Today is the 4th day of the 12 days of Christmas Reviews & Giveaways 2014! On the 4th day of Christmas, day2day joys gave to me... A handmade with love giveaway from Mamaw's Many Blessings. Mamaw is actually my mom Carol, who is a Grandma to 5 blessings, and counting! ;) She has always had a talent to sew cute outfits, my sister and I always had matching outfits for holidays growing up. For the past several years, my mom has even poured her passion into her grandchild … [Read more...]
12 Days of Christmas {Day 2: dōTERRA Essential Oil}
November 27, 2014 By
Today is the 2nd day of the 12 days of Christmas Reviews & Giveaways 2014! Written by Lisa from This Pilgrim Life, Contributing Writer On the 2nd day of Christmas, day2day joys gave to me... A high-quality essential oil blend from dōTERRA perfect for fighting the sore throats, runny noses and congestion that come with the chill of winter days. This oil blend smells great and helps to quickly relieve respiratory discomfort. dōTERRA is a well-known essential … [Read more...]
Coming Soon….12 Days of Christmas 2014
November 24, 2014 By
Guess what?? It's almost that time of year again for the annual 12 Days of Christmas! My 2 school-aged kids are loving the song 12 Days of Christmas, in fact they are going to be singing it at a nursing home next week. Well, I hope your gearing up for all the Christmas music and I can't wait for you to learn about some awesome businesses & products and getting a chance to WIN them. Woot! This year I have some wonderful businesses participating with products … [Read more...]
Thankful {A Printable for Giving Thanks}
November 21, 2014 By
Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away? This has been the fastest year yet! By now, we all have already been thinking and planning our thanksgiving day, we're getting excited (well, at least I am)about the parade, we've talked about pilgrims and Indians, the guys are getting ready for the football games, soon to gather together with friends and family and to give thanks! And we ALL have so much to be thankful for! For me, beyond all … [Read more...]
A Plan for a Less Stress Holiday Season
November 18, 2014 By
Written by Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life, Contributing Writer In parenting three small children, keeping my home, and attempting the occasional personal pursuit, I often find myself vacillating between loving my life and being overcome by the blessing of it all, and loving my life but just being plain overcome. The days are full and busy and beautiful and FULL. And these are just the normal days. One such normal day recently went like this: I set my alarm the night before. Actually, I set … [Read more...]
Blessing Others Through The Fruit Of The Spirit
November 10, 2014 By
Written by Contributing Writer, Kelly @ Eyes On The Source November and December begin the busy holiday season! (Already??) A time meant for reflection and remembrance, which can easily turn into a time of rush and regret. The reason for the season, the One who came to seek and save the lost... The goal of the Christian life is to become like this Savior, but this is the very time of year that our character can be most challenged. How can we use this time to … [Read more...]
Felt Fall Banner
October 22, 2014 By
Written by Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life, *NEW* Contributing Writer Every year we decorate the mantle for Fall. And every year the routine is basically the same. Pull off current decor. Pull out boxed Fall decor. Turn on Christmas music (I know, I know. But this year I have a good reason). Try to find an arrangement of things we already have on hand or have acquired cheaply that suits our simple, clean style. Send pictures to my best friend for a second opinion. Because she is a … [Read more...]
Cranberry Maple Brussel Sprouts
October 13, 2014 By
Written by Contributing Writer Kelly @ Eyes On The Source Anyone else think brussel sprouts were disgusting when they were younger? Oh, man! Just the name, eeeew. :-) But now I love, love, LOVE them! Have you tried them on the grill before? YUM! My six-year old son walked into the kitchen holding his nose when I made them this time, ha! Needless to say, hubby and I ate them all by ourself, but we didn't mind not sharing. ;-) This month I have a 31 … [Read more...]
Jazz Up Your Summer BBQ Menu With Real Food Recipes
June 6, 2014 By
Written by Kari @ Living Strong, Health and Wellness, Contributing Writer With summer in full swing and the Fourth of July right around the corner, we all know that this means a lot of picnics, bbq's and get togethers are on the calendar. This also means that this will involve a lot of, you guessed it, food! Is it possible to eat healthy during all these summer festivities? Yes, yes and yes! Eating healthy doesn't mean that these celebrations have to be boring! In fact, I believe that you can … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Printable {One for Grandpa too!}
June 5, 2014 By
This year is going by so fast (for me!). And so many milestones have already happened in these first 6 short months. I had our 3rd baby at home, our son graduated co-op kindergarten and our daughter is no longer a preschooler after this summer. We've already passed so many holidays and now it's time for Father's Day! Almost every year I create some kind of gift for my kids' Daddy. We've had professional pictures taken, we've made a craft canvas, made an ABC book of why they love him, so … [Read more...]
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