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Download and Print Advent Jesse Tree Devotions
November 26, 2013
Download and print Advent (Jesse) Tree Devotions to use with the whole family! What are Advent devotions? The Advent season is almost here - my favorite time of the year!…
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A Tale of Two Critters (And how Mom learned that encouraging a love of learning sometimes involves saying yes)
November 24, 2013
In our homeschooling, I really want our kids to have a love of learning. But sometimes, the mess gets in the way! It all started on a Sunday afternoon two…
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Our Favorite Read-Aloud Books for Creating Family Memories
November 12, 2013
One of my favorite things to do is to read out loud with my boys. We are on our fourth year of Sonlight history (this year we are doing Core…
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Biblical Boyhood: Self Control Part 2 (Carelessness, Wasting, and Being Destructive)
November 3, 2013
At the end of August, I wrote a post on teaching children, especially boys, about self control. The focus of that post was childish behavior vs. foolish (sinful) behavior. I…
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Grace and Holiness in the Midst of Motherhood
October 21, 2013
Today marks the end of the first trimester in my fifth pregnancy (well, sixth if I count our loss in June). It has been a rough first trimester, and while…
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Teaching Siblings About Loving Each Other
September 10, 2013
As I've written before, I think that sibling conflict is one of the most exhausting aspects of mothering. Some days, it's relentless! And as I also said in this post,…
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Biblical Boyhood: Training in Self-Control
August 29, 2013
A couple weeks ago, I was sitting in the living room during afternoon nap time. The two younger boys were napping, and the two older boys were riding bikes outside.…
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Our Visit to Horn Creek Family Camp
August 3, 2013
This summer, we took our first ever family vacation and spent a week at Horn Creek family camp. Horn Creek is a Christian retreat and conference center near Westcliffe, Colorado.…
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You Might Be Suffering from "Mom-Brain" If...
July 17, 2013
I can vaguely remember having it more "together" before I had kids. Somewhere back there, there's a fuzzy memory of arriving places on time, having the mental acuity to remember…