• Family Dinner Ideas: 25 Super Easy Sheet Pan Dinners | Renée at Great Peace #familydinners #mealplanning #sheetpandinners #dinner #ihsnet
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    25 Super Easy Sheet Pan Dinners for Your Family

    In the world of easy family dinner ideas the easiest, and my favorite is sheet pan dinners. Being able to put everything on one sheet pan, place it in the oven, and let the oven do the cooking makes preparing family dinners simple.  Sheet pan cooking also allows you an opportunity to get more things done because you don’t have to stand over the stove to keep things from burning. Instead, you can accomplish a few chores like folding a load of laundry, or clear out the dishwasher. You’ll find these 25 sheet pan dinner ideas to be versatile and nearly enough to get dinner on the table with ease…

  • Best Summer Dinner Ideas For Small Families | Renee at Great Peace #mealplanning #dinnerideas #familydinner #summerdinnerideas
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    Best Summer Dinner Ideas for Small Families

    The summer months always make for some delicious food ideas, especially for large backyard BBQs with the whole family. While the summer months are great for large get-togethers with plenty of food, it is also a fantastic time of year for small families. It can be difficult to find the best summer dinner ideas for small families as most summer recipes are designed for a crowd. You don’t want to have too much in the way of leftovers, so it is important to find something that will accommodate your small family.  Summer recipes are made up of delicious and fresh ingredients. From simple recipes like whistle dogs all the way…

  • Are You Qualified to #Homeschool? | When moms consider the option of #homeschooling this question often gets asked, Are you qualified to homeschool your child? Discover why you ARE qualified. #ihsnet #hsmoms
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    Are You Qualified to Homeschool?

    Are you struggling with trying to decide whether or not to homeschool? It’s not an easy decision. Often, when moms discuss the option with friends or family they are met with skepticism, and sometimes outright disdain for even considering the choice. And, a big question that keeps popping up is, Are you qualified to homeschool your child? The very question leads moms, parents, to doubt whether or not they should choose to homeschool. I get it. I know that doubt. I know it can sit in the heart long after you’ve started homeschooling. I know that each time someone brings up the question again, that somewhere deep within us, we…

  • 5 Ways to Add a Little Excitement to Your Marriage | Discover encouraging ways to keep excitement in your marriage during the abiding years. | Renée at Great Peace #marriage #marriageadvice #marriagemoments
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    5 Ways to Add a Little Excitement in Your Marriage

    Let’s face it. Over time, the excitement in your marriage can wane. During, those first few months and perhaps even the first couple of years marriage is exciting, fresh, and new. But, passion can ebb and flow. So, how do you keep the excitement in your marriage long-term? Want to have an Abiding Marriage? Take my 5 Day Marriage Challenge This month, Beloved and I celebrated 27 years of marriage. We’ve always believed that marriage is long-term. So, we’re in it until… death do us part. But we don’t want our marriage to be a lifeless, boring existence. We don’t want it full of bitterness and regrets. We want to…

  • Breakfast Casserole Ideas For Busy Moms | Renée at Great Peace #mealplanning #breakfastideas #familymealtime #familybreakfast #moms #ihsnet
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    Breakfast Casserole Ideas for Busy Moms

    These breakfast casserole ideas will make it easy to prep breakfast ahead of time and then simply finish the cooking process in the morning. Keep reading to see how I use the prep-ahead method of cooking to make breakfast casseroles a good idea for busy moms. I don’t know about you, but I find breakfast to be the most difficult meal to get on the table. I either do a great job and we all sit down to eat together or we’re all scattered and likely grabbing a bowl of cereal of stopping by the drive-thru.

  • Incredible Index of Free Homeschool Printables | Renée at Great Peace #homeschool #homeschoolmoms #ihsnet
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    Incredible Index of Free Homeschool Printables

     Over 100 Printable Resources As you prepare for your upcoming homeschool year don’t forget that you don’t have to spend a lot of money on curriculum to have a successful homeschool year. You can find awesome homeschool printable resources that can help you to teach your kids for free. As homeschoolers we are often on the hunt for great printable resources that are easy to use, easy to acquire and if they are free all the better! The issue is it takes time to locate such resources, and to continue to find additional resources once we use them.

  • Fresh & Sweet Blackberry Strudel Recipe for a Delectable Family Breakfast Idea | Renée at Great Peace #mealplanning #breakfastideas #family
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    Fresh and Sweet Blackberry Strudel

     aI don’t know about your home, but in my home I’m not one to get up and make breakfast most days. We all tend to fend for ourselves. I do prepare breakfast most Sunday mornings. But, this only happens if I do most of the prep work on Saturday night. This Fresh and Sweet Blackberry Strudel is a recipe that is great for those mornings. Maybe your family enjoys a Saturday morning brunch or you make breakfast on Monday morning to set the week off right. Whatever your preference your family will love this blackberry strudel. It’s also great for a summer dinner dessert or breakfast treat any day of…

  • Simple Tips to Manage Household Chores | Renée at Great Peace #household #chores #homemanagement #housewife #keeper #Titus2 #stayathomemom #homeschoolmom #ihsnet #workathomemom
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    Simple Tips to Manage Household Chores

    Household Chores, do you love them or hate them? I’ll be the first to admit, housekeeping hasn’t always been my favorite role. I can keep a home. I can deep clean. But I don’t particularly enjoy the process of household chores. I’ve heard that there are women who do love housekeeping. I’m not really one of them.  Don’t get me wrong. I like having a clean home. I like looking over a clean kitchen, or an organized closet when the laundry has been folded and put away. I also believe it’s a role to be honored because the Lord has led women/wives to be keepers at home, (Titus 2:4-5). I…