According to the American Cancer Society, 1/3 of the women you know will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.  An astonishing HALF of the men you know will develop cancer.  Sadly, Cancer is the 2^nd leading cause of death for both adults and children.  This represents a huge increase!  In 1901 only one out of 8,000 people developed cancer!  Clearly, something major has changed!

The American Cancer Society also says that 34,000 people die every year from cancer that was caused by environmental toxins.  (Source:  Toxic Free Zone)  Think about that for a minute!  The toxins around you are actually getting inside your body and have the potential to make you sick… and even kill you!   Those same toxins can make your family sick too.

And the problem isn’t just cancer.  The Center for Disease Control and Preventation says that at least 50% of Americans are chronically ill and 70% of deaths in America each year are caused by chronic diseases.  Studies show that many of these illnesses are related to environmental toxins as well.

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There Are 3 Ways That We Get Toxins Inside Our Bodies Without Even Realizing It:

We inhale toxins.  This is the fastest way for toxins to enter our bodies.

We absorb toxins through our skin.  This is the 2nd fastest way for toxins to get into our system.  Because skin is our largest organ and has a very high absorption rate, it takes less than 1 minute for anything that you put on your skin to get into your system.

We ingest toxins.  The food we eat really does matter!  What we eat either builds the body and our immune system up or tears it down.

Modern living has put an incredible strain on our immune systems.  Today we have to think about environmental pollution, the ingredients in our household chemicals and personal care products, chemicals that are sprayed on our food, illness, stress and the impact all this has on our health.  Thankfully, we can choose to get – and keep – toxins out of our bodies!

There are also 3 Ways to Get Toxins OUT of our bodies:

We must know what toxins cause cancer.

We must eliminate any exposure to these cancer-causing substances and learn how to protect our families against future exposure.

We must intentionally detox our bodies to get rid of the cancer-causing toxins that have already invaded our system.

How Can I Learn More?

Next week here on the blog we’ll be talking about where toxins are hiding in our homes.  If you’re interested in learning more and live locally to our farm, we’ll be offering a free class next THURSDAY MAY 23 at 7:00 pm here at our farm to discuss the dangers of toxins, where toxins hide and how to find good household products that are safer and competitively priced.  (You may email me at info (at) GoodOldDaysFarm (dot) com or click here to contact me to RSVP.  I will send you the address if you don’t already have it.)

If you don’t live locally but want to learn more, either email me at info (at) GoodOldDaysFarm (dot) com or contact me here to join a free webinar covering this same information.

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Today I want to tell you about an organization called Free The Girls.

Free The Girls is a non-profit organization that collects gently used bras, then sends those bras to Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and El Salvador.  There, women who have been rescued from sex trafficking are able to sell the bras in the market and make up to six times minimum wage!  This allows these precious women to support their families without feeling the need to turn to prostitution.

It’s hard to imagine that sex slavery is really a big problem.  But according to Free the Girls, 27 million men, women and children are being held as slaves throughout the world.  Twenty Seven Million.  That means there are more slaves today than at any other time in history.  And approximately 80% of those people are women and girls… sometimes they are very little girls.  Girls as young as my FarmGirl.  When somebody buys a little girl as a slave, they generally don’t want that little girl to do the chores.  They have more sinister plans in mind.  It makes me sick to think about it.

But we can help!  Indeed, we MUST help!  Because if we don’t help, who will?

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America is the land of excess.  Would you join me this week in decluttering your bra drawer?  I was surprised at just how many bras I still have that frankly, are not ever going to fit again.  But there’s still a lot of life left in them.  Through Free the Girls, those bras can give someone a new lease on life!

If you’re local – we’re going to have a drop-in day this Thursday.  Bring some bras and a picnic lunch to our farm and come fellowship with us and see our gardens and our baby animals!

If you live nearby, but can’t make it to our farm on Thursday, you can still donate!  Dr. Harrison is one of the doctors at The Eye Gallery in Plano, Tx.  You can drop bras off at his office and his wife will ship them to Free The Girls for you.  Dr. Harrison’s office staff is so sweet and they’ll be glad to meet you!

If you don’t live nearby, check the list on this page to see if there’s a drop off location near you!  If there’s not one, why not be the first to start one?

Or you can mail the bras directly to this location:

Free The Girls
1552 Pioneer Trail
Chesterton, IN  46304

Interested in learning more?  There is a fabulous documentary on the CNN website that tells the story of Free The Girls in more detail!  I was so blessed by watching this video!  Enjoy!

And I hope to see many of you on Thursday!

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This post contains affiliate links.  If you choose to purchase something through my link, a portion of your purchase goes directly to supporting sustainable agriculture here at the Good Old Days Farm!  Your support means the world to us.  Thank you!  Also please note that the story below is simply my own experience.  It is not intended to diagnose or treat anyone in any way.  Please consult a health care provider when making decisions about your own health, pregnancy, or child’s health.

This is my favorite picture of my daughter Farm Girl.  To me, it represents my personal journey to motherhood and its coming full circle.  It represents HOPE.

You see, when I was pregnant with Farm Girl there was no doubt in my mind that natural birth was the way to go.  I dutifully signed up for Natural Childbirth classes.  Even though she was my first baby, I was confident that I would have a natural birth!  After all, God designed our bodies to give birth!  Even when the class instructor said, “1 in 3 women have c-sections” I just knew she was talking about one of those other women in the class.  Not me.  I had taken every step possible to achieve a natural birth.   I had hired a midwife.  I was planning a water birth in a birth-center!  I had dutifully avoided sugar, unhealthy fats and all medication throughout my pregnancy.  There was no way I was going to end this pregnancy with surgery!

The pregnancy went really well until the end.  I was feeling great, but  not showing any signs of going into labor.  Then it was discovered that my baby was breech.  Suddenly all my care givers went into panic mode!  ”If you don’t get that baby out today, she’ll DIE!”  they told me.  ”You must have a c-section.  No, a natural birth is not safe.  This baby is too big and your pelvis simply isn’t big enough to pass this baby.  Yes, there’s one midwife in the the city who delivers breech babies but that’s not safe.”  All I could hear them saying was, “She’ll DIE.  She’ll DIE.  She’ll DIE….”

And so I did something I had never imagined myself doing.  I laid down on an operating table and allowed them to cut me open and remove my baby from me.  I thought I was saving her life.

I was thankful for the technology that I thought was saving my baby’s life, but I was still devastated.  After the birth I was in an incredible amount of pain.  I was too sick to care for myself let alone my baby, so Papa the Farmer took over her care.  I felt so disconnected from my baby.  Even though I was nursing, Papa the Farmer did everything else.  She was well over a week old before I changed a diaper and a month old before I gave her a bath.  As a result, she seemed pretty sure that Papa the Farmer was her mother and this only added to my sadness.

When I came home from the hospital I started reading books like Henci Goer’s book The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth.  I discovered that there are ways that have a high success rate of turning breech babies! I had questions… Why hadn’t we tried harder to turn her?  Where was the medical evidence that her life was in danger?  Why was she breech in the first place?  Why was this happening to me?   When I asked my obstetrician, she only said, “I hate it when lay people write books.”  I got no answers.

And then the comments started coming.  ”I would never have allowed the doctors to cut me open,” disdainfully said one naturally-minded lady.  ”Really?  You’re going to be stubborn on that point if you’re told that your baby is dying and this is the only way to save her life?” I wondered.  ”What was wrong with you that you couldn’t have a baby the normal way” asked a child.  ”I can’t believe you’re so upset about this” said another lady.  And the worst comment of all… “Well, at least you have a healthy baby.  You should just be glad for that.”

Of course I was glad to have a healthy baby.  But I still felt violated.  (In what other circumstance is it ok to use scare tactics to bully a woman into allowing you to enter her body?  None.)  I was still grieving a loss.  I put on a happy face for the outside world, but in those first weeks and months after her birth I cried a lot.

Maybe you can relate?  The cesarean rate in America has never been higher than in the past few years and a lot of women are not happy about that.  If you find yourself in the same place where I was, I want you to know that you are not alone.  Lots and lots of women are unhappy with their birth experiences.  It’s ok to be sad/angry/depressed/[insert any other emotion] about a difficult and disappointing birth experience.  Yes, it’s even normal.

Friends, your baby is not your birth experience.

You can love your baby and still hate your birth experience.

You can love your baby and still need to grieve your birth experience.

You can be thankful for your baby and still be sad that your birth experience was a disappointment.

Having a disappointing birth experience doesn’t mean that the next birth will be awful.

In my case, I hired a different midwife for my second baby.  He was also breech, but he turned (at 41 weeks!) using a chiropractic technique called The Webster Technique and he was born at home in the water!  (Yes, I had a glorious VBAC at home!).  My third baby was also turned using the Webster Technique (at 38 weeks).  He too, was born at home.

After the boys were born I began to heal.  Ironically, my first baby was my smallest baby and my pregnancy with her had the fewest medical complications.  Of all my babies, her birth had the best chance of being a natural birth and yet that’s not how it turned out.  It didn’t happen right away, but I slowly began to see the truth in Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

My c-section has made me much more empathetic to other women.  My c-section has taught me a lot about birth and the medical system that American women are giving birth in.  My c-section put my feet on the path that led to me becoming a certified doula and now I can help other women navigate the birth process.

Does that mean my c-section was ok?  No.

Does it mean that I am thankful for my c-section?  No.  But I am thankful for what I learned through the experience.

As for FarmGirl, that little c-sectioned baby of mine?  Well, I spent her toddlerhood pregnant with her brothers and reading everything I could about Natural Birth and VBAC’s (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean).  When she was 2, she came into the room moments after FarmBoy was born (while I was still in the birthpool)!  She was with me when FarmBaby was born.  In the picture above, she had been with me at a dear friend’s birth and got to stand right next the midwife!  She is holding the hour-old baby in this picture.  On the way home from that birth she told me, “I want to be a midwife.”  Whether she grows up to be a midwife or not, my heart is full!  This girl… my little c-section baby… has VISION for birth!  She is not going to be caught by surprise the way I was.

Sweet friend, perhaps your story has not come full circle yet.  If you are pregnant and still grieving a past birth experience, may I recommend a few resources?  These are three ebooks that are included in the 97 ebooks you will find in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle that is for sale this week, and they are books that I wish I had had when I was having babies…

Redeeming Childbirth by Angie Tolpin is a Bible Study workbook that will help you know what the Word of God says about birth!  It incorporates over 100 verses of scripture to help you see your birth plan in light of the broader picture of God’s plan for your life.  You will be comforted to study about how God wants to be the Lord of our births and challenged to invite your Creator into every aspect of your birth… and your life!  This is a wonderful Bible Study tool!

Unbound Birth:  How to Have a Natural Birth in the Hospital is a big dose of encouragement for anyone wanting to have a baby naturally in a hospital setting.  Jenny points out important information that every expectant mother needs to be aware of when exploring her birth options by sharing her own stories of birthing naturally in a hospital setting.  She also walks you through the question of “What is a Doula and Should I Hire One?”  as well as other important issues surrounding birth…

A final must-have-accessory for the pregnant-still-healing mom (or any expectant mother!) is Mindy Harvey’s My pregnancy Journal!  I was so excited when I heard that Mindy had designed a printable pregnancy journal!  Anything with the name “Mindy Harvey” on it is going to be gorgeous!  She is to the blogging world what Laura Ashley is to interior design.  This download is 5 files long and includes everything from journalling pages, planning pages, food log, weight tracker, name brainstorming page, and calendars to printable stickers that you can stick on your belly to photo-document your pregnancy!  (And did I mention that it’s all very, very pretty?)  Fun, fun, fun!

Each of the above books are available for sale separately, but for this week only you can get them for less than 32 cents each when you buy them as part of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle!  The bundle includes 92 ebooks, 5 ecourses and $140 in free bonus offers.  This is a deal that won’t come around again, so don’t miss it!  You can read more about the bundle here, or click here to buy it now!

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There are about one hundred thousand things I would rather be doing than cleaning.  In fact, I wrote Easy Peasy Chores, not because I’ve got my house all pulled together and perfect, but because I needed a system to help me stay on top of day-to-day routines and conquer the law of the universe that says “children can mess a house up faster than an adult can clean it.”   If you feel that way, just know you’re not alone!  Look to your left… that’s me sitting next to you waving!

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Apparently it’s not just you and I in the trenches.  I’d like to introduce you to a few of my blogging friends who have written some of my favorite ebooks about housekeeping!  These are my sweet sisters in Christ who are here in the trenches with you and I!  They are Mamas with a husband and children and dirt and clutter and….   You get the idea!  And they’ve all written the books that you see here… books that are included in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle and are only 32 cents each if you purchase the bundle library!

Getting It Together – by Kayse Pratt

First meet Kayse!  In her book Getting It Together, Kayse walks you through the process of creating a home management binder.  Don’t have a home management binder yet?  This is the place to start!  I LOVE my home management binder!  I keep mine on a cookbook stand in my kitchen and it’s so handy to have everything you’ll need in one place!  In Getting It Together she gives you a full, step-by-step tutorial on how to make the binder, gives tips for making it extra pretty (because we all know we won’t use it if it’s not pretty!), teaches you how to use your Home management book and even includes 30 different printables to get you going!

Hand Made Walls – by Jamin & Ashley Mills

Ok, I gotta tell ya…  This book is FULL of photographs of home decorating that make me suspect Jamin & Ashley Mills are related to Laura Ashley… or maybe Martha Stewart.  The photographs are absolutely gorgeous.  Now, my natural artistic talent prompted my highschool art teacher to tell me that she’s seen better art created by kindergarten students (true story!) so I wouldn’t ever think of attempt projects like this on my own…  but the Mills gave fantastic directions and make the projects so do-able!

Pulling Yourself Together – by Becky from CleanMama.net

Pulling Yourself Together has lots of practical ideas for creating a cleaning routine that will get include all the areas of your home (even the ones you might forget about)!  And to keep track of everything that needs to be done and how often we need to do it, Becky has included 6 super-cute printables at the end of the book.

Clean Enough:  Simple Solutions for the Overwhelmed Homemaker – by Jenni Mullinix

Jenni’s book is a beautiful balance of practical cleaning tips and dealing with the heart issues and spiritual aspects of being a homemaker.  This book will teach you about everything from establishing a cleaning routine, to cleaning efficiently, to getting your children to help and keeping your house clean (because we’ve all said, “We’re going to clean this house and this time it’s going to stay that way!!!”  My favorite chapter in this book is the one at the end called “Biblical Encouragement for the Overwhelmed Homemaker.”

Organizing Life as Mom – by Jessica Fisher

This book includes inspirational chapters interspersed with all kinds of printables to help you think through your goals as a homemaker and plan accordingly. (After all, as the old saying goes, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!)  The planning pages are printable… But you can also type directly into the pdf if you’re going paperless (or, um… can’t always read your own handwriting like me!)

Simple Living – by Lorilee Lippincott

I haven’t actually read this book yet, but I am so excited to start it!  Simple Living is a complete crash course in decluttering your home and simplifying your life.  It includes 30 lessons to help you get on top of things.  I’m pretty sure Lorilee understands people like me because there are not one, but TWO chapters on dead plants.  Not that I have a problem with dead plants… if you come visit us you’ll notice that all our plants are outside in Papa the Farmer’s gardens…  There’s not a single houseplant!  (Because I killed them all.  Oops.)

One Bite At A Time - by Tsh Oxenreider

In One Bite At A Time, Tsh answers the question, “Why is it so hard to make life simple?”  Since we opened The Good Old Days Farm, Papa the Farmer and I have read a lot of self-help books!  (At least 100!)  We probably could have read just this one book and saved ourselves a lot of time!  There are 52 different baby-step projects and a handy chart to help you know which area of your life that particular project will help you to organize.  Some of the projects are challenges that are obvious and others not-so-much.  If you’re looking to get organized, I think you will enjoy this book!

10 Steps to Organized Paper – by Lisa Woodruff

In this book Lisa will help you to tame – no!  Capture and kill – the paper clutter monster!  She walks you through 10 steps to figuring out what we need to keep (and how long), what we can shred, and what to do with all the paper that falls between those two extremes.

31 Days To Clean – by Sarah Mae

31 Days to Clean is the book that coined the term “Motivotional”!  It is half daily-devotional and half Motivational!  There are 31 daily readings that offer a snippet of encouragement, then two daily challenges:  The “Martha” challenge is something practical (like go clean the junk drawer).  The “Mary” challenge is spiritual and encourages us to get our hearts right with God in this area of housekeeping.

Not a DIY Diva – by Melissa Michaels

If you have ever looked at something on Pinterest and thought to youself, “That is so gorgeous!  I could totally do that!”  and then tried it and it completely flopped…  This is the book for me (I mean, YOU!  **ahem**)  Melissa has packed so many ideas into this book of how to have a Pinterest-looking home by using simple decorating techniques that don’t require interior designer skills!

Easy Peasy Chores

This one is by yours truly!  It’s my printable card system that helps get the whole family involved in chore time… and loving it!  Not only are the printable cards included, but also games and activities to keep your children motivated to clean long after the “newness” of the system wears off!

28 Days To Hope For Your Home by Dana White

I bought 28 Days to Home For Your Home a few months ago… and was not disappointed!  Let’s just say that as I was reading it in bed Papa the Farmer asked me, “What on earth are you laughing about?”  This book makes cleaning fun!  I just love Dana’s sense of humor!  This book is subtitled “(Not for the Mildly Disorganized).”  This book is really a basic starting place for people who are overwhelmed.  Or maybe it’s a re-starting place for people who are in a season of being overwhelmed.  Either way, you will find grace in these pages as Dana (aka “Nony the Slob” from ASlobComesClean.com) walks you through the process of establishing 4 basic habits as a foundation for getting control of your home again.

This sale has now ended.

Did You Say These Books Are Only 32 Cents Each?!?!

Yes – when you purchase the  Ultimate Homemaking Bundle you get all 12 of these ebooks plus another 92 ebooks, 5 ecourses and $140 in bonus offers for only $29.97… and that works out to less than 32 cents each!   You can click here for details about all the other resources in this fantastic library, or you can click the button below to purchase a copy of this ebook library for yourself!

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Good morning, everyone!  I am so excited to share today’s news with you!  Today is the day that The Ultimate Homemaking Ebook Bundle sale begins!  This is a HUGE bundle that includes almost every topic a person might need to run a home smoothly!  See the picture above?  All those little squares are book covers from books that are included in this elibrary!  For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 97 of their most popular eBooks and eCourses, valued at just over $600, for the incredibly low price of $29.97!

More than anything, our goal for this sale was for it to be, well… ultimate! We firmly believe that you will not find a more comprehensive collection of homemaking resources anywhere on the web, and particularly not in this price range. For this low price, you gain access to every single one of these resources, so that you can customize your own collection to contain exactly the ones you want and know you’ll use.

My contribution to the bundle was Easy Peasy Chores.  If you haven’t purchased it yet, now would be a great time to grab your copy as part of this bundle!

This library of homemaking helps include topics such as mothering, organization and cleaning, recipes and kitchen helps, home education, spiritual growth for both moms and kids, home décor and DIY, pregnancy and baby care, frugal living, health and fitness, and even work-from-home and financial tools.

To sweeten the pot, we’ve also teamed up with 10 companies to bring you over $140 in bonus offers, giving you an affordable opportunity to get products you’ll use and love for only the cost of shipping, or in some cases, entirely for free!  And speaking of sweetening the pot, if you purchase your ebook bundle through the Good Old Days Farm link, 75% of your purchase price will be returned to our farm to support local, sustainable agriculture!

What’s Included in the Sale?

When you purchase The Ultimate Homemaking eBook collection, you will get instant access to any of the 97 eBooks and eCourses listed below.

PLUS over $140 of FREE Bonuses

Each The Ultimate Homemaking eBook collection comes with more than $140 of FREE Bonuses from 10 companies that we know you’ll love. More on these bonuses below.

Please note: This collection is only available from 9 a.m. EST on April 29th to 11:59 p.m. EST on May 4th. There will be no late sales offered.

Home & Property {Cleaning, Organizing, Decor}

31 Days to Clean by Sarah Mae @ SarahMae.com ($4.99)

Getting it Together: Your Guide to Setting Up a Home Management System that Works by Kayse @ kayse pratt ($3.99)

Pulling Yourself Together: Implementing a Cleaning Routine that Sticks by Becky @ Clean Mama ($10.00)

Simple Living by Lorilee @ Loving Simple Living ($2.99)

NOT a DIY Diva by Melissa @ The Inspired Room ($3.99)

One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler by Tsh @ Simple Mom ($5.00)

28 Days to Hope for your Home by Dana @ A Slob Comes Clean ($5.00)

Organizing Life as Mom by Jessica @ Life as Mom ($9.00)

Clean Enough: Simple Solutions for the Overwhelmed by Jenni @ Live Called ($4.99)

10 Steps to Organized Paper by Lisa @ Lisa Woodruff.net($5.00)

Handmade Walls by Jamin and Ashley @ the handmade home ($9.95)

Easy Peasy Chores: An Easy-to-Use Chore System That Brings JOY Back Into Family Chores by Alina Joy @ The Good Old Days Farm ($17.99)

Educational Children’s Resources

Princess Training by Richele @ Under the Golden Apple Tree ($3.99)

The Armor of God by Richele @ Under the Golden Apple Tree ($2.50)

My Bedtime Learning Book by Richele @ Under the Golden Apple Tree ($1.00)

Think Outside the Classroom by Kelly @ Generation Cedar ($6.97)

Raising Rock Stars — Kindergarten Bundle by Carissa @ 1plus1plus1equals1 ($10.00)

The ABC’s For Godly Boys Curriculum by Lindsey @ Road to 31 ($8.00)

The ABC’s For Godly Girls Curriculum by Lindsey @ Road to 31 ($8.00)

K4 Curriculum by Erica @ Confessions of a Homeschooler ($15.00)

Write Through the Bible (print) by Trisha @ Intoxicated on Life ($5.00)

Write Through the Bible (cursive) by Trisha @ Intoxicated on Life ($5.00)

Balcony Girls (books 1 & 2) by Sandy @ Reluctant Entertainer ($19.90)

The Dig for Kids: Luke (Volumes 1 and 2) by Patrick, husband of Ruth @ The Better Mom ($5.98)

Music: An Essential Ingredient for Life by Ryan @ Resound School of Music ($6.99)

Budgeting {Finance & Time}

From Debtor to Better by Barry @ From Debtor to Better ($10.00)

Tell Your Time by Amy @ Blogging with Amy ($2.99)

The Homemakers Guide to Creating the Perfect Schedule by Amy @ Raising Arrows ($4.99)

Your Grocery Budget Toolbox by Anne @ Authentic Simplicity ($7.99)

Finding Financial Freedom by Kelly @ Generation Cedar ($5.97)

Become a Frugalista in 30 Days by Susan @ The Confident Mom ($3.99)

In the Kitchen {Recipes and Cooking}

Crock On by Stacy @ Stacy Makes Cents ($5.00)

Real Food, Real Easy by various bloggers @ The Humbled Homemaker ($9.95)

Wholesome Mixes by Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage ($4.00)

20-Minute Meals by Leigh Ann @ Intentional by Grace ($4.99)

Restocking the Pantry by Kresha @ Nourishing Joy ($9.99)

Money Saving Mom’s Guide to Freezer Cooking by Crystal @ Money Saving Mom ($3.99)

Simply Summer by Kate @ Modern Alternative Mama ($7.95)

Do the Funky Kitchen by Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers ($4.95)

Real Food Kids: In the Kitchen plus 1 month access to select Real Food Kids eCourse videos by Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS and Jami @ Eat Nourishing ($20.00)

Seasonal Menu Plans on a Budget: A Month of Meals from My Humble Kitchen to Yours by Diana @ My Humble Kitchen ($4.99)

Just Making Ice Cream by Marillyn @ Just Making Noise ($12.00)

The Curative Kitchen by Susan @ Handy Pantry ($20.00)

Pregnancy & Baby Care

First Bites by Hilary @ Accidentally Green ($9.99)

Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert by Erin @ The Humbled Homemaker ($9.95)

Stress-Free Baby Shower by Sara @ Your Thriving Family ($4.00)

Unbound Birth by Jenny @ The Southern Institute ($4.99)

My Pregnancy Journey by Mindy @ Simply Designs ($9.99)

My Buttered Life Baby Edition by Renee @ Made On Hard Lotion ($5.00)

The Minimalist Mom’s Guide to Baby’s First Year by Rachel @ The Minimalist Mom ($5.00)

Redeeming Childbirth: Growth & Study Guide by Angie @ Redeeming Childbirth ($3.99)

Holidays & Special Events

Festive Traditions by Jill @ Modern Alternative Kitchen ($7.95)

Holiday Mixes: Gifts in a Jar by Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage ($4.00)

Flourishing Spring by Michele @ Frugal Granola ($5.95)

Family Camping Handbook by Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship ($6.95)

Truth in the Tinsel by Amanda @ Oh, Amanda! ($7.99)

Plan a Fabulous Party by Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect ($4.99)

iPhone Photography: The Visual Guide by Alli @ Alli Worthington($9.97)

Spiritual Growth

Pursuit of the Proverbs 31 by Amy @ Amy Bayliss ($3.99)

The Best of Visionary Womanhood by Natalie @ Visionary Womanhood ($5.00)

God’s Word in my Heart: A Scripture Memory Learning Guide with Verses {all 4 versions} by Jenn @ The Purposeful Mom ($3.99)

Kept: a 13-Week Inductive Study on 1 Peter by Lara and Katie @ Quench Bible ($4.99)

Love Like Him: an 8 week Inductive Bible study on 1 Corinthians 13 by Lara and Katie @ Quench Bible ($2.99)

Marriage & Romance

Rekindling Romance by Jason & Jami @ A Biblical Marriage ($4.99)

Good Wife’s Guide by Darlene @ Time-Warp Wife ($2.99)

31 Days to Build a Better Spouse by Ashley @ Ashley Pichea ($4.99)

31 Days to Great Sex by Sheila @ To Love, Honor and Vacuum ($4.99)

Entangled: Recognize Your Emotional Affair by Amy @ Amy J. Bennett ($4.99)

Motherhood

The Heart of Simplicity by various authors @ The Heart of Simplicity ($9.99)

True Christian Motherhood by June @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Home ($7.00)

Hula Hoop Girl by September @ One September Day ($4.99)

When Motherhood Feels Too Hard by Kelly @ Generation Cedar ($4.97)

Mindset for Moms by Jamie @ Steady Days ($4.99)

From Cube to Farm by Heather @ From Cube to Farm ($2.99)

4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Your Parenting Questions by various authors @ 4 Moms, 35+ Kids Parenting E-book ($7.99)

That Works for Me! by Kristen @ We are THAT Family ($8.00)

Health & Fitness

100-pound Loser by Jessica @ Muthering Heights ($4.99)

Honoring the Rhythm of Rest by Danielle @ Domestic Serenity ($2.99)

42 Days to Fit by Brandy, Emma and Stacy @ The Marathon Mom ($4.99)

Healthy Homemaking by Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home ($12.95)

Personal ePlanner by Jennifer @ ListPlanIt ($5.00)

Beauty

Frumps to Pumps by Sarah Mae @ SaraMae.com ($4.99)

The Cottage Mama’s DIY Guide by Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage ($4.00)

Simple Scrubs to Make and Give by Stacy @ A Delightful Home ($3.99)

The No Brainer Wardrobe by Hayley @ The No Brainer Wardrobe ($7.99)

Embracing Beauty by Trina @ Trina Holden ($9.00)

Reuse, Refresh, Repurpose by Kristen @ The Frugal Girl ($3.99)

Working from Home & Blogging

Your Blogging Business: Tax, Talk and Tips by Nikki @ Christian Mommy Blogger ($4.99)

The Bootstrap VA by Lisa @ The Home Life {and Me} ($12.99)

How to Grow Your Blog and Manage Your Home by Jacinda @ Growing Home ($4.99)

How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too by Mandi @ Life Your Way ($12.00)

Simple Blogging: Less Computer Time, Better Blogging by Rachel @ Small Notebook ($8.00)

Ecourses

Learning in Love: The Preschool Years by Renee @ Tougas Cafe ($7.99)

Homeschooling from the Heart by Renee @ Tougas Cafe ($7.99)

Grocery University by Carrie @ Colorado Bargains ($24.95)

Vibrant Living Strategies for Moms by Lisa @ Well-Grounded Life ($59)

You Can Do This! The First Five Steps to a Real Food Kitchen by Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers ($5.00)

PLUS, You will receive FREE Bonuses from these companies…

A FREE Two-Month Membership to Fit2B Studio, where their wholesome workouts for the whole family are tummy safe and particularly target Diastasis Recti (split abs). ($19.98 value. No shipping restrictions.)

A $15 store credit to TruKid. With products like their aware-winning sun care, they are dedicated to providing all natural skin and hair care for kids, babies, and now pets. ($15.00 value. Standard shipping applies. International shipping available.)

Your choice of incredible natural products like sea salt and clay for FREE. Choose from the Redmond Trading Earthpaste Bundle ($24.90 value) or the Facial Mud Bundle ($26.90 value). (Standard shipping applies. Continental US only.)

Your choice of a FREE heirloom sourdough starter or FREE yogurt starter from Cultures for Health, the leading supplier of starter cultures and supplies for making cultured and fermented foods ($12.95 value. US & CAN addresses only. Standard shipping applies.)

Your choice of: a FREE 3-Month Subscription (for new accounts) or 30% off a One Year Subscription. Plan to Eat is an online menu planner that uses your recipes, scheduled for the days you want them. ($15.00 value. No shipping restrictions.)

 

A FREE Culinary Herbs Assorted Seed Pack Check just in time for spring planting from www.wheatgrasskits.com, a living whole foods company. ($11.95 value. Standard shipping applies to all US states and territories- no international shipping for seeds.)

 

Get $10 off their original “my husband rocks” tee. Their marriage apparel lets you celebrate your spouse in style. ($10.00 value. Standard shipping rates apply. International shipping available, but free shipping only available within USA.)
A $10 store credit plus 1 FREE lip balm from Bee All Natural. Their whole body products nourish and heal, and are made using only the highest quality, food grade, organic ingredients. ($13.49 value. Standard shipping applies. International shipping available.)

 

A FREE 2 oz. bottle of your choice of liquid herbal formula from TriLight Health. They specialize in fast acting, great tasting natural herbal remedies. ($12.95 value or more. Standard shipping applies, within the USA only.)

 

Your choice of 3 FREE ePlanners OR a 3-Month FREE Membership to ListPlanIt, whose mobile lists will help to organize your life. ($15.00 value. No shipping restrictions.)

The fine print:

Bonus Offers

• Each bonus offer can be redeemed once only per eBook Bundle purchase.
• For each bonus offer, transaction numbers or proof of purchase may be required at the time of redemption.
• All bonus offers are free gifts from the bonus sponsors, are their sole responsibility to provide, and are subject to availability.
• All bonus offers expire at midnight on May 25th, 2013 (3 weeks from the last day of this sale).

General

• It is your responsibility to download and back-up your purchase within the 1-month download time-frame. With proof of purchase, we can renew download links up until August 1st, 2013. After this date we will no longer have access to the books and will not be able to provide any new links to download.
• Due to the nature of this sale, there will be no refunds available. However, we would invite you to read our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more about the file types, the download process, how the bonus offers work, etc.

 

 

Please note: This collection is only available from 9 a.m. EST on April 29th to 11:59 p.m. EST on May 4th, 2013. There will be no late sales offered, so make sure that you get your bundle right away!

Particularly for those wanting to read these ebooks on their mobile devices (iPhones or iPads, Android, Kindle, etc.) you will want to learn more about the file types, how to download them correctly, and how to transfer them to your device.

This post includes affiliate links, and I make a portion of the sale of each ebook bundle. Thanks for your support of this site!

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Papa the Farmer and I have an ongoing disagreement.  He says I have a bit of a book problem.  (I have too many!)   Personally, I think I have a bookSHELF problem.  (We don’t have enough!)  Nah… You can never have too many books, right?

When ereaders came out, I thought to myself, “What a dumb thing.  Who would ever want one of those?”  They just seemed so bleak and electronic with no personality at all.  Who ever heard of curling up in the bathtub with a good… technological device?  For a lady with a blog you’d be surprised at just how not-techie I really am.  I’m probably the last person in my generation to not have a cell phone.  Come to think of it, I don’t even have a cordless phone.  We did however, recently get rid of our rotary phone.  (Applause, anyone?)  So I thought I’d be one of the last people holding out against ebooks, too.

But I did end up getting a Kindle and it has completely changed my reading experience!  Here’s a few things I love about it!

• It holds 3,500 books.  Three THOUSAND Five Hundred Books!  And you can keep it in your purse.  That’s right folks!  A whole library right in your purse!  No more taking stacks of books on vacation with me.  Papa the Farmer doesn’t have to complain about the pile of 15 books I am “currently reading” sitting on my nightstand.  It all fits on one device that is smaller and lighter than a paperback book.
• FREE Books!  Amazon offers so many Free books in the Kindle e-store!  I’ve discovered some wonderful books this way!
• I can read my pdf books (that are not available in Kindle format) simply by emailing them to my Kindle account.
• Free 3-G wireless means that I can order a book directly from my kindle and be reading it within 60 seconds!  No shipping and no taxes!
• You can lend Kindle books out – and you’ll automatically get them back 14 days later!  No more wondering who I lent that book to, or being frustrated that they didn’t return it.
• It will even read audiobooks to you!  (I haven’t tried that feature yet!)

I like to read my ebooks on my Kindle, but if you don’t own one, there are other ways to read them!

• PDF’s can be read on your computer using a pdf reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Kindle books can be read by installing the Free Kindle Reading App on your computer.
• If you don’t have a kindle, you can install the Free Kindle Reading App on any device – including your phone!  (YOUR phone.  Not MY phone.  My phone plugs into the wall, remember?  But if you’ve got a Smart Phone, you can read ebooks on it!)
• If the book is really great and you want to keep it handy, you can always print it out and place it in a binder or have it bound at your local print shop.

Now, why am I telling you this?

Because I am so excited to finally be able to tell you about a BIG SECRET I’ve been sitting on for a while now… Several Bloggers have come together to bring you The Ultimate Homemaking Ebook Bundle.  This is a complete library of ebooks about homemaking and child-raising.  Many topics are covered!  Cleaning, Organizing, Decor, Children’s Education, Character Training, Discipling, Budgeting, Health, Cookbooks, Pregnancy, Baby Care, Marriage, Romance, Motherhood, Parenting, Fitness, Beauty, Working At Home… ALL These topics are included in the 97 ebooks included in this library!  Plus, there are 5 e-courses included in this sale AND a whole bunch of AMAZING bonus offers!  

I am so, so excited to share the whole list of what’s included with you…  For now, take a look at that picture above.  Those are some of the book covers!  So come back on Monday and I’ll tell you all the details!

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In case you missed it, yesterday was the launch of my ebook Easy Peasy Chores:  An Easy-to-use Chore System That Brings JOY Back Into Family Chores!  The ebook is still brand new, so you may be thinking to yourself, “I’ve tried so many chore systems before.  Does this one really work?”

(Note:  If you’ve tried a lot of systems before, I can totally relate!  That’s why I finally just developed my own system!  And because I can relate, I laughed and laughed when I read this review by a Mama who was convinced that the words “Easy Peasy” and “Chore System” don’t belong in the same sentence!  But we changed her mind!)

So, does it work?  YES, Easy Peasy Chores really does work!  This is our family’s chore system that has been tested and tweaked over the years.  I know it works.  The families who have been testing the chore system over the past 5 months know it works.  The reason it works is because it makes chore time pleasant and the whole family works together to maintain this place that we all share called “home.”

Today, Ginny from Progress via Regress posted this sweet picture of her children on Facebook:

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These are Ginny’s children, ages 3 1/2 and 2.  Below the picture she posted the following caption:  AlinaJoy Dubois’ Easy Peasy Chores at work! So far, the kids have picked up the living room & bedrooms, cleaned the schoolroom, helped with laundry, and are now sweeping the porch! Think it can’t be done? Think again!

I’m so excited that Ginny’s children are learning a good work ethic while they are young!

Ginny also wrote a full review of Easy Peasy Chores which you can find here on her blog.  Be sure to read to the end of the post, because at the end of the post you’ll find a Giveaway for Easy Peasy Chores!  Click here to enter!

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“How Do You Find the Time???”

Just yesterday a friend sent me a message:  ”You sure have a full plate — running a farm, homeschooling your children, keeping up with the house, the meals, your church… volunteering, blogging, etc. WOW! Do you sleep?  Where do you find the time?”

We all have a lot to do each day!  Today I am going to share with you my system for getting it all done.  The honest truth is… it’s Easy Peasy!  I get my children to help me!  We work together as a family (yes, even the 3 year old!), we try to make work a game as much as possible and we work together towards rewards!  (One reward is simply living in a peaceful, clean home!)  Now I have put together our family’s system in an ebinder format that you can download and customize for your family!

This system is the result of years of me feeling overwhelmed and asking other mamas, “How do you do it all?”  It’s the result of years of trying systems, only to get distracted by life and fall off the bandwagon.  What I did was write down every single chore that needs to be done to keep a typical home running and then I made baseball-card size cards for each chore!  I printed the cards off and hung them in baseball card holders on my fridge.  Now we use the baseball cards as our checklist.  We declare war on dirt and clutter, then divide and conquer!  Each of us takes certain chores and within a few minutes we’ve gotten quite a lot of cleaning done!  And now that all my cards are in a downloadable pdf format, you can use the Easy Peasy Chores system, too!

Lest you think that this system was written by an expert, it wasn’t!  I’m a Mama in the trenches, right there with you.  Let me share this excerpt from Easy Peasy Chores with you:

I hate to clean. I mean I really, really hate cleaning. Seinfeld said that he loves a clean house, he just hates cleaning it…. He said when you add “i-n-g” to “c-l-e-a-n” it becomes a whole different experience. I quite agree.

When my husband and I bought our first house, I was not prepared to clean it. The house came with parts that I didn’t even know needed cleaning! Who knew that you have to wash baseboards and ceiling fans once in a while? I thought when you turn the fan on, the dust blows off. Turned out, I was wrong.

Over the years I’ve found some creative solutions to the cleaning-dilemma. When my husband was a software engineer I hired a lady to come do my spring cleaning every year. As babies started coming and finances began to stretch, I began bartering with other mamas. “I’ll give your child piano lessons if you come fold the laundry!” You don’t want to know how many women have folded my husband’s underwear… **sigh**

Want to know how I solved the dilemma?  Click here and download the free sample to read the rest of the story… (Scroll down to the blue banner in the middle of the page!)

(Oh…Don’t panic looking at all those chore cards on the fridge above!  That’s a full WEEK’s worth of chores!)

I even use the Easy Peasy Chores System to organize our Homeschool!  If you’re a homeschooler, you’ll be interested in the Homeschool edition of Easy Peasy Chores… Which includes everything the original edition includes and also has some additional cards for managing your school room and your school day!

 Celebrate With me?

To celebrate the launch of Easy Peasy Chores, I’m offering a Giveaway!  Enter the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win one of 3 copies of Easy Peasy Chores!  (The winners get to choose if they want the Original Edition or the Homeschool Edition)

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My friend Trisha at IntoxicatedOnLife.com is offering two fun Giveaways that both include Easy Peasy Chores as well as a lot of other really neat things!

Coupon Codes for Everyone!!!

Or, if you’re excited and want to get started with Easy Peasy Chores right now, I’m offering some special coupon codes:

EASYPEASY – will give 50% off to the first 500 Customers who order the Easy Peasy Chore system!!!  This code is good today only!

After that code runs out, use the code EASYPEASYLAUNCH to get $5 off either version of Easy Peasy Chores!  This code will be good until Thursday!

Click Here to Order Now!

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I’m so excited to partner with Sara Elizabeth from A Mama’s Story, Charity from The Homegrown Family, as well as a few other bloggers, to bring you this special giveaway!

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of baby-wearing!  When my oldest was about a year old a gentleman at church came up to my baby (who was comfortably snuggled against my chest) and asked, “Are they EVER going to let you out of that thing???”  (Yes, now that she’s school-age we’ve let her out of the baby carrier!)  I’ve owned many baby carriers over the years and while I’ve never owned an Ergo carrier  it is a favorite among my fellow Doulas and fellow bloggers! They especially like that they can still carry a toddler on their back, in front, or on their hip comfortably. The nice thing about baby wearing is that Mama or Daddy can work hands-free while still parenting and keeping our little ones safely nearby. Even while we’re out shopping, we can simply tuck our little one into the Ergo, where they can comfortably sleep next to mama’s heartbeat.

As for other benefits, read this info, straight from the Ergo’s site:

ERGObaby’s baby carrier design supports a natural sitting position for babies, eliminating compression of the spine and hips that can be caused by unsupported suspension.   The baby carrier also balances the baby’s weight to parents’ hips and shoulders, and alleviates physical stress for the parent.

Not only does The Homegrown Family offer this fabulous product, but they also offer awesome kitchen tools, such as The Wondermill Grain Mill, Bosch Mixers, and the Excalibur Dehydrator (a favorite of mine!).

She even carries high quality coconut oil!

So, enter below and be sure to visit The Homegrown Family and check out her fabulous items.

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Ever wanted to know more about Essential Oils?  Well, I have an exciting announcement to make today!

Meet my friend Mary.  Mary Clendenin is a fellow farmlady who writes The Encouraging Home blog.  She and I are members of a few different healthy-living blogging groups and we’ve written together on the Homemaker’s Challenge and Intentional By Grace writing teams.  She is a neat, neat lady with a passion for helping people stay healthy!  (Click here to read more about Mary.)

One of the things I most admire about Mary is her knowledge of essential oils and her passion to teach others.  We all like the smell of the oils, but how do you use them to heal illness?  How can essential oils be used for First Aid?  Mary not only sells the oils, but she offers tons and tons of free education for her customers!  She has an “Oil of the Month” club on Facebook for her customers and she also offers a free Beginner’s Guide to Essential Oils on her website.  The beginner’s guide is free to anyone who is interested (not just customers).  Click here to check it out!

Here’s the exciting news:  Mary is coming to the Good Old Days Farm THIS SUNDAY for a free class called “Essential Oils 101″!  She’ll be visiting Dallas and I told her that her trip wouldn’t be complete if she didn’t stop to see us!  She agreed to come!

I’m so excited for her to meet you all and I’m excited for all of you to meet her!

No purchase necessary.  Come and enjoy the presentation!  The presentation starts at 2:00, so plan to arrive at around 1:30 so we have time to visit!  Also, although Mary sells Young Living Essential Oils, this presentation will be an introduction to essential oils in general and will focus on 9 specific oils and how to use them for healing.  This information will be valuable to you, regardless of which company you purchase your oils through.

Wondering which oils you need?  Mary will be bringing her Zyto Compass Scanner.  Click here to read more about it.  There is a $15 fee for the Zyto Compass scan, but she’ll waive the fee if you purchase the oils through her.  (Again… the presentation is Free… this is an extra service for anyone who might be interested.)

Please click here or email info@GoodOldDaysFarm.com to RSVP so that we can make sure we have enough handouts for everyone!  If you need directions to the farm, please ask for directions when you RSVP.

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