Thursday, May 23, 2013

Do Unto Husbands




Many of us are homemakers – we have embraced our calling to be wives and mothers who prioritize the home. Now the temptations that we face in our daily lives are sometimes to not value our work, or to wish we were elsewhere. But other times, and far more often for women who are completely sold on their role in the home, our temptations are to value our work too much, and to wish everyone else was elsewhere. Here are a few examples, meant to be extreme, that should communicate what I mean.



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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Wise Woman Linkup!




A Wise Woman Builds Her Home is a place to be encouraged in your high and noble calling of role of wife and mother and daughter to the King and we want to encourage each and every single reader out there to build up strong Christian homes to the glory of God.

We would love for you to link up with us---share your posts on  building up your home, homemaking, character, hospitality, femininity, family, tea, recipes, parenting, marriage, etc. we would love to have you share it with us!

 Don't forget to also follow us on Pinterest:





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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Healthy Kitchen Stewardship & eBook Bundle


As a homemaker all of us need all the help we can get especially in the kitchen. Even though I have been a homemaker for over 20 years I feel like I am still learning new healthier ways to better feed my family of 10. I do believe that the Lord has entrusted me with feeding my family in a healthy manner so I continue on the journey of learning what I can and what is within my abilities timewise.  I was glad to see this helpful Kitchen Stewardship eBook Bundle for healthy eating being offered so I though I would also share it with our readers.




Here is a description on what is included:


Healthy Snacks to Go (2nd Edition) by Katie Kimball
With over 45 healthy snack recipes and ideas including traditional granola bars, iron-packed Popeye bars, and a dozen “larabar” style variations, Healthy Snacks To Go is the resource you need for healthy snack ideas. Complete with time-saving tips, frugal options and allergy notes, plus diaper-bag friendly snacks that are toddler-approved, this will become your “go-to” cookbook to keep your cupboards filled with nourishing yet quick choices.

The Everything Beans Book by Katie Kimball
This comprehensive resource explaining everything you want to know about beans and legumes. In The Everything Beans Book, you’ll find recipes for homemade beans and rice, refried beans, wraps, Mexican fare, soups, pasta dishes, and even a dessert, plus frugal tips and substitution ideas! Beyond recipes, this ebook also offers over 20 pages of information to facilitate your new love of beans and make sure you can cook with dry beans without any stress.

Smart Sweets by Katie Kimball
Katie’s goal with Smart Sweets: 30 Desserts to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth is to give you options that are way better for you than you’ll find in the grocery store, usually better for you than another homemade version, and sometimes downright good for you. You’ll find less sugar, healthier sweeteners, whole grains, soaked and sprouted grains, no grains, probiotics and even some vegetables in these desserts recipes, without sacrificing taste or enjoyment!

Is Your Flour Wet? by Katie Kimball
In Is Your Flour Wet? Soaked, Sprouted, or Soured: Grains Recipes from Our Kitchens to Yours, Katie offers a basic introduction to soaking, sprouting and sourdough, plenty of how-to tutorials and more than 45 recipes from a variety of real food bloggers, including breads, snacks, pancakes and waffles, oatmeal, cakes and more!

The Family Camping Handbook by Katie Kimball
If you’ve always wanted to try camping as a frugal family vacation but are nervous because you have little ones, The Family Camping Handbook will show you how to survive and even thrive out in the woods with young children. You’ll find an overview to help you get started camping, packing and to-do lists and, of course, real food adaptations to standard camping fare. This ebook includes a total of 36 camping recipes and techniques, including paleo/primal/grain-free adaptations.

(Just in time for summer!)


Whether you’re already a fan of Katie Kimball or just hearing about these ebooks for the first time, this collection of real food ebooks includes not just recipes but plenty of information to empower you on your real food journey — and it’s available at almost 80% off retail this week only. Plus, purchasers will receive a special coupon code to purchase Katie’s latest ebook, Better Than a Box, at just 50%.

P.S. Even if you’ve already got one or two of these ebooks in your collection, this collection offers a great value for the remaining books. And you’re welcome to pass on your duplicates to a friend or family member to encourage them in their real food journey as well!



You can get The Kitchen Stewardship eBook Bundle which consists of FIVE ebooks for the price of one for just $7.40.

 Remember, it is only available now through May 27 only so get it while you can. 

You can find it HERE.





 Happy cooking!












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Monday, May 20, 2013

Motherhood--The Art of Forming Souls



Higher than every painter, 

 higher than every sculptor, 

 and higher than all artists

 do I regard him

 who is skilled in the art of forming the souls of children.










 ~ John Chrysostom (347 – 407) 






 

 

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Friday, May 17, 2013

More Wonderful Contributor News: A Special Engagement

So many of you know and love our sweet Miss Jen of Blessed Femina who contributes to The Domestic Artist portion of our blog.




 Well, we'd like to let our readers know (if they didn't already) that Miss Jen has met someone *very special* and will soon become a Mrs. !

 


Awww....how romantic....:)




Congratulations, sweet friend!


May the Lord richly bless you both as you seek to honor Him.




"Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man."  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."

  Genesis 2:22-24






If you'd like to read some of Miss Jen's lovely posts from The Domestic Artist you can view them HERE.







Encouraged here?

Please also check out my book True Christian Motherhood.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wise Woman Linkup!




A Wise Woman Builds Her Home is a place to be encouraged in your high and noble calling of role of wife and mother and daughter to the King and we want to encourage each and every single reader out there to build up strong Christian homes to the glory of God.

We would love for you to link up with us---share your posts on  building up your home, homemaking, character, hospitality, femininity, family, tea, recipes, parenting, marriage, etc. we would love to have you share it with us!

 Don't forget to also follow us on Pinterest:





Now on with our linkup:


If you link up here please use our image below or link back to let others know that you have linked up here so that they might join in the fun and be encouraged as well:




                                         
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Our New *Wise Woman* Contributor!

Yesterday I mentioned the many changes that are taking place in the life of my family and here on the blog. I am so excited to announce our new "mystery" contributor today that will be joining us from now on. Were you able to guess who it was?



Surprise! It's this sweet lady:





I truly enjoy her writing and feel that she will be a perfect fit around here. She is a woman who loves the Lord and is committed not only to Him, but to her husband, and family as well. Here is a bit about her if you don't know of her already:

"A simultaneous Saint and sinner, Bambi was saved by grace through faith. She’s a helpmeet to her high school sweetheart and together they are sharpening eight arrows for the glory of God. Bambi spends her days homeschooling, cleaning up messes (external and internal), changing diapers, kissing boo-boos, reading books, and a million other duties she wouldn’t trade for the world. Bambi loves being a keeper at home and shares about her journey of grace in marriage, motherhood and family discipleship on her blog In the Nursery of the Nation. She is passionate about encouraging younger women to depend on Christ alone for their salvation, sanctification and to depend on His Word for the strength and wisdom required for marriage and motherhood."


Bambi's family--aren't they just adorable?


We are so blessed to have her here and hope that her encouragement will be a huge blessing to you as well!




She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:



Proverbs 31:26-8






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