1. Make an Advent Book

    I can't remember what exactly got me thinking about the word "advent" - maybe it was the Star Wars Lego advent calendar I saw in the store, or the one…

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  2. Dealing with Sibling Conflict: Tattling

    So, I haven't been blogging much lately!  Morning sickness has been getting the best of me lately, and not much interesting is going on at our house, unless you count…

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  3. Living Water

    Lately we have been reading through the New Testament during our morning Bible Time.  We are using the Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos, which is an excellent resource for…

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  4. Fruit of the Spirit Bible Study

    At the beginning of January, my boys and I began studying the fruit of the Spirit.  They have memorized Galatians 5:22-23, and we are learning about one "fruit" each day. …

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  5. Sibling Fighting Cont.: Practical Ways to Survive It

    Last night, I posted about sibling fighting and some of the things that God has been teaching me about the heart issues involved.  I do want to add, however, that…

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  6. Sibling Fighting

    This picture was my favorite of all the pictures I took this Christmas.  We were in the middle of opening gifts at my parents' house when Owen decided to find…

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  7. All We Like Sheep

    Ok, so I said I wasn't going to post about all of our advent tree activities, but I just had to post this one... Tonight we read Isaiah 53:6  "All…

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  8. Teaching Boys to Work God's Way

    Jordan and I have been concerned lately about our older two boys' lazy tendencies.  They are lazy in different ways.  Aidan does everything fast.  Fast and impulsive.  He zips through…

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  9. A Glimpse of His Glory

    After we did this Bible study, and this Bible study, we continued reading through the Old Testament in the Story Bible by Catherine Vos. We read through Judges, King Saul,…

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  10. A few thoughts on boys and weapons...

    Since I just posted about making a weapon, and I'm sure we'll post about lots more weapons in the future, I thought that I would post our family's thoughts on…

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