The winner of the Curly Q shampoo is commenter #8 Rebekah J. I’ve got another fun giveaway for you today.  Recently I bought and read such an interesting book that I contacted the author to ask for a copy that I could give away here.  And good news:  she graciously said yes!  7: An...
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The good news is that no one went to bed hungry.  The bad news is that I broke down and got the butter out to go with the bread and soup for dinner bringing our grand total for the day to just under $3.   Because really, how can you be expected to eat fresh...
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It is 3PM and I am hungry, which makes dinner feel far away.  I can’t imagine being hungry for hours every day, and even worse, I cannot imagine routinely having hungry kids and not be able to feed them. Breakfast was oatmeal.  I made about 3/4 as much oatmeal as usual, so the serving...
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One of the most interesting books I ever read is called Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. It features photos of families from all over the world surrounded by one week’s worth of food.  Details are given regarding the size of the family and the price of the food purchased, and as you can...
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Could you feed your family for a day for a couple bucks? Millions of people all over the world do it every single day. For more information, visit 2 Dollar Day. Or come back here tomorrow.
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I am most thankful this Thanksgiving for family, and today am especially thinking of the generations who’ve gone before us. They taught us to work hard. They taught us to be honest, to be kind, to love each other, to value life. And they taught us to trust and serve God. I had a...
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(Music giveaway below!) ~~~~ I first met Shaun Groves in a waiting area in the Miami International Airport.   We were on our way to spend a week together in the Dominican Republic along with several other bloggers, where Shaun (who’d invited us) would be showing us the work of Compassion International.   I hadn’t really...
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“Mommy?” she says plaintively as I come into her dim room to kiss her before she falls asleep this evening.  “I wish I was seven and a half instead of six and a half.” In a world where all your siblings are older than you, what little one wouldn’t pine to catch up?  But...
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…the precious grubby hands that picked these berries…
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I get to go run a 5k this morning!  Boise greenbelt, a friend to run with, hubby and kids cheering me on, chocolate and other goodies at the finish line.  Good fun!  Am hoping I can run 3.1 miles in less than 34 minutes, but we’ll see….   Wish me luck!
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