About Us

Meet Our Family

About Laura: 

I’ve been married to Matt for 15 years and together we have four sons, ages 5-12.  I am a stay at home mom.  I love to cook…try new recipes….write…read…and take care of my family.  I homeschool our kids which has been more of a joy than I ever thought possible.  I’m the one who maintains the HeavenlyHomemakers website…and Matt and the boys are the ones who get to eat the new recipes I try.  :) 

About Matt:

Matt is an assistant manager for a family restaurant.  He is also the assistant coach for the women’s soccer team at our local Christian college.  Matt’s the one who teaches the boys everything they know about sports (they DON’T get their athletic ability from me!).  He’s also a wonderful role model for them as we work together to raise Godly sons. 

About the boys:

Our boys are:  Asa (13), Justus (9), Elias (7) and Malachi (5).  They are SUCH good kids (if I do say so myself)….not to mention handsome (if I do say so myself).  They love light sabers, swords, sports, legos…and of course, food.  Lots and lots of food.

In the Kitchen:

Through the 15 years we have been married, I have developed a style of cooking in which I try to make things as simple and as healthy as possible.

We believe in eating real food, whole food, in the way God originally gave it to us. Our bodies need nutrients in their whole form. Therefore, we drink whole raw milk, eat real butter, real cream, meat, and of course lots of fruits and veggies. We do eat desserts, but in limited amounts. Who needs four boys with extra energy?

We try to eat organically if at all possible and we work to get meat, milk and eggs from farmers who don’t give their animals hormones or antibiotics. The main things we try to avoid eating are foods containing: high fructose corn syrup, monosodium glutamate (MSG), partially hydrogenated oils and fats, white sugar and white flour, and food coloring.  Since most processed foods contain at least one of these, I make most of our food from scratch so that I know what we’re eating.

Although making everything from scratch instead of pulling it out of a box might sound difficult, let me encourage you to give it a try anyway! My style of cooking is really quite simple. I am not a gourmet chef. I stick to the basics and make simple meals. And here’s a little secret: cooking meals using real food is SO DELICIOUS!

So, give it a try. You might have fun! Your family will love it! Food never tasted so good!

****I do want to let you know that while eating whole foods is our main style of cooking and eating, we fudge occasionally (Mmm, fudge sounds good). My children get candy rewards at church sometimes and I do not freak out when they eat them. Sometimes, we are in a hurry or want to have a simple Family Night that I am not too tired to enjoy, so we make frozen pizzas. I have even been known to buy hotdogs and chips for a special treat. We are not a slave to a healthy eating style, we simply do our best most of the time.****