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High School Supply List for Back to Homeschool
Isn’t it interesting how homeschooling through the years changes. When we start out in Kindergarten we’re gathering finger paints, fat pencils, and picture books. Through elementary paper types change, and glue sticks abound. This year in our homeschool we officially reach high school. While paper and pencils are still on my back to homeschool supply list, the way those items are utilized becomes more focused.
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Send a Delightful Experience with Superior Custom Stationery
One of the goals we set as a family this year is to do kindness projects as a family. We are approaching these projects in a variety of ways but one that has become a constant is correspondence. We are going back to the basics by writing letters and cards of encouragement to friends, family, and members of the community. Of course, when you are sending cards and letters each month you need to keep a steady supply of stationery on hand. Which is why I’m thrilled to have discovered a way to create custom stationery for our family.
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10 Ways to Save Money by Shopping with Amazon
As a keeper of the home, I’m always looking for a good deal and ways to save money. I wouldn’t say that I’m cheap, but I do try to be frugal when making purchases for my family. I try to be a good steward of the income that both my husband and I bring into our home, and the blessings we receive. It isn’t always easy. Especially when shopping at the local grocery. Sometimes, waiting for a sale can leave your pantry looking quite bare. But, saving money doesn’t have to be burdensome. You can find good deals any day of the week whether you are shopping at the corner…
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Get your New Simply Pretty Homeschool Planner Free Download
Have you started planning for the next academic year yet? From time to time I like to create gifts for subscribers. It’s one of the benefits of being a loyal Great Peace follower. This month, I’ve created a Homeschool Planner, printable. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites, where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. Even though I use a digital planner for most of my record keeping, I like having a printed homeschool planner that I can keep notes in, make quick changes and even record reading logs and other necessary things. Plus, having a pretty page helps me to stay motivated to keep…
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How to Set your Heart Free from a Prison of Overabundance
Are You Imprisoned by Abundance? Have you ever looked around at American culture and noticed how much we truly have? From grocery store shelves to transportation to technology, our choices seem endless. Secular education is available to all, and jobs exist in fields I would never have imagined. Yet, in all this overabundance we are dissatisfied. The Struggle with Overabundance Someone else always has a bigger income or a nicer house or more popular clothes. Women, especially moms, exist in a pressure cooker of expectations. We are expected to work outside the home because we are told that success means having more and better than everyone else, while at the…
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Summer Dinner Idea: Family Favorite Summer Salad
Sometimes a salad is just the thing to satisfy an appetite on a hot summer day. No one wants to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking on a 100-degree day. But spending a few minutes chopping some crisp, cold lettuce, and throw in some berries and a quick and easy protein like chicken breast and you have a deliciously light, full of flaver summer salad. Which is a great summer dinner idea. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites. I’m sharing with you one that I make often. It has been a family favorite for many years. I take it along to potlucks,…
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10 Ways to Unlock Writing Fundamentals with Diagramming Sentences
I remember sitting in 8th grade English class and Mrs. Senator drawing these strange lines on the chalkboard. They looked like sideways trees and I wondered… what is she doing? She began explaining that one of the best ways to understand the fundamentals of the English language was to break down a sentence into its parts, by diagramming sentences. Doing so helps you to better understand the mechanics of sentence structure. Disclosure: I received use of this online digital diagramming sentences game for free and am being fairly compensated for my time in reviewing and writing about the product. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products…
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How Can it Be? Celebrating 25 Years of Marriage Moments
How Can it Be? That’s how I’m feeling on this day. I look at my Beloved husband awed at his love. It’s incredible to think that we’ve been married for 25 years. It seems... ah, so cliché to say, like yesterday. So Happy Together for 25 Years I’m amazed, that he still stares at me with loving eyes that look awed to be with me. I’m still giddy like a school girl when he says my name. I still wonder why he chose me. He said, “we’ll grow old and I’ll still stare at you,” and he still does. Through the years we’ve had difficulties, and joys. Awestruck surprises and heartfelt…
