How to Revitalize Leftovers

If any of you have visited my recipe blog, you know I do a lot of freezer cooking.  Today I'm sharing my tips over at A Godly Homemaker for how to revitalize leftovers.  Let's face it fresh, hot out of the oven, meals taste best, but with these tips your leftovers can taste great too.

I hope you'll join me to read the rest. 

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How To Prioritize

I need to be honest, I have a stress ball in my stomach right now.  I'm relaunching another blog next week and I still have some big goals to pull together.

Prioritizing is sometimes hard for me but it always comes back to one scripture, Matthew 6:33.

I'm sharing how I prioritize things based on this scripture over at a Restful Place today, I hope you'll join me and be blessed.

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Medium and Long Hair Updo

Beauty is a tricky thing sometimes.

We don't want to be vain, and we want true beauty to come from the inside, but.........

There is nothing wrong with wanting to look pretty.

I've been having a bad hair year, and had to chop off a good portion of my length because of a home-straightener disaster.

Now that my hair is finally getting long again I'm experimenting with new hairstyles.

Today I'm sharing over at Bye Bye Beehive how to do a halo braid.

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By the way you can get the hair bling from Lilla Rose. I've just fallen in love with my flexi-clips : )

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Silent Ambassadors

I had a new life promised,

But I wouldn't let go,

So I ate cotton candy

At the midnight show.

It played out projections

That coaxed me away.

It told me that vessels

Weren't made out of clay.

There's no spinning wheel,

Not even a Potter;

Just wandering hunters

And oblivious fodder.

I stood from my seat,

Though only in mind,

And cried, "You're 

Metaphysically quite misaligned!"

My well-spoken words

Shook the theater with violence

(At least it would have

If I spoke more than silence).

CM Logan

I've got a little bit of writer's block at the moment.  This is a poem and artwork from my husband 



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Do Other Blogs Make You Jealous?

I'm guest posting today over at Raising Mighty Arrows.


As I've been blogging I have come across some fabulous sites that bless me on a regular basis resources like Women Living Well, Raising Homemakers, A Wise Woman Builds Her Home, Holy Spirit led Homeschooling, The Better Mom, Roo Mag and so many others.


It's easy however to get just a little jealous of other people's success when you so desperately want to be used by God.  Numbers aren't the whole story though.


If you are blogging just for yourself, to share family pictures, or to build a website then this post isn't for you.  But if you desire to honor and glorify God with what you do, I hope you'll join me at Raising Mighty Arrows today to read the rest.


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Purposing to spend time with your Work-At-Home Husband

I have a Fabulous Guest Post today from Tabitha from A Restful Place. And Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a copy of True Christian Motherhood.  Even if you already have a copy imagine how much one of your friends would be blessed if you won and gave it to them.

I am extremely blessed to have my husband work from home.  It would be so hard if he ever has to move on and get a job away from home.

 You would think that since my husband is home all day long that I wouldn’t have to purpose to spend time with him but I do.  Spending timewith my husband isn’t necessarily hard as he does work within the main part of our home.  But purposing to spend quality time together is something that I have to purpose to do.

 Some things that have helped me spend time with my husband and show him that I appreciate him:

 1.       Take time during meals and read together.  Being that right now it’s just my husband, our baby & I our meals don’t take very long.  Normally after breakfast we will read a devotional together.  We also try to listen or read a chapter or two from the Bible after (or if we are listening it can be during) dinner.  It’s amazing what a short devotional or chapter of the Bible can do – often starts a short conversation, something to think about and be encouraged.  I love spending time with my husband while reading together.

2.       Make him the highlight every day!  Most work at home dads don’t get the excitement of “Daddy just got home” everyday upon arriving home from work from their children & wives.  Just the small gesture of making Daddy the hero all throughout the day (telling your children what a wonderful father they have) and when his work day ends makes his day!  Husbands love to feel like heroes in their homes!  It doesn’t take much time but showing your husband that he’s loved & needed is something he will find special.

3.       Give your husband your focus.  Doing laundry and the dishes are things that just have to get done every day but they also will still be there for another time.  When my husband gets a short break during the day I try to spend time with him without worrying about the laundry that just finished or the dishes that need to be washed.  Dishes & laundry can wait for another moment, spending just a few moments with your husband here and there throughout the day is time that can never be replaced.

4.       Play Games Together!  My husband & I love to play games together after our baby has gone to bed for the evening.  It’s much easier to talk during a card or board game than during a movie.  It won’t always be easy for my husband & I to play games together “just the two of us”, so let’s do it now!  You can learn a lot about someone while playing games with them! : )

5.       Plan a special snack after the children are in bed.  My husband and I love to spend just an hour or so every evening together alone after we’ve been our little one to bed.  Making a special snack that your husband loves makes it even more fun too!

I am very sure there are many other ways to spend time with your husband but these are just a few of my favorites.

 Is this something you have to purpose to make time to do too?  What are your favorite ways to spend quality time with your husband?