What you put on your skin is very important. It can impact your health. Finding products that are made from natural, healthy materials should be on your list of priorities. I'm excited to be able to introduce you to Jenuinely Pure. A company that offers natural skin care products made from simple wholesome ingredients. Want to learn more about why natural skin care is important? Be sure to check out this post that talks about parabens, sulfates, and more! I'm excited to bring you a giveaway sponsored by Jenuinely Pure. They are offering to give one of our readers at $40 gift certificate towards any products in their ...Read More
5 Reasons to Teach Kids the Apostles’ Creed
It is ironic we even need to be persuaded about this issue today. The Apostles' Creed is one of the oldest Christian creeds, confessed by believers as a summary of the faith for more than 1600 years. Yet I know parents who would painstakingly teach their children to memorize Bible verses, math facts, Latin vocabulary, and famous speeches, but would find the Apostles' Creed a waste of time. Why is the Apostles' Creed worthy to take up space in our kids' brains? 1. It teaches our kids that Christianity is "confessional." For the last couple hundred years, American Christianity has by-in-large moved away from the ...Read More
Foods 5 More Surprising Reasons to Give Up Wheat
Last week I gave you 3 reasons to give up wheat: gluten, lectins, and phytates. This week, I'm giving you 5 very practical reasons to ditch the wheat. Are you ready? Here we go! Are you looking for more tips for going gluten free? I’ve gathered them all together in this Everything Gluten Free page. 5 Surprising Reasons to Give Up Wheat 1. Wheat causes inflammation Inflammation is the predecessor to disease. The more refined the grain, the more inflammation will occur. White flour is more inflmmatory than whole grain flour, but whole grain flour is still highly inflammatory. When you are consistently dining on ...Read More
How Safe are your Skin Care Products? (or Why you should choose natural skin care products.)
Do you ever look at the back of your soap package or body wash package and wonder what in the world those ingredients are? I do. You'll probably see a litany of ingredients about a mile long (ok, I exaggerate, but you know what I mean). Many of the ingredients you won't have any idea what they are. And how do you pronounce those strange words anyhow?! A couple of common ingredients in body care products are sulfates and parabens. Sulfates are a low cost chemical that is used in many cleaning and skincare items—they can be harsh and irritating. Parabens are another type of chemical that mimics estrogen in your ...Read More
3 Great Psalms to Use for Mealtime Blessings
There are some wonderful Psalms to Use for Mealtime Blessings for your family. "God is great, God is good..." "Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts..." There are a number of good traditional Christian mealtime blessings out there, but why not use meals as a opportunities to also teach Bible verses? There are three really great Psalms to use for mealtime blessings. Let's look a bit closely at them together. Tip: post one of these psalms in your dining area and recite it during meals. Or post all three: one for breakfast, another for lunch, another for dinner. If you recite these before every meal, your children ...Read More
3 Reasons Your Family Should Memorize Philippians 2
If you have your children memorize Scripture, unless you plan on memorizing the whole Bible, you're going to have to be choosy. What passages should you memorize? There are many texts in the Bible worth memorizing, but this last school year our family chose Philippians 2:1-18. Each night during family devotions we helped each other to recite the passage, little by little, until the whole thing was committed to memory. Why did we settle on Philippians 2? Why did we choose this over other passages? 3 Reasons to Memorize Philippians 2 1. If you’re looking for a concise passage that marries central Christian ...Read More
Breastfeeding Support for Moms
I've breastfed all 4 of my kids. Exclusively. For a whole year. And then even more beyond that first year. There have been, of course, challenges along the course. NICU. Twins. Mastitis. Thrush. Babies who wouldn't sleep at night. And more... Breastfeeding Support is Needed It's good to have support when you're going through this stage of being a mommy. ...Read More
New Blog Look: Compliments of Simply Designs
Have you noticed our snazzy new blog header? Do you like it? I do! I was excited to have Mindy (one of my sponsors for Savvy Blogging Summit) from Simply Designs worked with me to give my blog a facelift! Mindy presented me with a fun, unique, bright, and cheerful header design (along with coordinating business cards). I've been looking at Mindy's portfolio on the Simply Designs website for quite some time. One of the things that stood out to me were how unique each of her designs were. None of them looked the same. They all seemed to capture the personality of the respective bloggers. Why I Enjoyed Working with Simply ...Read More
