Archive | March, 2009

Chocolate Coffee Cake

by on Mar 31, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

This is a family favorite coffee cake that is perfect for a cold summer morning and best enjoyed with some fresh fruit, smoothie, and/or hard boiled eggs. Excellent as a dessert as well! It is a scrumptious special treat, especially for any chocolate lovers! I have just been experimenting lately with adapting it to including [...]

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Practicing Hospitality: Chapter 7

by on Mar 30, 2009 in missions & ministry

Wel­come back for our chap­ter 7 dis­cus­sion on Prac­tic­ing Hos­pi­tal­ity: The Joy of Serv­ing Others by Pat Ennis & Lisa Tat­lock. This is part 7 of an eight week dis­cus­sion on this book. Past chapter summaries can be viewed here: part 1, part 2, part 3,  part 4 , part 5 & part 6.We are [...]

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Fuzzi Bunz Cloth Diaper giveaway!

by on Mar 29, 2009 in news & giveaways

After our recent discussion on cloth diapering, Fuzzi Bunz donated a 3 pack of their pocket perfect size diapers to give away to one lucky reader! (I want to win them myself! The winner may select what size and colors they would like. I personally have not used fuzzi bunz as of yet, but I [...]

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Vaccines: What to do?

by on Mar 27, 2009 in bellies & babies, health & nutrition

I have received several emails inquiring as to what our family has decided in regards to vaccines. As we prayerfully evaluated which route would be the best for our family, we found the following resources to be extremely helpful. I do not desire to raise a debate, nor am I any sort of doctor, but [...]

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Product Review: Green Bags!

by on Mar 25, 2009 in natural & green, recipes & kitchen tips

Have you experienced the joys of opening your vegetable drawer only to discover that your broccoli has gone yellow and your spinach is mushy? You are most likely better than me in using all your produce in a timely fashion. This can be a great source of frustration, especially when it is carefully purchased organic [...]

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Adjusting to Life with Two

by on Mar 24, 2009 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

A typical morning lately at our house resembles something like this…a little potty training, lots of cloth diaper changes, dealing with a difficult stage in child training a toddler, and all! The clock chimes seven o-clock and the baby awakes (if we are lucky). Titus is fed while we have our morning devotions. Karis awakens [...]

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Practicing Hospitality: Chapter 6

by on Mar 23, 2009 in building the family, missions & ministry

Wel­come back for our chap­ter 6 dis­cus­sion on Prac­tic­ing Hos­pi­tal­ity: The Joy of Serv­ing Others by Pat Ennis & Lisa Tat­lock. This is part 6 of an eight week dis­cus­sion on this book. Past chapter summaries can be viewed here: part 1, part 2, part 3,  part 4 & part 5.We are so glad you [...]

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Guest Post: Cloth Diapering 101 – Part 2

by on Mar 20, 2009 in bellies & babies, natural & green

Welcome back for part 2 from Lauren discussing all the different options available for cloth diapering! To read part 1, visit here. Lauren blogs over at Cloth Diaper Diaries. Now that we’ve covered some of the main reasons for using cloth, I’d like to break down the methods of cloth diapering.  I know that when [...]

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Guest Post: Cloth Diapering 101 – Part 1

by on Mar 19, 2009 in bellies & babies, natural & green

Guest post by Lauren, mother of two, who has tried practically every form of cloth diapering method on the market and offers her advice, reviews and recommendations through her blog, Cloth Diaper Diaries. Lauren has already been a huge resource for me in figuring out some diapering issues with our little people! Thanks for sharing [...]

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Guest Post: Biblical Foundations for Child Education – Part 2

by on Mar 18, 2009 in building the family, learning at home

This is part 2 of a two part guest post by Jessica, mother of two, who is joyfully serving alongside her husband as they minister as international church planters in Eastern Europe. For part 1, visit here. Previously I told you about what my husband and I are currently doing with our children for their [...]

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