"I am not a perfect mother. Often I struggle with impatience; sometimes I lack the enthusiasm I long for. I make many mistakes, just like my children. As they are maturing as children, I am maturing as a mother... We need to equip ourselves with practical tools that allow us to give our personal best ...

I need to apologize that the "Buy" buttons for purchasing Celebrate with Joy: Transform your Christmas Season have been down for the last day. It seems that Paypal had made a mistake and frozen my account, so that my buttons stopped directing to the proper page. Oh, the joys of computers. All is well now, and ...

I found this year to be one of our most meaningful Christmas seasons so far. It has been such a blessing to begin implementing even a few new things into the way that we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Here are some of the things that we did this year: Daily Advent devotions through the ...

Image by goodcatmum There's something about the New Year that offers such a fresh start. It always feel to me like a perfect time to make some changes, try something new, or set some goals for myself. I love that I'm not alone in this. Whether we like to call them "resolutions" or not, most of us ...

I'm always amazed at the reader feedback I get when I ask you all for help with something. Thanks for getting creative and offering so many wonderful book title suggestions! What would I do without you? (Well, I'd probably call my book something boring like "Good Frugal Food". :)) (And if you're wondering what book I'm ...

If you've been thinking about purchasing a paperback copy of Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time either for yourself or as a Christmas gift, today is the day to do it! I just received a one-day-only coupon to pass on to you (from Lulu.com, the company the publishes/ships the book for us) that will ...

And the winner of the fantastic Moukisac Reusable Bag system is: Julie (9julesa5@) Congrats! For all those still wanting one either for yourself or to give as a Christmas gift, you can purchase them directly from the Moukisac site. Also, don't forget that the Healthy Holiday Eats and Sweets Carnival is approaching quickly! It is this upcoming ...

Image by iprole My new book is coming, oh yes it is! Since this summer, I have been working on what I feel is a timely book on the topic of eating a whole foods, real food diet, but doing it frugally. If that sounds like a contradiction to you, it's not. The premise of this book ...

Image by ishane What is Christmas? It is not a winter festival. It is not the inevitable annual energy drain. It is not a few holidays to give us a break. It is not a time to fill our children's heads with "visions of sugar plums." Christmas is a season of holy days (the original meanings of ...

Well, I may be able to pull off a mean baking day but I'm still forgetful at heart. :) In the midst of preparing for baking day and then spending all day yesterday actually doing it, guess who completely forgot that it was supposed to be the Organic Gardening Carnival today? Oh wait, that would be ...