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Practicing Gratitude
“To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence a gift of grace.” ~Thomas Merton Continuing my list of “one-thousand gifts”… #26) The Bible, and it’s availability…
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Dog Playing Poker (or Apples to Apples!)
We try to have family game nights every week. And sometimes, even the dog participates! While we were playing last night, I got up to get something, and Lacy came and sat in my place. I didn’t even have time to change any of my camera settings because our dog is infamous for disappearing as…
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Cute & Cheap Art Supply Organizer
I wanted to make a cute art supply organizer that can sit in the middle of our school table and hold supplies. This is what I came up with; it was super-easy, and the total cost was under $17! I bought a $7 wooden lazy susan at IKEA, then found little Valentine’s Day metal pails…
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Wrapping Up Our Homeschool Year
Now that we’ve finished up this school year and I’m finishing plans for the next year, I’ve been reflecting on what went well this year, and what didn’t go so well. This was Lindsey’s first year of homeschooling; before she came to live with us, she’d never even known anyone who homeschooled. We enrolled her…
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One Thousand Gifts
“Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I have these verses framed in my kitchen as a constant reminder, and I think “give thanks in everything” means “give thanks in everything,” so I want to be more intentional about thankfulness. After all,…