A few weeks ago, I spruced up my old post about Halloween celebrations at church events with Jack-O-Lanterns and such. I pinned it to Pinterest with a nifty new image and suddenly that post went wild! It wasn't really about the whys and wherefores though. It was about Halloween at church. However, judging from the huge number of comments I got both for and against Halloween, I planned to write up Continue Reading >>
Fall Recipes and Autumn Inspired Foods
Autumn is one of my favorite times of year and cooking taking center stage for a time as we bake so much in November and December. It's tradition and it's fun! I've gathered a few fun Fall recipes I think we might enjoy this year and you might too! Pumpkin Nutella Pancakes at ABC Creative Learning. Thanskgiving Cornucopia Snack at B-Inspired Mama. Amazing Chicken Chili at Encouraging Continue Reading >>
Our Amazon Influencer Shopping Lists
Want to find out which products we most highly recommend? We love to share our "finds" with you! Here are some of the top-notch product lists we have created for a variety of topics. Butterfly Theme Unit for Homeschool, Preschool, or Elementary Continue Reading >>
When Failure is the Only Path Forward
My husband has spent the better part of his vacation working on one project. An hourglass. Handmade from Cherry wood. The number of issues he has had with this project have been unbelievable at best. Intended to be a gift to his boss who retired yesterday, the nearly finished hourglass sits on my counter anticipating an early demise. I've asked my husband to finish it for me. Imperfect though the Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Starter Chess Learning Kit by Chess House
My husband is a pretty big fans of chess, and while I am not a player I am a firm believer in the power of chess to teach thinking skills. Much to the chagrin of his parents, my husband spent most of his fourth grade year in public school playing chess in the classroom. His teacher set up each student with a board and would play simultaneous games with each of them! The he would pair them up Continue Reading >>
Book Review: I Am Ruth — a Moms of Master Books review
I've had this most gorgeous book in my possession for about two months. It is positively breathtaking. The story of Ruth is timeless and well-known, but you haven't ever seen the story told like it is in I Am Ruth by Kenneth Berg and Brenda Duff. I'm going to try to explain in words, but pictures are worth a thousand words in this case. This is one of those books you have to see. What Continue Reading >>
