So you’ve probably seen it everywhere—there’s a Simplify Your Life e-book sale going on this week. Tons of blogs are talking about it.

But there’s a reason—it’s actually a really cool sale. Really! 38 e-books, valued at $375, for only $29. A total steal. This price is good only through April 20, this Friday. So if you’ve ever wanted to read any of these books, I say buy ‘em this week… You’ll get tons of reading material!

And? One Bite at a Time is one of those books. Here’s the full list.

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Good news—you’ve got two new-ish Simple Mom Podcasts for your listening pleasure. Awhile ago I chatted with Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, and we got in to all sorts of education talk, along with what it’s like to write a book (and what it’s like to be in a Flash Mob). It’s good listening, no matter how you choose to educate your kids.

And yesterday we published the latest podcast, this time with Nicole of Simple Organic. Or is it Simple Organic? Listen to this episode for some fun news! We’re crazy excited about this. This has been under wraps for a long time now, so it’s fun to let you in on the big reveal. We also chat about local versus organic food (which is preferable, if you can’t have both?), cloth diapering, and adoption.

Coming up are podcasts with Lisa Jo Baker, Corey Allan, Hayley Morgan, and more. But, I’d love to know—who would YOU love to hear on the show? Please share your suggestions if you’ve got ideas!

This little blog started in 2008 with just my voice. I added six others a year later—not because I felt like mine wasn’t strong enough, but because I value community. Now, almost four years after Simple Mom’s creation (has it really been that long?), I’m surrounded by a plethora of other amazing, brilliant, wise voices that share their words here.

Why? Because they all know a lot of stuff I don’t. Many of you write me with questions about teenagers. As a mom of three kids ages seven and under, I haven’t got a clue how to answer you—and I’m not going to pretend to. So I’ve invited someone else to do that.

I’ve got money management opinions, but mine isn’t the only one that matters—I want to spread out the voices, the experiences, and the knowledge, so you’re not just hearing from me. I can be wrong, after all.

And it’s a beautiful thing to weave a tapestry of lives into one creation. This place just wouldn’t be the same without heart-felt marriage acumen, health helps we all need to hear, or home, hospitality, and DIY inspiration that’s rooted in the heart.

It’s still my blog, yes. You hear from me about three times per week; these 13 others sprinkle in their words once weekly. And I’m honored and touched that they do.

I thought it’d be fun to introduce the 2012 lineup, but not just do the usual bio. You can read theirs anytime. I asked these fine folk a few other questions instead.

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From my family to yours… May your days be merry and bright.

“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” -Washington Irving

“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” -Harlan Miller

“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide-open-heart that thinks of others first.” -George Matthew Adams

“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become the sons of God.” -C.S.Lewis

“He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy. He, the Word, without whom all human eloquence is mute.” -Augustine

“Hark the herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the new-born king.’ Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” -Charles Wesley