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To visit my main website, go to www.joyfulmomma.org, for books, recipes, articles, and other resources.http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)Blogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-6322827636385769845Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-26T06:00:10.096-05:00In an effort to streamline things a bit, I have migrated my blog over to my actual website, to make life easier. It is still a work in progress in that I am changing some layouts around on the rest of the site, but you can see all of the archives, and read all of my blog posts there from here on out, so enjoy! Joyful Momma Home Pagehttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/attention-migrating-my-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-369769228674976083Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:13:00 +00002009-01-24T16:13:01.251-05:00Dinner at My HouseOne of the things I am doing to lose weight is to eat a nice big salad for lunch every day, and we have long had a salad as an appetizer before dinner each night too. Here's what I do: I buy seven (7!) Romaine Hearts three packs from the grocery store every time I go (unless weather is nice, and there is lettuce in my garden...even better!). I can eat a half a romaine heart for lunch, as it fillshttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/salad-dayor-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-6610261692298430015Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:52:00 +00002009-01-22T15:52:00.500-05:00adventures in motheringI was pondering recently the many ways in which becoming a mother has changed me for the better. In fact, it is my belief that parenthood will change anyone for the better if they are willing to learn, grow, and let the experience change them. Sadly there are some (many?) selfish people out in the world who stay just as selfish as parents, but it doesn't have to be so. It's a little surreal to http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-motherhood-can-change-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-8816356248591493162Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:54:00 +00002009-01-21T07:54:01.145-05:00Fitness ThursdaysLosing weight, as I said last week, is a long term prospect when you are more than 20 or so pounds overweight, and you also need to rethink some common dieting paradigms when you are trying to take off (And keep off) a serious chunk of weight. Last week's weight loss post seemed to resonate with quite a few people...they were even tweeting about it on twitter, and I had more than one person emailhttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-you-fall-off-your-diet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-3870894444028593706Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-01-20T13:56:00.409-05:00adventures in motheringThis is almost a part two of another post regarding teaching your children to work, which you may also be interested in reading. I think one of those more popular fallacies around many homeschooling circles is the idea that the best way to teach your children to work hard is to move out to the country and own a farm. I've known several friends who think that the cure for lazy kids is to live on http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/is-country-life-magic-forumla-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-7880659611794910275Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:16:00 +00002009-01-19T07:16:00.857-05:00A Lifestyle of Learningadventures in motheringcurrent eventsI was thinking about today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and thinking about what it means to us in the 21st century. Tomorrow, history is going to happen as the first African-American president gets inaugurated to office, and people are making a big deal of it. I am not sure if Dr. King would be pleased with the attention the President-elect's skin color is getting. The whole point of Dr. King's http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/color-blind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-3015666265315400786Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-01-18T13:19:00.396-05:00Christian Livingcurrent eventsMaybe you realized it, or maybe you didn't, but today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and Wednesday will be the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. I was thinking about this a few years ago, when the thought hit me as to one way in which it did affect me growing up. When I started school, they had built some extra, newer elementary schools in our district to handle all of the children we had. The http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/7-ways-to-celebrate-life-everyday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-1891933616306375033Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:36:00 +00002009-01-17T16:36:00.319-05:00Dinner at My House"Redneck Goulash" is actually the name which my Hungarian friend Barb gave my signature Hungarian-style goulash with Venison meat. :-) Somehow my children picked up on that, and thus we call any sort of Hungarian goulash with venison "Redneck Goulash". I took two or three Venison strip steaks, and cut them into small cubes of about an inch each. Using kitchen shears works better for this.I also http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/redneck-goulash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-7923604199826707610Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:21:00 +00002009-01-16T08:21:00.539-05:00tech mommaA few days ago, I blogged about my whiteboard in my dining room, which we use for all manner of educational review and learning, though right now it's mostly foreign language. This lead to a question about learning foreign languages. In that post about learning foreign languages, I mentioned using podcasts, especially via iTunes, and briefly shared that they can be burned onto CDs, put on iPods http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/using-podcasts-in-your-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-4818565318096590633Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-16T06:00:00.521-05:00current eventsI know most of my readers are likely disappointed in just who is being inaugurated next Tuesday (he wasn't my first choice either). However, I want to offer a free printable resource to all of you to help remind you and your children to pray for President Obama as he leads our country these next four years. This prayer guide is based on something we have done, as a family, for past presidents as http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/free-weekly-pray-for-president-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-4828532859602231393Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-01-15T17:42:01.020-05:00Fitness ThursdaysDo you find it amusing to read all of these crazy studies they do, coming up with contradictory information at times? I sure do! I find it both sad and funny at the same time to watch everyone react and jump on this bandwagon or that one. Here's a new study I was just reading about in yahoo news. Newsflash! Exercise doesn't make a difference in weight loss. Yippee for you if you don't like going http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/does-exercise-make-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-736094707788895200Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:19:00 +00002009-01-15T10:20:53.602-05:00I am happy to have a new article up at Focus on the Family's Singles Webzine "Boundless". You can read it by clicking here.http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-article-at-focus-on-familys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-4186301344791531217Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:32:00 +00002009-01-14T11:32:00.812-05:00Fitness ThursdaysI have been over 100 pounds overweight. Right now, I would like to lose 75 lbs. As I said last week, my goal is to lose 52 pounds this year (my ideal is 1 pound per week on average). The stupid charts say I should weigh 135 (yeah, right...in the 6th grade, maybe). I want to weigh between 150-160, as that is what I weighed when I got married, and frankly I looked pretty good then! I'm tall, and http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/slow-and-steady-wins-race-six.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-2255389309462850446Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:20:00 +00002009-01-14T11:01:06.678-05:00A Lifestyle of Learningadventures in motheringYesterday's blog talked about my use of a giant whiteboard for reviewing and learning facts related to current school lessons, and I pointed out that right now most of the board deals with the four different foreign languages my five children are learning (not 4 each, but each learning a different language, and 2 learning the same one). TEXAUS MOMMA left this comment:I'd love to know what http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/learning-and-teaching-languages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-3956898116023389006Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:07:00 +00002009-01-13T17:07:00.556-05:00A Lifestyle of Learningadventures in motheringI feel hands-on learning is always best, but there are some things where review and even memorization are necessary. Multiplication facts for one, and foreign language vocabulary for another. The best thing we did to facilitate this(starting about 8 years ago) was put a giant white board in the dining room, and on it we write down bites from each of our subjects...sort of like a study guide whenhttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/reviewing-and-learning-facts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-871358923357272856Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:51:00 +00002009-01-12T14:51:00.725-05:00adventures in motheringIf there is one area where I have been known to obsess about, it's the area of time management. I struggle to have right priorities and to manage my days in a God-pleasing way. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail. I wish I was this organized when I was a new mom, but you live and learn. We are all stewards of the same 24 hours per day. If we are blessed to be at home full time with our childrenhttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/stewards-of-same-24-hours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-1865994430943841663Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:28:00 +00002009-01-12T12:53:16.501-05:00adventures in motheringcurrent eventsTalking about this stupid law (CPSIA: the consumer product safety "improvement" act of 2008, also known as "Bankruptcy Day") requiring expensive testing on all children's products, including clothing, "just in case" there is lead or phthalates in them and "just in case" someone's child decides to chew on a library book that contains lead or phthalates. As we were talking about this, including http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/out-of-mouths-of-babes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-8228850972354696229Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:10:00 +00002009-01-11T19:10:00.801-05:00Dinner at My HouseI love a crazy variety of food. I tend to especially like dishes inspired in the Mediterranean regions, the Middle East, and Mexico. This dish is a combination of a tex-mex style stew with an Italian favorite: Polenta. Two reasons for this meal tonight: (1)I accidentally bought coarse corn meal, and I needed to use it up! and (2)While watching the Iron Chef the other night my husband was http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/polenta-and-stew-on-my-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-5825284749083704305Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-01-10T14:46:01.037-05:00Dinner at My HouseFitness ThursdaysScrambled eggs are so simple to make, even an older child can do it!Start with a non-stick pan sprayed with cooking spray (or lightly greased in some other way). Whisk 2-3 eggs in a mug, with a touch of milk, salt, and other seasonings you want (I like parsley). Heat up your pan and pour on the eggs.Using a wooden/bamboo spatula, or some other tool safe for use on non-stick surfaces, stir your http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/beginning-with-breakfasts-part-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-9222568260370990673Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:04:00 +00002009-01-09T14:04:00.851-05:00Dinner at My HouseFitness ThursdaysMy favorite breakfast (eaten normally at 2 am after being awake working on my computer, if I must confess! One new year's resolution is to eat breakfast daily) is an omelet. I've actually gotten pretty good at making these just the way I like them,and my two oldest children also do an awesome job at omelet making. Start of course with the right tools. The French have something called a crepe pan,http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/beginning-with-breakfasts-part-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-4410740769593165238Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:45:00 +00002009-01-08T22:52:12.722-05:00living frugallyA few days ago, I posted about a law that goes into effect on Feb 10th, 2009, requiring testing on all products to be sold for children ages 12 and under. There was concern that, as written, the law didn't make exceptions for thrift stores. Well the Consumer Products Safety Commission recently released some guidelines for resellers and thrift stores about this law. You can read their guidelines http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/good-news-about-that-crazy-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-2900125602392212775Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:31:00 +00002009-01-08T13:31:00.927-05:00Fitness ThursdaysWhen it comes to hard to follow weight loss advice, which is the hardest for me to follow? Is it avoiding soda pop, or not eating chocolate? Na. It's the imperative to eat breakfast. The truth? I do not wake up hungry, and I almost never have an appetite before noon or later. I've been like this for most of my life, but most especially in the last 16 years. Maybe it is a throwback to all of that http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/beginning-with-breakfasts-part-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-3735533475547470674Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-01-07T13:15:00.588-05:00Fitness ThursdaysDid you make a "resolution" to lose weight this year? ~smiles~ I did. Maybe it wasn't so much a resolution as it was a goal to finish what I started a while ago, to lose these extra pounds and get into better shape. Part if it is my impending 40th birthday (in October), and part of it is a new-found excitement stirred by my husband's dieting and weight loss (I'm so proud of him! He lost 42 poundshttp://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/that-annual-dieting-resolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-984225050162567970Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:59:00 +00002009-01-06T15:02:49.041-05:00adventures in motheringMy daughter snapped this shot of a cardinal early this morning out of our kitchen window. He comes back every year it seems, and tends to hang out in this forsythia bush every January and February.http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/cardinal-out-our-window.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28698692.post-1073661517664945336Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-01-06T12:48:00.844-05:00Fitness ThursdaysI found this video on You Tube (thanks Kathy for the link). This is very long, and about as exciting as health class ;) but full of great, scholarly information regarding obesity. http://joyfulmomma.blogspot.com/2009/01/scholarly-video-on-obesity-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kimberly Eddy)0