December 2009

Winner of the Hope Ink Print

December 31, 2009

At long last, the winner of the beautiful scripture art print giveaway from HopeInk. (Sorry y'all had to wait while I took a week vacation!)
The winner is: Katie!
Though the giveaway was actually for a Love Defined 12x12 print, Katie will actually be receiving the joy.pray.thanks. print instead because of this comment that was left in [...]

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We Are So Rich

December 30, 2009

**I've returned from a much needed week-long computer break and I'm glad to be back! We had a very blessed Christmas, rejoicing in our Savior's birth and enjoying special times with family. I'll post just a little bit this week and then be more back to normal posting by next week. I hope that you [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2009

Wishing you and your family a blessed Christmas, as you celebrate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. To Christ be all the glory this Christmas season. What a great Savior we serve!

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Almost-Christmas Ramblings

December 22, 2009

Just a few thoughts as I prepare to take a little time for celebration, relaxation and meditation this next week:

1) The picture you see above is Johanna's birth announcement. It may make some of you feel oddly comforted to know that I picked them up last week. Yes, she's 4 months old. I figured it [...]

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Making Your Own Sprouted Grain Flour

December 21, 2009

Ever wonder how you can get around the need to soak the flour for baked goods, when you're baking something that just doesn't lend itself to soaking? Or what about when you're short on time and need to bake something to fill a need, but just don't have the time for soaking?

Enter sprouted grain flour.
I've [...]

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Hope Ink Art Review and Giveaway

December 18, 2009

I loved the quote that my friend Sondra shared yesterday, "put something where you can see it so your eye will remind your heart". One of my next goals in decorating our home is to add more scripture. I want to have the Words of life all over our home, where we will constantly be [...]

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Celebrate with Joy: Week 3

December 17, 2009

Image by ishane

For this week's Celebrate with Joy post, I'm going to take a pause from giving more ideas or activities for adding to your Christmas celebration. Instead, I would like for you to be encouraged and inspired as you press on in learning to make these "holy day" celebrations more meaningful and alive for [...]

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How I Plan to Keep Blog Time in Check

December 16, 2009

Image by DeclanTM
Based on my recent announcement that I'm going to be scaling back a little on my blogging efforts, and the absolutely enormous (and incredibly encouraging) response that I received, I thought I would just share a few thoughts on how I am working to keep blog work minimal while I continue to keep [...]

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Winner of the ListPlanIt Membership Giveaway

December 15, 2009

Congratulations to...
Mary Jo! (mrsmurch@)
She will be receiving a 1-year Download Membership to ListPlanIt, a fantastic organizational site (see my review)!
For those who didn't win but could really use the organizing help, now is the perfect time to get your own membership. In January, I will be using my membership to help me do some serious [...]

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Real Food Recipe Roundup: December

December 15, 2009

Welcome to my newest monthly feature, the Real Food Recipe Roundup!
Back when I did my readers survey, I learned that finding nourishing, whole food recipes is right up there among your favorite topics on this blog. I thought that it might serve you all if I shared some great recipes from around the web and [...]

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