Posts I’m pondering over the weekend…

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It just amazes me how the Lord uses others to continue to put in front of me things that I need to work on.  The past couple of days I read a couple more blog posts that really spoke to my heart.  My desire to be intentional…to be “real”…to be all “here” and “present” with [...]

Simply Cursive Ebook Coming Soon & a Giveaway!

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Here is a sneak peak at the cover of my brand new ebook (still in the editing stages)…Simply Cursive – Abeka Edition!  I am currently doing some final editing and plan on having this ebook available for sale on Monday!  Yes…that’s right!  I can’t wait! To celebrate, I will be giving away TWO copies of [...]

Old Homestead Tales – Excellent Living Books for Science {free}

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I just got done reading The Bluebirds and Their Neighbors to the kids during our read-aloud time.  We loved it!  I learned so much about different birds and small animals just by reading it to the kids.  There are five books in this series and I bought the first four as hard copies.  My bird-loving [...]

FREE eBook – Where Lions Roar at Night

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Last summer I was able to read Where Lions Roar at Night by Rosie Boom to my kids.  We LOVED it!  It is kind of like a modern day Little House book, full of adventure…and all the stories are true! Rosie Boom contacted me yesterday to let me know that she is offering the digital [...]

How NOT to miss a childhood!

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Recently I found a blog that so resonates with my theme for the year…simplify and love.  This blog is called Hands Free Mama and was begun by a mom who came to the realization that her electronic gadgets were consuming her life and she wasn’t really “living” at all.  Life was just happening while she [...]

A great book and some updates!

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The Book… I wanted to share about a book that I’ve been reading the past week or so.  It is called The Invitation by Greg Sidders.  As I have shared before, my focus for this year is “Simplify” and “Love “.  Well, this book fits very nicely under the focus of “Love”.  Jesus said that [...]

Summertime Fun Chart {freebie}

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{Since many of you are winding down your homeschool year and are looking forward to the summer months, I thought I’d repost this from the archives!  Download these editable PDF Summertime Fun Charts to fill in and do with your kids!  Enjoy!} I have a fun freebie for you today!  Several years ago I made [...]

Any interest in a “Learn to write cursive” ebook?

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I have been kicking around the idea of creating an ebook on learning to write in cursive.  The Create Your Own Penmanship Pages Ebook Series fills the need for helping your child learn to print, but now I am wondering if a cursive ebook would be nice to add to my homeschooling ebooks that I [...]

Create Your Own Penmanship Series – Ebook Giveaway Winners!

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Thank you to everyone for entering our giveaway this week!  The winners have been randomly selected.  Congratulations to the following winners: MaryAnne W. –  maryanne.winters@…. Kim M. - kkmonday@…. Dicka - thenyes@…. I will be sending an email out shortly to the winners to confirm which of the ebooks in the series they would like. Thanks again [...]

Making Homemade Vanilla Extract {a DIY Project}

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This is my first time making homemade vanilla extract.  It wasn’t hard at all and it tastes SO good!  Since it does take a bit of time before it is ready to use, you get to learn some patience too.  Now I know most of the recipes you will find online use Vodka as the [...]