tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286986922011-04-21T13:34:00.003-05:00My Often-Infrequent Musings about Motherhood and Everyday Life. To visit my main website, go to www.joyfulmomma.org, for books, recipes, articles, and other resources.Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-63228276363857698452009-01-26T06:00:00.000-05:002009-01-26T06:00:10.096-05:00

In an effort to streamline things a bit, I have migrated my blog over to my actual website, to make life easier. It is still a work in progress in that I am changing some layouts around on the rest of the site, but you can see all of the archives, and read all of my blog posts there from here on out, so enjoy! Joyful Momma Home Page

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One of the things I am doing to lose weight is to eat a nice big salad for lunch every day, and we have long had a salad as an appetizer before dinner each night too. Here's what I do: I buy seven (7!) Romaine Hearts three packs from the grocery store every time I go (unless weather is nice, and there is lettuce in my garden...even better!). I can eat a half a romaine heart for lunch, as it fills

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I was pondering recently the many ways in which becoming a mother has changed me for the better. In fact, it is my belief that parenthood will change anyone for the better if they are willing to learn, grow, and let the experience change them. Sadly there are some (many?) selfish people out in the world who stay just as selfish as parents, but it doesn't have to be so. It's a little surreal to

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Losing weight, as I said last week, is a long term prospect when you are more than 20 or so pounds overweight, and you also need to rethink some common dieting paradigms when you are trying to take off (And keep off) a serious chunk of weight. Last week's weight loss post seemed to resonate with quite a few people...they were even tweeting about it on twitter, and I had more than one person email

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This is almost a part two of another post regarding teaching your children to work, which you may also be interested in reading. I think one of those more popular fallacies around many homeschooling circles is the idea that the best way to teach your children to work hard is to move out to the country and own a farm. I've known several friends who think that the cure for lazy kids is to live on

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I was thinking about today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and thinking about what it means to us in the 21st century. Tomorrow, history is going to happen as the first African-American president gets inaugurated to office, and people are making a big deal of it. I am not sure if Dr. King would be pleased with the attention the President-elect's skin color is getting. The whole point of Dr. King's

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Maybe you realized it, or maybe you didn't, but today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and Wednesday will be the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. I was thinking about this a few years ago, when the thought hit me as to one way in which it did affect me growing up. When I started school, they had built some extra, newer elementary schools in our district to handle all of the children we had. The

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"Redneck Goulash" is actually the name which my Hungarian friend Barb gave my signature Hungarian-style goulash with Venison meat. :-) Somehow my children picked up on that, and thus we call any sort of Hungarian goulash with venison "Redneck Goulash". I took two or three Venison strip steaks, and cut them into small cubes of about an inch each. Using kitchen shears works better for this.I also

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A few days ago, I blogged about my whiteboard in my dining room, which we use for all manner of educational review and learning, though right now it's mostly foreign language. This lead to a question about learning foreign languages. In that post about learning foreign languages, I mentioned using podcasts, especially via iTunes, and briefly shared that they can be burned onto CDs, put on iPods

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I know most of my readers are likely disappointed in just who is being inaugurated next Tuesday (he wasn't my first choice either). However, I want to offer a free printable resource to all of you to help remind you and your children to pray for President Obama as he leads our country these next four years. This prayer guide is based on something we have done, as a family, for past presidents as

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Do you find it amusing to read all of these crazy studies they do, coming up with contradictory information at times? I sure do! I find it both sad and funny at the same time to watch everyone react and jump on this bandwagon or that one. Here's a new study I was just reading about in yahoo news. Newsflash! Exercise doesn't make a difference in weight loss. Yippee for you if you don't like going

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I am happy to have a new article up at Focus on the Family's Singles Webzine "Boundless". You can read it by clicking here.

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I have been over 100 pounds overweight. Right now, I would like to lose 75 lbs. As I said last week, my goal is to lose 52 pounds this year (my ideal is 1 pound per week on average). The stupid charts say I should weigh 135 (yeah, right...in the 6th grade, maybe). I want to weigh between 150-160, as that is what I weighed when I got married, and frankly I looked pretty good then! I'm tall, and

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Yesterday's blog talked about my use of a giant whiteboard for reviewing and learning facts related to current school lessons, and I pointed out that right now most of the board deals with the four different foreign languages my five children are learning (not 4 each, but each learning a different language, and 2 learning the same one). TEXAUS MOMMA left this comment:I'd love to know what

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I feel hands-on learning is always best, but there are some things where review and even memorization are necessary. Multiplication facts for one, and foreign language vocabulary for another. The best thing we did to facilitate this(starting about 8 years ago) was put a giant white board in the dining room, and on it we write down bites from each of our subjects...sort of like a study guide when

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If there is one area where I have been known to obsess about, it's the area of time management. I struggle to have right priorities and to manage my days in a God-pleasing way. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail. I wish I was this organized when I was a new mom, but you live and learn. We are all stewards of the same 24 hours per day. If we are blessed to be at home full time with our children

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Talking about this stupid law (CPSIA: the consumer product safety "improvement" act of 2008, also known as "Bankruptcy Day") requiring expensive testing on all children's products, including clothing, "just in case" there is lead or phthalates in them and "just in case" someone's child decides to chew on a library book that contains lead or phthalates. As we were talking about this, including

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I love a crazy variety of food. I tend to especially like dishes inspired in the Mediterranean regions, the Middle East, and Mexico. This dish is a combination of a tex-mex style stew with an Italian favorite: Polenta. Two reasons for this meal tonight: (1)I accidentally bought coarse corn meal, and I needed to use it up! and (2)While watching the Iron Chef the other night my husband was

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Scrambled eggs are so simple to make, even an older child can do it!Start with a non-stick pan sprayed with cooking spray (or lightly greased in some other way). Whisk 2-3 eggs in a mug, with a touch of milk, salt, and other seasonings you want (I like parsley). Heat up your pan and pour on the eggs.Using a wooden/bamboo spatula, or some other tool safe for use on non-stick surfaces, stir your

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My favorite breakfast (eaten normally at 2 am after being awake working on my computer, if I must confess! One new year's resolution is to eat breakfast daily) is an omelet. I've actually gotten pretty good at making these just the way I like them,and my two oldest children also do an awesome job at omelet making. Start of course with the right tools. The French have something called a crepe pan,

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A few days ago, I posted about a law that goes into effect on Feb 10th, 2009, requiring testing on all products to be sold for children ages 12 and under. There was concern that, as written, the law didn't make exceptions for thrift stores. Well the Consumer Products Safety Commission recently released some guidelines for resellers and thrift stores about this law. You can read their guidelines

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When it comes to hard to follow weight loss advice, which is the hardest for me to follow? Is it avoiding soda pop, or not eating chocolate? Na. It's the imperative to eat breakfast. The truth? I do not wake up hungry, and I almost never have an appetite before noon or later. I've been like this for most of my life, but most especially in the last 16 years. Maybe it is a throwback to all of that

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Did you make a "resolution" to lose weight this year? ~smiles~ I did. Maybe it wasn't so much a resolution as it was a goal to finish what I started a while ago, to lose these extra pounds and get into better shape. Part if it is my impending 40th birthday (in October), and part of it is a new-found excitement stirred by my husband's dieting and weight loss (I'm so proud of him! He lost 42 pounds

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-9842250501625679702009-01-06T14:59:00.004-05:002009-01-06T15:02:49.041-05:00

My daughter snapped this shot of a cardinal early this morning out of our kitchen window. He comes back every year it seems, and tends to hang out in this forsythia bush every January and February.

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I found this video on You Tube (thanks Kathy for the link). This is very long, and about as exciting as health class ;) but full of great, scholarly information regarding obesity.

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The Hubblesite has their multimedia presentation, "Tonight's Sky", up on their website, which will give you some great tools for learning about astronomy with your family. I always enjoy their "Tonight's Sky" features!

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As a momma writing for mommas, I think there is something I wanted to make you all aware of, as it will be affecting all of us soon. Most of you know, one of the best ways to save money while raising a family is thrift stores and garage sales. The Lord has used many Thrift stores to provide for us affordable and great looking clothing for my kiddos over the years. Let's face it, youngin's grow

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-59863361067931455182008-12-31T23:55:00.002-05:002008-12-31T23:58:08.146-05:00

A learning opportunity is going on outside your door right now! You can view, without a telescope, Venus just below the Crescent Moon. The sky is nice and clear tonight in Michigan and it is beautiful. The kids and I have enjoyed having a cup of hot chocolate and looking at the sky tonight.For more information, read this article from Yahoo News.

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I recently received an email from a reader asking about enjoying Christmas when you have to spend it with unsaved crabby people who like to verbally abuse you as their own special Christmas tradition. I am not sure if what I wrote helps, but as a fellow momma in a similar boat, I shared a few things the Lord had taught me. Edit: after I wrote this, I read an article at Focus on the Family's

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I'm curious to know, what sort of traditions do you have at your happy household that make this time of year extra special? Some of ours include the Advent calendar idea I mentioned a few weeks ago, as well as our cute advent wreath we keep on the table. The kids like progressively seeing more and more candles lit each week, as we get ready for Christmas.We love Christmas music...a little too

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I was again playing around at yahoo.com today, icing my shoulder, and this video caught my attention. : http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=11186852. The title is "Can a Good Samaritan be sued?"When I was in high school, I took lifeguard classes, and I also spent some time working as a life guard at a few different public pools. I also had my first aid card (and have, sadly,

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-9662356930587504072008-12-19T12:04:00.002-05:002008-12-19T12:10:44.601-05:00

Well, my computer is finally on the road to recovery, thanks in part to a reader and her husband, and the Ultimate Boot CD. I now have to reinstall everything back on that computer to get it fully functioning, but thankfully it's working again.Today, I was reading the news, and this small, barely-reported story caught my attention (it was not even under "news" but under "religious news"). Two

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I have avoided the news for the last 6 months only because it seems to make me feel worse. You too? Well, I feel like we the people do need to rise up in revolt over this whole bailout scheme. A news report today reported that bailed out failures Goldman Sachs and AIG (Among others)are paying Christmas bonuses with your tax dollars. Did YOU or anyone in your family get a bonus this year? Our

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-10102889769517788472008-12-16T14:23:00.003-05:002008-12-31T21:33:34.581-05:00

If you're wondering why I have been rather silent lately, it's because of some nasty virus problems on my computer. I am so frustrated I could scream (and have). I am resorting to working on a much older, slower, computer right now. I crave prayer. All of this is happening while I am still struggling with my badly injured and very painful shoulder. A few weeks ago, I downloaded a driver for my

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My recent post about my helpful children in light of my shoulder injury had a few friends and readers asking me the question in person or by email, "How do you train your children to be helpful?" Most agree that, when you have a younger child or children, it's way easier to do it yourself (and it is!)...however, you will reap good fruit if you invest now even though it's a little frustrating.Just

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I was just reading an interesting article on the web, about an article in Newsweek about the "religious case" for Same Sex Marriage. My reaction? At first I was angry about it, and found it upsetting, but then I found the Lord impress on my heart a question as I prayed: "Who causes two people to be married to each other? The state? Or ME?" No it wasn't an audible voice for heaven, but more like

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I'm having a bad day. I have been in pain for the last 6 months, but last week it became unbearable, and so I finally went to the doctor, only to be told that I need surgery on my shoulder and having seen my x-rays it hurts even more now LOL I have been feeling pretty stiff and having a hard time using my hands. But I was blessed today by some good fruit from seeds sown years ago.I hate medical

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I was recently reading another blog where they posted this clip (below) from a Charlie Brown Christmas. I hadn't watched that movie since I was a kid, and so I guess I never noticed this scene before, but it sure blessed me:

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Today, I'm going to get a little bit silly. This post is more of a fun one.It seems like various persons in my family struggle with what to get me for Christmas and yet I have stated that Gift Certificates to Amazon.com (or any Bookstore), or an iTunes gift card (of any amount) would make me super happy, and thus these have been the only two items on my list for the last 6 years...there's really

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-22451228227235400322008-12-04T11:28:00.009-05:002008-12-31T21:32:37.941-05:00

A few days ago, with our mother's group, we had a Gingerbread House Building Party. Look at these marvelous works out art!Recipes and instructions are in Joyful Momma's Guide to Christmas Gingerbread and Other Holiday Treats

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Today we opened our first "bag" on our "Advent Calendar"! This part of Christmas is always the kids' favorite thing in the world. Normally, I use paper bags, but this year, I sewed some nicer bags from some pretty Christmas cloth, as you can see below!I also made some tags for the bags that I wrote the numbers on. I printed these on business card stock, and laminated them. We put our "Advent

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Did you have a great Thanksgiving Day? I know I did. I love turkey and the trimmings. In a few days, I'll post about a new way to prepare your turkey for roasting, by brining it. The flavor was amazing. Just after finishing my meal, I sat down while the children built their snow fortress and my husband watched the Detroit Lions lose badly (~smile~), and I put the final edits on a little ebook I

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I have long since given up on my traditional "A Month of Thanksgiving" posts where I post about the different Bible commands to give thanks to the Lord. I totally messed it up this year, but oh well. :-) There's always next year, right?But I was just thinking about all of the things I am thankful for, and I wanted to post about that. These aren't in any particular order...just off the top of my

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So, are you ready for the Thanksgiving festivities?Did you put your turkey into the Fridge to THAW? You may want to do that today! :-)I'm only posting this reminder because I forgot last year, and turkeys just don't thaw fast.

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Before I get started: my shopping cart is having some technical difficulties. I need the web host people to take care of something for me so that it will work again, and I'm currently waiting on that. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please join me in prayer that this will be resolved quickly. :-) I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.Psalm 69:30One of the

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I again snoozed on sending out my month of faithfulness blog posts.I realized I had missed a few when I checked my RSS feed today, and it turns out there were a few more I didn't hit publish on. I don't know why I zone on that ;)I was challenged this week about having an attitude of thanksgiving during our Wednesday Night Bible study at our church. I thought it was appropriate, given that I am

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One of my absolute favorite homeschooling books is "Teaching the Trivium" by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn of Trivium Pursuit. I have especially enjoyed their list of ten things to do with children before age ten. I have found this to be a great resource to all new homeschoolers and anyone interested in early childhood education. Now having teens and pre-teens, I can tell you that these principles

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My husband and I met 17 years and many pounds ago ;)....and over the course of time, our wedding rings stopped fitting. I had mine cut off of my hand during one of my pregnancies when the usual pregnancy swelling made my ring too tight, cutting off my hand circulation (ouch). Martin had to take his off every day at work (company rules when working on machinery), and eventually it became harder

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All the time, God is good....and God is good all the time (Amen?!?)I was negligent to mention yesterday (because as I said in the first post, I originally wrote these up a month ago, scheduled to publish one per day for the month of November, but failed to hit publish!), though it is not specifically in the Bible, a THANKS to those who have given their lives to ensure our freedom here in the USA.

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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!One aspect of thanksgiving in the Bible is to give thanks to the Lord to tell others what He has done for us. Let them hear how He's working in your life. Let them know what He has done for you lately. Doing so accomplishes a few things:God is glorified in front of others, including those who may not know Him yet.Christians are encouraged, perhaps in a hard

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When you do a search of the Bible verses which contain the phrase "Give thanks to the Lord", you find that the next phrase most often is "for his mercy endureth forever." Mercy. God's mercy towards us is mind-boggling. As children, we all heard (and maybe even sang) the song, "Santa Claus is coming to town", and sometimes we think of God like a sort of cosmic Santa Claus. If you are "good", He

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Since 9/11 we haven't had any more terrorist attacks (yet). Maybe because of this we take for granted the job that homeland security, the military, and the governments of our allies have done to thwart any attacks that could have happened on our soil...but didn't. In the same way, the Lord protects us and delivers us often in ways that we will never know this side of heaven. As He orders our

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Continuing on with my series, a Month of Thanksgiving....God gives us so many blessings to be thankful for which we often take for granted. We don't even think about what He does for us sometimes unless it is "big" and "obvious".The fact that we can communicate, that we can understand the written word (how our amazing brains even work by His design!), that we can learn and grow, that we are

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Continuing with my series, a month of Thanksgiving...we give thanks because of the most important thing that ever happened to us: our salvation. I think that maybe, sometimes, after being saved for a while we lose the absolute wonder and amazement that every child of God should be feeling towards the powerful truth that God Loves Me. This truth is really mind boggling.Even more, He loved me (and

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I recently noticed my posts that I had set up for "A Month of Thanksgiving" were not coming through. Yeah, it took me 6 days to notice ;), so we are going to be just skip a few of them this year...as we focus our attention on GIVING THANKS. Apologies to my Canadian and overseas readers who celebrate Thanksgiving in October, though in reality Thanksgiving is something we shouldn't limit ourselves

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Well, the election is over (anyone want to agree with me in saying, THANK GOD!?), and so there will be no more annoying phone calls that disregard the do not call list, door to door solicitors who disregard my sign, or mail boxes stuffed with enough full color printed materials we could have balanced the budget with the funds spent on them, and this is the last of my posts on the topic (probably)

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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.Proverbs 21:1Today I braved the crowds, and voted early. Just got back, actually. I live in a very small town outside of Lapeer Michigan, not some big metropolis (I feel for ya'll in urban and suburban areas!), and we had something I've never seen before at our polling location: a wait! We had

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Sort of for fun...but also with a message to be pondered on the election eve. This is not original with me...I don't know who wrote this. No, I'm not democrat, and if you read carefully you'll see what I mean (it's tongue in cheek, obviously). This appeared in an ad in the Lapeer Newspaper, paid for by some sort of Republican group, but I felt it summed up my thoughts exactly. I edited some of

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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."- Martin Luther King, Jr.This week in a public school in America, a girl was called racist for wearing a t-shirt supporting the white candidate. What would Martin Luther King Jr say? He was dreaming of a world where no one

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When I write my books and articles, it is always off of a combination of research and things the Lord taught me. I don't want to just rehash the same stuff to you, my readers. That would be pointless. I want to share with you what God taught me, and what I personally know to work...not just the same thing you read in every money management book.Well, a few years ago when I wrote my book, Thriving

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To read part one, click hereAbout three months ago, I lost my cell phone while at the grocery store. I had been talking on the phone, and put it down, and apparently forgot it in the shopping cart. I know. Pretty stupid. I was panic stricken as I called the grocery store, and they didn't find it but took my number down. I finally just took a deep breath, prayed, and trusted God would work it all

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We all have our areas of weakness which normally get us off track or "coveting" after things we don't yet have, and for me this has been mostly high tech things and art supplies for most of my life. When I was 14 I saved up all of my pennies (and dollars, and so forth) until I could buy my own Commadore 64 personal computer, which my parents of course thought was ridiculous, but I just had to

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...as well as to those who celebrate Thanksgiving in other lands. My blog post today is on just that topic...but it isn't found here...it's at TEACH Magazine's Publisher's Blog...right here!

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Maybe this doesn't really fall under the category of things that are specifically for moms, but I have had a few readers of my book, Thriving on One Income ask me what this whole banking situation was about, and later on an egroup this was discussed. Using the questions I have been asked, I am going to try to explain this in such a way that hopefully you will have a better understanding.The thing

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Just when you thought you had heard it all, well...you haven't. I haven't. First we had the safe haven laws. These laws, basically, were created under the assumption that some scared teenager could drop off a newborn at a "Safe place" like a hospital, police station, etc. with no questions asked and no consequences, instead of dumping the baby in the garbage as has happened in the past. Nebraska,

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It's Monday and I'm blogging over at TEACH again today. You can read by post at Lorrie's Blog.Also, TEACH Magazine and Joyful Momma Publishing are BOTH now on Facebook! You can go to each page, you can join our blog networks, and who knows what else.

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I enjoy reading, among other things, Oswald Chambers book "My Utmost for His Highest" each day. Great little devotional book. Sometimes it makes me smile that how a book, written a century ago, seems to have things in it on just the right day relating to what I am going through on that day, or maybe a word in season to share with and encourage a friend who is going through a situation addressed.

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So, have you sent your hubby a text message lately? Using a cell phone at work is not always possible or easy for a guy because bosses tend to frown on employees taking personal phone calls and that sort of thing...but it's super easy to send a text message just to say you're thinking of him or to tell him how thankful you are for him? It can be nice and quick, and he can look at it over and

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I am not only teaching that watercolor class, but also a drawing class for 9-15 year olds this year in our Homeschooling Co-op. This has been really fun and challenging for me. Our first project, by popular demand, was drawing a castle with landscape. Below are each of the steps in this drawing, with some notes. I took a poll to find out what we would be drawing for content this year, and

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Kimberly Eddy is blogging at TEACH Magazine.com today, on the topic of the choices we make. To learn more, click here.

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As I said in post one on this theme, I am teaching a watercolor class to the 6-9 year olds in my homeschooling co-op this year, and we are focusing on some simple techniques to make watercolors more enjoyable and less frustrating. Let's face it: most kids love to paint with watercolors but most also struggle with the results. For you, as a mom, I recommend getting Bobbi Dubbins' DVD from my

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This year for our homeschooling co-op I am teaching a drawing class and a watercolor class. The water color class is for ages 6-9. For a great beginning video (designed with adults in mind but nevertheless useful for older children), check out Bobbi Dubbins' Watercolor DVD in my bookstore.Watercolor is a medium that most children enjoy working with but which is sadly frustrating to work with

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I came across this blog that had a great post about our current financial crisis...both humorous and honest. Check it out here!

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Someone just sent me this via email and I think it is a pretty good idea....can you imagine? Note: His math is off...see my note in the text.~~~~~~~~~~I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.Our population is about

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Warning labels have always amused me, mostly because the warnings are usually either painfully obvious or bizarre. For example, on my phone's MP3 player, when I turn it on, I get a warning that says this "You are about to listen to music at a higher-than-recommended volume. Doing so may result to hearing damage. Please turn your volume down for your own safety.By pressing continue you acknowledge

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Joyful Momma's Guide to Cartooning is available from the Joyful Momma Bookstore.Review by Penny Raine: When I heard that Kimberly had a new book available I was so excited. But at the same time I wanted to run the other way. However when she sent me one, I thought, "there is no avoiding it now." Why was I hesitant? Because Kimberly's books are always so great they get your creative mind so

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-91433382662070559612008-09-22T12:44:00.001-05:002008-12-31T21:40:07.393-05:00

This is a continuation of a post from Sunday on Eternal Security. Read Part one first here.There's alot of verses that talk seem to say you can lose your salvation, such as Paul warning the Galatians not to fall from grace [the verse is found in Gal. 5:4--kim's note] or verses like Rev. 21:7-8 talking about who will be in the lake of fire.The thing is, it goes back to, are we saved by grace but

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-12126510625800460022008-09-21T22:49:00.002-05:002008-09-21T22:54:12.144-05:00

It's Monday, and that means I'm blogging at TEACH Magazine today! The topic du Jour is the words we speak....are we driving in daggers or passing the honey? Read on.

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This email was sent to me a few weeks ago, and after receiving a similar question, I decided to post it, and my condensed reply. I was hesitant to do so because I want to focus my blog on things to encourage moms, but as my darling husband pointed out, this is something that may be a huge encouragement. As this was an ongoing email discussion, and because I have way too much to say on the topic,

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The Washington Times had an interesting article about the government bailouts now occurring. Part of me wants to do a smug, "Told you so!" and part of me is grieved, and all of me wants to throw up reading about how we the people are going to pay out into the billions to save people who are reaping what they have sown...and the problem here is two fold: I loathe paying taxes to idiots for stupid

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In Song of Solomon, we read "It's the Little Foxes that spoil the vines"...little things can make or break, can't they?In our marriage, we never really went out on dates after the babies started coming, mostly because of babysitting issues. The whole problem of finding someone reliable and trustworthy to watch our kids, and the stress of a few bad experiences with babysitters (even and especially

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-71935223134157739332008-09-16T12:10:00.005-05:002008-09-16T12:42:36.870-05:00

pumpkins, as I have stated before, are not just for Jack-o-Lanterns...we love them in a variety of dishes, not as decor. Our favorite dish, besides of course Pumpkin Pie flavored icecream (coming soon on this blog) is October Stew.Start by carving up the pumpkin...remove the lid, clean out the seeds, and carefully cut away most of the flesh. Be super careful if you plan to use the hollowed out

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I blogged today at TEACH Magazine's Publisher's Blog on the topic of blessed interruptions in our life...read on.

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Today is Monday and that means I'm blogging over at Lorrie Flem's Publisher's blog at TEACHmagazine.com, this time on the topic of permanent weight loss.Haven't posted much lately because I've been shoulder-deep in canning tomatoes, salsa, apples, and so much more...but pictures and posts are coming soon.

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-18285188663452774192008-09-01T22:09:00.004-05:002008-09-01T22:21:20.457-05:00

Completing a job always feels good, doesn't it? Woo hoo.This weekend, I finally finished editing my newest ebook, Joyful Momma's Guide to Cartoon Creations (Glory to God!) This book actually started out as hand drawn, photocopied pages I was sharing with my cartooning class at our homeschooling co-op last fall. I cleaned them up quite a bit, scanned them into the computer (or rather, paid a child

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Value's Driven Family is having a great Ebook Extravaganza right now that you may want to check out! Click here to find out more.

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We found some gorgeous red potatoes on sale at Country View Bulk Foods, and so we bought a 10 lb bag. One thing that these potatoes are good for is stews, soups, and chutneys (russets can't really be used as they fall apart when cooked...though that makes them good for baked potatoes and mashed potatoes). On today's menu: a potato curry.I began by slicing up 2 vidalia onions, and 2 lbs of stewing

Kimberly Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126483356566965883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-74350076390607918882008-08-18T16:22:00.001-05:002008-08-18T16:24:12.661-05:00

Well, ladies, it's Monday and that means I'm bloggin' over at Lorrie's Publisher's blog at TEACH Magazine. Today I talk a bit about my methods for planning for the coming school year, and what works for our family. You can read more here, at TEACH.

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Tabitha wrote, I'm going to need to get the recipe for that breakfast casserole thing, I have the basic idea, but that's a scary way to make something newHere's the recipe, Tabitha (and everyone!):The NIGHT BEFORE:Mix together 1 can of condensed cream of chicken soup and 10-12 eggs. Season to taste (Ruth added Rosemary, parsley, oregano, marjoram, salt and pepper to the one she brought you).

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Remember that whole grain pilaf I made with the grilled chicken the other night? Well, we had more than half of it leftover, and I wasn't sure what to do with it, since we ate all the chicken. I finally decided on repurposing the rice pilaf into something else entirely.First, I had thawed some ground beef for spaghetti only to realize at the last minute that I had no spaghetti noodles to speak of

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Dinners for summer time seem to work best when we have simple things going on. Sometimes I can just be satisfied with nothing but corn on the cob, and why not? It's amazing!We don't really grill too much, mostly because meat is expensive, and it doesn't seem to stretch as far as other things can and do. Still, I like to grill food...but today when I grilled this Thai peanut chicken, it decided to

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We had a get-together thingy at church recently, and I always struggle with knowing what to make. Maybe because I have weird food tastes? Hm, not sure. I don't do "potato salad" in the American style (with mayo)...and I don't like traditional pasta salad either...but no one seems to touch my potato salad when I make it nor my rotini pesto salad (maybe because it's green? hmmm)This year, I decided

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My daughter, Ruth, is an AWESOME baker...when it comes to chocolate chip cookies, she's the best...which is why this photo recipe tutorial thingy features her and not me...and of course, her recipe. She was making these cookies for a special get together with the youth group at church. I keep trying to get my daughter here to blog once a week on my blog, but this is as close as it gets so far...;

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One of the things that took me most by surprise when I had children was depression. I knew that the primary source of the problem had to be physical since it seemed to arrive like clockwork as soon as I conceived, as one of the first symptoms of pregnancy, and left as soon as I weaned my last child almost 10 years ago. As I struggled with my feelings in this regard, I also struggled to find a

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The title sounds fancy, but what it means is "Fennel with Tomato soup" ...one of our favorites.What is fennel? It's a veggie that looks like this and is sometimes called "Anise" or "bulb Fennel" or even "Finocchio". Start by soaking and cooking some chick peas (or thawing some chicken). Next, cut the tops off of the fennel, setting aside the feathery leaves for a later purpose. Cut each bulb in

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On a recent trip to Frankenmuth for the day, we walked though the Riverplace shopping center, and stopped in at the Popcorn Wagon, where something I had been looking for caught my eye: a shiny new Whirly Pop.I like popcorn. I like popcorn ALOT.I do NOT like Microwave popcorn (ew). The only think it has going for it is the smell. Smells good but tastes, to me, like butter flavored cardboard. A few

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I always say this...I almost feel like I posted this before (maybe I have) but one of the benefits of growing herbs in you garden is to be able to eat things like Pesto salad in the summertime. Fresh Basil is one of the most amazing flavors in the world. I start off by going out to the garden with scissors and a colandar...and I cut off several handfuls of basil, wash it well, pull off as many

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Blogging again at TEACH Magazine today....this time on the topic of internet filters. Do ya got one? We do! Read more here.

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