Christmas Blessings

Faith and Family Books | November 30, 2009

I was just catching up on a couple of blogs I frequent and read Our Quiverfull, where Kate Estes shared their family’s Advent traditions and I was truly inspired and blessed by her transparency. The reason is because we are in a similar situation as their family and have been for the past couple of [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Faith and Family Books | November 26, 2009

From the desk of David Bereit of 40 Days for Life:
“Now, for my Thanksgiving gift to YOU …
Last Friday, November 20, I traveled to Kalispell, Montana, for the celebration event as the local Planned Parenthood abortion center went out of business following a 40 Days for Life campaign outside its doors. It was AMAZING.
Fortunately, everything [...]

Life’s Disappointments

Faith and Family Books | November 25, 2009

Most of us have experienced disappointments in life, right? Recently, we experienced a couple more unexpected disappointments in regards to our journey in becoming horse owners. To make a very long, confusing story short – the horse owner gave Blaze away out from under us as we were seeking to find a barn. This was [...]

Superstar CBS Reporter Blows the Lid Off the Swine Flu Media Hype and Hysteria

Faith and Family Books | November 24, 2009

I listened to this interview of Dr. Mercola and superstar CBS reporter, Sharyl Attkisson. If you are concerned at all about the hype about Swine Flu, then please listen to this. It is pretty eye opening.
From Mercola.com:
“Sharyl Attkisson is a CBS News correspondent and investigative reporter. She’s covered Capitol Hill since February 2006 and has [...]

Burton Brand at Zappos.com

Faith and Family Books | November 17, 2009

Do you have children in your home who like to snowboard? Well, Zappos has some great looking Burton winter wear and accessories to get your children geared up for their favorite pastime, while making some pretty spiffy Christmas gifts this year.

Those of you on a tight budget might want to watch for sales because things [...]

Girlhood Home Companion

Faith and Family Books | November 7, 2009

The Novak family has been publishing a magazine for young ladies for the past several years. Over the last couple of months they have transitioned Mrs. Novak’s father from a nursing home back to his own home and have been taking care of him. It has been pretty neat to read their journey in Girlhood [...]

Extraordinary Women Blog

Faith and Family Books | November 6, 2009

I come across many interesting websites and resources in my research for work and last week while searching for women related websites, I came across a website offering a giveaway for Nancy Leigh DeMoss’ new book on Choosing Gratitude. I decided to enter it because I really appreciate Nancy Leigh DeMoss and her teaching. Guess [...]

BlogHer’s $200 Best Buy Gift Card Giveaway

Faith and Family Books | November 6, 2009

I received the BlogHer newsletter this morning and decided to visit their website since it had been awhile. That’s how I discovered their special offers page and their current offer to win a $200 Best Buy gift card.
Fluid Pudding is hosting a BlogHer giveaway sponsored by Samsung Home Appliances. For a chance to win a [...]

Stateline Farm Beginnings – Our First Class

Faith and Family Books | November 5, 2009

We attended our first Stateline Farm Beginnings class on Saturday, October 24. It was like a date for us since we rarely go out as a couple. Imagine driving over an hour each way and having a conversation without multiple interruptions! Heaven! The class is the largest class yet in the five years [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Faith and Family Books | November 4, 2009