Archive | December, 2010

Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers Giveaway!

by on Dec 28, 2010 in news & giveaways

Forty years ago the Lord called Cliff Dudley into the Christian publishing field; upon his death some 20 years ago, He called Cliff’s son Tim into this same field. Tim Dudley has served as president for New Leaf Publishing Group (NLPG) for the past 20 years. Through the power of the printed page, NLPG’s mission [...]

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Merry Christmas!

by on Dec 22, 2010 in news & giveaways

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and let you all know that I am blessed by you! Thank you for taking the time to read, comment, and share your heart here at Passionate Homemaking. Another year is almost complete and we look forward to 2011 where we will be moving forward [...]

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Picture Perfect Families?

by on Dec 20, 2010 in building the family

Written by monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan (with the lovely Dunagan family pictured at left). Are you putting a family photo in this year’s Christmas cards? If so, I’m curious if you have an “inside” story behind your happy-looking picture? Have you ever had a bad picture day? I’m referring to one of those photo-effort-extravaganzas which [...]

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Graham Gardens Soap Gift Basket Giveaway!

by on Dec 18, 2010 in news & giveaways

Graham Gardens is a Christian family business based in Pennsylvania that has uniquely created an assortment of lovely all-natural wholesome skincare for the whole family. Their products contain only natural ingredients without fillers, or other preservative ingredients – including lotion bars, salves, bug bars, and more. They recently created a beautiful line of all natural [...]

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Balancing Nutrition with Priorities -Part 2

by on Dec 16, 2010 in building the family, health & nutrition

Photo credit Welcome back for Part 2 of our discussion on balancing nutrition and priorities. Read Part 1 here. This past week I was preparing burritos for dinner. I was frustrated and fretting about the need to prepare my own homemade tortillas. I wanted to…but energy was seriously lacking. So I went to the store. [...]

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Balancing Nutrition And Priorities – Part 1

by on Dec 14, 2010 in building the family, health & nutrition

Photo Credit With the bombardment of choices for us mothers to make in regard to our health and nutrition at the table and in our lifestyle, it is becoming more and more difficult to keep a proper balance between our pursuit of nutrition for the health and wholeness of our family and the reality of what we [...]

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Stop Serving Your Family & Serve the One

by on Dec 10, 2010 in faith & womanhood

Photo credit Post written by monthly contributor, Kat. I’ll bet you never thought you’d read that post title on this blog… Let me explain. We come to expect a certain response from our husband and children when we do things to serve them. A thank you, a smile, 12 dozen roses, foot-washing. You know. Standard [...]

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Cranberry Orange Coconut Cookies

by on Dec 08, 2010 in recipes & kitchen tips

Want to prepare some more healthy treats for the holidays or your upcoming cookie exchange? Or how about preparing some tasty treats for your neighbors this Christmas? Today we are joining Domestic by Design in sharing a few favorite holiday treats that have been adapted to make them more healthy and nutritious! Check out the [...]

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Loving Our Children With the Written Word

by on Dec 06, 2010 in building the family

There I sat amidst a pile of cards that I had received over the years from my parents, siblings, and close friends. I was packing up my closet and came upon this treasured envelope of keep sakes. I had kept these cards for a reason. There were welcome home cards from my siblings, valentine’s cards [...]

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Homemade Natural Lotion Bars & Giveaway!

by on Dec 04, 2010 in news & giveaways

Made On Lotion was started by a Renee Harris, a Christian stay-at-home, homeschooling, large-family mom who also runs a business from home. She has designed a wonderfully successful lotion, hair product gel, and chapstick with just 3 natural ingredients – coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter. It is a “hard” lotion bar that works extremely [...]

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