Archive for October, 2008

Set Your Table Contest Winners!

For this contest, we had several terrific entries. I was amazed at the beauty that some of you ladies displayed in your homes.  Every entry was precious in it’s own way.  We loved to see some of the wonderful creativity of our terrific readers.  We loved seeing your children get involved.  I enjoyed seeing [...]

Frank Kern’s Mass Control Monthly - Exposed!

If you are an internet marketer, or are thinking of being one, this post will be extremely interesting to you. If not, this post will be a waste of your time.
After hearing all the HYPE about Frank Kern’s Mass Control I wanted to give it a whirl and see how he REALLY treats [...]

Chaos to Order Giveaway- Winner!

Our latest giveaway was:
My book: Chaos to Order, 25 Tools Bringing Organization to Your Home
and
Audio CD of the workshop: Chaos to Order
You can see a link to these products here in our store:
http://store.homemaking911.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=1
http://store.homemaking911.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3
The winner was Becca of Cave Springs, AR
Here was our question:
What is your biggest homemaking challenge?
Please be sure you use a [...]

Haircutting

For years my husband has urged me to get some clippers and cut his hair. For 15 years of marriage I resisted. Finally after paying for haircuts for SIX of us (after David was born), I decided I could try it to see if I could save some money. I had two [...]

Favorite Board Games and Organizing Board Games

When I blogged about our Christmas theme we use for buying gifts:
Something to Read, Something to Wear, Something to Play, Something to Share, I had lots of folks write and ask about what I meant about “Something to Share.”
Well, we try to come up with one gift the entire family can share and enjoy. [...]

Christmas with Children-Keeping it Sane

Several years ago I heard about an easy way to narrow down Christmas gifts for children. Instead of buying a bunch of toys or other clutter, each child receives the following:
Something to Read
Something to Wear
Something to Play
Something to Share.
With four kids, that is already quite a few gifts. One thing I have tried to [...]

Overcoming Bitterness Part 3

In Overcoming Bitterness, Part 2, you learned that you are in a battle for your mind, and it is not a battle that is easily won.
13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to [...]

Overcoming Bitterness Part 2

Psalm 37
    1 [a] Do not fret because of evil men
       or be envious of those who do wrong;
Let’s think about that for a moment:  What is fretting?  This is a mental thing we do….we replay over and over the wrong done to us.  

    3 Trust in the LORD and do good;  
Did you [...]

Overcoming Bitterness - Part 1

Romans 12:2
2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
 

 
 Ephesians 4:32
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of [...]