Archive | October, 2011

Savvy Teas & Herbs Giveaway!

by on Oct 29, 2011 in health & nutrition, news & giveaways

Savvy Teas & Herbs is a family owned and operated business run by the Wells family in North Carolina. They offer a wide selection of organic teas and 85 medicinal herbs to provide for the nutritional well being and natural healing of your family. Their inventory include a wide variety of black, green, red, white, [...]

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A Valuable Task

by on Oct 27, 2011 in bellies & babies, faith & womanhood

I’m at the Relevant conference this weekend continuing to be strengthened and encouraged in using this blog for the glory of God (If you are a blogger, check out the live streaming!)…so I thought I would leave you with this quote: “How can it be a large career to tell other people’s children about the [...]

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Joy and Grief During Pregnancy

by on Oct 26, 2011 in bellies & babies, faith & womanhood

 Written by monthly contributor, Emily Pastor. My husband and I were planning a bike tour across Europe when we found out about our first pregnancy.  We planned to quit our jobs in a year’s time and head off on an adventure for three months of cycling and seeing the world. I was 22 years old. [...]

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Teaching Our Girls to Cry

by on Oct 24, 2011 in missions & ministry

By monthly contributor, Ann Dunagan of Harvest Ministry Right now is a very exciting time in the life of our girls. Our oldest daughter, Christi (a recent college grad), is now engaged to an awesome third-generation missionary from Niger, West Africa; our brand-new daughter-in-law, Anna, is working with our son to pioneer a new mission [...]

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Making a Creative Art Space

by on Oct 21, 2011 in learning at home

I’ve always been one that hates a mess of art supplies, so I have kept them tucked away high out of reach to prevent any disasters. I’m just not a crafty mommy…it is a stretch. What resulted was very infrequent art projects because of my own shortsightedness. I’ve learned that when things are not accessible [...]

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Take Your Kids on a Date

by on Oct 19, 2011 in building the family

Hand in hand, Daddy and daughter, explore the ice on a recent outing together. It’s Karis’ first time ice skating and she stumbles and trips many times, but Daddy’s strong arms are there to hold her up. The glee is all over her face as she holds on tight and learns how to glide across [...]

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Great (Not-Your-Average!) Board Games

by on Oct 17, 2011 in building the family

Written by monthly contributing writer, Natalie Didlake. Ready to pull out the board games for the cold weather, but tired of Monopoly and Clue? Playing games as a family is a great bonding experience and builds memories for years to come. A collection of games is also very useful for hospitality events in your home. [...]

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Graham Gardens Babybird Gift Basket Giveaway!

by on Oct 15, 2011 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

Graham Gardens is one of my favorite natural body care product companies run by a lovely family. They recently released an adorable line of baby care products, BabyBird, with a wonderful array of all natural ingredients to pamper your baby’s skin. They sent me a sampling after the birth of my daughter Eden. Boy, I [...]

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Resources for Family Devotions

by on Oct 14, 2011 in building the family

One of my richest memories growing up in my family was the sweet times of family devotions, or “wisdom search” as we called it. A couple mornings each week, you could expect Mom to wake you up at 6:30am and herd us all together into the living room. With most of the eight of us [...]

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My Winter Monthly Menu Plan 2011-2012

by on Oct 12, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips

Photo Credit I have been a fan of monthly menu planning for the past couple of years because of the simplicity it provides for my life. It enables me to decrease my grocery shopping excursions to twice a month and have more free time to focus on my family and home. How do we do it? [...]

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