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Set Your Mind: Prepare Your Mind
Over the course of this series I have shared with you some of the ways that I prepare for the Lord’s Day. I have done this because I know how difficult it is as mom’s to get our families ready, fed and out of the house and to the place of worship on time and most especially in the right frame of mind. If you’ve been following you know that I have shared tips on preparing your home, preparing your clothing, and preparing your breakfast. Lest you think that I am only concerned with the physical preparations, I want to share with you the truth. I do all of…
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Winter Games Resources for a Homeschool Unit Study
I love the season of international games. It doesn’t matter if it’s the summer games or the winter games. For the summer games I like to watch gymnastics, swimming, diving and track & field. It might surprise you to learn that my favorite winter games sport to watch is curling. I’m just very amazed at what they can do. I also love watching ski jump and ice skating. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. Winter Games are fun! And they make a great topic for a unit study! Because I know many of you would like to do the same, I’m sharing some winter Olympic study…
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Fantasy Story Creative Writing Prompts for Teens Who Love Adventure Video Games
In my home, creative writing is the most difficult subject. My son simply doesn’t enjoy the process. Over the years I’ve come to understand that for him to find value in the process he needs to feel like it’s relevant to his way of thinking. He needs to know that it’s valuable to his own interests. Which is why Fantasy Story Prompts are helpful. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. I don’t know about your kids, but mine is fascinated with fantasy adventure video games. The games where the player is taken through a fantastical adventure, unlocking clues as they interact with fictional characters along the…
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Preparing for Worship Begins at Home
Set Your Minds from Home Mom’s will most often put the needs of their child above their own need. It’s a mother’s nature. I had found that doing that on Sunday morning, the rushing about to ensure my child had what he needed, clothing, breakfast, hat, gloves, bible, etc. often left me feeling less than prepared to worship the Lord. Having been convicted that entering into the assembly with little thought for the worship was no way for me to Honor the Father and subsequently I realized I was not setting a proper example for my son. My entire goal for him is to teach him to love the Lord, to…
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Homeschool Notebooking 101 What You Need to Know
Notebooking, It’s much Easier than You Think Notebooking is one of those terms that you might hear often in homeschooling circles. If you are new to education at home, or, you’ve been homeschooling in a traditional way, you may not be aware of what homeschool notebooking is, and how simple it is to incorporate it into your homeschool routine. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. What is Notebooking? Notebooking in it’s simplest form is journaling what a child learns. The beauty of notebooking is that it’s progressive. As a child learns, they document, in their…
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Marriage Moment: When Your Husband is a Loner
Tips for Wives to Bring Him Out of His Shell My Beloved can be a bit of a loner. (Honey, if your reading this, sorry, but it is true). So what’s an extrovert like me doing with an introvert like him? Ah, Love, who can guess it? What’s a girl to do when she needs attention from her man and he wants to be left alone. Well for me… I started a blog. Just kidding, only slightly. But, what is a girl to do when her husbands a loner? The first thing would be to remember what it was about him that attracted you to him in the first place.…
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Slow Cooker Chicken Penne Dinner Recipe
When the weather outside is cold, warm up with this great winter dinner idea: Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Penne with spinach and mushrooms.
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5 Simple Ways to Keep Romance Alive in Marriage
With the new year it’s the perfect time to consider your marriage and determine what you might need to do to keep romance alive. Have you been focused on each other? Are you letting life get in the way of living your life with your spouse? Do you prioritize each other? This marriage post is a sponsored post and contains information relevant to the content which advertises products, services, or information for public knowledge. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites. Even if you are doing a good job sometimes we need to be reminded of ways we can keep romance alive. Perhaps, consider adding a few…
