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Dealing with Stress: The Bald and the Beautiful
I recently discovered a bald spot on my head. No, it’s not the start of a receding hairline or Female Pattern Baldness. It’s due to stress. When I first found this bald spot, I was suddenly taken back to when I … Continue reading
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Tagged BOUNDARIES, JOY, overwhelmed, Peace, stress
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Backpacking – A Dream Finally Fulfilled
2014 was a huge life-changing year for me. I had a lot of ups and a lot of downs – all allowing me to change, gain strength, and become who I am today. One of the ups for me was … Continue reading
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Could Catering to Learning Styles Be Dangerous?
As a homeschooling mom, I hear and read a lot about tailoring learning more toward the styles of our children. Lots of research has been done to show the different learning styles of people, children in particular. The theory stands … Continue reading
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Tagged comparison trap, home, homeschool, influence, kids, leadership
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Kids and Consequences: Reality Discipline
Recently, I pulled out an old book, that I read when the kids were much smaller, called Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – by Kevin Leman. In this book, Dr. Leman talks to parents about Reality Discipline. Reality Discipline … Continue reading
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Learning How to Relax by Simplifying My Life
I am sitting at my a some-what local coffee shop, enjoying a Naked Green Machine having my biggest chill ever… relaxing, that is. Since simplifying my life, my mind isn’t wandering to the next thing on my to-do list for … Continue reading
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Tagged change, clean, clutter, depression, home, organize, simplify, stress
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Declutter – Part Two
Recently, I was introduced to a book called Faithfully Frugal by Kari Patterson. I can definitely say that this book couldn’t have come at a better time for me. I’ve found that I go through seasons of stuff accumulating in … Continue reading
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Finding Joy in the Midst of Multiple Miscarriage
Soon after my husband and I delivered our first child, we decided that we loved being parents so much that we would like to have another baby to grow up close to our first. We became pregnant right away and were … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Babies, Depression, Kids, Uncategorized
Tagged baby, depression, Health, JOY, kids, Peace
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How I Started Homeschooling
As Spring is here and Summer is well on its way, this is usually the time that I begin reflecting back on our homeschool year and wonder just who learned more… me? or my kids? At the time of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, home, homeschool, influence, kids, leaders, leadership, schedule
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How I Cured My Allergies and Came Off All Medications
For the first year and a half of my son’s life, he suffered from constant constipation. No matter how much fruit, water or juice I gave to him, nothing worked. Finally, after everything that I filled him with, when he … Continue reading
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Tagged cookies, healing, Health, Making Bread, Milling Wheat, Nutrition, wheat
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Baking Steaks in the Kitchen
For dinner, my plan was to grill steaks and market-fresh corn on the cob on the grill. After marinating the steaks for a few hours and covering the corn cob with a slab of butter and a pinch of salt, … Continue reading
