November 2009

With My Own Two Hands

by gidget life is beautiful

inspired by emily and ben/jack. I wipe dirty hands and teary faces. I capture memories. I sew, quilt, embroider, color, create. I write these words. I write a note to a friend. I type words that make a story. I hold a hand. I cook a meal. I plant a garden. I send a text. [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

by gidget family

Just a quick note to wish my readers a very happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. I am so thankful for our yearly tradition of camping at the beach this week with family and friends. Here’s to family, friends, food and football! Thanks for reading my blog, too!

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Retro Reading~ Boycott Black Friday

by gidget sewing & crafts

This post was originally published November 19, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. I love this time of year, because my family has a tradition of camping at the beach for the long Thanksgiving weekend. My dad smokes a turkey and we have a big potluck dinner with our friends and family who [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

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This week I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Christmas. Here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade. Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas. We all know babies often love the packaging better than the gift… Check out SimpleMom’s [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

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This post was originally published August 18, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Celebrating Christmas We’ve always been as purposeful and personal as possible in gift giving, so our transition to a different way of celebrating Christmas hasn’t been super difficult. I like how McKibben, in Hundred Dollar Holiday, points out that this [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 3

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This post was originally published August 16, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Summary/Review of Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben This short book is packed with information! I want to just give an overview here– the book is such quick read that you’d do better to just read it yourself than for [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

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This post was originally published August 12, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. You can read the re-published version of Part 1 here. When a family close to us decided to stop giving and receiving presents at Christmas a few years ago, I’d say we were surprised (but not really surprised) and in [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 1

by gidget life is beautiful

This post was originally published August 11, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Most of us love Christmas, but it can tend to be a stressful season, too. When we’re deep in the season, with all of the hustle and bustle, there’s often little time for reflection. I thought I’d take this week [...]

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Some Thoughts on Adoption

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I just found out that November was National Adoption Month. I probably didn’t know before because my heart wasn’t ever really opened to the need until recently. I find it all the more exciting for us and our adoption to really be getting going this month; we meet with our social worker tonight for the [...]

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What the Bible Says About Caring For the Environment

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This post is part of Steady Mom’s 30 Minute Challenge– click for more info! I was recently priviledged to speak at my friend’s MOMS group on Raising Green Kids. I wanted to share some pretty profound information with you that God revealed to me as I prepared. For those of us aiming for a life [...]

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