Even though this has to be the third time this fall I’ve talked about liquor here at KS, please don’t think I’m hitting the bottle all the time after this post! (I only had a shot or two to tsate test befroe stiting down to rwite, I swear…just kidding.) Our hostess today, Michele at Frugal [...]
Entries from December 7th, 2010
Whole Foods for the Holidays: Homemade Irish Cream
December 7th, 2010 · 26 Comments · Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
Tags: beverages·drinks·gifts·holidays·real food·reverse engineering·sweetened condensed milk·Whole Foods for the Holidays
Advent Daily Dose: What Does Advent Mean?
December 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I’ve always wondered about the connection between the color purple being the Church color for both Advent and Lent. The two seasons seem like complete opposites to me, Advent being a time of joyful anticipation and Lent being a sorrowful, sacrificial time. I found my answer in a lovely old book published in 1956, The [...]
Tags: Advent·Advent Daily Dose
Monday Mission: Clean Up Your Holiday Celebrations
December 6th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Uncategorized
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to change or add one holiday tradition this year to make your celebration either better for the earth or better for your health. Yes, this is a pretty broad mission. It’s hard for me to tell 6,000 people to make one specific change, so I’m letting you [...]
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Advent Daily Dose: Busy Prayer, Part 2 – The Gifts
December 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Yesterday I explained my philosophy of busy prayer, of integrating prayer into your busyness rather than letting your to-do list rule you. I gave tips for praying while baking and shopping. Today it’s gift time. Here’s how to pray while you: Make homemade gifts, cards Settle in to appreciate the simplicity and ability to pray [...]
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Curious About Natural Remedies Again: An Interview with a Naturopathic Doctor
December 1st, 2010 · 30 Comments · Natural Health
I just can’t help it. Since I didn’t get to bake a different bread recipe every week like I had planned this fall, I guess my new personal mission is to figure out whatever I can about natural remedies. I am so curious, because it’s all so foreign to me. When my husband gets a [...]
Tags: natural remedies·NaturoKits
