Motherhood. Natural Living. Homeschooling.
Do you like gingerbread? If so, how about a gingerbread-inspired drink in that’s also good-for-you? It even includes protein and is so tasty! I’m all about taking baby steps to making healthier choices. If you’re not familiar with my background, I’ve often shared my journey from being overweight with high BP and cholesterol to losing 70 pounds and getting my…
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The following post is a contribution by an anonymous guest writer. If you’ve been around long enough, you’re sure to know of at least one tragic story of lost potential. For me, it’s one of my close childhood friends. Today, he’s been in and out of shelters, and on and off substances. It’s always a tragedy to see someone you…
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In my early days of home education, I often wondered if I was really cut out for this. I had quit my teaching job already, and I had purchased my homeschool curriculum. I was committed. Or at least I was supposed to be. But as I stood looking around at my messy home after a sleepless night with a newborn,…
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How about heading to the farm for some preschool learning with us? It is so much more than just singing Old Macdonald, (though that is always a good start). When working through the letters and sounds, what better way to interest your little ones than to invite them to learn while thinking about fun farm animals? There is of course “B” for…
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Maybe you are pregnant with your first baby and exploring diapering options, or maybe you are a seasoned mom who wants to make a change for the next baby. Or maybe you are just really tired of spending so much money on diapers that you throw away. Whatever your reason is for wanting to make the change to cloth diapering, you’re…
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In today’s world, we are seeing more and more work-from-home moms who are able to provide both a supplemental and even a full-time income! For me, personally, being totally self-employed, it’s important to me to have multiple income streams, so that we don’t have all of our eggs in one basket, so to speak. Whatever your reason, here are 8…
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If you’re a homeschool family, you’re likely on the lookout for quality curriculum that actually fits your family’s budget. That’s always my goal as a homeschooling mama. If you share my heart for saving as much money as possible, you need to check out the Homeschool Grab Bag. What’s the Homeschool Grab Bag? It’s a content sale created by two…
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Even if you feel like you have mastered productivity, there are always ways to increase your productivity levels at home. Perhaps you may consider reviewing these 5 tips to be more productive at home so that you feel superbly relaxed each night knowing that you were as productive as you possibly could be. 5 Tips to Be More Productive at…
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Are you looking for some ways to show your kids you care about them? You know you can show them on their birthdays, and on other holidays, but did you know that sometimes it’s the small things that really mean the most? Showing your kids you care in the little ways each day really goes a long way toward making…
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There is something to be said about old fashioned hospitality, the kind of days gone by where ladies in dresses visited for tea and always had a gift for the hostess. This is no longer an expected form of politeness, in fact, if you arrive at a friend’s home and present her with a hostess gift, she may well be…
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Ever wonder why some children seem to pick up a topic quicker than another? How do you know your child’s learning style? Why does it matter? Out of my seven children, I’ve noticed that each learns differently. A couple even seem to be more academic than others. While in mainstream circles, they enjoy the label as “smart,” are they any…
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Cuts and scrapes are a part of life. As children, we probably always had at least one boo-boo with a band-aid and mercurochrome stain. There are several natural remedies to soothe the stinging burn of cuts and scrapes without causing more pain like that horrible mercurochrome did! Adults and children alike tend to be pretty rough on our bodies, and…
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