His Mercy is New

Made to Crave ~ Chapters 15 & 16

Healthy Living· Made to Crave

“This isn’t just a battle in the physical and mental realm. This battle is spiritual as well…” Made to Crave, p. 147 I keep reminding myself of this. Sometimes I feel silly that something so “physical” can be so hard for me. Shouldn’t it be easier to just not eat certain foods? But, I am reminded, through this book, that…
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so many gifts. so much to be thankful for.

Gift List

  This week, as I am planning for an out of town trip to my brother’s wedding, I sat down to make my list of things that need to be done before leaving in a few days. Immediately I was overwhelmed. So, in the midst of the hurry of life – as I know you are feeling too – I…
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September 11th Mini-Unit and Lapbook

Lapbooks· Unit Studies

{re-post from September 2009} I wanted to spend Friday teaching my children about September 11th, 2001. Here are a few resources that I found. ~ I have a lot of red and blue file folders, we will probably work on a 1-day lapbook with the resources listed below. I think I also have flag stickers that the kids can use…
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Yummy, Easy AND Healthy Snack!!

Healthy Living· Recipes

When I find something this good I have to share it with you! 🙂 When I first saw this recipe on Pinterest, I was a little skeptical…just because I have found it a bit daunting to find recipes that fit all of my criteria!! ha!! It has to be relatively easy for me to make it, the kids have to…
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