Recently, I received a gift of a windchime which made me think back to my childhood in Mississippi. When I was a kid, windchimes were on everyone’s front porch. If you walked in the neighborhood it sounded like a symphony with all the different wind chimes. But it was not like this every day. Because…
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Navigating the Christmas of 2020 this year may be a little tough for most people in the world. Many of you have lost loved ones, jobs, maybe even your identity in this long season. My hope is that reading this post will give you a little hope and focus during this Christmas season. Let’s start…
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Today is the first day of summer break, and I have created a list of 5 summer learning activities for kids. I know many of you are excited that you guys made it through virtual school from this pandemic. In our home, we still want somewhat of an educational schedule for Daniel throughout summer. I…
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Your family has been placed together with unique spiritual gifts and talents. Check out this video we made as a family on this topic and other videos as well. We took the Spiritual Gift Test from this book: What You Do Best in the Body of Christ: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, Personal Style, and God-Given…
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To homeschool or not to homeschool next year is the question I’ve been thinking about for the last two months. I never imagined myself homeschooling our son. Now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all homeschooling our children around the world. Having Daniel home and seeing how well he works and how happy he…
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I wanted to share with you what a week day looks like in the life of our 10-year-old son for you to have some ideas for your school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is very important to us to make sure Daniel has structure and routine in his day. Structure and routine help a…
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We are kicking off monthly giveaways for your family, and the first is this Mother’s Day weekend! We wanted to gift one amazing mom a beautiful new buffalo leather Ivy Birch clutch (see pic below)! Our friend, Jenn Wolfe (who is a wonderful mom!), has started this amazing company called Ivy Birch that is helping…
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What has quarantine looked like for our family? Everyday has looked different. I am sure that is the same for you. My husband is still working full-time, but from home. His work days consist of zoom meetings and phone calls all day and even some nights. Two days a week he is serving in our…
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Many of us have grown up in broken homes not knowing what is truly normal in marriage. My story may be the same or may be different from yours. At the age of 8, my parents divorced. After that, I was raised full-time by my grandparents with my parents still involved in my life. My…
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It is totally okay for your child to be different. Have you ever been told that you are shielding your child from too much? I know I have, and I am totally okay with that. As our 10-year-old has gotten older, I have realized how many shows or even books are not up to our…
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