Archive | July, 2011

3 Mission-Minded Family Dynamics

by on Jul 29, 2011 in building the family, missions & ministry

by Passionate Homemaking’s monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan. God has a destiny for you and for your family. He has an individual plan for each member, as well as a “corporate” purpose for you as a family unit. As a mom, God will help you to train each child toward God’s mission for his or her life, and [...]

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Frugal Play Kitchen Food

by on Jul 27, 2011 in frugal & simple

Our play kitchen has been one of my daughter’s favorite toys. She loves preparing goodies like her mommy and sharing them with all our guests. And now her younger brother follows suit. It inspires such creativity and delight in them and is a fun toy for all her little friends as well. It can be [...]

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5 Simple Steps to Freeze Summer Berries

by on Jul 25, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips

What a blessing to be finishing up stocking my freezer with good produce for the upcoming year! It is so important to our family. We love having an assortment of frozen berries for smoothies, berry sauce, berry desserts, and more. We find local sources of fresh berries when in season that have not been sprayed [...]

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FBS Books Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificate

by on Jul 23, 2011 in news & giveaways

FBS Books is a small family run homeschool and Christian resource supply business located in Orlando, Florida. They passionately love books and are constantly working on providing resources that have personally made an impact on their own lives. With children ages 10, 7, 5, and 1, it is a full life for the Davis family, [...]

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Preparing for A New Baby: Essentials?

by on Jul 22, 2011 in bellies & babies

I have humored myself by all the things that I have bought and sold on craigslist in preparation for each of our kids. I’ve tried this swing, and that stroller, and this bouncer. There is this certain hype and excitement about having a baby that leads you to want to find the best of everything [...]

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Practical Preparation Tips for Postpartum

by on Jul 20, 2011 in bellies & babies

Postpartum baby blues affect 50-70% of women recovering from the birth of a child. It is a reality that is important to acknowledge and prepare for. It is important to realize that dealing with a large range of emotions after birth is very common. There are extreme changes happening in your body from various hormones [...]

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Preparing My Heart for Motherhood

by on Jul 18, 2011 in bellies & babies, faith & womanhood

With each new little one that the Lord chose to bless us with, there is a certain amount of preparation and pruning that my heart must go through before being in a place to welcome them with open hands. I honestly go through serious withdraws as the last few weeks of pregnancy linger over me. [...]

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Scripture Memory with Toddlers

by on Jul 15, 2011 in building the family, learning at home

Written by monthly contributor, Natalie Didlake Hearing my children reciting scripture sometimes takes my breath away. Their little sing-song voices echo verses back to me as they repeat words they sometimes don’t even understand…”O Lord, you have searched me and known me…” Breathtaking! But actually buckling down to work daily on scripture memory with little [...]

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Hosting an Ice Cream Social & All the Health(ier) Recipes!

by on Jul 13, 2011 in missions & ministry

Aaron and I had a blast hosting our first ice cream social this past Sunday evening as a way to reach out and befriend co-workers and other folks we’ve been getting to know in the area. I didn’t want to take on too much this summer while being late in my pregnancy (37 weeks!), but [...]

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Eating Well While On the Road

by on Jul 11, 2011 in health & nutrition

Written by monthly contributing writer, Trina Holden. Summer means road trips and adventures in our family, but along with the fun and change of scenery is the challenge of eating well while away from home. Did you know you can  enjoy the comfort and nutrition of home cooking while traveling with just a little bit [...]

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