Quiet Time

Posted by Hallee on Jan 25, 2010 in Biblical womanhood, Blog Stuff, Christian Faith, Prayer

For several weeks, Gregg has been insisting that while he’s home, I’m to take a day away. Away from the boys. Away from the house. Away from him. I’m to go somewhere alone, with my Bible, with a notepad, and just spend the day with God.

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Tags: Blog Stuff, Day off, Quiet time, Religion/Belief, Spa services

Guest Post: Money Saving Meg on Outlet Shopping

Posted by Hallee on Jan 15, 2010 in Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Family, fellowship, Stewardship

I meet with friends semi-annually at the nearby outlets to share a meal, quickly catch up on our lives, and give our children a chance to play together. We look forward to this so much. It is not just about the outlet deals, but the camaraderie and fun associated with the trip.

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Tags: Back To School, Carter's, Children's Place Retail Stores Inc, For Us All, Hudson & Company LLP, Human Interest, Oshkosh Corporation, Riley, Sperry Corp., Stride Rite technology, Time Quartet, Tommy Hilfiger

Pondering Pennies Past & Present

Posted by Hallee on Dec 10, 2009 in biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Housekeeping, Life, Marriage, Stewardship

A friend’s blog post from this week inspired me to write this today. She blogged about taking over their family’s finances and looking forward to the coming year and seeing what she can do about emergency funds and vacation funds and such.

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Tags: Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Budget, Budgeting, Marriage, Stewardship

Taking Advantage of the Chaos – UPDATED

Posted by Hallee on Dec 7, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Blog Stuff, Housekeeping

So, I’m going to play around with how I do things in my home, shift things around, bring homeschool down to three days a week, and see what I can do so that everything still gets done and I can still write as much as I need to and still give this blog all of the focus it needs.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Blog Stuff, Housekeeping, Toby Mac

The Fake House

Posted by Hallee on Dec 4, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Housekeeping

There are people who clean their whole house every day, so that if company was coming, there would be little they would have to do to prepare. I’m not like that.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Clean, Cleaning, Deep clean, Dry cleaning, Dust, Everybody Loves Raymond, Housekeeping, Kitchen, Mop, Sweep, Vacuum

Thankful

Posted by Hallee on Nov 26, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, fellowship, inspiration, Life, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer

Today is for love and friendship and family and good food and realizing everything for which we have to be Thankful. It is also about thanking the right Person.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Christian soteriology, Christmas, Food, Homemaker, Human Interest, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Religion/Belief, Thanksgiving

Money-Saving Meg Frames Frugal Friday Message

Posted by Hallee on Nov 13, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Raising girls, Stewardship

My friend Meg is guest posting today. Meg and I are very similar. We are both homemakers, we are both mothers of 3, we both value and desire a closer relationship with God. Today, I hand my blog reins over to Meg, who will tell you how she does what she does with the budget she does it with, and I will allow you to be as impressed with her as I am. Enjoy Frugal Friday.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Human Interest, Marshall, Money, Nordstrom Inc., Raising girls, Retail, Retail prices, The Neiman Marcus Group Inc.

Arise! Cry Out!

Posted by Hallee on Nov 9, 2009 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Parenting, Prayer

Our children are in desperate need of our prayers. Will you join with women from around the world as we pour out our hearts to the Lord for the lives of the children in our communities and around the world? Moms In Touch International is hosting Arise! Cry Out!, a worldwide day of extraordinary prayer for children and schools on November 14. Visit www.MomsInTouch.org for a location near you. Registration is now open.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Parenting, Prayer

Plugged In

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Life, Parenting

Listening to a Christian radio station several years ago, we heard a movie review followed by the tag line, “for more reviews, go to pluggedinonline.com.” I was sitting at my computer at the time and opened it up. As I did, one of my favorite resources as a parent opened onto my computer screen.

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Tags: A History of Violence, Bad News Bears, Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Dr. James Dobson, Entertainment/Culture, Family, Family Friendly, Family Safe, Films, Focus on the Family, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Ice Age, Ice Age 3, Paramount films, Parenting, The Transformers, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Hallowing Halloween

Posted by Hallee on Oct 31, 2009 in biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, inspiration

On this last day of October, children in the US will be carrying bags filled with sweets. Thinking of them can remind us to ask: “What is filling the vessel of my life? Is it a bitter attitude that leads to foolish disputes and strife, or is it a sweet spirit that leads to righteousness, faith, love, and peace?”