In the midst of staying up way too late tying up loose ends before heading off to Blissdom tomorrow, I have three winners to announce: Winner of a signed copy of the book Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood: Michelle-  preshusnhissight@ And two winners of a Meals ePlanner, from ListPlanIt: Jessica- spriteslp@ Julie- julesa5@ If you see your name ...

As requested, here are the closeups of some of the pages from my homemaking binder. [caption id="attachment_2680" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My 21 Favorite Meals (well, 22)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2681" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My monthly cleaning schedule"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2682" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="My newest daily routine which I am still working to fully implement!"][/caption] Believe me, if you're looking for someone's routines and schedules ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I've always been a list maker. I make lists of what needs to be done in the day, what food is in the fridge that needs to be used up, what meals I'm going to make, what to pack for a trip, what gifts to buy, what errands to run and what order to do ...

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 ...

I've been using cloth shopping bags for the last couple of years whenever I go out grocery shopping, and I just love using these sturdy, reusable bags to avoid the usual plastic offerings. Still, I wasn't happy. I may have been avoiding some waste, but my beautiful fresh produce was still sitting in (what else?)... ...