A Great Ebook Sale!

Have you heard the big news? TODAY ONLY you can get an incredible ebook package from MoneySavingMom.com--over $100 worth of money-saving ebooks, homemaking helps, and encouragement for only $5.97! It is a great savings that she is offering and with prices for groceries and gas so high, who wouldn't want to save some money! Stop on over to her site here and check it out.

What makes this deal so good is that this ebook package includes the ecourse Supermarket Savings 101--this course alone is worth much more than $5.97 and will teach you how to drastically reduce your grocery bill. If high fuel and food costs are discouraging you and leaving you strapped for cash, you definitely need to buy this ecourse. You'll learn how to cut your grocery bill by up to 50% or more and have fun saving money at the same time!

Some of the other highlights include: Tips for Successful Home Management, What to Do While Waiting for Prince Charming, What My Parents Did Right, A Proper Tea and more!

Click Here to read more about this huge sale! Hurry, though, the price goes up tomorrow!

A Beautiful Giveaway!

I just found this today, but you have until midnight to enter to win a lovely apron, catch all bag, fabric and cookbook! Visit Sew Take a Hike to enter!!!

Frugal Friday: Sailor Showers

When I was a kid, we lived in a desert where water was scarce. We had been in a drought there for as long as I could remember and we had to try to save water where ever we could. One of the ways we learned to do that is to take sailor showers.

The process is very simple; when you are not wetting yourself down or rinsing, turn the water off. It may sound like you are not saving much water but if you consider how much time you spend, standing there with the water on but not using it, I think you will see what a difference this can make. Plus the more people in your home who take showers, the more water you will save.

This process has one other benefit. The less water you use in the shower, the less water your water heater has to heat, thus saving you money on your electricity bill as well!

Blessings to you all as you try to be Frugal!

Frugal Fridays are hosted every Friday by Domestically Inclined. Click here to read this week's Frugal Friday tip!

Calling all Wives and Mothers...

There is a new forum for Christian homemakers set up by Mrs. V at Quiet Pleasures of Home . The stated purpose of the site is, "A place to talk about frugality, homeschooling, homechurching, homekeeping, recipes, pantry stocking, & being a Christian wife & mother".

If you would like to join in the conversation, visit The Quiet Pleasures of Home forum!

Blessings!

Makeing Your Home a Haven - July 21, 2008

A Little Beauty

Today's Make Your Home a Haven challenge is finding a way to beautify some part of your home.
I chose to put up some pictures that I have had sitting around, some since January. (I will try to post some pictures later.)

My husband and I are picture addicts. Since we have been married, about 15 months, we have taken over 1500 pictures! (For those of you who are counting that's about 100 a month.) It's a good thing we have a digital camera. So, today to make our home more like a home, I decided to frame a picture of the two of us and one of the three of us and place them around our living room.

I would have loved to do more today, but I am still trying to get our home unpacked. It seems like there is always something that comes up to keep me from getting that done. Then I run in circles, doing tiny bits on ten different projects and accomplish nothing. So today I have set the following goals:

~ Clean both bathrooms (done)

~ Wash towels (half way done, still waiting on the washer to be finished with a load so I can start a new one)

~Complete morning routine (see my morning routine here) and I have added reading to my daughter,today's reading was Exodus 10, all of which is done except that handwashing of dishes, because I have some dishes that must soak first

~Go through craft/sewing/cross-stitching/beading/etc...totes and weed out unnecessary things

I think I just might accomplish all my goals since it is only 10am and I have only a few chores left and then on to the weeding!

Blessings to you all!

One of my favorite hymns

In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,
God leads His dear children along;
Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary one’s feet,
God leads His dear children along.

Refrain

Some through the waters, some through the flood,
Some through the fire, but all through the blood;
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song,
In the night season and all the day long.

Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright,
God leads His dear children along;
Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night,
God leads His dear children along.

Refrain

Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose,
God leads His dear children along;
Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes,
God leads His dear children along.

Refrain

Away from the mire, and away from the clay,
God leads His dear children along;
Away up in glory, eternity’s day,
God leads His dear children along.

Refrain

When times are tough and I need to know that God is with me, I sing this song. I am so thankful He is there to lead me along.

(To find lyrics to your favorite hymns, try Hymn Lyrics.org.

Funny or Sacrilegious?

Check out the Apostle's Comedy skit by Ron Pearson. Then let me know what you think. (Just click on the Apostle's clip towards the bottom of the page.)

Here are some of my questions:
Is there such a thing as Christian comedy? Should there be? Is this funny to you? Or somehow sacrilegious? Or could it foster sacrilegious attitudes? I'm just curious what your thoughts are on this.

Thanks in advance to all who comment.

I'm not so sure about this...

but this just had to be shared!

Never Leave (Movie Trailer)

This is the movie our church is shooting as an outreach. I hope you enjoy it.

Blessings!

My first award!

I am so excited! One of my favorite bloggers, Lisa at Stop and Smell the Chocolates just nominated me for my first award! Thank you so much, Lisa!



Now here are the rules as I understand them. In accepting this prestigious ;) award, you really should follow these rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog. (Of course!)
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you. (And you should visit her blog too!)
3. You must nominate 7 fellow bloggers for this award. (I've wanted to do this ever since I started blogging!)
4. Add links to the recipients. (Again...of course)
5. Leave a comment so the recipients know they have received an award. (I just hope they will enjoy this as much as I am.)

So without further ado, here are my chosen 7 fellow bloggers:
1) Stephen at Stephen Hardy's Blog
2) Tara at Patience is a Virtue
3) Mrs. Anna T at Domestic Felicity
4) Mrs. V at Quiet Pleasures of Home
5) Michelle at By His Grace and For His Glory
6) Lady at Domestically Inclined
7) You (if you are reading this, please take this chance to be awarded!)