I am always looking for ways to incorporate more hands-on activities into our homeschool day. It gets REALLY boring for my 5 year old to sit with workbooks all day, no matter how much she likes doing them. I don’t have a lot of hands on resources, though, so I was really excited when […] Read more…
Creating Contentment {Gabby Moms}
This month as part of the Gabby Mom’s review program, Lorrie shared a webinar that she gave in January titled Creating Contentment. It was about an hour long talk about why contentment is important and providing a biblical basis for it. She also shared 14 ways to create contentment in your life. I agreed with […] Read more…
Love Came Down
In this space between Thanksgiving and Advent, my heart has been drawn to gratitude for all the wonderful blessings I’ve been given. For some reason, I am finding extreme joy in my children these days. More so than ever before. And I’m eternally grateful for these beautiful little girls who are so curious and smarter […] Read more…
Christmas Cooking Extravaganza {Gabby Mom’s Review}
I eternally struggle in the kitchen. Mostly because I HATE cleaning it, but I also know that while I have greatly improved, there is so much more I want to learn! This month, we were sent a preview of Lorrie’s newest product that she is offering for Christmas — A Cooking Extravaganza. Included is 7 […] Read more…
The Power of a Positive Attitude {Gabby Mom’s Review}
Honest to goodness. I could just spit. I just wrote this whole post and it’s gone. I have no idea what happened. Talk about a timely message, eh? One of the things that I love about being part of the Gabby Mom’s program through Eternal Encouragement is that I get to draw on the […] Read more…
Managing My Minutes: Do I Really Need To? {Gabby Moms Review}
I am a schedule lover. That is, I love to make them. The ability to put my life in a spreadsheet and see that everything I love fits, is wonderful. I could probably dig up files of 5 or more schedules I’ve made up over the years But I’m not so good at the obedience […] Read more…
Artists & Authors {Gabby Mom Review}
Several months ago, I was lamenting that I couldn’t find anything I liked to teach my children about character in a proactive, sequential way. When Lorrie said she was going to send us Artists and Authors this month, I was intrigued. And then when it came in, I was surprised. It’s much smaller than I […] Read more…
Eco-Centric Mom Baby Box {Product Review}
While working on a story for Traverse Bay Family Magazine, I sent a request for a sample to EcoCentric Mom for one of their monthly baby boxes. I’ve been dabbling in the monthly box trend for months and have just never bothered to share a review of one yet. EcoCentric Mom Ecocentric Mom was […] Read more…
Yelling: The Cause, The Casualty & The Cure on Amazon {Gabby Mom’s Review}
A few months ago I wrote a review on Lorrie Flem’s book, Yelling: The Cause, The Casualty, and The Cure. My 3 year old, 1 year old and I were screaming all over the place. Here is what I had to say last time: Given the increase in the amount of yelling around this […] Read more…
Eternal Encouragement – Bundles {Gabby Mom’s Review & Giveaway!}
I have to say that I am constantly challenged by the products from Eternal Encouragement. Hubby and I have been having knock-down, drag out fights about the house for the last couple of months. Yeah. I was working on making things better and trying to get my poop in a group and I made the […] Read more…