Homemade Breakfast on the Go

Published in September 22nd, 2010

Posted by Leslie in Breakfast Recipes, Digging Out of Debt, Frugal Living, Homeschool, Organization, Simple Living, Unschooling

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Eliminate Morning Mess and Chaos with These Simple Tips for Breakfast on the Go We all have those days when getting out the door in the morning may prevent us from eating breakfast, especially if we wake up late. Spread this missed meal to a couple of children and it could change the entire course [...]

WeE-Book Writing Bundle Review: Can Teaching Writing Really be Simple and Stress-free?

Published in September 8th, 2010

Posted by Leslie in Christian Parenting, Frugal Living, Homeschool, Unschooling

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I have a great fondness for e-products. As a woman who consistently takes steps to simplify life or regain simplicity, e-products offer me the ability to gather lots of information stored conveniently on my hard drive, as opposed to precious shelf space. This is especially true with teaching helps. I can print only what I [...]

Plan A Garden, Update a Room, Cook A Meal, and Keep a Record

Published in March 16th, 2010

Posted by Leslie in Art, Beef Recipes, Digging Out of Debt, Family fun, Frugal Living, Going Green, Home Decor, Homeschool, Kitchen, Organization, Simple Living, Unschooling

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In answering emails from you, I noticed that a few similar requests are popping up. So today I thought I would offer you all a few links to some of the things I use or will be using to help me with upcoming projects for both school and home. I trust you will find them [...]

Teaching Children Library Skills

Published in March 8th, 2010

Posted by Leslie in Homeschool, Unschooling

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I have fond childhood memories of visiting the library. We lived just 4 blocks from our local library, so at a fairly young age I was permitted to walk or ride my bicycle to the library. I spent countless hours there. Looking back, I wonder if the librarians ever thought I was an orphan. During [...]

FREE Tickets!!!

Published in January 3rd, 2010

Posted by Leslie in Art, Christian Living, Frugal Living, Homeschool, Simple Living, Unschooling

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“Let your light shine before men so they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, and noble, good deeds, and praise and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.” ~Matthew 5:16 (AMP) It is now 2010; a new year. Christmas was hopefully a time for reflection and renewal. Make 2010 the year you let [...]

I can’t get everything done with the kids home. HELP!

Published in December 21st, 2009

Posted by Leslie in Christian Parenting, Christmas, Family fun, Homeschool, Simple Living, Unschooling

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So much to do, so little time, and so many children to entertain. If you are like our family you have a gaggle of fraggles and all their friends at your home during the Christmas break. Of course you can’t spend all your time with the littletons and get tasks accomplished. You find the kids [...]

Christmas Gift for You: Free Workbox Tags

Published in December 17th, 2009

Posted by Leslie in Christian Living, Christmas, Family, Homeschool, Organization, Simple Living, Unschooling

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Christmas is coming. Many are planning some days off and getting into full holiday mode. This typically includes a lot of outings and busy-ness. However, I find this to be a perfect time of year to pick a re-organization project to accomplish. First, I am in the mood to deck the halls. Secondly, this is [...]

Autumn Art Projects for Kids

Published in October 20th, 2009

Posted by Leslie in Art, Christian Parenting, Family fun, Frugal Living, Going Green, Home Decor, Homeschool, Simple Living, Unschooling

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This week I was emailing with my friend Janice about neat autumn activities for kids. She told me that she expanded on an idea I posted about last year. The article gives instructions to make cards from leaves. Janice had her children make posters with leaves! She had her kids gather leaves of different colors [...]

Free Audiobooks!!!

Published in October 19th, 2009

Posted by Leslie in Christian Parenting, Frugal Living, Homeschool, Simple Living, Unschooling

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Autumn is here! Many of you are planning fun day trips to farms, pumpkin patches, Zoos, State parks, etc. Some of your day trip locations are quite a distance from your home. Others of you are working on preparing your homes, inside & out, for winter. Then there are those who have crafting for Christmas [...]

Lesson Planning in Peace

Published in August 14th, 2009

Posted by Leslie in Christian Parenting, Homeschool, Unschooling

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It’s that time of the year again; school time. Many of us have our curriculum ready, but there is still a bit of planning to do. You likely make your lesson plans for the year, quarterly, monthly, or weekly. During those times it can be difficult to concentrate or spend blocks of time planning when [...]

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