Archive | March, 2009

Guest Post: Biblical Foundations in Child Education – Part 1

by on Mar 17, 2009 in building the family, learning at home

Guest post by Jessica, mother of two, who is joyfully serving alongside her husband as they minister as international church planters in Eastern Europe. How Did We Start the Biblical Education of Our Young Children? When my son was a year old, I felt very convicted that my husband and I were not fulfilling our [...]

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Practicing Hospitality: Chapter 5

by on Mar 16, 2009 in missions & ministry

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

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Guest Post: Mission Minded Hospitality

by on Mar 12, 2009 in missions & ministry

Guest post by Ann Dunagan from The Mission Minded Life, author of The Mission-Minded Child & The Mission-Minded Family. Mission-Minded Hospitality – Highlights from Elisabeth Elliot’s Childhood (An excerpt from The Mission-Minded Child) Elisabeth Howard was raised as a mission-minded child. While growing up, her father (Philip E. Howard Jr.) led the family in daily times of prayer, [...]

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Practicing Hospitality as a Single Woman

by on Mar 11, 2009 in missions & ministry

In light of our book study on the topic of Hospitality, I requested my dear sister, Christa, to share how the Lord has been using her in demonstrating hospitality as a single woman. She also includes some thoughts on how parents can encourage their daughters in this area. May this post encourage all young ladies [...]

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Guest Post: The Joy of Boys

by on Mar 10, 2009 in building the family

Thanks to Laura at Heavenly Homemakers for sharing these sweet thoughts on the joys of raising boys! It blessed me greatly! When our first baby was born a boy…I was very happy knowing that any other children we would have in the future would be under the protection of an older brother. When our second baby was born a [...]

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Titus’ Homebirth Story

by on Mar 08, 2009 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

Titus Christopher Edmonds Born at home: March 4, 2009 (now we have three birthdays on the 4th – Karis is May 4th and mine is September 4th!) 5:10 pm after a good days work! Weighing in at 7 pounds 4 oz, 21 inches long Birth team: Mary Bernabe (midwife), Peta (Mary’s daughter and assistant midwife), [...]

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It’s a Boy!

by on Mar 05, 2009 in news & giveaways

Titus Christopher Edmonds March 4th, 5:10 P.M. 7lbs 4oz, 21″ Thank you all for your prayers! Lindsay had another wonderful home birth experience and is recovering well. Titus is very eager to nurse and Karis is very excited to have a baby brother. And don’t worry, the birth story is coming! You can see more [...]

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All the Wonderful Uses of Coconut Oil

by on Mar 04, 2009 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips

One product that pretty much does it all for us! Coconut oil! Coconut oil is a highly saturated tropical oil derived from coconuts of the coconut palm tree. Traditionally it has provided many health benefits to the peoples who live in areas of the tropics and subtropics where coconut palms grow. Many newly discovered health [...]

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Free Rebate for Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara

by on Mar 03, 2009 in natural & green

Physician’s Formula has recently released a completely 100% natural make-up line, called Organic Wear. No parabens, fragrances, preservatives or harsh chemicals. They are even offering a free rebate for their mascara product (which regularly sells for $9.95 – one of the cheapest natural brands available). After our recent discussion on natural mascara’s, I thought this [...]

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Kitchen Tip: Avoiding Teary Eyed Onion

by on Mar 02, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I don’t have a recipe to share today, but I do have a little kitchen tip to share! How can you avoid the teary eyed syndrome every time you chop up one of those lovely onions? Try this: refrigerate your onions at least 30 minutes before use! I keep several in the refrigerator at a [...]

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