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10 Best Tips For a Frugal Family Staycation
I don’t know about you but I am a bit of an enigma. On the one hand I love to travel. I like getting in a car, setting out on an adventure, and exploring my surroundings along the way. On the other hand, I’m a bit of a homebody. I like to stick close to home and spend time with my family and enjoy the surroundings I live in on a regular basis. We don’t have opportunity to travel that often, so when we do we usually like to focus on staycation trips. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites. But more often than not, we find…
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5 Mother and Son Dates
I love being a boy mom. I’m always surprised though at how fast it’s going. I looked over the other day while I was driving down the road and Little Man was sitting in the front seat beside me and suddenly it occurred to me that my little boy looked quite like a man, albeit a young man, sitting there. Which is why I want to increase the number of mother and son dates that I feel are so important. Remember that family bonding time isn’t just about the collective family. It’s also about spending quality time with each individual in the family. With time ever moving forward at what…
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5 Best Ways to Find Support for Homeschool Moms
Homeschoolers can often find themselves feeling isolated, alone and without much support. But, you are not alone. But, homeschool moms, support is likely closer than you think. In order to find it, you are going to have to do some leg work. Home Education is the fastest growing form of education in our country and as society becomes more and more dis-satisfied with the public education system you can be sure that it will continue to grow. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites. So maybe you are thinking, ‘Where are all these supposed homeschool moms?’ They are all around you. But sometimes, they, like you, are sitting around wondering where the…
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5 Tips for Stewarding a Child’s Heart
As moms we are given a responsibility like no other, we are to be stewarding our child’s heart. Our role as their mom is to instill within the heart love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and self control. We are to set them on a path that will lead to a productive and fruitful adult life. While doing so, we are to protect their hearts and minds from being contaminated with the antithesis of those traits: hatred, sorrow, discord, impatience, cruelty, and instability. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. A steward is one who is given responsibility. Generally, it is used in reference to being a steward…
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Introducing the Elephant Poaching Crisis to Homeschool Students
You know that in our family we purpose to spend time together as a family. What that looks like is a variety of family time activities depending on what’s going on in our world. This month our family time was a family movie night that also doubled as a lesson in elephant poaching. When you have a child who has emotional sensitivities it can be hard to introduce concepts related to elephant poaching. Which is why having something visual, that explains the situation in a lighthearted way, can be a great solution to introduce hard concepts. Teaching difficult concepts is easier when you weave together a learning experience that incorporates…
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Remembering our Joyful Adoption Day Story
Becoming a parent through adoption is a unique experience. Each adoption day story brings with it a sense of joy, awe, and at times, trauma and upheaval. I’ve found that no two stories are alike. When talking with adoptive parents there is often a sense of wonder met often with frustration. Our adoption day story is filled with wonder, awe, and humility. It’s certainly hard to put into words. We celebrate our adoption day on the day when he came into our lives, the day we became parents. Though, legally the adoption wouldn’t be finalized for another 16 months, we consider our adoption day the day when he came to…
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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…
