December 2010

Celebrating New Year’s with Children

December 28, 2010

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
If you have little kids, chances are your New Year’s celebrations don’t look like they used to. You probably don’t go out to a party or have friends over until 1 or 2 in the morning. In fact, you might be like me – I went to bed [...]

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Holiday Blessings From Our Family to Yours!

December 24, 2010

Abbie at just over 6 years old has a Christmas wish this year and she's been singing it to anyone who will listen,
"All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth, my 5 front teeth, my 12 front teeth!"
Her lovely toothless smile is now missing 5 teeth, with one more wiggly one, which could [...]

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A Thanksgiving Gift Exchange

December 23, 2010

Season Of Thankfulness Breakfast by sisterlisa, on Pix-O-Sphere

Written by Sherri Cook, Contributing Writer
The day after Thanksgiving when friends jokingly ask me if I'm finished with my Christmas shopping, I can always surprise them with an answer in the affirmative. At my house, not only have we finished the shopping, we've also finished the wrapping as well as the unwrapping.
How do we do this? [...]

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Starting Traditions as a Young Family

December 21, 2010

When you first get married and have children, the holidays take on new meaning. Maybe you have memories of awesome traditions you had growing up (opening a present the night before Christmas, going caroling, having a big dinner with Grandma on Christmas Eve…whatever your family did). [...]

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Winners of the Bulk Herb Holiday Tea Giveaway

December 20, 2010

Congratulations to the 5 winners who will each be receiving a Holiday Tea Collection from the Bulk Herb Store:
Jessica (jlp91326@)
Krisssa (krissamorey@)
Holli (bornquick@)
Jon (Jonlomas@)
Iryna (irynaiv@)
If you didn't win but you'd love to try some of the Bulk Herb Store's Holiday Tea for yourself, there are two coupon codes available for the rest of December:
$4 off [...]

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10 Posts I Didn’t Write in 2010

December 20, 2010

Tonight I've been sipping on tea and taking a leisurely stroll through my gorgeous new heirloom seed catalogue... hard to believe that this year is already drawing to a close and that I am beginning to think forward to next spring and summer.
It is also stunning to me that another year has flown by here [...]

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Gingerbread Fruitcake: A Holiday Tradition Improved

December 17, 2010

If there's one running joke at any Christmas celebration, it's fruitcake.
I personally happen to love fruitcake, complete with the shiny oddly colored faux-fruits. But once you know what kind of strange alterations those fruits have been through, it tends to take all the joy out of it.
Here's one of my favorite recipes for a delicious alternative to [...]

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Simple Organic: 5 Clutter-Free Gifts to Give This Christmas

December 16, 2010

Still looking for some simple (and maybe last-minute) gifts to give? Find me over at Simple Organic this week, where I share 5 Clutter-Free Gifts to Give This Christmas.
Giving gifts can be pure joy.
For those of us who are attempting to live more simply and sustainably, however, giving and getting more stuff often isn’t.
We’ve already [...]

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First Love – Let it Be First at Christmas

December 14, 2010

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
The First Christmas Happened Because God Loved
God - very God - became a babe all because of divine love. Christmas exists because of God's eternal, infinite, sacrificial love for those Jesus came to redeem. Should we not then, who have experienced His love, strive to preserve the essence [...]

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Bulk Herb Store: 5 Holiday Tea Collections to Give Away!

December 13, 2010

I like me a good cup of tea. Many of the people who visit my home comment on my "tea basket", usually overflowing with various kinds of tea-- loose, bags, black, herbal, rooibos, green, medicinal, dessert-like, etc.
I think that part of what I like about tea is its complex and every-changing personality. It can be [...]

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