May 2011

What the Hands and Feet of Jesus Look Like

May 31, 2011

Weary to the bone, and emotionally upside down, my brain feels saturated with images and stories, but firing on too few pistons to really tell them. That's where I'm at as I attempt to write this post and somehow convey to you the brokenness and the hope that I saw and felt today.

Beautiful, brown baby [...]

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What Does It Take to Change a Life?

May 30, 2011

Though rather bleary-eyed from a day and a half of travel and far too few hours of shut eye (but thankfully enhanced by an amazing breakfast and stellar cup of coffee), our group headed off to the Compassion headquarters in the Philippines this first morning of our trip. The goal was to learn more about [...]

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Lessons I’ve Learned In Frugality

May 27, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
I will be honest with you. When I found out that I needed to write about frugality for my blog post this month, my heart sunk.  You see, frugality is something that I have definitely not mastered, and I feel I have so little to offer in this area.  But, [...]

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Saving Money by Using Cloth

May 26, 2011
059 by sduggan, on Pix-O-Sphere

Cloth.  Such a simple word.  Only five letters.  But, oh, what a money saver!
Think about all the paper products you use during the day.  How many of them do you throw away once they've been used?
Now think about how many of those products could be converted to cloth, washed and reused.
Here's my list:
paper [...]

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How Green and Simple Living Becomes Generous Living (and Giveaway Winners!)

May 25, 2011

Find me over at Simple Organic this week, talking about how green and simple living ultimately lends itself to more generous living:
I have noticed a beautiful trend among those who make thoughtful, purposeful decisions about the non-toxic products they use, the whole foods they eat, the scraps they compost and the companies they choose to [...]

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Simple Soup for the Spring and Summer

May 25, 2011

Written by Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer
Soup is an excellent way to get a frugal and nutritious supper on the table without much effort.
Often relegated to the fall and winter months, soup is still a wonderful choice for spring and summer, where it can offer a hearty meal using in-season produce.
The following recipe makes good use [...]

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Updated! Spring Book Sale: Real Food and Healthy Homemaking eBooks 50% Off!

May 24, 2011

Celebrating the fact that it's spring, the sun is beginning to shine (and green things beginning to grow), and most of all that in 5 short days I will board a plane that will take me and my hubby to the Philippines for the adventure of a lifetime...
... how about a smokin' book sale?
Update: The [...]

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Need Grain Free Recipes? Against the Grain eBook Giveaway!

May 23, 2011

During the past 14 months, our family has gone on the GAPS diet twice. The first time we had excellent success, but I gave up too early because we were in a hectic season of life and I feared that I couldn't keep up with the demands of the extra kitchen time.
The second time, the [...]

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15 Fun & Frugal Memories To Make With Your Kids This Summer

May 20, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
I want to take you back for a moment... What are your favorite summertime memories from when you were growing up? What were you doing?  Where were you?  Who were you with?
Some of my favorite summertime memories from growing up were running through the sprinklers, [...]

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Frugality as a Means of Giving (and Meet Keeper of the Home’s New Sponsor Child!)

May 19, 2011

Why do you practice frugality?
It's such a hot topic these days, how to save money and do more with less. We read about it, talk to our friends about it, put great amounts of effort into living it. What's less common, though, is to examine exactly why we do it.
Perhaps it's because money is tight, [...]

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