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List Plan It Giveaway!

by on Feb 26, 2010 in making a home, news & giveaways

Do you feel a lack in the area of home organization? Are you looking for a tool to help you stay focused and most productive in your life? I was recently given a subscription to List Plan It for my review and have been impressed by the wealth of resources this company has to offer [...]

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Establishing a Morning Routine – Maximize Your Mornings

by on Jan 11, 2010 in building the family, making a home

Photo by j.anne4 I have always loved the benefits of rising early; but over the last few months while dealing with sleeping issues, rising early has gone out the window. To be completely honest, I often would lie in bed past 8 o’clock and wallow in self-pity. The longer I would lie there the inevitable [...]

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Treasuring God in Our Traditions – Book Review

by on Dec 09, 2009 in building the family, making a home

Today I welcome a guest post by Sherrin Drew. Sherrin is a wife and mother of one little boy and blogs at Home Based Education where she strives to make a joyful home based learning environment for her son. Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper would make a great Christmas gift for somebody [...]

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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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Taking A Weekly Planning & Prayer Retreat

by on Oct 26, 2009 in faith & womanhood, making a home

Photo by renmeleon Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 Are you feeling overwhelmed or discouraged? I cannot express how much adding a simple weekly planning and prayer retreat has assisted me in maintaining a joyful heart in my homemaking! After feeling completely overwhelmed, physically exhausted, and being [...]

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Simple Home Decorating on A Budget

by on Oct 09, 2009 in frugal & simple, making a home

Photo by Cottonblue. Originally published in January 2008 under the title Decorating on A Budget – part 1 & 2. Updated with current pictures. Did you know that your home is an embassy of Christ’s kingdom? It is especially designed by God to be a place for others to find refreshment, encouragement, a haven of [...]

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Simple & Frugal Children’s Bedroom Decor

by on Oct 07, 2009 in frugal & simple, making a home

We have finally completed our decorating of Karis & Titus’ bedroom! What a fun project it was of practicing making my home lovely! My goal was to complete this in August…but hey, at least it was completed before the end of the year. We started decorating the kids’ bedroom by choosing a gender neutral vintage [...]

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Making Your Home Lovely

by on Oct 07, 2009 in making a home

Photo by berly816 Lately, as we have been finishing some final decorating touches on our children’s bedroom, I have been pondering the idea of making our homes lovely. We have each been fashioned uniquely by a creative God in His image and likeness. We likewise have been made creative like He is! I don’t feel [...]

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2nd Anniversary Celebration: Healthy Homemaking e-book!

by on Sep 15, 2009 in making a home, natural & green, news & giveaways

This week we are celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Passionate Homemaking blog! In light of this event, we are hosting a few exciting giveaways and then next week we will be republishing some of the most popular posts from these last two years. It will be loads of fun! Today we start out with [...]

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The Best Housecleaning Tip

by on Jul 21, 2009 in frugal & simple, making a home

I read this comment today by a mother named Julia and thought she said it so well: “Having alot of things–whether it’s furniture or knick-knacks or things you think you might need but never end up using–can make [home maintenaince] an overwhelming, or seemingly overwhelming, task. Clutter or crowded spaces can make even a clean [...]

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