're looking for some good fiction for your preteen girl!

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Inspiration Monday @ Your Homebased Mom
Motivate Me Monday 
Modest Monday @ The Modest Mom 
Living Proverbs 31
Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy 
A Round Tuit @ Creating My Way to Success 
Making Your Home Sing Monday
A Return to Loveliness @ A Delightsome Life 
Teach Me Tuesday @ Growing Home
Tutorial Tuesdays with Hope Studios
Women Helping Women @ Teaching What Is Good 
(Titus 2)s Days @ Time Warp Wife
The Scoop @Stone Gable
Winsome Wednesday @ My Daily Walk in His Grace
Whole-Hearted Home Wednesdays 
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
Homemaking Link Up @ Raising Homemakers
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Wednesday Link up at Adorned from Above
Home Link Up at Raising Arrows
Homemaker's Encouragement Party

The Homemaking Party --- Liam Turns Four!

Remember reading about our miracle baby, Liam? Well, he just turned four years old on Monday! Every year I praise God more and more that he is here with us---alive, happy, and well! Liam wanted a Bob the Builder birthday party, and since we do our best to make birthdays super special around here, that's exactly what he got!

Liam loves John Deere tractors so Grandma Christy sent him a new one---complete with a couple little people to go inside. He opened it and said, "Hey Dad, is this a hunting truck?" Yes sir, that's what it is!

Every baby is a miracle---even if they've got an absolutely perfect birth story! I'm especially thankful for my sweet boy today. Happy Birthday Liam!

Welcome to the Homemaking Party! Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up! Are you on Google+? If you're not familiar, you should check it out. It's so much better than Facebook, which is keeping our readers from seeing our posts unless they're paid. You can join me there by clicking the box below to add me to your circle.

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Cheesecake Fruit Dip ~ Make Bake Create Party

Sometimes it's the simplest things that make the biggest WOW! That's true with this easy Cheesecake Fruit Dip. I made this for my kids at lunch time and they gobbled it up! Definitely should have bought two containers of strawberries! Keep reading to find out how super simple it is to prepare this special dessert dip.

TWIX® Bites Coupon {Take One and Share One!} #EatMoreBites #shop #cbias

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Who wants a coupon for the new Bites varieties from Mars? I had the Milky Way® Bites at SoFabCon14 this past week and they were awesome! The one I'm really wanting to try out, though, is TWIX® Bites!

The chocolate brands we all love are now in bite-size pieces. Why didn’t they think of this sooner? These unwrapped morsels are the perfect snacking size when you're on the go. Save big on Bites at Walmart and please share this post with your friends so they can get the coupon too! 

#EatMoreBites #CollectiveBias

Spaghetti Squash Casserole (No Pasta Spaghetti ~ Low Carb ~ Trim Healthy Mama Style)

Tonight I'm sharing my recipe for No Pasta Spaghetti, a delicious Spaghetti Squash Casserole that is low carb and great for the THM lifestyle! I have to admit that we've not been sticking to our diet very well this week, but once I'm done at #SoFabCon14 this weekend, I'll get back on track!

What is SoFabCon, you ask? It's the annual Social Fabric conference here in Bentonville, Arkansas. You've seen my posts tagged #cbias---those are Social Fabric campaigns. The hashtag, #cbias, stands for Collective Bias, which is the parent company of the social media part that is Social Fabric. Clear as mud? :)

Anyway, I'm spending the next few days soaking up tips and tricks and networking with some great bloggers from all over! I'm really looking forward to getting away and just focusing on making this blog an even better place to hang out!

Here's that yummy recipe (inspired by Mrs. Criddle's Kitchen) and thanks for stopping by the Homemaking Party!

Spaghetti Squash Casserole

1 large spaghetti squash 
2 lbs. ground turkey
3 cloves minced garlic
1 diced zucchini
8 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 diced onion
29 oz. tomato sauce
1 TB. garlic powder
1 TB. onion powder
1 tsp. thyme or oregano
1 tsp. basil
salt & pepper
3 c. shredded mozzarella
1/2 c. dry parmesan cheese

Cut spaghetti squash in half and clean out inside. Prepare vegetables and set aside. Brown turkey and then add vegetables, cooking until medium tender. Add sauce and seasonings. You might want to add a little water if it seems to thick to safely simmer for awhile, but don't add too much as the vegetables will add liquid, as well. Simmer for an hour or so. 

Meanwhile, place squash in a baking pan and add water to cover 1/4 inch of pan bottom. Cook at 400º for 30-40 minutes, until tender. Let it cool on the counter while your sauce finishes simmering. Scrape out squash insides and add to meat sauce. Stir everything together and pour half into a 13x9 dish. Sprinkle half the mozzarella on top and do the same for a second layer. Sprinkle the parmesan on top, cover with foil, and bake on 350º for 30 minutes.

Looking for some great Trim Healthy Mama Recipes? Try these! 

THM Lunches & Dinners

Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken
Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl
Spaghetti Squash Casserole (No Pasta Spaghetti)
20 Squash Recipes
Baked Spinach and Pepperjack Chicken

THM Breakfasts

List of THM Breakfast Ideas
Chicken Ranch Omelette

THM Treats
Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy

THM Misc.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Make Your Own Chicken Stock & Broth
Zesty Burger Spread

Speed Up Your Shopping Trip with Walmart's Scan & Go App #shop #cbias

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Have you heard about Walmart's Scan & Go app? If not, you are going to love this! Our Walmart was swamped yesterday, as it is most weekends when people are out stocking their cupboards for the upcoming week. I'd already picked up my groceries a few days earlier, so I was just stopping by to grab a couple things I'd need for this cute wooden spool necklace I wanted to make. Thankfully, I'd just been introduced to the new Scan & Go app, and was able to speed past the long checkout lines. Since I spent less than a minute checking out my own purchases, I even helped move things along faster for those in the self-checkout area.

Spring Spoolie Swap Reveal!

Happy Friday! 

Today is the big day that I reveal the fun spoolie swapping I've been doing this spring! My sweet and creative partner, Paintin-Patti, made me this adorable party chick spoolie! Yeah, she totally blew me out of the water! I was so impressed when I opened up her sweet package! Make sure to keep reading to see the rest of the goodies---and what I made too!

London's Natural History Museum

Remember my England tour with Sense & Sensibility Patterns last September? Last night, Jamie and I were watching Poirot and the episode took place in London's Natural History Museum. I got so excited because that was one of my favorite stops on my London tour last fall!

Pork Egg Roll Bowl ---Trim Healthy Mama Style--- Egg Roll in a Bowl

My family loves this surprisingly delicious Pork Egg Roll Bowl. This is not the sort of thing I normally enjoy, but my husband loves egg rolls so I thought I'd give it a try. I made it for dinner last night and it was delicious! The sesame oil really makes it great, but you can use any kind of oil if you're in a pinch. This recipe is modified from one I found on Pinterest, but the original author is unknown. So, if you are the creator of this great dish---speak up!!


Pork Egg Roll Bowl
(Serves our big family---but it's easy to half this one and do it all in one large skillet!)

1/4 c. sesame oil
2 lb. ground pork
2 heads cabbage, finely sliced
4 shredded carrots
1 chopped yellow onion
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. ground ginger or 1 tsp. mace
1/2 c. soy sauce (plus more to top, if desired)
Salt & pepper 
3 green onions, diced

Cook the ground pork in a skillet until completely done. Add chopped yellow onion and oil, and cook until onions are cooked through and browning slightly.  In a separate little bowl, mix the garlic, ginger and soy sauce and add to pan. Stir well for just a few seconds and then remove from heat---but keep the heat on. Pour everything into a stock pot and add the cabbage and carrots. Return to burner and cook for a few minutes, stirring often. Remove from burner and add green onions and salt and pepper to taste. 

Looking for some great Trim Healthy Mama Recipes? Try these! 

Got one to share? Let me know and I'll add it to the list.

THM Lunches & Dinners

Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken
Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl
Spaghetti Squash Casserole (No Pasta Spaghetti)
20 Squash Recipes
Baked Spinach and Pepperjack Chicken

THM Breakfasts

List of THM Breakfast Ideas
Chicken Ranch Omelette

THM Treats
Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy

THM Misc.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Make Your Own Chicken Stock & Broth
Zesty Burger Spread

Who Is Speaking Into Your Life?

Today I'm at Raising Homemakers, talking about influencers and mentors...and lasagna! Come check it out and be blessed!

Making Healthier Choices with Insync Natural Probiotic #NaturalProbiotic #shop #cbias

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Lately I've been sharing with you all the healthy choices I've been committing to. For the two weeks, in addition to eating healthier and moving more, I've been taking the natural probiotic, Insync. Insync contains doctor recommended, B.Infantis, to help promote a healthy digestive system.

Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken --- Trim Healthy Mama Style

Last night I told you all about the new healthy eating plan I'm learning called, Trim Healthy Mama, and shared a roundup of some great THM breakfast ideas. Tonight I want to show you what I just made for dinner. When this came out of the oven, I panicked for a minute as I'd not made anything else to go with it. However, once we all finished our portion, I was glad I hadn't made anything else. We were stuffed! 

THM Breakfast Recipes --- Starting Your Morning the Trim Healthy Mama Way!

Have you heard of Trim Healthy Mama? It's a new healthy eating plan that really works! Jamie and I have been on it for a couple weeks now and we feel great! I lost 9 pounds and he lost 11 in just the first week! Be sure to contact me if you'd like more info. You can buy the book as an e-book or paperback and there's lots of Facebook groups to help you get started. 

Going Thrifting!

 Have you been thrift shopping yet this spring?  I'm looking forward to going thrifting this Saturday--well, that is, unless we're under tornado watch again! My eBay and Etsy shops are running low on merchandise so I gotta restock.

The Make Bake Create Party

Welcome to the Make Bake Create Party! 5 Blogs-1 party-lots of fun and creative ideas for you!

Morning Coffee Giveaway! Win a Mr. Coffee® Coffeemaker & a Bag of Millstone® Coffee #CoffeeJourneys #shop #cbias

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I am so so excited to be giving away a brand new Mr. Coffee® Drip Coffee Maker and a bag of Millstone® flavored coffee to one of you wonderful readers next week! The Chocolate Velvet flavor is a hit around our house, but you can be sure that whatever delicious flavor you choose will taste awesome when you make it in this high quality brewer.

Manage Medications for Sick Pets at Walgreens.com #WalgreensRX #shop #cbias

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Have you ever had a sick pet in the house? We all love our pets and want to take good care of them. Walgreens.com has made it easy to manage medications for pets online. In the past, I've found their site to be convenient for my family's prescriptions---how great that I can add prescriptions for a sick pet, as well!

Have You Had Your Smash & Dash Today?

Today I'm promoting the super fun and addicting, Smash and Dash, my brother's new game for iPhone and Android! Right now, you can download it for FREE!! I love it even more than Candy Crush---and that's saying a lot! My favorite thing about it is that you never run out of lives!! You can play all day! Ha!! (Hmm...considering this is a homemaking party, that might not be a good thing!)

Messianic Prophecy --- Part Three

I've been talking about Messianic Prophecies over the last week as we come up on Easter---the greatest celebration for Christians! Today I'm going over a couple of prophecies in the Old Testament book of Zechariah. The prophet Zechariah wrote about Messiah approximately 500 years before the birth of Christ.

Making the Change to LED Power with GE Super Bright LED Lightbulbs #LEDSavings #shop #CollectiveBias

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Spring is always a time of change. Whether it's just a change of season or a complete household overhaul, the New Year adage, "Out with the old, in with the new" doesn't seem to really apply until springtime. In our home, we're making a significant change in our energy consumption that will have a lasting impact, by changing to super bright LED lightbulbs. LED power is the way to go if you're wanting to save money, conserve energy, and cut down on garbage in the landfills.

ITBS Tests---SHHH...Testing!

Arkansas homeschoolers are required to take a standardized test once a year, beginning in third 
grade. The Coller kids have been doing their annual testing the past few days. Today it's Elisha's turn to hang out with me all day in the bedroom and do his tests. Here's a shout out to all my kids who've been taking turns babysitting and being quiet and good while their siblings test. Two down, two to go!

Messianic Prophecy: Part Two

The Old Testament book of Isaiah is abundant with prophetic references---many of them pointing to Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Here are just a few of the proofs we have for Christ as God as prophesied by Isaiah, more than 600 years before Jesus walked the Earth!

The Virgin Birth/Jesus called Immanuel
Isaiah 7:14:"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel"


This is fulfilled in Matthew 1:20-23. Joseph was visited in a dream by an angel quoting the verse from Isaiah. His soon-to-be-wife was the prophesied virgin. "Immanuel" means "God with us". Like the names given for Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 (Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace, etc.), Jesus wasn't actually given the name "Immanuel" as his birth name. This is not what the passage means. Instead, it is saying that this is a term people will use to reference Jesus for the rest of eternity. People will say that Jesus is God in the flesh--God with us.

Messianic Prophecies -- Part One

It's almost Easter and I'm thinking about some of the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus that have been fulfilled in the New Testament. I found this series of posts that I put up several years ago so I thought I'd repost them. I imagine there's a lot of people who don't realize how many times the Old Testament talks about Messiah---or don't understand why that's even a big deal.

Pretty Birds for Pink Saturday

 I love to decorate with birds. They're innocent and tender---which is probably why they remind me of my babies. I've got birds all over the house---and lots more in boxes that are slowly being unpacked! My mom sent me this blue bird jam jar shortly after I moved to Arkansas this past fall. We have these birds in our yard and I'd never seen them before coming here. 

Bella Vista Museum Piece: What Pattern Is This?

This plate is in the Bella Vista, Arkansas museum and my mom thinks it's the same pattern her mom had when she was growing up. If anyone has a clue, please let me know! It's china and there are no markings on this one.

The Homemaking Party

Welcome to the Homemaking Party! We're enjoying a great visit with my mom and making some happy memories. She took a new family picture for us---I love it! Hope you're all having a great week too!

There's just a few days left to join my Spring Spoolie Swap? I hope you'll check it out and join us for some crafty fun! 

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Beverly's Pink Saturday

Loosening Those Apron Strings...Just a Bit!

Today I'm at Raising Homemakers talking about loosening those apron strings...just a bit! Please come check out my article and share with your friends! 

The Homemaking Party---I'm Late!

Oops! I'm so sorry---I'm having so much fun with mom that I forgot to put up our party this week!

My mom is here visiting for a couple weeks and we've been having such a nice time together! Hope you all have something great planned for the week too! Tomorrow we're going to visit Tulsa and my friend, Rachel from Bubbly Nature Creations.

Have you noticed my Spring Spoolie Swap? I hope you'll check it out and join us for some crafty fun! 

Blessings!
Sarah Linking with:

The Homemaking Party -- Celebration Time!

Welcome to the Homemaking Party! This weekend our family is celebrating the marriage of my brother, Joe, and his gorgeous bride, Kim! I finally have a sister---yay! 

The Make Bake Create Party

Welcome to the Make Bake Create Party! 5 Blogs-1 party-lots of fun and creative ideas for you!

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