Three Winners

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 and you haven't been contacted by me yet, please send me a quick email at stephanie (at) keeperofthehome (dot) org. Congrats, ladies! Enjoy your [...]

Your Turn to Get Organized with a Meal ePlanner!

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As requested, here are the closeups of some of the pages from my homemaking binder. Believe me, if you're looking for someone's routines and schedules to emulate, mine probably aren't the right ones! Organizing is something I strive for, but not necessarily something I always achieve. And please always remember that when I share things like this, this is just me. Just my family, our season of life, our preferences, etc. It shouldn't tell you the "right" way to organize your own home or time, [...]

Steady Days: Book Review and Giveaway

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"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 to our young children, helping us thrive in our strengths and overcome our weaknesses. We aim for professionalism in every other area of our lives; why should our children get [...]

Winner of the Hope Ink Print

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 her winning entry. It seemed only fitting that she should have that one as a very special remembrance of her dad. "I would absolutely be thrilled to get [...]

Hope Ink Art Review and Giveaway

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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 reminded of God's eternal truths and brought back to what is most important... living a life that honors and glorifies Him! When Emily of Hope Ink Art asked if I [...]

Winner of the ListPlanIt Membership Giveaway

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 organizing around my own home, as I work on my homemaking binder and some other projects, and I will be blogging about it. You could join me [...]

Get More Organized This Holiday Season: ListPlanIt Review and Giveaway

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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 them in, what blog posts I want to write, and what I'm going to wear each day (okay, so that last one isn't true, but the other ones all are). [...]

Eco-Friendly Grocery Shopping at its Best: Moukisac Review and Giveaway

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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?)... a whole lot of plastic! Enter the Moukisac! This little discovery made my trip to a local cranberry festival last month so very worth it! I found the Moukisac, an [...]