Bethany House is doing a cover survey, it’s short and a great way to get your input to those in the publishing biz! Go do it just for fun!
Writer…Interrupted has moved to Word Press! (Me and my office chair are doing a happy dance!) Be sure to visit Gina’s new site and let her know [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Monday’s early morning plan came off with success, despite the fact that it happened in my nightgown (not dressed for the day as intended) and that I drank Bengal Spice tea instead of cappuccino. Whatever works, right?
February’s calendar is filling up. Knowing I’ll be stretched to get everything done has me desiring my house, at [...]
Monday, the beginning a brand new week… What are you going to accomplish this week? Besides the normal?
I know what I’m going to do. I’m going to be up before the girls, dressed, and sitting at my kitchen table with a blank sheet of paper and a cup of orange cappuccino–yes, it’s still my favorite. [...]
Last night my friend MInTheGap and his wife, Virtuous Blond, gave birth to their third child, a healthy little girl…you can read all about their adventure (and it really was an adventure!) at his site this morning.
When I heard the news, I couldn’t help getting all nostalgic. After all, I’ve given birth to three beautiful girls of my [...]
I’ve discovered a sweet and encouraging blog…full of beautiful pictures and Godly wisdom all from an older wife and mother. Lady Lydia writes for the Ladies Against Feminism website, so maybe you’re already familiar with her blog, Home Living Helper.
I’ve added it to my blogroll, and my hope is that you will go there and be [...]
Snow Science
Published by January 25th, 2007 in Cooking and Food, Family Ties and Home Schooling. 5 CommentsTis the last Thursday of the month…my day for posting about family fun and/or homeschooling over at Writer…Interrupted! I hope you’ll check out my post, “Simple Science and Snow Ice Cream”. Better comment too, or I might lose my slot to some more worthy individual! ;O)
In case you’re wondering, I do share a delicious recipe [...]
No, I’m not talking about loose change, though that would be nice. I’m talking about smart ways to stretch your laundry dollar, plus some tips I’ve appreciated along the way.Necessity is a good teacher. In our self-employment years, times were lean. I picked the brains of frugal friends and devoured books like The Complete Tightwad [...]
Cow Stories: Farm and Faith
Published by January 22nd, 2007 in Christianity and Paterology. 2 CommentsDh is loving the cow/calf aspect of his new job. It’s calving season, a time when rescuing little calves becomes an hourly occurrence. Especially when they all want to be born on wintry nights such as we’ve had lately. At last measure, we had 6 inches of snow on the ground. My cowboy and [...]
Today we talk about how starved our bodies are for oxygen and water.
The Importance of Deep Breathing
Straighten up, no slouching! Good posture encourages good breathing and we are lazy, shallow breathing chair slumpers! Okay, even if we don’t slump, chances are we rarely take a good cleansing, belly-distending breath. Think of the productiveness and energy we [...]
In yesterday’s post, I promised to go into more detail on what we can do to boost our metabolism and why we should bother.
To continually activate our metabolism, and raise our energy, we’ll need to explore several things:
The importance of breakfast
The importance of moving
The importance of light
The importance of water
The importance of deep breathing
I’ll tackle [...]