Happy Birthday, Intoxicated on Life readers! One year ago today we started this blog, and it’s been a fun ride. We’ve written on a wide number of topics (as you’ve probably noticed). Hopefully you don’t think we’re too schizophrenic

To help us celebrate, for the next several weeks, dozens of companies are giving you, our readers, a chance to win free stuff—over $1,100 worth of stuff! We’ll be doing 12 giveaways, most of them with more than $100 worth of merchandise.

Top 10 Posts at Intoxicated On Life

But, before we share that with you, here is a peek at our top 10 posts of this past year. Be sure to check them out if you haven’t yet had a chance.

1. How to Use Copywork for Bible Memorization
2. The Top 10 Reasons to Give up Sugar
3. Supercharged Weight Loss: The Benefits of Cold
4. Warning! What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Breastfeeding Nutrition
5. Healthy Chocolate Candy aka Cocoa Crack
6. The Day My Husband Died: Praising God in the Storms of Life
7. Dispelling 12 Breastfeeding Myths
8. How we met on eHarmony
9. Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
10. A Sweet Life: Is Agave Nectar a Healthy Sugar Alternative?

What’s been your favorite post on IntoxicatedonLife.com?

Let’s Celebrate!

We have partnered with a number of companies to bring you some fantastic giveaways! In fact, we have over $1,100 in products we’re going to be giving away. See the picture below for a sneak peek. [Read more...]

Homemade Stevia Syrup

Stevia is a fantastic natural sugar substitute. It has 0 calories, 0 carbohydrates, and causes no spikes in insulin. If you’d like to make your own stevia extract so you know exactly what you’re eating, try this recipe out for homemade stevia extract. This post from Jaime at Slightly Steady makes me wish I had a stevia plant!

10 Ways to Use Coconut Oil

Wondering what to do with that gallon bucket of Tropical Traditions coconut oil (or am I the only one who buys coconut oil in bulk)? I love cooking with coconut oil, but did you know it was good for all sorts of other things too? Check out Nature’s Nurture blog to see what else you can use your coconut oil for. What’s your favorite way to use coconut oil?

How to Afford to be a Stay at Home Mom

Would you love to stay at home with your kids, but just can’t figure out how to make it happen? Shannon at Growing Slower has some great tips on figuring out how to make it happen. You’d be amazed at how much money you actually spend when both parents (in a 2 parent home) are working outside of the home.

Did you have a favorite blog post you read this week? We’d love to check it out. I hope you’ll share with us.

Health

Can Humans Digest Meat?

You often hear in the vegetarian world that humans can’t digest meat. Is it true that human bodies do not have the enzymes and make up to properly break down and utilize meat? Are we better suited to vegetables and grains? This is a fascinating post addressing just this issue.

I won’t give away the ending…you’ll have to go read and find out for yourself!

Social Commentary

The Great Tragedy of the 2012 Election

For the 58 million Americans who voted for Mitt Romney, many of these would say the greatest tragedy of the election was the reelection of Barak Obama. To 48% of the voters in Maryland, many of these might say the great tragedy of the election was the legalization of same sex marriage.

But Garrett Kell of The Gospel Coalition says the greatest tragedy of the election is that roughly 33 million would-be voters, men and women who would have been 18-39 years old today, have been murdered between 1973 to 1994. That’s how many babies were aborted in those years.

Faith

Thinking About Aslan and Jesus with C. S. Lewis

I loved reading The Chronicles of Narnia to Bradley. I look forward to reading these books to my other children. One of the reasons I love these books—probably the main reason—is because of the character of Aslan.

This post from the Gospel Coalition brings out and excerpt from Louis Markos’ book A to Z With C. S. Lewis concerning Lewis’ thoughts on Aslan and Jesus. It is very insightful and will really help parents to put the world of Narnia in context for their kids.

I was reminded of letter C.S. Lewis wrote to an inquiring 11-year-old girl after the publication of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. This girl wrote Lewis a letter asking what Aslan’s name is in this world was. His response was this:

As to Aslan’s other name, well I want you to guess. Has there never been anyone in this world who (1.) Arrived at the same time as Father Christmas. (2.) Said he was the son of the great Emperor. (3.) gave himself up for someone else’s fault to be jeered at and killed by wicked people. (4.) Came to life again. (5.) Is sometimes spoken of as a Lamb…. Don’t you really know His name in this world. Think it over and let me know your answer!

Election week is coming up and that’s reflected in this weeks 3 for Thursday. We hope you find one or more of these articles as informative and interesting as we did!

Current Events

10 Questions a Pro-Choice Candidate Is Never Asked by the Media 

This post by Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition presents 10 well-worded questions that he wishes media outlets would ask pro-choice candidates. All the questions are designed to allow for critical examination of the pro-choice position. I enjoyed this article because these are the sort of exercises ethical debates are made of. They force a person to examine the underpinnings of their own position (something we all should do).

Homeschool

Election Week Lesson Plans

With the election fast approaching it’s a fantastic time to teach your kids about government and how we elect government officials. Highhill Homeschool has outlined their election week lesson plans. Be sure to check this out if you’re looking for some good ideas on how to introduce some of the topics to your kids.

Physical Health

Detox Your Skin

Toss out those nasty store bought cleansers filled with chemicals and say hello to beautiful skin. You can get fantastic clear glowing skin by cleansing with…oil? Yup, that’s right. Learn from the Detox Diva all about how oil will benefit the most dry and most oily of skin types. I haven’t had a chance to try this out yet, but plan too soon!

We are looking to build connections and partner with other bloggers. If you follow our blog at all, you know we like to write about faith, health, food (focusing on whole foods, low-carb, and gluten-free), parenting, and our journey homeschooling our kids. If you are also interested in these topics and would like to write a guest post for us, would like us to guest post for your blog, or would be interested in swapping blog posts please contact us using our contact form or comment below.

We’re open to other creative ideas about how we can partner. Let us know!