Archive | May, 2008

Make it Yourself: Seasoning Mixes

by on May 13, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Recently, I shared our chili recipe with the secret ingredient (at least in my book!): taco seasoning mix! Maybe its the addition of paprika & onion powder that does the trick for my chili! Making it yourself prevents the additions of MSG and other additives that are very often included in these types of mixes. [...]

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Chicken or Beef Enchiladas (w/Crockpot Version)

by on May 12, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

This is a family favorite meal at our house! Serve with some homemade refried beans, corn and/or a green salad and you have a wonderful meal. Dollop with a little extra sour cream! I make this recipe in two 8×8 pans for our family and freeze one for another day. Works very well for freezing, [...]

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The True Woman: Chapter 7 – Piety

by on May 12, 2008 in faith & womanhood

We continue on in our weekly recaps of our book study on The True Woman by Susan Hunt. In case you haven’t been able to join us, check out the archives here, and consider purchasing this wonderful book for yourself! Linda McWhinney provides this guest post on reviewing lessons from chapter 7. In this challenging [...]

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My Educational Journey – Part 2: College

by on May 12, 2008 in learning at home

This is part 2 in a series delving into educational thoughts from my experiences. For part 1, visit here. Thoughts on College I received the similar question nearing the end of my high school years: “what are you planning on doing after high school?” Often times I was humiliated and almost ashamed to say that [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

by on May 11, 2008 in building the family

I wish to express a blessed and happy mother’s day to all my fellow mothers out there! Keep up the wonderful work in laying your life down in service to your family! You are to be highly praised for persevering through it all! What a privilege to be bestowed with gifts of life to nurture [...]

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In Honor of My Mother

by on May 10, 2008 in building the family

In honor of this lovely Mother’s Day 2008, I would like to honor my godly mother! Dear Mother, What a treasure it has been it be raised by such a godly courageous woman! You have never ceased to amaze me in all the roles and responsibilities you filled in managing our home, taking care of [...]

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My Educational Journey – Part 1: Home Education

by on May 09, 2008 in learning at home

Kathleen asked: What was your educational path like? Did you homeschool, attend college or Bible school, do distance study programs? The reason I ask is that I am seeking God’s path for my own life. I am currently one year “out” of high school…I want to be a SAHM, and they [my family] say, “Well, [...]

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Freezer Meals: Chicken Divan

by on May 09, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Since I received several requests for the freezer meal recipes we used for making meals for the needy family in our church, I would love to share them in a series of posts. I would consider all of these excellent frugal and nutritious meals! We have used these many times over for freezer cooking! Chicken [...]

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Eliminating the Junk Mail

by on May 08, 2008 in natural & green

Supermarket flyers, advertisements addressed to “current resident”, catalogs you never asked for! It has started driving me up the wall! In an effort to cut back on the waste in our family, we began recycling our junk mail! I would never have thought that you could save so much space in your kitchen garbage bag [...]

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How to Get out of Debt: Don’t Buy Stuff!

by on May 08, 2008 in frugal & simple

Our family has enjoyed a lot of laughs over this simply amazing and insightful video for getting out and staying out of debt. You may have seen this already, but it is a fresh reminder of how easy we fall into the temptation of spending money we don’t have! Check it out here. It works [...]

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