Love free stuff? Want to get it without doing anything? Then you should check out this list of giveaways. (With your parents’ permission, of course!)

Blog Giveaways- Movie Tickets, Skin care products, and much more!

Etsy Giveaways- Jewelry, clothing, and crafts!

Giveaways On Blogs- Books, toys, and more!

Sweet ‘n’ Sassy Girls- Giveaways for the whole family.

Free Blog Giveaways-  Giveaways for everything!

This is just to give you and your mothers some ideas about what great giveaways are out there!

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: March 9th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Tip Of The Week, Virtuous Girlhood.
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Do you struggle with writing? Or do you need some great writing ideas? Maybe you need some help! Well, I have compiled a list of really great articles, tips, hints, and websites that can help you out!

10 Things To Avoid When Writing by Sarah H.

Things Every Writer Should Have by Sarah H.

Finishing A Book by Sarah H.

Writing Hints by Film Script Writing (This is meant for movie writing but I figured it might be helpful!)

Hints For Writers

Literary Pursuits

Writing Prompts Websites:

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/

http://www.creativity-portal.com/becreative/activities/writingprompts.html

http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingexercises/tp/writingprompts.htm

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts/

Some Tips:

http://www.writing.com/main/handler/item_id/1008914-Writing-Hints–Tips

I hope these help you!

 (Please note that I do not agree with or endorse everything on these websites.)

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Articles By Others, Life At Home, Siblings, Stories, Tip Of The Week, Update, Virtuous Girlhood.
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Recently I have been memorizing Psalm 121 and I thought that I would share it.

Psalm 121

I will lift up my eyes to the hills; from whence cometh my help?

My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth the will not slumber.

He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy shad upon thy right hand.

The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil, he shall preserve thy soul.

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for ever more.

Keep reading God’s Word and memorizing! As it says in Psalm 119, “Thy word is a lamp unto thy feet, and a light unto thy path.”

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: March 7th, 2010 under Life At Home, Virtuous Girlhood.
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Well, I am officially back from staying at my grandmother’s house so you should see a lot more posts! And to all my verrry patient pen-pals, you will be receiving a letter from me this month, Lord willing!

Oh, and by the way to any of you who have e-mailed me, I have been having some major issues with my accounts. So that is why you have not received a reply! (I am going to try to fix that!)

My grandmother is doing somewhat better; she still needs some help so I will go over once a week to help her clean but I am finally able to be home for good! Please pray for both my grandmothers!

Thanks and blessings,

~RJ

Posted: March 6th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Seasons, Siblings, Update, Virtuous Girlhood.
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Recipe #23

Onion Steak

1 -2 packages of onion soup mix

Round steak, tenderized

First of all, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then put the steak on a pan and salt and pepper it. Put the dry soup mix on top and wrap in aluminum foil. Cook for 45-50 minutes until cooked.

Enjoy with a side dish, such as mashed potatoes and green beans or anything you like!

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: March 5th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Recipes, Virtuous Girlhood.
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Grandmother’s Coconut Chess Pie                               

2                      eggs

1 Tbsp.            flour (should be heaping)

1/8 tsp.            salt

¼ cup             white sugar

¾ cup             white Karo syrup

1 tsp.               vanilla

                        unbaked pie shell

¼ lb.                butter

12-14 oz.         coconut (can or bag)

Beat eggs well and set aside.  In mixing bowl blend flour, salt, and sugar; then add eggs.  Next add syrup and vanilla; beat until well mixed.  Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell.  Slice butter into thick slices and cover top of pie.  Sprinkle coconut on top of pie and bake for about 1 hour in 300 degree oven or until firm and brown.

   Serves 8

Linda: “I inherited this recipe from my Grandmother Evans. It’s one of the best pies I’ve ever tasted!”  (Page 83)

Corn Pudding au Gratin

1 (15 oz) can   creamed corn

2 Tbsp.            flour

1 cup               diced cheese

1/8 tsp.            black pepper

2 Tbsp.            margarine

2                      eggs

1 cup               milk

1 cup               buttered bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine corn, flour, cheese and pepper; mix well.  Add melted margarine and well-beaten eggs.  Warm milk and add to mixture.  Pour into 1½ quart casserole pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake in oven until pudding begins to set, then sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over the top and reduce heat to 325 and bake until firm.  If bread crumbs are not sufficiently brown when pudding is firm, turn to broil briefly.  Cooking time is about 30 – 40 minutes.

Eva: “This recipe reheats nicely.”  (Page 169)

Posted: February 28th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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I will be leaving for my grandmother’s house for about a week so please bear with me as this blog will be inactive. My apologies. I would have put posts on time stamp if I had the time…………..

Please pray for my grandmother as she is recovering from another foot surgery!

Thanks so much!

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Update, Virtuous Girlhood.
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A few days ago we watched the Widows Might and The Lost and Found Family. I would give them both 10 out of 10 stars.

The Widows Might was about 3 young men who are filmmakers and their friend who is a widow, who is losing her house due to unfair taxes. The boys set about to help her along with their friends and family. They end up making a great western movie, battling untruthful but hurtful news reports about them, helping a friend with his election campaign and still helping the widow! A really great film! Here are some other reviews of it here.

The Lost and Found Family is about a family with 5 foster children, who are renting a home from a once wealthy widow. She comes to visit the house and is going to sell it to have some money but after she meets the family, she starts to think of ways to help them. The 2 older children hid some drugs in the house but that was resolved. There was no bad language and really no questionable clothing except that the widow could have worn a more modest dress and the girl could have dressed more like a girl than a punk! But I guess that that was just her character! All in all, it was a great movie!

I hope that you and your family will check out these great movies!

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: February 23rd, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Reviews, Stories, Update, Virtuous Girlhood.
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I know, I do this every year but this year Liberty Day is being hosted on March 20th, so register soon! If you don’t know what Liberty Day is, then you should check this out! It will be hosted in Medinah Baptist Church, Medinah, IL.

It is a very exciting event celebrating our nation’s history! Learn a lot and be inspired to learn more about our nation’s great history as Herb Titus and Paul Jehle share with us about history, Christianity, and government principles. Come, sit back and enjoy but be sure to stay for the evening festivities and have fun watching singing, stories, poetry, skits, speeches, and dialogs! Following these activities will be dancing and refreshments!

See you there!?

Blessings,

RJ

Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Reviews, Tip Of The Week, Update, Virtuous Girlhood.
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This post is for those of you who cook; here is a list of cooking websites!

• Del Sisters Kitchen
• Simply Recipes
• Food Network
• All Recipes
• Martha Stewart

Please note that I do not agree with everything on these websites!

Blessings,

~RJ

Posted: February 19th, 2010 under Family Life, Life At Home, Recipes, Reviews, Tip Of The Week, Virtuous Girlhood.
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