Little things can be such blessings. This one is both little and free, but I am blessed none-the-less.

I just found out that SermonAudio has an interface for my iPod Touch (and the iPhone). Whoo-hoo! I can listen (and also save my favorites) anytime without downloading to my computer first and syncing.

I love SermonAudio for great teaching of God’s Word, and I love my iPod Touch for being SO handy and useful to me. Put the 2 together and WOW! I’m blessed!

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Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
1 Thessalonians 5:23
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It’s time! I decorate wholly with Nativities this time of year. I LOVE the Incarnation of Emmanuel (even though I don’t particularly care for it being celebrated at a time we know he wasn’t born.) But I’ll take any opportunity that I can get to preach Christ!

I’ve added at least 1 Nativity each year that we’ve been married. We have over 35 nativities!

One problem you can run into in doing this is small children. We have plenty - and have had all but the first of those 31 years - and now have grands too. So I’ve looked for and added plenty of “child proof” nativities that they can handle for those places that are “in-reach” of the little ones. I put my glass “pretties” up higher.

We have wooden nativities, plastic nativities, resin nativities, fabric nativites in addition to the more fragile glass, ceramic, and pine cone nativities.

I highly recommend having a child-proof nativity that your children can play with and reenact the story of Jesus birth. This will help them to interact in the meaning of Christmas for themselves, rather than seeing that the “Jesus” part is something for grown-ups that “we can’t touch”. And leaving them to only the “gift-getting” part.

Here’s a whole section of Children’s Nativities. Yes, our children have the twaddly plastic “Veggie Tales” one, in addition to others. Order one today - for your decorating, and as a gift to your children that shows the true meaning of the HolyDay and that they can play with.

AND if you order through ANY of our CBD links (which the Nativities below are) you can get FREE shipping with a $25 or more order, until Dec. 8th. Just choose Standard Shipping for your order, and enter the Promo Code:

You can also use our CBD Search Boxes or any of the links on our Recommended Resources catalog pages, to order Christian books, music, videos, gifts, and homeschool resources.

Here’s a couple I like and below are pictures of my Nativities (from a few years ago.)

Wooden Nativity Playset By The Learning JourneyInvite young children to experience first-hand the birth of Jesus! With highly durable, quality wood construction, this 19-piece nativity set will provide hours of fun. It includes a three-dimensional stable and figures. Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Nativity Puppet Glove Set By Roman, Inc.Children can reenact the Nativity story with cute and fuzzy puppet gloves, each finger featuring a felt character from the story. Child size gloves are suitable for Sunday School, for children to play with in church, and for making the Christmas story come to life for little learners.

Our Nativities

Last year I posted notice that the government had once again overstepped their bounds and in cohorts with the CA Almond Board made a ruling that almonds must be pasteurized. This does not need to be noted on the label AND the label can still state "raw" almonds.

• "The new rules do not require the disclosure that in fact these almonds have been pasteurized by either high heat, a nerve gas-like agent, or radiation." - http://organicpastures.com/
• "a requirement that raw almonds be treated with propylene oxide (a toxic fumigant recognized as a carcinogen by the EPA) or steam-heated before they can be sold to American consumers." - http://www.cornucopia.org/

This of course did not make people happy - growers/ small handlers nor those that know the importance of raw food sources for health, conscientious consumers.

At the time I learned of this ridiculous, controlling law I passed on to you some sources for obtaining truly raw almonds, unpastuerized, direct from the grower. Now I’m hearing that even the grower cannot not ship directly to the consumer, who has knowingly and intelligently chosen to buy unpastuerized almonds, but that they only way they can sell them is directly on location.

I’m checking into this, to see if we can still purchase unpastuerized almonds. http://organicpastures.com & http://www.realrawfood.com/wholesale-raw-nuts.htm#almonds still have them on their site - which appears to be good news. dansranch.com still offers them if you can pick them up at the ranch.

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The Redeeming the Time Journal - Menu Planning forms have been re-released today!

If 5 p.m. brings stress to your life as you try to figure our what’s for dinner, Freedom & Simplicity™ in the Kitchen is for you! This easy to use resource will help you put together menu plans from the foods you enjoy, easily, saving you time, money and stress.

See more or order at either the Redeeming the Time page or the Good for You-Naturally!™ exclusives page on our website.

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Many of you would LOVE to get a Bosch and Nutri-Mill. You’d love to make fresh Good for You-Naturally! bread for your family with the time saving convenience of these Modern Maidservants™. But you just don’t know how to start. You’re afraid you’d get the machines and then, not knowing for sure what to do with them, they’d sit unused, and you’d feel guilty for spending the money, knowing it was a good investment, but that you aren’t utilizing it faithfully.

I’d love to help you out and I can! Many of you don’t live near here and can’t come to a Freedom & Simplicity™ Daily Bread workshop, but I’ve put it on audio for you. AND for those of you that purchase our 2008 Holiday Special Combo (Bosch Plus with blender & Nutri-Mill) I will GIVE you Freedom & Simplicity™ Daily Bread as a FREE Bonus!

In this workshop I lead you through why you should make Daily Bread, the ingredients we use and why, and step by step through making Quick and Easy Daily Bread. I want you to succeed and I want your family to be blessed with Good for You-Naturally! foods, and these awesome Modern Maidservants™. I think this workshop will bring you Freedom & Simplicity™ as you prepare Daily Bread for your family.

Do you already have a Bread Mixer and Grain Mill? Are they sitting in the cupboard unused, and you have the guilts? You aren’t left alone in your guilt anymore. You can purchase the Freedom & Simplicity™ Daily Bread workshop for ONLY $5 (currently), and get over your guilts too.

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The Holidays are coming and I know what you’d like (well, many of you anyhow And now is the time to get it, as the 2008 Holiday Special prices have just been announced. Treat yourself to an early gift and give your family the gift of great homemade Good for You - Naturally! foods. Or forward this to your dear husband as a hint for your Christmas list, or bookmark this page to return to after you’ve saved up for it. These prices are good through Dec. 31st (though supplies are limited, so may end before that).

Combo Special - NutriMill and Universal Plus WITH blender: $599.99 “You wouldn’t buy a washer without a dryer….just as you wouldn’t want to buy a mixer without a mill! They go hand in hand”

Nutri Mill: $249.99

Universal Plus AND blender: $399.99

Vital Mill: $179.99

Get more info on our Modern Maidservants™ pages by clicking the names of the products above. Email me to order.

Love to have it, but afraid you’d not know what to do with it, and never use it? See my next post for a BONUS FREE OFFER, just for YOU!

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I just found out this a.m. that our supplier is able to get one last shipment of Bosch Universal kitchen machines (before the only available ones will be the new Universal Plus machines) - and we can offer it combined with the VitalMill (flour mill) at a SUPER PRICE for ONE WEEK ONLY!

NEW VitalMill & Bosch Universal Mixer Combo Special

Super Low Price Special lasts for One Week Only !!
Order by Aug. 7!

Purchase the VitalMill and Universal Bosch (model MUM6610) as a combo and save!!!

The Special Price on these 2 machines - INCLUDING a Blender for the Bosch - is $499.99! A Super Deal! It even includes FREE Shipping!

The VitalMill is much like the old Ultra Mill - a bit noisier machine, but still does a good job of producing flour.

See more about the Bosch and Grain Mills in general - like why I think you should have them
(the specials button isn’t on these pages):
Bosch Kitchen Center
Flour Mill

Here’s info about the VitalMill:
. 20 cup bowl capacity

· Strong, durable stainless steel milling heads

· Self-cleaning mill chamber

· Free-flow air design. Will not overheat.

· Hopper extension for larger capacity and quieter milling

· Wide opening access - mill lid

· Easy grip handle

· Clog free - no gumming, jamming and plugging

· Grinds non-oily grain (wheat, rye, spelt, millet, rice, corn, beans, quinoa, amaranth and oats)

· ETL approval (for both US and Canada)

· 5 year warranty

Before today’s post - just a reminder, get info and register for our Freedom & Simplicity™ of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ ~ The Seminar LIVE! 2008 - coming to North Platte, NE June 27th & 28th.

I’ll preface this with - this isn’t a Bible I have, so it isn’t necessarily a recommendation. HOWEVER, it is a SUPER SALE if you are famliar with the editor and agree with his viewpoint.  Sale price of $14.99 ends today.

NKJV The Legacy Study Bible, Hardcover By Thomas Nelson Document your legacy of faith with the Legacy Study Bible. Best-selling author and “Bible Answer Man” Hank Hanegraaff has created the perfect tool to build and pass along your spiritual legacy. Features Include: Four-color legacy presentation section Book introductions written by Hank in his LEGACY acronym (Location, Essence, Genre, Author, Context, Years) format Informative and educational acronym articles written by Hank include: LIGHTS-How to understand the Bible MAPS-Demonstrating how the Bible is divinely inspired and preserved MEALS-How to grow in the faith DOCTRINE-Essential Christian doctrine FEAT-Apologetic on Christ’s resurrection Legacy Reading Program Timelines and charts Extensive concordance Four-color maps 7“ x 93/16″ x 15/8″ Hardcover 1664 Pages Words of Christ in red

Here’s another that we do have and use, at a good price too - currently 19.99. Of course, leather bound is also available for either.

NKJV Open Bible Hardcover By Thomas Nelson Over the years, the Open Bible has been loved, used, and worn out by countless students of God’s Word. Here you’ll find an excellent combination of essential helps to guide you as you learn God’s truth. This large print edition features the New King James Version, in a hardcover binding. Includes the following features: Presentation page Large, easy-to-read 8 point type Double-column format End-of-verse references Words of Christ in Red Subject headings Translation/textual notes 300-page Biblical Cyclopedic Index Christian Guide to the New Life (with notes chained throughout the Bible) Visual Survey of the Bible Concordance Book introductions and outlines Full-color maps Harmony of the Gospels Timelines Prophecies of the Messiah Fulfilled in Christ The Parables of Jesus Christ The Miracles of Jesus Christ Teachings and Illustrations of Christ God’s Answers to Man’s Concerns Prayers of the Bible Laws of the Bible Archaeological Supplement 61/4″ x 91/2″ x 11/4″ Hardcover

One of our family’s absolute all-time favorite books, Pilgrims Progress, is available in audiobook format as a free download from ChristianAudio this month (June ‘08). Click on “Free Download” on their homepage to get the details for getting this free audiobook.

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Having a family and having internet access requires having an internet filter.

We use and love BSafe.

It is a Christian company and works great. You (/the administrator) can custom change the settings if you need to allow a certain site (- such as ours is set to restrict all free webhosts, but I’ve allowed homeschoolblogger.com ) The price is not bad - and it is SO worth it.

You can purchase it through the home site or several different ministries (giving the ministry a bit of a kickback - so choose which one you’d like to support.) Here are a few I know of:

Character Link
Answers in Genesis
American Family Association
Dave Ramsey

Bsafe Online’s filter unequivocally offers the highest level of Internet protection available on the market today. The combination of the human-review process with a white-list and black-list approach, supported by our rapidly expanding database of more than 1 million reviewed sites makes it the strongest, most reliable, and most effective option you can choose.

This is the world’s best Internet filter software for the family PC. Incredibly fast, reliable, and works with any ISP from anywhere in the world. Our family filter is fast, reliable, secure, and packed with customizable features. Best of all, it’s easy to download and install. Our optional tamper-proof history report is included.

If you do not have an internet filter, get one today - for your whole family’s safety.

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Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
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