Written by Meg, Contributing Writer With the holidays nearly upon us, I know many of us are already thinking of the many gifts we are preparing to share with others this season. If you’re like me, you also have the burden of wanting to share with those around us, but feeling the pinch of a…
Out of 239 entries, the winners of In the Kitchen: Real Food Basics are: Elizabeth (lizhull@…) MomOfFour (reaching5678@…) Christine (rivdet@…) Congratulations! For those who didn’t win, Kate is offering a coupon code, KOTH25, for 25% off Real Food Basics. This coupon code has been extended and is good through Thursday, November 4th at 11:59 PM….
**My apologies for taking so long to announce these winners!** Out of 375 entrants, the winner of the Spoonk Portable Acupressure Mat is: Rene (budgetsavingmom@) For those interested, there will soon be a $10 discount available for Keeper of the Home readers who would like to purchase their own Spoonk Mat, and just in time…
The kitchen is probably my favorite room in my house. I spend a lot of time in there every day. After all, with four kids, I have a lot of meals to cook, meals to eat, dishes to wash, and tables and chairs to wipe down. But one day a few years ago, I realized…
My poor hubby. He really dislikes piles, and yet he married a gal who’s just a little bit “out of sight, out of mind”. Thus, I’m a piler. All through the Christmas holidays, there was one particular pile that continued to be moved around from table to table, dresser to desk, and back to the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
And the winner of the fantastic Moukisac Reusable Bag system is: Julie (9julesa5@) 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…
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…
Image by PhotoVandal There’s something about fall and winter that makes me want to shift gears. To cozy up in my home and just slow down a little in general. Much as I absolutely adore summertime and warmth and sunshine, the change of pace can sometimes be a welcome thing to me. After what has…
What a great topic! I love it, so I’ll hand it straight over to Jamie without further ado… ******* Guest Post by Jamie Martin of Steady Mom Photo by Milena Mihaylova One Sunday afternoon our family of five headed out to visit a friend. As we drove, my husband was telling the children about his…
Nope, I didn’t forget about the whole topic of coupons. I was just momentarily sidetracked for two months. 🙂 I had said back in early December that I was hoping to give couponing another shot (see my first attempt) while I was down in Seattle for Christmas. Unfortunately, the sickness hit really hard during the…
(As you may have guessed by my announcement yesterday, this series is so much fun for me to write right now, and oh-so-relevant!) It's simply a reality of life, that our husband and children would like to eat even when we want to run from the kitchen. I wonder, though, how many of us have…
Well, it’s about time but I’m finally back! Happy New Year to you all! I decided to extend my Christmas break into the New Year, since my husband wasn’t going back to work until this Monday. It’s been wonderful and relaxing, and we’ve had so much time together as a family. Christmas was a special…
I promised some healthy Christmas snacks, and though I haven’t been feeling well this past week, I figured I could still manage to get a few ideas out to you and maybe spark up a bit more of an appetite for myself in the process! Christmas treats really don’t need to revolve around sugar, so…
Well, I’ve finally pulled myself out of the warm covers, started some laundry and breakfast prep and turned my computer back on. Ryan, Abbie and I were enjoying a bit of a snuggle as we listened to the intensely loud thunderstorm outside (seriously, the thunder sounded like it right in front of our house- our…
I’m new to the idea of finding creative ways to celebrate and teach about the Christian holidays and their meanings to my children. Now that my oldest is 3, I’m feeling more eager to find ways to communicate these important truths to her, and to make these celebrations more memorable and meaningful for her, and…
As I prepare to get back into the swing of things after vacation, I thought I’d let you know some of the posts and topics soon to be discussed: 1) Raising Healthy Eaters- the second post in this new series will be up on Wednesday, January 2. It was originally planned for Tuesday, but seeing…
Since my post about using a cash system, I have had several comments and questions from those wanting to know more about how we determine our budget and establish our cash system. I’ll try to answer the questions and comments that I think will be most helpful for you! This is a big topic, so…