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Happy Birthday Lindsay!

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Now before you think, “How con­ceited of her”… this is Aaron, Lindsay’s hus­band, the guy on the right in the photo. And no, she didn’t give me the idea. :)

We have a tra­di­tion in both of our fam­i­lies for birth­days (and I’m sure we’re not the only ones) to go around the table and share what we appre­ci­ate about the birth­day boy/girl. In a way, all you read­ers have been part of our family by either pray­ing for our recent car sit­u­a­tion, making your own home­made deodor­ant, or just trying out soak­ing your grains. So now I ask, can you share some­thing you appre­ci­ate about Lind­say? It could be as simple as a spe­cific post, but I want you to know that Lind­say reads every single com­ment that is posted on her blog and reads every email that comes in too and she appre­ci­ates them all.

She has really tried to keep her blog simple and unclut­tered there­fore it’s been ad free (no, it’s not your ad-​blocking soft­ware at work) and so she receives no mon­e­tary ben­e­fit at all. So please share your encour­ag­ing words with Lind­say and bless her socks off!

Thanks in advance…

-Aaron

P.S. - If you’d really like to bless her, check out her Amazon Wish­list. :D


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99 Responses to “Happy Birthday Lindsay!”

  1. Kim says:

    Happy Birth­day! I just wanted to say that I appre­ci­ate your tes­ti­monies and all the hard work you put into this blog with the recipes for food and home­made clean­ers, etc. My family loves the bagels :-) You’re an inspi­ra­tion! Hope you have a won­der­ful day!

  2. Anna says:

    Happy Birth­day, Lind­say! I enjoy read­ing your blog. I’ve learned many new things. Thank you for shar­ing your wisdom through this blog.

  3. Michele says:

    Lind­say, your whole blog has been a true bless­ing to me. Keep up the great work and may God Bless you and your beau­ti­ful family today and always!

  4. kelly says:

    Have a great day-I so appre­ci­ate your pos­i­tive atti­tude in every post! (and i love my home­made deodor­ant so thanks for that too)…

  5. M3 says:

    Happy Birth­day, Lind­say! I love your blog and learn so much from it, but what impresses me the most is your enthu­si­asm and joy for every day. Many bless­ings to you and yours.

  6. Kari in Nebraska says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! Thanks for all the won­der­ful infor­ma­tion and encour­age­ment! Your blog is truly a bless­ing to me…it’s always my treat to read while my girls are taking their naps! 8-) Your ope­ness about your rela­tion­ship with the Lord is the most encour­ag­ing to me. You truly desire to serve and honor Him in all you do. Thank you!

  7. Happy Birth­day, Sweet one!
    I truly believe your blog is a min­istry that the Lord is bless­ing daily in the way that you are shar­ing your life, your dis­cov­er­ies for better living, and your tes­ti­mony of the Lord’s good­ness in your family. Thank you for being a won­der­ful bless­ing - I look for­ward to read­ing what you have to share each day.
    Denise

  8. Carol says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! I appre­ci­ate all the knowl­edge you share on your blog. Thank you!

  9. Palika says:

    Happy Birth­day! I find your blog very inter­est­ing and I am all of the things you are not–not religous, a work­ing woman all of my life, not a cook, not frugal, but I am a good person and a good mother. I have one ques­tion–why don’t you have any ani­mals?

  10. Suyai says:

    Dear Lind­say,

    All the way from Chile, please receive a big hug and may God con­tinue to use you and give you wisdom and courage in all areas of your life.

    You are a tremen­doues inspi­ra­tion.

    Thank you for answer­ing my email a couple of weeks ago.

    May God abun­dantly bless you today and for­ever,

    Suyai

  11. Misty says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! I know the Lord allowed me to locate your web­site because I have truly been blessed by all your hard work. Thank you so much for taking time to do this. If you ever feel like it’s not making a dif­fer­ence, please think again because I have con­tin­u­ally been inspired and chal­lenged.

    Misty from North Car­olina
    (I’m join­ing your Book Study this time)

  12. Erin says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! I have only been read­ing your blog for a few months but I have truly been encour­aged by your con­tent. Your love for the Lord and your family is obvi­ous and pushes me in my own walk. Thank you for taking the time to put your­self out there daily.

  13. Angie says:

    HAPPY HAPPY BIRTH­DAY dear sweet Lind­say.
    I just have to tell you that your blog has been such a bless­ing and inspi­ra­tion to me over and over and over again. I stum­bled upon your blog sev­eral months ago from a link on bib­li­cal wom­an­hood on a frugal friday post and since then I am hooked. I check your blog sev­eral times weekly. Please keep up the good work. I just LOVE your blog. I really like all the nat­ural info you put on here.
    God Bless

  14. Brie says:

    A big HAPPY BIRTH­DAY Lind­say! I am not sure how long I have been read­ing your blog (but it’s been awhile!)but during the time that I have, I have changed dra­mat­i­cally as a home­maker and have such pas­sion now to live simply and honor God with all that he gives me. I can hon­estly say that your blog has been life-​changing for me! Also, con­grats on your new little one!

  15. Tracy says:

    Happy Birth­day! Your blog is one that I visit daily. Some of your recipes have become family favorites! Thank you for open­ing up your heart and your home to all of us.

  16. Gretchen says:

    Lind­say,

    You have inspired me to change the way I feed my family. You really have helped me make so much more things from scratch. I enjoy your blog and read it almost every­day! Happy Birth­day!

  17. Shelley says:

    Happy Birth­day, Lind­say! I have been read­ing your blog for around 3 months now. I believe it was the Lord’s lead­ing when I “stumbled” across your blog while look­ing for infor­ma­tion on North­ern Essense Diaper Rash Salve. You have been a bless­ing and encour­age­ment to me in so many ways. I’ve been enjoy­ing your recipes, frugal tips, sim­plic­ity series, and other posts. I appre­ci­ate most and have been blessed by your writ­ings and exam­ple of living a life pleas­ing to the Lord and being a bless­ing as a mother and wife.

  18. Samalah says:

    Happy birth­day from New Zealand!! I dis­cov­ered your blog about a month ago, and ever since then have read daily, includ­ing all your recipe archives! Thank you so much for taking the time to detail your healthy living tips and recipes, and glo­rify God in your joyful ser­vice at home! You are a big encour­age­ment to this unmar­ried home­maker in train­ing! Have a blessed day!

    • M.I.A in Minnesota says:

      I just noticed you men­tioned you were an unmar­ried home­maker in train­ing. Have you checked out the “Girl Talk” blog on Lindsy’s blog roll? I think the last couple of weeks they’ve been talk­ing about home­mak­ing and prepar­ing our girls to be good home­mak­ers etc. Well, one of the days in their archives was about being a single home­maker. It was such a great arti­cle. Single home­mak­ers are equally as impor­tant as mar­ried ones. Check it out if you haven’t already! Bless­ings to you in New Zealand!

  19. Jill A. says:

    Happy Birth­day!! I really enjoy your blog — the sim­plic­ity of your life, your joy in being a mom and wife, your desire to help others is really refresh­ing (and, alas, all too rare). Enjoy your spe­cial day. :)

  20. Janette says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! I am thank­ful I found your web­site as I have learned so much from it already in the past 2 weeks since I dis­cov­ered it. I am shar­ing it with all my friends as well. Thanks for all the work you put into your site. Yours is one of my favorites now.
    You have a sweet, thought­ful hus­band! Many bless­ings to you and your family.

  21. Org Junkie says:

    Happy Birth­day to you!!!

  22. Cammie says:

    Lind­say

    Happy birth­day! I have been so blessed by your blog. It is always nice to know that there are other mama’s out there striv­ing for the same things. Your dili­gence and faith­ful­ness are an encour­age­ment to me. May this coming year be full of many more bless­ings and learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties.

    Cammie Bray

  23. Katie says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say!
    I’ve been read­ing your blog for about 6 months. Totally feel like I know you all:-) Just wanted to encour­age you on your b-day that you have been an amaz­ing resource to me as a new(er) mom (my daugh­ter, Sophia, just turned 2) who wants to honor the Lord in my role as a wife, rais­ing our daugh­ter, how I feed my family, how I dress, the books I read, the ways I serve those in need, being a good stew­ard of our resources and envi­ron­ment and many of the other issues you deal with each week on your blog. When I open up your blog, I feel like I’m sit­ting down with a friend over tea to talk about what’s on the “agenda” for today. You’ve brought much wisdom and joy into my cur­rent role as a wife & mom and I’m often inspired and spurred on by the “overflow of your heart”. Thanks for all the time you put into your “blog ministry” (can we call it that?!?!). I know it’s a lot of work to do this EVERY day. But keep it up…it means so much to so many. Thanks for allow­ing the Lord to use you in this way. Hope your day is extra spe­cial as you cel­e­brate with your family!

  24. elle says:

    You chal­lenge me to try new things, to exam­ine the way I live and be the very best mother/wife/homemaker I can be. You have great influ­ence!
    Happy birth­day!

  25. Scarlett says:

    Dear Lind­say,
    Happy Birth­day! May God con­tinue to bless you and your family as you seek to serve Him!

    “Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; make His praise glorious.” ~Psalm 66:1-2

    “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you ser­arch for Me with all your heart.” ~Jere­miah 29:11-13

    Thank you for shar­ing your heart on your blog Lind­say! You have been a bless­ing to me!
    Love,
    Scar­lett and Family

  26. Happy Birth­day, Lind­say! I know I’m late. I think it’s so sweet that your hus­band got on to post about you. You are such a sweet crown to your hus­band, and I know he cher­ishes you.

    Thank you for your con­stant inspi­ra­tion for healthy and godly living. You are so tal­ented, and I know that your mother taught you well. I still have a lot to learn, but I see you as my inspir­ta­tion for where my daugh­ters can be when they move off to start homes of their own. Thank you for shar­ing your ideas, recipes, con­vic­tions, and bless­ings. You broaden my hori­zons and teach me some­thing new almost every time I get on your blog.

    God bless you.

  27. Jennifer Ott says:

    Happy Birth­day! I’ve been lurk­ing around your blog for a while and really enjoy it. Have a won­der­ful birth­day and a great time with your family.

    ~Jen­nifer Ott

  28. Joelle says:

    Happy belated birth­day! I pray God con­tin­ues to bless your family. I’ve enjoyed fol­low­ing your blog for the past month or so.

  29. Kim says:

    Happy birth­day. I appre­ci­ate your sin­cer­ity and, when I read your posts, I never feel judged or inad­e­quate. I’m older than you but, when I’ve asked ques­tions, you always answer in detail and never make me feel stupid for not know­ing and asking.

  30. Amy says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! I love your blog (it my favorite web­site!!!). It has been a great bless­ing and encour­age­ment to me! I check for new posts almost every­day =) I found your blog a few months ago when I was doing a google search for sim­pli­fy­ing. Your sim­pli­fy­ing series are incred­i­bly encour­ag­ing. I espe­cially like your heart for help­ing others and sim­pli­fy­ing so that you can be more gen­er­ous! I like all your health arti­cles too. May God con­tinue to bless you and use you to encour­age others!!! I hope you have a great birth­day with your family =)

    Amy

  31. Colleen says:

    Lind­say,
    Happy Birth­day! Your words and the time you spend prepar­ing your heart and home to share wisdom with the rest of us are truly a bless­ing. I have been inspired by your heart, your sin­cer­ity and your spirit. Thanks for all you do!

  32. Jackie says:

    Although, I am much older than you, I so enjoy your blog and read it daily. You bless me by your godly spirit that shines through in all you share on your blog. Keep up the good work and may the Lord con­tinue to bless you and your sweet family abun­dantly. Happy Birth­day from Arkansas!!!

  33. Erin Sarah says:

    I hope you had a won­der­ful day,
    Happy Birth­day!

  34. Hannah H. says:

    Hi Miss Lind­say!
    Hope you had a won­der­ful birthday!It’s so fun to look back on the pre­vi­ous years and see how much the Lord has done. He is so good to us!
    Just wanted to thank you for how faith­ful you are to update you blog. I’m 15 years old and I abso­lut­ley love get­ting on here and read­ing about all your help­ful tips etc. Even though I’m not in that season of life where I have my own home, I love doing the stuff you rec­om­mend around our house for my family. My mom just loves to see me on here read­ing all your posts:)
    Anyway, hope that you have a blessed day! Thanks again…

    Hannah Hulme

    • Erin Sarah says:

      I wanted to say that I am a 15 year old to and like you I really enjoy learn­ing all these things for my own home one day if that is the Lords will for me.My broth­ers love when I try all these things out on them!!
      My Mom really enjoys read­ing all the posts with me as well.

      • Hannah says:

        That’s great! It’s always so encour­ag­ing to know that the’re are still young teenage girls that enjoy being home­mak­ers: Espe­cially when our cul­ture does noth­ing to encour­age it! Glad to know I’m not alone;)

  35. Melody says:

    Happy Birth­day! I stum­bled upon your blog a few months ago and it is so encour­ag­ing to read. I am not a lot older than you but it is so encour­ag­ing and inspir­ing to read your entries and see how you try to live so fru­gally. It is SO HARD these days to resist want­ing things you do not really need. May the Lord con­tinue to bless you and your family. Thank you for shar­ing your heart with us.

  36. Pamela says:

    Happy Birth­day, Lind­say. I am so glad you get some time alone with your hubby!! Hope it was relax­ing and your had some time to reflect on the good­ness of the Lord. We are enjoy­ing our time in Florida, thus far. We have been here almost 4 weeks now. God con­tin­ues to prove His faith­ful­ness every day. Bless­ings to you as you step out in obe­di­ence and do what the Lord has laid on your heart to do.
    In His ser­vice, Pamela (Ore­gon­ian turned Florid­ian)

  37. Shannon says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say!! Hope your day is blessed!

    I am a fairly new reader, but I would say I appre­ci­ate your being real! You may share your strug­gles, but you always give glory to God! :)

    God Bless,
    Shan­non in NC

  38. Tricia says:

    Happy Birth­day!! I am blessed through you. Thank you for your obe­di­ence to the Lord and will­ing­ness to be open. I like so many others, would love for you to live right next door. But, until we get to heaven I will settle for vis­it­ing you via the inter­net.
    Trish Shana­han
    Indi­ana

  39. Jennifer Cooper says:

    Hi Lindsay-
    May the Lord con­tinue to bless your grow­ing family. I have enjoyed your blog and it’s one of my favorite “breaks” during the day.

  40. lylah ledner says:

    YES! i’m join­ing the chorus to wish you a BIG HAPPY BELATED ONE! you’re awe­some woman….

    blessings…lylah

  41. Erika says:

    Happy Birth­day Lind­say! Thank you so much for being both a bless­ing and an inspi­ra­tion to me and my family. It takes a lot of courage to put your strug­gles in the spot­light, but it is a won­der­ful eye open­ing expe­ri­ence for those who read it! I’m grate­ful to you, for open­ing my eyes and giving me a new out­look every day. Thank you so much for doing this!

  42. Susie H says:

    Happy Belated Birth­day to you - I was just read­ing sev­eral of your recent posts, and reflect­ing on the peace­ful spirit in them. I don’t remem­ber how I first found your blog - I know it was from another frugal living site. In any case, I’ve stayed because I so enjoy read­ing about the way you live so simply, and how that sim­plic­ity is adding rich­ness to your life. Hope it’s a won­der­ful year ahead for you all…

  43. Kelly M says:

    Happy Birth­day! I am a new reader, but have been blessed by your blog. It is nice to know that there are more health nuts out there than just me. I tried the cob­bler recipe and it was really good. It is so amaz­ing how you can feel con­nected to another Daugh­ter of the King of kings just via the inter­net. Keep loving Jesus!

  44. Happy Belated Birth­day!
    Many bless­ings in this won­der­ful season of your life.
    Babies are a bless­ing!!!

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