The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale

The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle

Please note this sale has ended, but we are leaving this page up in order for you to be able to access incredible resources for your homemaking needs! The books cannot be purchased in a bundle, but they can still be purchased individually. You're a homemaker if you do any of the following: Work with willing hands Provide food for your family Open your hand to the poor Reach out to the … [Read more...]

What Life is Asking You to Memorize Today

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We hear it often, "Jesus is the reason for the season." Though true, is not our stating this old memorized cliche not mere lip service in a lot of ways? It is easy to say, "Jesus is the reason for the season," only to continue with our long list of to dos, cookie baking, and gift wrapping. The truth is, we won't make Jesus the center of our celebrations if we don't intentionally prepare our … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Christmas Stress

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This post is written by contributing writer, Jenni from Live Called. Sitting in her cozy home, Molly finishes writing out her shopping list to buy gifts for her loved ones. Outside the winter wind blows and she can almost hear the howls of discontentment from the slaves of commercialism. She shivers as she remembers the anxiety caused by Christmas shopping last year. "If only there was a way to … [Read more...]

Show Yourself Mercy this Holiday Season

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This post is written by contributing writer, Kimberly from The Corner of Birch and Divine. Mercy: A compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power. A blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion. Compassionate treatment of those in distress. Source: merriam-webster.com It's that time of year again. The season that makes your palms … [Read more...]

Hosting a 4th of July Party {Virtually}

4th of July Hamburgers

We always spend the week of the 4th of July at the beach vacationing with my in-loves. Though I enjoy my time relaxing and eating a whole bunch of food, I sometimes day dream about having a really festive 4th of July party with neighborhood friends. Not that we really have neighborhood friends yet since we decided to uproot our lives and move 1,500 miles across the country, but that's neither here … [Read more...]

‘Tis the Season to Sing Really Loud Even if You Can’t Carry a Tune

'Tis the Season..

  Welcome back to ‘Tis the Season – a 4-week series focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. I have joined forces with Erin at The Humbled Homemaker and Mindy at The Purposed Heart for a few weeks to help you focus on Christ this holiday season. What a rich season of celebration and serving this Christmas has been. It is so easy to look at our circumstances and think God has … [Read more...]

4 Tips for Staying Sane This Holiday Season

How are you doing on accomplishing your December goals? As we seek to finish the year strong on accomplishing our goals, all the while attending Christmas parties and buying gifts, our lives can get pretty chaotic. Not to mention, things can get disorganized very quickly. Clutter starts piling up from mail and bills that continue to come in. Jobs still have to be done. Breakfasts, … [Read more...]

‘Tis the Season to Celebrate When You Don’t Feel Like Celebrating

'Tis the Season..

  Welcome back to 'Tis the Season - a 4-week series focusing on the true meaning of Christmas. I'm joining up with Erin at The Humbled Homemaker and Mindy at The Purposed Heart for the next few weeks to help you focus on Christ this holiday season. Last week, we discussed 'Tis the Season to Serve Like Saint Nick. Did you think of creative ways you can bless others over the next … [Read more...]

‘Tis the Season to Serve Like Saint Nick

'Tis the Season..

I'm so excited to announce a 4-week series for each Monday until Christmas: 'Tis the Season! I'll be joining Erin @ The Humbled Homemaker and Mindy @ The Purposed Heart in discussing the true meaning of Christmas. I hope you'll join us!   Father Christmas. Samichlaus. Sinterklaas. These are all names for the man we know today in North America as Santa Claus. Before he was … [Read more...]

Christmas Bells Are Ringing in Our Home

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Our decorations are up. Wanna see? Now all we need is a fire, right? Next week, I'm going to tell you more about our Jesse Tree and Advent tradition that we've started. Stay tuned! Have a great weekend!   Do you have your Christmas decorations up yet? By the way, if you’re enjoying this post, please consider subscribing to my … [Read more...]