Archive | November, 2009

Gift Ideas for the Natural Mama

by on Nov 25, 2009 in making a home, natural & green

Welcome to the first in my series of posts on gift ideas for the family with a focus on natural, nourishing, and green. Today, I would like to share some recommended picks for the nourishing mama – simple kitchen and household accessories that will help you provide good healthy cooking for your family, but at [...]

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

by on Nov 24, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I absolutely love vanilla extract! Talk about a fun, easy and delicious homemade gift idea! Organic vanilla extract can be quite spendy at the store, and with these cute jars you cannot go wrong in blessing family and friends and your own kitchen cupboard. I made 6 (4 oz bottles) this last weekend and they [...]

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Christ-Centered CD’s for Kids & Giveaway!

by on Nov 20, 2009 in building the family, learning at home, news & giveaways

My daughter loves to sing! A dear friend prayed over her an infant that she might be a singer and worshiper of Jesus, and I believe the Lord is answering that prayer! Recently, I set out on a mission to find some good solid CD’s of music, especially Scripture verses set to music that we [...]

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Our Jesse Tree: A Focused Advent Celebration

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

Last year, I was introduced to the idea of a Jesse Tree as a purposeful way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and our family loves it! The name “Jesse Tree” comes from Isaiah 11:1-2: A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The [...]

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Nourishing Crockpot Carnival

by on Nov 17, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

Welcome to the Nourishing Crockpot Carnival! So glad you could join me today! This is a place where we are all uniting together to share crockpot recipes that will help busy wives and moms prepare nutritious meals for your families. Are you in a busy season of life? Do you want to serve nutritious whole [...]

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Nourishing Crockpot Carnival – this Tuesday!

by on Nov 15, 2009 in news & giveaways

Just a friendly reminder that the Nourishing Crockpot Carnival is this coming Tuesday, November 17th! Please join us and share all your yummy nourishing crockpot recipes! It’s going to be lots of fun, so you don’t want to miss it! For more info, visit here.

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A Peek at Our Real Food Budget

by on Nov 13, 2009 in natural & green, recipes & kitchen tips

Photo by fivedotdesign What does our food budget look like while trying to eat a real food diet on a budget? Today, I welcome you to take a peak into our food budget. We keep to the basics in our eating habits, nothing fancy. I have come to realize that although real foods can cost [...]

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Baby Steps to Nutritious Eating: 12 Steps to a Real Foods Diet

by on Nov 11, 2009 in health & nutrition, natural & green

Pam asked: I have started to look at some of the stuff you have on your blog in order to change the way that my family eats, I am just so overwhelmed, can you offer any advice about where I should start.  I am not happy with how my family is eating.  And as the [...]

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Nourishing Protein Bars – A Great Whole Foods Snack

by on Nov 10, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I am thankful for all the input that I received on my recent twitter request for yummy and nutritious larabar and granola bar recipes. Thanks for all the recipes! I wanted to share a collection of the recipes received here today with you all. My purpose in finding a good recipe was to have a [...]

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From Clutter to Clarity: Simplifying Life from the Inside Out

by on Nov 09, 2009 in building the family, faith & womanhood, frugal & simple

Nancy Twigg’s From Clutter to Clarity: Simplifying Life from the Inside Out is most definitely the best book on simplifying your life from a Christian perspective that I have read. It is an easy read that really helped clarify my perspective in all aspects of my life. I feel the description on the back cover [...]

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