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Printable: LDS 2015 Youth Theme
After I released the 2015 LDS Primary theme printables, I had some requests to make posters to go along with the 2015 LDS Youth Theme as well. Naturally, I was happy to oblige!"Oh ye that embark in...
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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015Blossoming beauty.Brothers in the bathtub.
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On Rotten Floors and a Shower Re-do
The kids and I were gathered, in the middle of doing our low-key summer schooling routine when we heard the noise that strikes fear into the heart of any home owner: water dripping in a place that...
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Quick Lit: January 2015
What the Most Successful People Do Before BreakfastA short and sweet motivation to put first things first in our busy days. I have put this into practice (most days) and wake up early to exercise,...
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Our Most Effective Family To-Do List Tool
Want to know our secret for getting stuff done? It's not an app or a complicated system, but I promise that if used intentionally this will make a huge difference in your life and will lower your...
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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.I struggled this week to get good shots of my two big kids. The perfectionist in me is not happy to add these photos to the project, but I...
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What I Learned From Being a Foster Parent
After seven years of being a licensed foster family we are not renewing our foster care license this year. Fostering was something we kind of fell into. It’s not something we worked toward for a long...
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Building a Creative Habit
One of my goals for 2015 is to focus on creating. I have millions of ideas for paintings, embroidery patterns, study guides, and countless other things floating around in my head. Sometimes I am...
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LDS Choristers: FREE Color Your Own Flipcharts for 2015 LDS Primary Songs
As a new LDS Primary chorister, I find it extremely helpful to use flipcharts for the songs we are learning.There are so many great options out there, but I couldn't find any that were exactly what I...
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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.Elijah: He is constantly making messes, climbing into places he shouldn't be and he generally gets away with it. He bats his thick lashes...
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Review and Giveaway: Premium Scripture Study from Chicken Scratch and Sniff
My friend Camille at Chicken Scratch n Sniff has put together an incredible scripture study resource that I am delighted to share with you today. I have had the privilege of using her Premium Scripture...
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Slavery and the Underground Railroad Unit Resources (and free notebooking pages)
We have been doing a study of Slavery and the Underground Railroad in our homeschool lately. This is a dark time period to study and has lead to many discussions about race, rights and taking freedom...
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Review and Giveaway: 52 Weeks to Fortify Your Family
I had the opportunity to receive a review copy of 52 Weeks to Fortify your Family: 5 Minute Messages by Nicole Carpenter of MOMentity.com. This book is exactly what I have spent years looking for. When...
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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week for a year. Elijah: There is nothing he loves better than a blanket ride. If he ever comes across a blanket on the floor, he immediately plops down...
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Our Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 1-, 6- and 10-year old)
I am joining in with Simple Homeschool today to share a day in our homeschooling life.We have a pretty solid routine in place with Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays being our more academic/at home days...
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FREE Printable Color-Your-Own Valentines
Say what you will about Valentine's Day being a Hallmark holiday, but I love it. We don't do expensive gifts, but I always look forward to any day that I can go a little bit out of my way to show my...
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Oh, What a Difference Some Paint Can Make! (and my new favorite photo of Elijah)
Our Fixer-Upper house came with a slew of strange paint colors. Many of the rooms had light green ceilings and all of the upstairs rooms had very dark...
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A photo of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.I adore this girl. That's all I really have to say about that. I caught this candid photo of two brothers waiting for their cheesebread snack...
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Kindness Matters
I'm delighted to be guest-posting at Let's Do Some Good Today about an act of simple kindness I was the recipient of last fall.We were in the middle of our homeschool morning routine one day last fall...
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Design Your Own Simple Family Valentines with PicMonkey
I adore sending (and receiving!) real mail: thank you cards, holiday cards, postcards. Real, handwritten notes are part of my love language. We traditionally send cute photocards to our family for...
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