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Introducing the Biblical Womanhood Friday Link-up!

April 29, 2011
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Each Friday, I invite you to share what you have done this week to grow in Biblical womanhood, inspired by the passages found in Proverbs 31 and Titus 2.

  • Did you build up your home through an effective prayer and Bible reading time? 
  • Have you found a new way to "willingly work with your hands"? 
  • Discovered a healthier or more frugal way to provide food for your household? 
  • Stretched out your hands to the needy? 
  • Trained your children? 
  • Grown in love and respect for your husband? 
  • Better planned your time? 
  • Cooked a nourishing, real foods meal to improve the physical well-being of your family?

We'd love to hear about it!

To share a link to your post about how you have grown in Biblical womanhood this week, please use the linky below.   If you do not have a blog, please considering sharing in the comment section below.

Please use the link that goes directly to your specific post (not your home page).  Also, be sure to use the small button below somewhere in your post so that others can come and join in as well.  Posts that do not include this small button will be deleted. 

I'm looking forward to reading how you've grown in Him this week!

Warmly,

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Friend’s Home (Kelly @ Generation Cedar) Devastated by Tornado Outbreak – Would You Help?

April 28, 2011

The Crawford Family

We just learned this morning that a sweet blogging friend, Kelly Crawford, and her family lost their home, as well as her parents' home, in the deadly tornado outbreak yesterday.  Would you join my thoughtful friend June in collecting a donation to send to Kelly's family?  You can donate here.

Kelly's brother shared this on her personal FB page:  "Friends of Kelly- This is Kelly's brother Chris. Kelly and her entire family, and 4 other families sought refuge in their basement this afternoon. Everyone is ok but their house got completely wiped out along with our parents home. (and barns and outbuildings and vehicles) Thank God for his amazing protection! Please pray for them and their neighbors tonight. They are trapped from getting out of the neighborhood and their are other neighbors that are being dug out right now. Please pray."

Be sure to check for updates on Kelly's blog, Generation Cedar.

While we are praising God that her family is safe, they still need our prayers for peace and provision.  Will you join me?

Warmly,

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Gingered Spring Peas and Onions

April 27, 2011
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Spring is here; do you have delicious sweet peas coming up in your garden?  You'll want to try this simple and flavorful side dish!

Here's what you'll need:

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1-2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh peas
  • pinch of salt

Heat the butter over high heat until melted and skillet is hot.  Saute ginger, onions, and peas for 2-3 minutes.  Reduce heat to medium low, add a pinch of salt, and let cook slowly for about five minutes.

*Tip:  If you are new to eating "real" foods, I highly recommend you read the book Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan.  He explains what real foods are and why you want to be sure you're eating them, all in an easy to understand format.  One of his most quoted statements is "Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants."   I've read several of his books, and they are all good, but Food Rules is easiest to begin the real foods journey with.  Great inspiration and information!

We recently served these peas alongside a brown rice and quinoa mixture, with grilled chicken being the main course.  Delicious!

Do you have a favorite spring recipe?

Warmly,

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*also shared at Real Food Weekly, Real Food Wednesday, Ultimate Recipe Swap, Simple Lives Thursday, and Pennywise Platter Thursday

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Lilla Rose Flexi-Clip: Simply Elegant & Perfectly Practical {+Giveaway!}

April 25, 2011
My own hair - I'm using the Lilla Rose Flexi-Clip for a simple chignon.
 
My own hair - I'm using a Lilla Rose Flexi-Clip to create a simple chignon.

Beautiful yet practical hairstyles can be difficult to create, especially when you have very long - or very thick - hair like mine; that's why I love my Lilla Rose flexi-clip.  While these gorgeous clips work well in nearly any type of hair, I'm especially appreciative of them.  Why?  Honestly, I enjoy wearing my hair up in a simple chignon most days, and it used to take two barrettes and several hairpins.  Now it only takes one Lilla Rose flexi-clip.  I love it!

Easy to use, gentle on my hair, very comfortable, and I love the way it looks.

These clips come in many styles, sizes, and colors, and are both easy to use and affordable.  There's a clip for every type of hair.  There are clips for you, and also for your daughters.  You really can't go wrong!  No more awful looking scrunchies or barrettes that damage your healthy hair, no more hairpins poking at your scalp.

Look at some of the other beautiful styles you can create:

 

And here are a couple of my favorite clips --- aren't they pretty?

 

Naturally, I was thrilled when Shannon, a Lilla Rose representative, became one of our generous sponsors here at Like a Bubbling Brook. 

Now YOU can enter to win your own Lilla Rose flexi-clip or any other Lilla Rose item valued up to $15!

To enter this giveaway, we ask that you please be a follower of Like a Bubbling Brook in some form or fashion (you can subscribe via email here if you haven't already).   Then, you can get one entry for each of these items you choose to complete:

  • Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog
  • Visit the Lilla Rose store and then tell us about your favorite clip
  • Stop by Shannon's blog "It's a Blessing" and say hello, then leave a comment here letting me know you did
  • Sign up to get Lilla Rose updates by going to Shannon's Lilla Rose store, click on "Go shopping", and then "Create a new account" (you'll see the link for a new account in the upper left corner) 
  • Pop over to the Like a Bubbling Brook facebook page and leave me a short note there :)

Be sure to leave a comment here for each entry.  Giveaway ends this Friday, April 29th, at 11:59 p.m. CST.  Winner will be announced Saturday, April 30th on our facebook page and on this post.  U.S. entries only.

I hope you win!

***GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  The winner is Donna, djblasdell9@... Congrats, Donna!***

Warmly,

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*also shared at Domestically Divine and {Titus2}sdays

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Frugal Real Foods Meal Plan, Week of 4/25

April 24, 2011
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The Easter Sunday platform; my husband is seated second from the left

From left to right: my sister and her husband, then behind them is my parents and one of my nephews

Our family, Easter 2011

We had a wonderful Easter morning service!  We enjoyed celebrating His resurrection with dear family and friends. 

"You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.  He has risen, he is not here." - Mark 16:6

I wish I had better photos of my extended family to share with you - we'll try again on Mother's Day!

After service we came right home, then I baked a loaf of authentic pretzel bread and my sweet husband grilled an amazing turkey, which we shared at our family's Easter dinner.  My mother was an amazing hostess :)

Here's our meal plan for this coming week:

Breakfasts

Power muffins and simple strawberry smoothies

Cinnamon raisin walnut bread with blueberry preserves

Oat groats with fruit and almond paste

Eggs with horseradish and dill

Hardboiled eggs with fresh fruit

Dinners

Pasta with chicken and zucchini, small salad

Chicken pot pie with a savory herb and cheddar crust, garlic mashed potatoes, buttered corn

Beef tacos piled high with cilantro and veggies

Curry chicken stir fry, small salad

Grilled chicken, grilled carrots with honey butter glaze, quinoa with garlic and herbs

What's on your menu this week?  How was your Easter?

***Don't forget to enter the Lilla Rose flexi-clip giveaway this week!  I'm thrilled to be able to offer great giveaways like this one to LABB readers.***

Warmly,

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*also shared at Pennywise Platter, Simple Lives Thursday, {Titus2}sdays, Gratituesday, Traditional Foods Tuesday, Homestead Barn Hop, Monday Mania, and Menu Plan Monday

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Speaking Life Into Your Marriage

April 21, 2011
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“Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” Proverbs 18:21

I’ve heard Christian wives mutter and complain about their husbands, both behind their back and to their face:

 “What’s wrong with you?” 

“You’re lazy.” 

“Why didn’t you do ______ right?”

“You spent too much money on that.”

“You should be more spiritual.”

Recently I came across a very wise statement, “Marriage is not sent to the grave all at once, but by a series of little digs.”

I wonder if we are murdering marriage with all of our complaining.

Murdering our own marriages, yes, but perhaps even graver than that - are we murdering marriage for upcoming generations?

When they see my marriage, your marriage, will they be blessed by it or repelled by it?

*** I'm sharing the rest of this post at Far Above Rubies today.  Won't you please join me there? ***

Warmly,

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also shared at Simple Lives Thursday

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