Unplanned Book Review

Unplanned by Abby Johnson is a book about the author's experience with running a Planned Parenthood. She has an eye opening experience during an abortion and finds that she can no longer support them.

I feel that abortion is a topic that is extremely important. I think that it is too easily glossed over and that people don't really know what happens during and after an abortion or they just choose to look the other way. I think this is a good book for every one to read.

Homemaker's Friend Daily Planner Giveaway at Growing Home

A wonderful blog that I follow, Growing Home is hosting a giveaway for a daily planner.

Follow the link below to check it out:

http://www.growinghomeblog.com/2012/09/homemakers-friend-2013-daily-planner.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+growinghomeblog%2FDrEM+%28Growing+Home%29

I haven't posted in over a month.

I haven't posted in over a month. I was getting to be on the computer for way too long each day. It started showing in my family and our home. My first job is to be my husband's wife and I was way more concerned with writing blogs and linking up and finding new topics, etc. I really felt that the Lord was pressing on my heart to just take a break. So, I did. I am very happy to say that my house is cleaner, more organized and I've spent much more quality time with my Lord, my husband and my children.

I still plan to write blogs, but it will definitely be completely random, without any certain schedule. I apologize for stopping without explanation to those of you who regularly read. For that I am very sorry. I hope that you understand that it was just better for me to just step away.

Almost Amish Book Review

Almost Amish is a book by Nancy Sleeth about how we can incorporate Amish daily habits and traditions into our own lives. I enjoyed this book. She includes many helpful hints on how to save money and how to live with less. She also includes tips on how to reduce waste, electricity use and stretch your every day items. There are also Amish recipes, including bread and soup that will be fun to try.

I recommend this book as a nice light read and to help get over our nation's current overabundance craze.

CSA Box #5

Beets, Swiss Chard, Carrots, Lettuce, Onions and Broccoli.


The only new veggies this week were the onion and broccoli. Actually it is a different type of lettuce, so we will probably put that into a salad.


From our previous  CSA Box #4, we also got Swiss Chard which my husband made into Swiss Chard and Onion Tacos.

Linking up with:

http://www.thebettermom.com/

and

http://www.raisingarrows.net/

and

http://www.themodestmomblog.com

My New Challenge

I decided to give myself a new challenge. I have read several blogs where they post pictures of what they ate that day. In the spirit of trying to keep track of what I eat, I figured this would be a good way to do that. I'm calling it, What I Ate Today!

Sunday July 15

Not Picture: 1 Tootsie Roll, 1 Hershey's Kiss, and 1 Slice Dutch Apple Pie with Ice cream.

What did you eat today? I'm sure it was way healthier than me! :)

Linking up with:

http://www.thebettermom.com/

and

http://www.raisingarrows.net/

and

http://www.themodestmomblog.com

The Scarlet Thread Book Review

The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers is the story of Sierra Madrid in present day California and her ancestor Mary Kathryn McMurray during their journey across the Oregon Trail.

When I first began reading this book, I really didn't like the character Sierra. I felt that she was a whiny, ungrateful, mean-spirited, selfish person. It was actually very difficult for me to get into the book because of those feelings. I am happy to say that she goes through life-changing circumstances and by the end of the book I liked the character.

This book is a very good read. I especially enjoyed the excerpts from Mary Kathryn's journal on their Oregon Trail journey. I recommend reading this book. I can't say that I would read it again, but I did enjoy it and am happy to have read it.