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Sun 17 Jan 2010

Book Giveaway–Ultimate Thrifty Guide for Christian Housewives

I’ve been meaning to have a post to highlight some new favorite blogs, and The Legacy of Home is one of them. Mrs. White at The Legacy of Home blog is having a giveaway of a book called Ultimate Thrifty Guide for Christian Housewives by Connie Hultquist. I used to be on Connie’s email list and can vouch that she’s full of wisdom and courage. I would love to have this book.

If you’d like to enter, just leave a comment on this post at The Legacy of Home blog. While there, be sure to read through past entries at The Legacy of Home. You’ll be encouraged greatly as a homemaker, wife, and mother.

Book Giveaway—Ultimate Thrifty Guide for Christian Housewives by Connie Hultquist

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

Posted under Frugality, Godly Womanhood, Homemaking, Marriage, Mothers, Recommended Books
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Sat 13 Jun 2009

A New Old Camera

In my last post, I mentioned that I was making do with the inexpensive camera I already had. I got to thinking about an old camera my dear friend gave me a couple of years ago. It had given her some problems, so she decided to get a different one. Because of the problems, I did not want it and put it away. I got it out the other day and realized that it only needed a new battery and a bigger memory card. I have been greatly enjoying taking pictures with it. My old camera takes pictures faster, which is really necessary for action shots, but the “new old” camera takes beautiful close-ups, takes vivid colors, and has a larger resolution size. How foolish I feel for not realizing I had such a wonderful camera sooner! I had been praying for one, not knowing that God had already provided.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Wed 27 May 2009

Making Do

It isn’t about what you do without. It’s about what you do instead.”
Quoted by Edith Flowers Kilgo in The Simple Life

I have been wanting a new camera—one that takes super macro shots, breathtaking closeups of distant objects, and all around awesome pics like I see on other websites. Between ongoing doctor bills for my daughters and a slowing economy, it has not been possible for me to afford a better camera. Instead of feeling bad about it, I have felt that the Lord wanted me to just be thankful for the simple one I have and to make do with it. So I’ve made the best of my situation.

I learned to make my own macro lens by holding a magnifying glass to my camera when I take a picture.

I learned how to take better pictures of pets.

Autumn's Paws

Although I have not edited my pictures before because it seemed so complicated, I have learned to adjust color, saturation, tint, warmth to make a picture stand out more. I realized that I have software on my computer to make it simple for me.