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The Young Wife’s Guide Blog

Frustrated, Fatigued, and a Hill of Beans

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer I can’t remember the exact day, since it has been several years ago, all I remember is being frustrated, fatigued, and fed-up. Frustrated and Fatigued Bickering does that to a mom, at least is does to me. Some days our kids, then 10, 9 and 7 were inseparable, other days they were… Read More

Encourage The Art of Observation w/ tutorial

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer Help your kids stay curious one color at a time. ob·ser·va·tion (n)   the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. I remember my parents loading up the old green Suburban with musty smelling canvas tents, a wood box filled with pots and pans,… Read More

DIY Dryer Sheets

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer This super easy recipe that can take your laundry to a whole new level! After years and years of spending money on perfumed fabric softener sheets that would end up in someone’s shirt or tossed next to the sock pile, I decided it was time to just make my own. DIY… Read More

True Confession: I Am Mary in a Martha World

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer “Everything in its place and a place for everything!”  is the advice I have heard for years. What works for some people, might not work for others. As discouraging as it can be, that is life. Face the fact. Some of us are organizationally challenged. It is Hard to be Mary… Read More

To Have And To Hold

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer The organ music gently played as I walked down the aisle in my mother’s white lace and beaded taffeta gown toward my waiting groom. The small white leather-bound Bible she had carried 24 years earlier was held next to my bouquet of pink and white flowers. Under a veil of wispy netting, we… Read More

Focus on More than your List

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer I am a list maker. It is part of my hard wired genetic code.  Anyone who has ever looked in my purse, book bag, on my nightstand, next to my desk, or in the pocket of the last coat I wore, can see that I am always jotting down what needs… Read More

Getting Ready for Sunday Morning – Plus Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer What is it about Sunday mornings? It often feels like the Murphy’s Law Day, where if something can go wrong, it will. And, it usually happens while getting  kids ready for church. My husband often had to get to church early to help set up for Sunday School class or rehearse… Read More

Crowdfunding for the MOMpreneur

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer Being  a business minded homemaker is something that we can cultivate, reap the benefits of, and teach our kids; some refer to the occupation/calling as being the ultimate Proverbs 31 Woman I call it being a MOMpreneur. Have you ever had a really great idea or concept but just didn’t know… Read More

Ohh Baby! From A New Grandma’s Point Of View

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer About 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, we got a phone call from our son–in-law, Thomas, whom I lovingly refer to as my bonus boy. Not just any call. THE CALL. The moment I had been anticipating for exactly 185 days. Our oldest daughter, Emma, was checked into the hospital and… Read More

7 steps to creating a fun 4th of July T-Shirt

By Marci Seither, Contributing Writer The 4th of July often brings to mind firecrackers, homemade ice cream, parades, and family. People proudly display the American Flag and, with hands placed over grateful hearts, sing about “land of the free and the home of the brave.” For several years, we lived near Dutch Flat, a small mountain… Read More

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