SYL: Habitat for Humanity

It’s easy for us to sometimes take the roof over our head for granted….until disaster strikes, and we sit watching the news, watching the devastation of thousands, even millions of people, who are now homeless and left in the streets. Hurricane Katrina comes to mind and the devastation in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. [...]

TOS Crew: CBH Ministries- Seasons of Faith Series

CBH Ministries, also known as Children’s Bible Hour, is a ministry for kids. CBH reaches out to kids, mainly ages 6-12, through books, devotionals called Keys for Kids, radio shows, etc. Jacob receives Keys for Kids every month, and we enjoy reading some of the devotionals in them together. I really didn’t [...]

M2M: The Proper Care & Feeding of Yourself

Have you ever gotten so busy in your day that you actually forgot to eat? You just kept going, and you realized later on that night, that the reason you were feeling so crumby, even to the point of feeling shaky, was that you hadn’t eaten anything since breakfast. I did that just [...]

St. Patty’s Day Treasure Boxes

This morning I had no idea what we were going to do for art. Usually, I’m well prepared in advance, having made sure I have supplies and everything….not this week. I’ve been so scattered this week and so, so tired. BUT with St. Patrick’s Day being next week, I decided to have [...]

SYLW: Save the Children

When I was a little girl, I remember watching the Save the Children program on tv.  I would sit there and wonder at how these children were surviving even in the midst of a terrible situation.  Every time I was watching tv, if the show was on, I would just become mesmerized by it.  Now [...]

TOS Crew: Graphics Toolbox

Designing and making graphics, buttons, headers, and other kinds of images is something I love, love, love to do.  It’s just a niche for me, an outlet of creativity.  When I heard we were going to review Graphics Toolbox for the Crew, I was pretty excited at first.  Graphics Toolbox was created by Linda Holler [...]

M2M: Clearing the Clutter in Your Life

Last week I wrote about some of my frustrations….don’t get me wrong.  I wouldn’t trade my job as a stay at home mommy for all the money in the world.  I LOVE being home with my boys….but like any job, there are going to be times when frustrations rise up, and I have to reevaluate [...]

SYLW: Emily’s Smile Boxes

It’s amazing the difference that children can make in this world, and I have one special big sister to tell you about today.  Her name is Emily, and back in 2008, her parents got the devastating news that their yet-to-be-born baby boy, Jude, had a brain bleed, or a bilateral stroke.  They were told to [...]

TOS Crew: Family Mint

The financial world has been up in arms for some time now; with a recession going on, it’s even more important to know where you stand financially and how to cut back on things to save money.  Early on in our marriage, Dan and I got into a bit of financial trouble, and it has [...]

M2M: Ok, Miss Negativity, Be Gone

In Anne of Green Gables, Miss Stacie always had this quote she would say to Anne: Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.  (I have to add one word….”Yet.”)  It’s fresh with no mistakes in it….yet.  At least, that’s my motto.  Lately, I’ve had my days where I feel like the most horrible [...]

SYLW: Ozarks Honor Flight

World War II has always been an era that has been close to my heart….I just feel so passionately about it and want to learn everything I can about that time in history.  There are so many heroes, so many men and women who served our country both here at home and overseas, some giving [...]

TOS Crew: Homeschool Library Builder

Homeschool Library Builder is an online bookstore run by two homeschool families.

They stock new and used books in many different categories, and their purpose is more than just providing access to educational, enriching books. In addition to books recommended by highly-respected and widely used homeschool curriculums, we offer titles specifically chosen to supplement unit [...]

Homeschooling: Setback or Advantage

I posted a status on Facebook last week that basically said that sometimes in homeschooling, we have to take a step back and reevaluate, because who cares about a schedule, if learning isn’t taking place.  There’s a story behind that status, as there usually is.:)

In our homeschooling adventure, I’ve caught myself more times than not, [...]

M2M: Staying Consistent in the Race

One thing I have struggled with, and I know many other moms struggle with in raising children, is being consistent when it comes to discipline.  When it comes to effective discipline and teaching our children right from wrong, I really believe it boils down to consistency.

Consistency is one of those things that can fall by [...]

TOS Crew: Math Mammoth

We have certainly been blessed in supplementing our math curriculum this year through the Crew, and this next program that we were allowed to try is something I’m excited to write about.  Maria Miller sent us part of her Math Mammoth series.

Maria used to teach math, but has since turned her skills to staying [...]

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