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 12×12 print, Katie will actually be receiving the joy.pray.thanks. print instead because of this comment that was …
We Are So Rich
**I’ve returned from a much needed week-long computer break and I’m glad to be back! We had a very blessed Christmas, rejoicing in our Savior’s birth and enjoying special times with family. I’ll post just a little bit this week and then be more back to normal posting by next week. I hope that you …
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you and your family a blessed Christmas, as you celebrate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. To Christ be all the glory this Christmas season. What a great Savior we serve!
Almost-Christmas Ramblings
Just a few thoughts as I prepare to take a little time for celebration, relaxation and meditation this next week: 1) The picture you see above is Johanna’s birth announcement. It may make some of you feel oddly comforted to know that I picked them up last week. Yes, she’s 4 months old. I figured …
Making Your Own Sprouted Grain Flour
Ever wonder how you can get around the need to soak the flour for baked goods, when you’re baking something that just doesn’t lend itself to soaking? Or what about when you’re short on time and need to bake something to fill a need, but just don’t have the time for soaking? Enter sprouted grain …
Hope Ink Art Review and Giveaway
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 …
Celebrate with Joy: Week 3
Image by ishane For this week’s Celebrate with Joy post, I’m going to take a pause from giving more ideas or activities for adding to your Christmas celebration. Instead, I would like for you to be encouraged and inspired as you press on in learning to make these “holy day” celebrations more meaningful and alive …
How I Plan to Keep Blog Time in Check
Image by DeclanTM Based on my recent announcement that I’m going to be scaling back a little on my blogging efforts, and the absolutely enormous (and incredibly encouraging) response that I received, I thought I would just share a few thoughts on how I am working to keep blog work minimal while I continue to …
Winner of the ListPlanIt Membership Giveaway
Congratulations to… Mary Jo! ([email protected]) 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 …
Real Food Recipe Roundup: December
Welcome to my newest monthly feature, the Real Food Recipe Roundup! Back when I did my readers survey, I learned that finding nourishing, whole food recipes is right up there among your favorite topics on this blog. I thought that it might serve you all if I shared some great recipes from around the web …
Pro-Mom, Not Pro-Blogger
I’m not sure that I knew what I was getting myself into. It all seems so very long ago when I first began setting up Keeper of the Home over two years ago. I don’t really remember what I thought blogging would be like… enjoyable, relatively simple, something I could do during the children’s naps, …
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo… Which Book Titles Have to Go?
I’m always amazed at the reader feedback I get when I ask you all for help with something. Thanks for getting creative and offering so many wonderful book title suggestions! What would I do without you? (Well, I’d probably call my book something boring like “Good Frugal Food”. :)) (And if you’re wondering what book …
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Celebrate with Joy: Week 2
Image by ishane It’s Week 2 of making this holiday season more meaningful using the book Celebrate with Joy! How are your Advent activities going? We’ve been enjoying our special devotions (or “learning about Jesus’ names”, as my daughter says) so much. We’ve almost finished making our Names of Jesus garland, and it’s going to …
Get More Organized This Holiday Season: ListPlanIt Review and Giveaway
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 …
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Healthy Holiday Eats and Sweets Carnival
It’s time to share all of our favorite, tried-and-true recipes! You know, the ones that you can’t really imagine not having at your holiday table and that just taste like Christmas to you. Traditions are such an important part of how we celebrate holidays, and traditions involve all of the senses- including our smell and …
Healthy Holiday Recipes: Incredibly Yummy Homemade Egg Nog
Living somewhere foreign is an excellent way to challenge yourself to make more foods from scratch. While living in Japan, I missed North American food so very much (though I definitely like Japanese food as well). At times, I went to great lengths to make something that tasted like home. Like the time I made …
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Free Shipping on Health Homemaking!
If you’ve been thinking about purchasing a paperback copy of Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time either for yourself or as a Christmas gift, today is the day to do it! I just received a one-day-only coupon to pass on to you (from Lulu.com, the company the publishes/ships the book for us) that will …
Safe and Natural Children’s Toys
Wooden car made by Bajo Why We Care About the Toys We Choose It all started a little over two years ago. Recalls on toys (particularly from China) were coming out left, right and center. Our little guy was about 5-6 months old and just starting to put absolutely everything in his mouth. I found …
What It Means to Vote With Our Dollars
Today’s grocery shopping outing was a bit of a disaster. Hungry, upset children, a crying baby and a frazzled mom. By the last store, I was barely looking at prices anymore as I tossed things into the cart that appeared to have at least some semblance to what was written on my trusty list. I …
Winner of the Moukisac Reusable Bag System
And the winner of the fantastic Moukisac Reusable Bag system is: Julie ([email protected]) 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 …
Name my new book!
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 …
Celebrate with Joy: Week 1
Image by ishane What is Christmas? It is not a winter festival. It is not the inevitable annual energy drain. It is not a few holidays to give us a break. It is not a time to fill our children’s heads with “visions of sugar plums.” Christmas is a season of holy days (the original …