Archive | April, 2011

Say Mmm Giveaway

by on Apr 30, 2011 in news & giveaways

Are you lost in the kitchen desiring to make quality meals for your family but don’t have any inclination as to where to start? Enter…Say Mmm – a practical hands on program online that helps parents save time and money getting dinner on the table. The website provides several free meal planning, grocery shopping, and [...]

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Living in the Moment: A Real Life View

by on Apr 29, 2011 in faith & womanhood, making a home

I am here today to take you on a little photo tour of our home in everyday real life. I am here as a simple wife, mother, and homemaker striving to live and treasure each and every moment. I am learning to grasp and seek out the treasured gifts in each day as they fly [...]

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Q & A’s for Mission-Minded Families: LOCAL OUTREACH

by on Apr 27, 2011 in missions & ministry

by monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan. Before we close this month’s HOSPITALITY discussion about sharing the love of JESUS from our homes, Lindsay asked if I would share a quick post with a few recent examples of easy real-life local family outreach (in the midst of raising our 7 children and being passionately involved in world [...]

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Hospitality: The Demonstration of the Gospel

by on Apr 25, 2011 in missions & ministry

Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. I received the following comment this week on one of our posts on this topic of hospitality, and it really struck a cord in my heart. I felt I could not let it pass without addressing a [...]

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Simple Hospitality Meals

by on Apr 22, 2011 in missions & ministry

I have found simple meals as one of the key methods for allowing our hospitality to be practical and doable. Remember, you don’t have to serve a six course meal in order to extend hospitality! One pot meals can be just as warm and inviting to those who come into your home! And you don’t [...]

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Reaching Out to the World from Your Doorstep

by on Apr 21, 2011 in missions & ministry

Often times we all fall into the thought process that there isn’t many ways for us to serve when we are busy homemakers, wives and mothers. Our first thought is that extending hospitality requires us to host a dinner party or to go help out with this or that church ministry. Cultivating a hospitable heart [...]

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Hospitality Ideas for Holy Week

by on Apr 19, 2011 in missions & ministry

by Passionate Homemaking’s monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan. The week before Resurrection Sunday (which is also known as “Holy Week” or the week of “Passover”) is one of the best times of the year to share the Good News of Jesus. Many families, especially those with children, are looking for special springtime holiday or Easter-fun ideas, [...]

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Defining Hospitality: Strangers Welcoming Strangers

by on Apr 18, 2011 in missions & ministry

Written by monthly contributing writer, Natalie. What on earth is hospitality? Is it fancy dips and great decorating? Is it great cooking, or inviting people over frequently and hosting lots of events? Who can we look to as hospitality role models, to help us define and refine our hospitality? Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, and Southern [...]

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The Modest Mom Giveaway

by on Apr 16, 2011 in news & giveaways

The Modest Mom is a small family business started by Caroline Allen after the birth of her third child when she realized what a need there was for modest maternity skirts. Cute modest skirts are difficult to near impossible to find in the stores. She started designing, sewing, and selling a few online, and soon [...]

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Encouraging Edifying Conversations During Hospitality

by on Apr 15, 2011 in missions & ministry

Unique lives sit face to face across a table. Each possessing a heart that naturally yearns for love, friendship, and acceptance. Part of the beauty of hospitality is the conversation that is shared. The lives that open up and glean wisdom from one another. The hope imparted as we share a bit of our lives [...]

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