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A good summer read

Are you looking for a great summer read?

I have been kind of incognito for a while. Life has changed in the last year, drastically. For one, we had a baby. Well, not me. But, our family. In other words, we are adopting again. I will share more in the future. It is amazing how this little one came to be in our […]

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It is well with my soul…

It is well with my soul. A 5th grade memory. Learning to “laugh at myself.”

Emotional Wreck Week

Emotional Wreck Week

For whatever reason, what we thought was going to be, isn’t.

We are crushed, but not broken. Hurt but not dismayed.

What we held n our hands and got to love on for very few short hours was amazing for this side of Heaven.

Lake living blessings

Great NEWS! After a year of destruction – we have a blessing!

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah […]

It has been a while…

Ecclesiates 3: 1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:2 a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;4 a time […]

Our Family’s DIYs & Home Remodels

DIYplus5

We are boring DIY people

Busy making bowls, Linky parties, Homeschool Conference, CSS and Going to Greece

DIY Remodel of the Playroom Part 2

DIYplus5

Phase 2 of DIYplus5

How to install Granite

How to install granite – Hire someone!

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Teacher’s Dream: A Timeline Fold-Out Book

Big Book of History Book Review Publisher:  New Leaf Publishing Group ISBN:  0890516235 Ever wonder when in history something happened? In our home, it happens ALL the time! “Was the Parthenon built before or after the Great Pyramid at Giza?”  “When was the first Olympics before or after Alexander the Great was born?”  “Did Isaiah […]

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Questioning my chartreusse and fleur di lis…

The other night some friends and I went out for dinner.  For some reason, we started talking about Fleur di Lis.  I pronounce fleur di lis like fleur di lease and someone told me it was fleur di lee.  What do you say?  I looked it up and was still a little confused.  So many […]

Fun Way to get kids to listen

How to get kids to listen

How to get kids to listen! This technique has helped my children in their listening skills. They are now focusing on what people are saying and listening for certain clues. ilovemy5kids at the fountain We are studying Ancient Greece. Every time they hear something that represents Greece or some thing that pertains to Greece they […]

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A summer road trip - great for a good read

Are you looking for a great summer read?

I have been kind of incognito for a while. Life has changed in the last year, drastically. For one, we had a baby. ...

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It is well with my soul...

It is well with my soul - ilovemy5kids.comI think I am in the part of my life where I could be officially called not a ...

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Emotional Wreck Week

Definition of pour out: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal) I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration. She ...

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Great NEWS! After a year of destruction - we have a blessing!

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and ...

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It has been a while...

Ecclesiates 3: 1-8For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:2 a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to ...

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