Enter to win The Art of Bread-Making DVD

Click over to A
Pondering Heart, read the review, and follow the instructions
to enter. What a great addition this could be to a learner's library!

Tagged

I was tagged some time ago by Miss Taylor and I'm finally getting around to doing what I'm supposed to. So, six random things about me:

1. I am quite capable of procrastinating. It's so easy to put things off when I don't know what to do or say! I'm not good at randomness, so this has been challenging.
2. I just turned thirty. That must seem very grown-up to most of my readers! lol I don't always feel grown-up but I do feel more grown-up than I did just a few years ago--like I'm officially an adult or something.
3. I like to sing-- especially solos. I sang O Holy Night at our church Christmas program Sat. night. I was surprised to get applause (most things get amens). I don't do it for the applause (I'm definitely not the performer type!), but it was nice to know it passed off nicely. I hate botching a song.
4. I am an idea person. I can come up with more ideas for things to do than I could possibly carry out! Just the number of book and website ideas that I have written down is humorous. But, alas! I can't do everything.
5. I'm having a really hard time coming up with things to say. I'm not that boring!
6. I have a sister and a brother, and they're both older than me. There! This was even harder than I expected. lol Well, now I get to pass on the challenge to a few more people.


The Rules
1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Write six random things about yourself.

4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post.

5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.

6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

I tag:

Crystal

A City On a Hill

As for Me and My House

Angel of Patience

The Beauty of Home/Jessica's Blog

12 Days of Holiday Homemaking

I'm going over to Joyous Home for this. Are you?

Something Every Maiden at Home Needs to Remember

"And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is your own?"

~ Luke 16:12

Sense and Sensibility E-patterns Released

Some of the beautiful Sense and Sensibility patterns are now available as e-patterns. My first reaction to e-patterns was that e-patterns for full-size garments are strange and I wouldn't like them. However, since visiting the S&S website I can see that they do have some advantages (lower price being one of them!) and I would be willing to give one a try. Curious? You can try one for a mere $5.95.

ABCs of me

This WAS hard! I tried to keep it on the positive side. I didn't think anyone would want to read a list of twenty-six faults I have!

Always leaning on God for everything
Bursting with ideas
Creative
Devoted to country living
Enthusiastic
Faithful
Generous
Homemaker at heart
Intent on blessing others
Jesus follower
Knowledge-seeking
Little known and seldom seen
Musical
Nearly thirty
Optimistic
Particular
Quiet
Reclusive (to a point)
Social (in my own way)
Temperance advocate
Unfinished
Virtuous
Writer
x-self-centered
Yearning for so much
Zealous

More Links from My Collection

Not necessarily modest exclusively.

On The Hip: Long shirts for the active woman.

Diviine ModesTee - Long fitted Cap Sleeves, Camisoles and T-shirts

Kate's Camisoles

Custom hand made high quality modest apparel by The King's Daughters ~ simple modest clothing for ladies, girls, babies and boys

Enjoy!

50% off sale

The Hope Chest Legacy is having a 50% off sale right now (on nearly everything).

A Challenge from the Hope Chest

In keeping with the theme and purpose of this blog, I would like to issue a challenge each week to the girls and women who read it. So, without further preliminaries . . .

This week's challenge is to sew something. Anything, as long as it is either for your hope chest (if you have a literal one), learning new skills, practicing skills, or otherwise getting yourself moving in this area.

It can be a big project, a little project, or several little projects. You don't necessarily have to complete an entire sewing project but try to complete something (hem your skirt, do the collar on a blouse, etc.).

It can be a mending project, as long as it involves sewing (i.e., no darning).

It doesn't necessarily have to involve stitching as long as what you are doing is not a means of avoiding actually stitching. It might be preparing fabric, laying out, cutting out, etc.

Although this challenge is intended for the unmarried woman or girl, others may join in too.

If you don't know how to sew at all, do something toward beginning to sew.

Leave a comment about what you have accomplished, or, if you want to blog about your project (I'd love to see pictures!), leave a link to your blog post (non "family-friendly" links will be deleted).

If you know anyone who might appreciate these challenges, please point them this way!

A Little Coupon Giveaway

It's not huge, but it might be just what you need. Here's the deal:

To enter ONCE, click over to my website (you can go to the home page, to the blog, or to the store ~ doesn't matter) then leave a comment here telling me what you think (about the whole thing or about something you saw there), preferably positive (*grin* nobody likes criticism, but I will take that too).

To enter TWICE, do the above and also post about this giveaway on your blog.

I'll randomly choose a winner on or after Wednesday, October 15.

The winner will choose 5-8 coupons from the list below (yes, that's right, you get to pick!). These expire 11/3 or later.

MidNite or MidNite PM

Weight Watchers bagged chocolates

Murry Sugar Free Cookies

Cold Stone Creamery (2 different coupons)

Breyers Swirled Lowfat Yogurt ~ Disney Multipack

Tyson Frozen Breaded Bagged product

Tyson Frozen Breaded Boxed product

Bausch & Lomb Alaway antihistamine eye drops

Lysol Neutra Air FreshMatic Starter Kit

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Lysol Disinfectant Spray

Lysol All-purpose Cleaner Triggers, Pourables, Anti-bacterial Kitchen Cleaner or Lysol Plus Bleach

Lysol Healthy Touch Gentle Hand Sanitizer Foam

Lysol Disinfecting Wipes

Lysol Bathroom Cleaner or Mildew Remover

A Giveaway Within a Giveaway

I also have the following, which expire 10/19:

French's Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions

Any Spray 'n Wash product

Any Resolve product

Any combination of two Cream of Wheat, Polaner or Maple Grover products

I'll take entries for these today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday). All you have to do is enter the above giveaway and add that you'd like these too. Winning this giveaway won't prevent you from winning the first one.