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One of the goals of Joyful Mothering is to share resources with moms that will help you.

This week only this fabulous deal is going on and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to share it with you, in case you might be interested. It’s the Natural Mothering eBook Bundle.  This is a one time deal!

 Over 35 eBooks for $29.97!

Here are the eBooks you’ll receive:

Natural Fertility and Pregnancy

• Unbound Birth by Jennifer Yarbrough of Unbound Birth ($2.99)
• Fearless Birth by Kristen Burgess of Natural Birth and Baby Care ($17)
• Nourishing Foods for Labor and Childbirth (article reprint) by Kresha Faber of Nourishing Joy ($2.99)
• My Pregnancy Journey by Mindy of Simply Designs ($9.99)
• Fertilise Yourself by Natalie Kringoudis of Melbourne Natural Fertility($19.95)
• Eat Your Way to Parenthood by Gabriela Rosa, MScM, BHSc, ND ofNatural Fertility Breakthrough ($35)
• Protecting Your Fertility: The Dangers of Conventional Pest Control and Natural Safe Alternatives by Gabriela Rosa, MScM, BHSc, ND of Natural Fertility Breakthrough ($35)
• The Awful Truth About Cleaning Products and Fertility Revealed by Gabriela Rosa, MScM, BHSc, ND of Natural Fertility Breakthrough ($35)

Natural Baby and Toddler Care

• Breastfeeding Simply by Pinky McKay, ICBLC of PinkyMcKay.com ($25)
• First Bites by Hilary Bernstein of Accidentally Green ($9.99)
• Breast to Bib by Kate Tietje of Modern Alternative Mama ($8.95)
• Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert by Erin Odom of The Humbled Homemaker ($9.95)
• Creative Ways to Calm Your Baby by Justyn Lang of Creative Christian Mama ($6.99)
• EC Simplified: Infant Potty Training Made Easy by Andrea Olson, MA ofGo Diaper Free ($30)
• oh, cr*p. potty training by Jamie Glowacki of oh crap. potty training($15)

Natural Health and Healing

• Therapeutic Parenting for Children Who Are Healing from Trauma by Tova Krause Grindlay, CPC of Parent and Family Coaching ($4.99)
• Herbal Nurturing by Michele Augur of Frugal Granola ($8.95)
• Herbal Remedies for Children During the Cold and Flu Season by Rosalee de la Forêt of Herbal Remedies Advice ($20)
• Mother’s Little Herbal Helper and Home Remedies by Natalie Vickery ofThe Family Herbalist ($12.50)
• Questions to Ask Your Dentist by Will and Susan Revak of OraWellness($29)
• Tips and Tricks to Remineralize and Repair Your Teeth by Ramiel Nagel of CureToothDecay.com ($12.95)
• The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Vaccines by Kresha Faber of Nourishing Joy ($2.99)
• Finding Balance with Attachment Parenting by Andrea Olson, MA ofAndreaOlson.com ($17)
• Pain Redeemed by Natasha Metzler of NatashaMetzler.com ($4.99)
• The Curative Kitchen (updated version) by Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D. ofSusanSmithJones.com ($19.95)
• Rebuild From Depression: A Nutrient Guide, The Digital Abridged Version by Amanda Rose, Ph.D. of Traditional Foods ($12.95)

Teaching Our Children

• Real Food Kids: In the Kitchen plus 1 month access to select Real Food Kids eCourse videos by Wardeh Harmon of GNOWFGLINS & Jami Delgado of Eat Nourishing ($30)
• Kids in Training: Life lessons that will help lead to productive, responsible and grateful kids! by Rebecca Dulgarian of Blue Cricket Designs ($7.95)
• Life According to Me by Stephanie Dulgarian of Somewhat Simple($5.95)
• The Family Dinner Project by Rebecca Dulgarian & Stephanie Dulgarian ($9.95)
• Easy Peasy Chores: Homeschool Edition by Alina Joy Dubois of The Good Old Days Farm ($17.99)
• Teaching Kids to Clean by Dana White of A Slob Comes Clean ($5)

Natural Help for Busy Moms

• Real {Fast} Food by Trina Holden of TrinaHolden.com ($6)
• Crock On by Stacy Myers of Stacy Makes Cents ($5)
• Creative Ways to Make Family Holiday Memories by Kit Singleton ofRaising Small Souls ($25)

Non Toxic and Natural Living

• Natural Beauty Recipes by Katie of WellnessMama ($10)
• Healthy Homemaking by Stephanie Langford of Keeper of the Home($12.95)
• Restocking the Pantry by Kresha Faber of Nourishing Joy ($9.99)
• Accidentally Green by Hilary Bernstein of Accidentally Green ($2.99)
• Clean, Naturally! by Kresha Faber of Nourishing Joy ($4.99)

Over 35 eBooks for only $29.97!

As a bonus, there are also LOTS of freebies involved in this deal:

Get 10% off any order from Granola Babies, THE go-to shop for everything babywearing and natural-living related. Granola Babies supports mothers around the globe in their mothering journey by providing sustainable hand-selected products, natural and holistic resources, and creating a village of community. (Standard shipping applies.)

Get “2 Months for $2″! Enjoy a two-month Membership to Fit2B Studio for only two dollars, where their wholesome workouts for the whole family are “tummy safe” and particularly target Diastasis Recti (split abs), which affects many women postpartum. ($19.98 value.)

Download a $6 coupon for 7 Sources Oilfrom Flora Health to use the next time you shop! Flora’s newest product, 7 Sources, is a non-GMO, sustainably-sourced fatty-acid product with EPA and DHA, which are essential during pregnancy and nursing and support cognitive function at any time of life! (Value: $6.Good in-store only. US stores only.)

Get $30 off the very popular Online Childbirth Education Program from Birth Boot Camp. You CAN have an amazing birth! The 10-class Birth Boot Camp online video childbirth education program will prepare you for a life-changing birth experience and specializes in educating couples together. You may also choose to receive the FREE Pregnancy Nutrition Report. (Good online or with participating live-class instructors.)

Receive 10% off any order from OraWellness. OraWellness offers tools and educational products to help you take control of your oral health using organic ingredients and inexpensive natural solutions. (Standard shipping applies.)

I have a very special guest poster sharing here today–my daughter, Gabriella. We have just relaunched her blog, Joyful Homeschool. Gabriella wants to share her personal thoughts of the brand new book, “Begin”, written by Philip and Erin Ulrich. This is the first book in a series called the Growly books. 

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From when I read the first chapter of  Philip and Erin’s book, I knew that it was the start of a great adventure.  It is about an adventurous bear named Growly.  He is about to become a young bear and is going on a trip to find his grandfathers long lost friend, C.J.  I  don’t normally read these sort of books, but from the start, I absolutely enjoyed the whole thing; the story line, the detail, the illustrations– everything.

If someone were to ask me “What book does this story remind you of?”, I would say “King Solomon’s Mines”, a story about an adventurer who searches for gold.  I never thought that I’d read an adventure story about a bear! It also taught me how to write a new kind of story, because I am a fiction writer. One thing that touched me was Growly’s grandfather, and when they visited him before he left.  It’s because my grandpa went to heaven last April. While I read that part of the story, my heart ached, in a good, yet sad feeling, of how I miss his stories, and I miss his voice.

I think that this is a book that every kid (and adult) would enjoy, especially if you like adventures, and you like bears!  One of the other things that I liked, was that it left me in a cliffhanger. I am now very hungry, waiting for the next book in the series to be put out. Meanwhile, I will get lost in another book, still eagerly waiting for the second adventure of Growly to come.

Erin and Philip: I want to personally thank and congratulate you on your story.  I think that it was a BIG success and can’t wait for the next book, and to hear what happens to Growly, Chippy, Tully and C.J. Thank you so much!

Giveaway

Be Small Studios, the illustrator of the Growly books, is giving away an 8×10 original pencil and hand-painted watercolor version of one of “Begin’s” illustrations. These illustrated prints really are lovely.

You can enter the giveaway below! And be sure to pick up your copy of “Begin“. Truly. You can also get it on Kindle. This is a wonderful read aloud for even young children. My 11-year old read it in three days. She couldn’t put it down.

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These are the books I’m working through this month…

Heartfelt Discipline: Following God’s Path of Life to the Heart of Your Child

This has been an excellent read. Breaking down the walls of specific types of parenting and teaching parents how to be lead by the Spirit to train, correct, and discipline their children. I’m absolutely loving it.

“True biblical discipline is about much more than simply controlling a child’s behavior. It’s about shaping the heart, which is why sympathy is such an integral part of heartfelt discipline.” -Clay Clarkson, Heartfelt Discipline

Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling

This book lays out a solid foundation for homeschooling. Practical ways to help you build a firm homeschooling structure.

“It’s essential to begin the building of our children’s educational ‘house’ with a blueprint, a specific plan, an educational philosophy. The blueprint is the educational approach you use in teaching your children. It is the format you use to present information.” -Diana Waring, Beyond Survival

Beautiful Battle: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare

There’s no doubt there is a battle raging over here as we wrap up the end of our adoption process. I have grazed some of this book in the past, but I think there is no better time to pull it out then now.

“Spiritual warfare has more to do with the state of your heart before a holy God than a list of things to do or avoid. It involves interaction, sometimes confusion, falling down, getting back up. It involves your willingness to look foolish, to take crazy steps, to trust God’s voice. While there are principles to know and practice, it’s your ability to trust in God’s power and authority that will bring about the victorious life.” -Mary DeMuth, Beautiful Battle

Still finishing…

The Connected Child

Abundant Simplicity

eBooks

Embracing Beauty: Practical Style for Every Shape and Season of Motherhood

On Becoming a Writer: What Every Blogger Needs to Know

My goals might be a bit high, but we’ll see. I’m not doing virtual assistant work anymore, so I do have a bit more time on my hands…and having a quite time with my children in the afternoon while we all read quietly is time well spent, I’d say! Thirty minutes of reading, for me, is quite a few pages of a book.

What are you reading this month? I’m always looking for new titles to dive into!

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These are the books I’ve been digging into this month:

More or Less

This book makes you rethink how much is enough. What could we do with the access that we have when there are people around us in need? There is no formula for this as each person needs to be lead by God and decide within their own lifestyle. No judgement. Just a challenge for those with more to consider living with less by being in tune with the needs of those around us. I know I am one who has more.

To Walk or Stay

My sweet friend Lara Williams opens her heart with the world and shares about the struggles her marriage faced and how God redeemed what the world, even the Christian world, would have deemed as hopeless or “not worth it”. She shares the raw, the honest, the ugly. Whether you struggle in your marriage or not, this testimony is a beautiful working of God’s grace among ashes. He is the God of restoration and He uses Lara’s story to speak into my own life and marriage. I couldn’t recommend this book enough. In an age and society when divorce is at an all time high, we need to take a deeper look and fight for our marriages.

Abundant Simplicity

This is a powerful book about taking a serious look into our lives and being honest about our own self-indulgence. We all have it and always will, to some degree, on this earth. But what can we do today to say “No” to something we want for something greater? Over time we can form habits of denying ourselves something we want. For what? What’s the point? We begin to see a bigger picture when we’re not drowning in selfish desires which can often play into our self-worth.

What are you reading this month?

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THIS MONTH

The Beautiful Collection at DaySpring has probably been my favorite thus far. It’s purple and it’s beautiful. It reminds me of how God created me. It’s so feminine and so me. And for a very limited time, you can get anything from the collection for 30% off using code: 30COLLECT.

The padfolio is currently on sale for $9.99 plus you get the 30% off with code: 30COLLECT, making it only $7! I use this ALL the time to plan out posts and jot down important notes. I carry it with me just about everywhere.

I love my journal which has unique pages and beautiful scripture verses.

DaySpring has other items on sale as well, including boxed cards at buy 2 get 1 free, gift sets, and the Holley Gerth collection.

Mother’s Day is coming up in just a couple of months and it would be a great time to take advantage of the gift sets.

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Last week I was working with my 4-year old daughter, teaching phonics, and she was so adorable going through the sounds with me.

Then we came to the part when I asked her to tell me the sounds, to see if she remembered what we went over.

It went like this:

I was teaching her the sound of “c” as in “cat”.

Then I ask her what sound “c” makes–

–and she says, “meeooow”.

Face-palm.

I have to admit, though, she had me laughing for a good 10 minutes–and then any time I spoke about it with someone after that! Smart little cookie, I’d say!

The beauty of teaching phonics–teaching reading really, is that when it seems like you’re getting nowhere, all of a sudden, one day, it clicks. They learn that the letters make sounds, and several sounds together make words. It just clicks. She is my fourth child who I have taught to read and each time is such a rewarding experience.

I think it really helps to have a good program, such as The Reading Lesson, to help guide you in a bit of a systematic and consistent way.  They offer several tools to teach in a variety of ways. The DVD and the CD-rom helps to re-iterate what you teach from the book and it’s fun to watch in action.

Giveaway

I am giving away an entire package of “Reading Lesson” goodies to one reader!

How to enter:

Simply leave a comment and tell me how you might benefit from this awesome package.

Be sure to check out their website!!

Giveaway ends Friday night at 11:59pm EST.

U.S. residents only please.

Winner will be selected and contacted Saturday morning!