tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27146069934047045292024-03-05T18:17:19.841-08:00Having a Hallelujah Good TimeKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-77879407433645093222014-02-04T11:42:00.000-08:002014-02-04T12:21:47.466-08:00Mothering Young Children (a guest post) It amazes me how fast time passes. I still feel like the alone and scared little nine year old girl searching for Jesus, but I now have man size boys looking to me for life's answers. I am also becoming that woman in the grocery store who stops the frazzled young mom and tells them to cherish every moment.... it goes so fast. I get it because along side my man sized boys, I also have two little little boys and I don't cherish time with them enough. It all goes so fast and there is so much to do. <br />
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What I want to share with you today is a message that a dear mentor of mine has been telling me for 10 plus years..You see, for the past 17 years I have had a child under five in my care. 17 years. I am so blessed. I know that. I am also so tired and watching others "accomplishing" many many things that aren't possible for me in this season. <br />
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Jane is a dear friend of mine. She knows many things about many things and is always one step ahead of me in life. Her little ones are 3 boys: one out of the nest and married, one 20, one 16, and one 13 year old daughtter. She blogs over at<a href="mailto:javajanes@blogspot.com" target="_blank"> Java Janes</a></div>
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So, how many times last month did you get to sit
down and rest? How many times did you try only to be called away by an important
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Hmm, chances are you have young children. The
younger they are, the more the interruptions it seems. It seems so long ago to
me that I’ve had babies and toddlers running around. My kids are 11, 14, 18, and
19, way past baby size. I remember so well older Moms telling me “enjoy these
years, they go by so quickly” and while I now know they were right, it really
didn’t help much at the time. So, how to enjoy your cup of tea with babies and
toddlers? That is what you really need. One thing I did is nurse my little ones.
It forced me to sit down and rest. I would use that time to snuggle everyone up
and read together. It made a good rest time. So, if you have a nursing baby,
give that rest break a try. If you bottle feed, guard it as a rest time. Don’t
delegate it to someone else, use it as your rest and snuggle time too! Since
your tea has turned cold, throw in some ice and still have your tea break (you
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I get lots of questions about how I home
schooled with babies and toddlers. What did I do with them when I was schooling
the others? I guess my answer is that I didn’t do anything with them. Home
schooling for our family is not separate from <u>being</u> our family. It is
part of how we do life, so the babies and toddlers were just included in what we
do. If we were reading, they were listening. If we were writing, they had age
appropriate writing tools. If we were doing art, so were they. Chances are your
school age children are still young as well, and so all of your children are
eagerly learning through exploring the outdoors, hearing tons of good books,
doing lots of fun experiments, growing gardens, field trips, caring for animals,
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So, my challenge this month, continue your tea
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this month with a child-like wonder. Try it; let me know how it goes</div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-27890189793136488072013-11-06T13:37:00.002-08:002013-11-06T13:37:25.024-08:00Hello dear friends
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I dont know why it has been so long. I dont want to start every new post with an apology.<br />
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This season has been busy and hard. The very things that I am thankful for: my husband, children, big beautiful home, ability to speak up and loudly...those very things that I am thankful for and believe that God has gifted me with. Man, have they been kicking my butt.<br />
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I have some reviews to share and some exciting new curicullium tol tell you about.<br />
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Some gardening projects in the works.<br />
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Many many failings and heartbreak that maybe I can protect you from.<br />
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Many of my struggles and growth have been in direct personal relationships. I havent figured out how to share those here.<br />
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My daughter is now 13. She went from a little girl with big bows to a young woman using my eye makeup without permission. My oldest will be graduating from highschool this year, is working on his Eagle rank in Boys Scouts. Another son is having severe bowel issues and many trips to the ER for rectal prolapse. What to do? Why is this happening? How do we pay for this?<br />
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I'm considering going gluten free. Where do I begin? Anyone want to hold my hand through this and lead us on a blog tutorial?<br />
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I have been buying food in bulk and have many handy dandy buckets with gamma lids neatly concealed in my living room. I have been wanting to share them with someone!<br />
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I am still here and appreciate your patience. Please dont give up on me, not just yet.<br />
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<span class="userContent"></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-3044057387142865992013-03-23T15:02:00.001-07:002013-03-28T11:59:06.349-07:00Palm Sunday and Easter Crunch timePalm Sunday. There is nothing like Good Friday in a Catholic Church. Nothing like it. The despair. The sacrifice. Everything draped in black, crucifix down off the wall...It all makes one realize the glory of Easter Sunday so much more. <br />
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Then theres Palm Sunday: The day that Jesus was treated like a King and worshiped. Riding a donkey. Humbly condescending down to us and coming into OUR fallen world. the King of Kings. HERE. And worhsiped, in our way and just for that day. Must have been a sigh, a breath in preparation for the act that would change our lives forever. For eternity. The sacrifice that we couldn't give. The gift that we couldn't give ourselves that made life in eternity possible. For people like me and you.<br />
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All I can think about is how Easter got here so quickly. <br />
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Are you ready for Easter? It has really snuck up on me this year!! Not only is it coming earlier than Id like, but a nasty stomach flu went through our family for a few weeks. <br />
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I like to have our family devotionals underway by now. We have been using the Resurrection Eggs and devotional since our oldest were little (around 14 years.) Except that last year, when they were supposed to be tucked away safely, they were discovered by a little one and emptied. To where I do not know. <br />
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I started to decorate our mantle:<br />
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Still really really lovin'<a href="http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2011/04/he-is-risen-need-banner.html" target="_blank"> this banner</a> two years later. I leave it up through the Summer:)<br />
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I have been pinning and planning on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/hallelujahmom/easter/" target="_blank">Pinterest"Easter" Board</a><br />
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I have been *thinking* about eggs. I wrote <a href="http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2011/04/do-we-eat-blue-eggs.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> a few years ago about how we color our eggs naturally..<br />
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Another hang up for me, and I hate this is that I haven't filed our taxes yet. That is new for me and I usually have a little extra money to work with by now, for: a small gift in Easter baskets, a new tie or dress from Goodwill, some fun food on Easter Sunday....This year I'm going to need to be EXTRA creative. <br />
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I'm reminded of a few years back. Our daughter was at that weird cusp between little little kid and big kid and having a really hard time with sugar. Money was tight and I hadn't even thought about Easter baskets. The only thing seasonal we had done was decorate paper Easter eggs for the wall at Trader Joes. My daughter came to me and really really sweetly asked if she would get an Easter basket that year. Uh...no...I hadn't planned on it and it was Good Friday and it would take some maneuvering to get her things that weren't high sugar and there was nowhere in town. I just stared at her. Then I got a phone call from Trader Joes. Turns out that those eggs we decorated were an entry into a contest to win an Easter basket filled with fun foods. Guess who won? My daughter! My husband was working that day out of town, same town as Trader Joes and was able to pickup her basket. God is so good. He knew that was important to her before I did and did better than I would have been able to. <br />
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So....what to put in baskets (or piles) this year....<br />
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<a href="http://www.familyvolley.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-more-than-just-candy.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> are some great ideas of what to put in plastic eggs besides candy and plan scavenger hunts etc...good stuff.<br />
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One of my biggest hangups is spending money that we don't have to buy things we don't need because it is a Holiday. Yet one of my biggest desires it to create memories and celebrate life with my children. See the turmoil in my thinking? ;) <br />
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I haven't meant to slow down blogging--I think the reason that I have slowed down is due to the time that Im spending on <a href="http://pinterest.com/hallelujahmom/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/camomto5" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Blog-Having-a-Hallelujah-Good-Time/125158153753" target="_blank">Facebook</a>:) That and sharing a computer with two teens.<br />
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Come follow me! I am <a href="http://instagram.com/camomto5" target="_blank">CaMomto5</a><br />
There are so many beautiful things around us and so much joy that can be captured with just a quick picture. I have found it a truly neat way to connect with others and share joy. There is a great community there.<br />
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Do you use<a href="http://pinterest.com/hallelujahmom/" target="_blank"> Pinterest</a>?<br />
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It works for me!<br />
I have heard a lot of complaints about it wasting time or making you feel inadequate.<br />
For me it has been just the opposite. I have always "meant to" tear pages out of magazines (I have many stacks) and remember all the webistes that I may need later. Pinterest was just the help I needed. Being electronic it doesnt cause any clutter in our home and frees up mental space for me. Kudos all around!! Apparently, I have much better taste and ideas than the time. talent and money to complete them. Soo, for now: I <a href="http://pinterest.com/hallelujahmom/" target="_blank">PIN</a> :)<br />
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Is there anyone NOT on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Blog-Having-a-Hallelujah-Good-Time/125158153753" target="_blank">Facebook</a>?<br />
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Facebook is another thing that others complain sucks time but for me has been a timesaver. I'd like to get more conversations going on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Blog-Having-a-Hallelujah-Good-Time/125158153753" target="_blank">Having a Hallelujah Good Time</a> page. When I see a great deal or want to share a quick link, it is so much easier for me to quickly post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Blog-Having-a-Hallelujah-Good-Time/125158153753" target="_blank">Facebook</a> then to write up a blog post.<br />
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How has social media helped you? Any time saving tips? <br />
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-54742019468181783072013-01-08T10:54:00.003-08:002013-01-08T10:54:53.020-08:00Hello! and some Good Deals to shareHello there all.<br />
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We officially started school up yesterday. Christmas is all packed away (and all over the loft) I sat my two littlest down for a Kindergarten lesson and questioned when was too early for a good, stiff drink. Don't fret, I realized that was not a good idea: took some deep deep breathes and made some Christmas clearance coffee:)<br />
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My teens slept until lunchtime yesterday and today. I think vacation was too good to us. <br />
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My husband hurt his shoulder. Which hurt his neck and back. He's in terrible pain and work is getting harder and harder. Meanwhile, I'm trying to balance overdue bills and figure out a "solution." (sigh)<br />
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I did come accross a great deal on a neccessity! Most of us need this and need to buy it consistently but dont always think about it. Did you see the Extreme Cheapskates where the cute little family used reusable toilet paper? I really liked her and read through her blog but now I cant find it to link up...<br />
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Man I digress! This is how our day is going:)<br />
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Here's the great deal:<br />
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Come to think of it so does the furniture surrounding the fireplace...I also noticed that I don't like most of these pictures and that every year the scape gets a little better:) I guess this is working for me.</div>
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My deep question for today is when do you decorate for Valentine's Day?</div>
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A Season I get: there is a start and a finsiha nd you shoot for somewhere around there and it builds. But when the Holiday is a one day thing....Do we start in early February? Do I just start now? I'm feeling that I'm both jumping the gun and behind...</div>
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What sorts of things do you do to celebrate Valentines Day around the house? Any traditions or things to share?</div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-86436629945490295552012-12-23T23:40:00.002-08:002012-12-23T23:40:38.431-08:00Merry Christmas!! Hello?<br />
Is anyone still out there?<br />
I think about to start one of those cliched "sorry I haven't posted in so long" posts yet AGAIN<br />
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How did this happen? I don't know....My cup runneth over. I am so blessed an amazing husband, employment for him, 2 teen boys up until 2 am every night, a preteen daughter convinced that I hate her, 2 preschoolers in to EVERYTHING, an amazing rental home that causes jaws to drop....and along with that is so much responsibility and my head is spinning. I have a lot to fill my time and no time that is mine. <br />
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I probably should have posted my deep insight about the tragic shootings...instead I bawled my eyes out and talked to my kids.<br />
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I should have shown you our amazing Christmas trees (God is so good to me) but I couldn't catch my breathe....<br />
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The point of this post isn't to whine or brag but to check in and wish you all a Merry Christmas!<br />
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I have missed you and will be around a lot more in 2013:)<br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-7051094104669217652012-10-29T10:04:00.003-07:002012-10-29T10:04:35.509-07:00GDA: Liberty doll from Vision Forum!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know those people who inspire you to become a better person? Well, I can top that: I have a friend who sees me now as the better person I could be and somehow I believe her. She has this way of seeing beauty and possibility and making them happen. She also has this insight into seeing what I need before I realize there is even a need.</div>
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Shelby took up sewing and I am so excited. She has such a great way of putting things together. She sees possibility in things as well as people.</div>
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I keep reminding you that I am not crafty. I am however very cheap and we do eat.<br />
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So I bought some organic celery:<br />
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Which got me thinking....if they like my nice sunny kitchen island, why move them outside? So now they sit on the island in a pot of soil. This picture is actually on the kitchen table. It moves, but continues to grow--I'll keep you posted:)</div>
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-3699141259439717792012-09-15T15:33:00.000-07:002012-09-15T15:33:24.818-07:00Still Remember Me?I have stuff to write about but it isn't getting done. Seems that a lot isn't getting done right now!<br />
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We were exposed to lice. I say exposed to because once we realized we were exposed we completely freaked out and sterilized EVERYTHING. It was a bit traumatic but I guess it was for good:) All better now. I did a ton of research and will write it all out so you don't have to go through the hours I did to find it.<br />
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We celebrated many birthdays (5 this Summer) that I want to share with you.<br />
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Today, my husband is at the Laundromat for the day and my oldest son is working on his Eagle Project. I kind of have a few free minutes and found some good deals I'll share with you in case you have some spare change you didn't just pour into a coin slot on a washing machine:)<br />
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-63200660174979227472012-08-18T16:45:00.000-07:002012-08-18T16:45:23.136-07:00Well Planned DayAre you all ready for Fall to start and ready for everyone to head back to school? Soon will be gone the care free and easy Summer days! I am in no way "ready" but I have been praying and making lists and have my planner ordered and ready.<br />
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I know that I have told you before about the planner that I LOVE LOVE LOVE. <br />
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You can preview the planner <a href="http://www.homeeducatingfamily.com/SamplePlanners/WPD.2012-2013WEB1-30/WPD.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I have a confession: I am not a very planned out/organized/secretarial person. AT. ALL. I'm pretty much a hot mess with piles of receipts and pockets full of crunched up dollar bills. But with 5 kids in 4 different levels and a home and family and......I NEED help keeping it all together. <br />
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This is my third year using the Well Planned Day Planner and I have another confession. this planner is so beautiful and so well organized that my first year..now don't laugh..I didn't write in it. I was afraid of interfering with it's organization. How silly is that? The best thing about having a well planned planner is that it is a tool for you to use for YOUR life.<br />
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Not being a super organized person I really need the help BUT I dont need the pressure of feeling like I have to conform to being someone I'm not in order to thrive. I found so much grace in the Well Planned Day planner. <br />
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It's helpful assets include:<br />
-Full Year Planner: July 2012 - June 2013 <br />
-Home Management Helps with weekly cleaning schedule, monthly projects, greeting card registry, and monthly budgeting. <br />
-Holiday Organization Section: Greeting card registry, activities and event schedules, gift giving, around town shopping, and internet shopping. <br />
-Organization and planning for up to 4 children (I photocopy and add more)<br />
-Four Student Class Plans: Schedule each student's class assignments. <br />
-Four Student Time Schedules: Track each day by the hour. <br />
-Weekly Schedule: Organize your week with class assignments, weekly priorities, prayer requests, dinner menu, and notes. <br />
-Month at a Glance: Plan field trips, enrichment activities and books to read <br />
-Semester Attendance & Progress Reports <br />
-Perforated Report Cards <br />
-Menu Planning: Plan weekly meals and conveniently shop with perforated shopping lists. <br />
-Family Worship: Read through the Bible in a year. <br />
-Insightful homeschool articles and tips to inspire you throughout the year. <br />
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I don't use all of those features. Maybe I should but that's another post. I use what I need right now and do what I can do right now. Maybe in July of 2013 I will start using a new feature (like the Bible memory verses) and that would be great but I'm not obligated to. There is so much in there that everyone can find what THEY need help with organizing in one place. <br />
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***disclaimer: I was given a planner to review but was in no way influenced on what to say--all opinions are my own and should be considered just that. Links in this post do contain affilaite information and if you choose to buy through those links I will be reimbursed. Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-61944393815833149592012-07-17T17:36:00.000-07:002012-07-17T17:36:59.033-07:00GDA-Natural Health Magazine 66cents an issueMy apologies for being MIA this Summer--I seem to only show up with a quick tidbit. I have been pondering deep meaningful things but am not sure how to approach them publicly. I did attend a Pinterest party! More on that to come:)<br />
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I recommend you head over to<a href="http://www.freetailtherapy.com/2012/07/hot-magazine-deal-day-07172012-natural-health-magazine/" target="_blank"> FreeTail Therapy</a> today <br />
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where this is more info, a link and discount code to get Natural Health Magazine for 66 cents an issue. It is one of my favorites:)<br />
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<u>MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family</u> by Jennifer Grant<br />
<br />It is a rare treat to find a book on parenting that doesn't leave you feeling judged, failing, and unworthy. Without demeaning the importance of motherhood, <u>MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family</u> manages to meet you where you are and leave you feeling encouraged, uplifted, spurred on and not alone.<br />
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The irony of the "rough" and lonely times in mothering is that there is no magic wand or trick to make it all right and there is not much time to figure it all out before the children are grown. YET you can't just shrug it off because motherhood really is all as important as you fear.<br />
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A reviewer on Amazon summed up my thoughts:<br />
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Honestly, I would love to hand each of you this book. Please enter below and win one or order one for yourself:)
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How cool is that? I *still* have a stack of CDs in my kitchen cupboard and a skipping CD player on my kitchen counter:) When I go into my little boys room to supervise play I have to run back out to the kitchen and search for CDs. My older kids move my CDs and scratch them. <br />
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*** I was not paid to tell you about this and wont receive anything if you purchase this item. I will however show off about how cool my friend's Sonos system is. I participated in this campaign as a member of One2One Network and I'm eligible for a prize drawing. All opinions stated in the post are my own.<br />
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Ah..Summer sunshine. Kids looking for adventure. In between turning on the sprinklers, refilling bottles of bubbles and cleaning up ice cream, I've been thinking through our curricilium choices for next year. It may seem a little early, but I have found that it takes me a while to find the best possible deal.</div>
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I'm looking into a new resource this year and wanted to share it with you:</div>
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Typically, I invest in books for my oldest and they become the curriculum for the next child on down. </div>
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Remember buying used books in college and selling them back? It was a lot of work. CampusBookRentals.com is the answer to each of these situations. </div>
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The program is PERFECT for college students. However, I see a lot of potential for home educators on a budget. </div>
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There are many book rental companies out there right now. The difference I found in CampusBookRentals.com is their longevity (you can work out a lot of kinks in 5 years) and their availability by telephone. Add in free shipping and a huge selection and they are definitely worth looking into. What do you think? Let me know what you find and how it works for you.</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-30774129021887895312012-05-29T15:24:00.000-07:002012-05-29T15:24:11.589-07:00What's in my Bag I have been going through the links on <a href="http://www.sugaranddots.com/" target="_blank">Sugar and Dots</a> and am feeling very inspired. I am also feeling a little nosy and thought that maybe I should share the insides of of my bag. <br />
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Be warned: I am not organized. I have a friend who used to come visit every few months and while she was here, she would organize my purse. Then she got married. And then she had twins. My bag has never been the same, apparently she found more worthy places to use her organizational skills. <br />
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Another friend came to visit and brought me this bag:<br />
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I love it. Truth is I don't change it very often. It doesn't match much or blend in at all. But here we are.<br />
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Here are my attempts at primping, just in case I cam across an occasion worth primping for.<br />
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Here is where I keep all my store cards and ocasional gift cards. Bought at GoodWill:<br />
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Same friend who brought me my beloved bag also brought me some Juicy sunglasses. I wore those things to death and they finally cracked in half. Yet, the case still lives in my bag and sometimes hold a $5.00 pair of sunglases from Ross:<br />
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BUT I do have two pairs of cute little boys' glasses fro two cute little boys:<br />
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Then there is a roll of packing tape that my teen son decided I might need:<br />
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I finally broke down and put a tape measure in my bag in hopes of avoiding all those times when I buy things that dont fit into our vehichle or the room they were bought for. It hasn't worked so far:)<br />
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Here is the bag I keep my receipts and coupons in. Also purchased from a thrift store.<br />
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I may keep too many receipts. You know all those things you mean to return and don't? I really do. You know all those surveys at the bottom of receipts that you know are a waste of your time? I complete them all. I have yet to win anything for it. When my daughter got her first purse (around 2-3) she stuffed it full of scraps of paper because that was what Mommy's purse looked like. EEEKS! So, I bought this little bag and I shove them all in there and zip it up and feel a little better. <br />
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Yet, here is pile of things that didn't make it into my nifty receipt/coupon holder.<br />
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Then I got married and had a husband who comes home from work tired and we had kids (and I seem to have lost the majority of my brain cells) and we committed to Bible Studies and evening activities. Then we stopped and looked around and our children had lost all the pieces to the board games I'd stocked away and they were at all different developmental stages. <br />
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STILL this is something that I really wanted so I worked at it and worked at it and THEN was given the change to review the board game Morphology.<br />
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The game itself intrigued me right off. Many games feel like you're playing down to younger ones (Love Chutes and Ladders but I can only play sooo many times) I'm trying to accommodate 7 people: some of us are great artists, some of us not so much. This game held up for all of us with our vast ages, intelligences and life experience. Pretty big shoes to fill.<br />
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You can tell a lot about the depth and intellectual appeal of the game when hearing the idea behind its creation:<br />
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"The idea for Morphology first emerged during a snowstorm in Minneapolis, MN. Morphology inventor and recent Macalester College graduate Kate Ryan Reiling and two of her friends were stranded in their apartment and decided to play a board game.<br />
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They wanted to do something creative (and help their friend learn Spanish) so they opened a Spanish-English dictionary and built words using Jenga® blocks and Pente® pieces. Inspired by how much fun they had and how amazed she was at what they could build, Kate spent the next years prototyping what would soon become Morphology"<br />
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I hear that there are plans for a Morphology Jr. in the works--get in on the excitement now.<br />
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Definaltey one you want in your game repertoire. And hey, if you are ever in the neighborhood, or state, stop by and join us for a game. We can pull off that hospitality, right?<br />
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-21819084264652384952012-05-09T11:07:00.003-07:002012-05-09T11:07:34.266-07:00Reuse It's no secret that we live well on very little money. Most of it is completely God's Grace and nothing smart or clever on my part. I guess though, that He has taught me a few things along the way. I'm also a little quirky, was raised by people who survived and thrived in the depression and 'm very very cheap. I'm not going to judge you for using paper plates, or paper towels or disposable anything. I hadn't realized though that people do laugh at my quirky ways. <br />
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One of those is not using disposables. Now, I do sell Tupperware. BUT I did these things before I did. I wonder too, if I sell Tupperware because if these ways. Any which way.<br />
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These are loose and not hard and fast rules but we store left overs in <a href="http://search.tupperware.com/search?cat=&w=storage+containers&asug=storage" target="_blank">Tupperware</a> or glass. <br />
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When we take lunch somewhere, my husband brings two sandwiches in <a href="http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_show_item.show_item_detail?fv_item_category_code=10201&fv_item_number=P10055426000" target="_blank">a Tupperware sandwich keeper set</a>. If we are bringing lunch for all of us: we make sandwiches, cut them in half and put in <a href="http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_show_item.show_item_detail?fv_item_category_code=1000&fv_item_number=P10049001733" target="_blank">a container</a> and then bring <a href="http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_show_item.show_item_detail?fv_item_category_code=21809&fv_item_number=P10054862000" target="_blank">plates</a> for each of us. Sometimes I just bring peanut butter, honey, bread and a spreader and we make sandwiches where we are:)<br />
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I have a chart showing the cost of disposables vs Tupperware. It is helpful having someone do the math of how muich one sandwhich bag 5 days a week costs in one year. <br />
***The chart is a PDF file and I can NOT figure out how to share it here. If you know how woudl you email me? Eller at i love Jesus dot net. If you'd like your own copy of the nice chart, email me and I will email it to you:) **<br />
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Back to the chart: Honestly, they spent more than I would. For instance they give the cost of the Sponge bob Sandwich keeper set. I would have bought the neutral set, on sale. Again I'm not judging:)<br />
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I am joking about the judging, because who would? But I am also reminded of how hard we can be on ourselves. You have been sick in bed on bedrest and rech for disposbale diapers, feed your kids on paper plates and order take out. Are you a bad mom? Not in my book. You use paper plates and show up to the park with Happy Meals while I am making our PBJ on the parkbench, I dont judge. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_v-XqE9bZofh2C0OohTpbWXSslSoKFNRDG4BBI6QhDWsUxNtahCMDxYR7_Fb79vZAEcN74v4mhd7-FvY4Tsp9SvmIlzX9udZkTxbIlD3SxDMFqZptUp3EJmx0WsYR4pc6lcUcNM8A6o/s1600/park+bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dba="true" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_v-XqE9bZofh2C0OohTpbWXSslSoKFNRDG4BBI6QhDWsUxNtahCMDxYR7_Fb79vZAEcN74v4mhd7-FvY4Tsp9SvmIlzX9udZkTxbIlD3SxDMFqZptUp3EJmx0WsYR4pc6lcUcNM8A6o/s320/park+bench.jpg" width="320" /></a>There are many seasons and many different ways to do things. I share these habits, maybe quirks of mine in case they can help in some way. If they don't, you're welcome to laugh at me.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15723750357398720115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714606993404704529.post-85627941461807796202012-05-02T22:04:00.000-07:002012-05-02T22:04:54.931-07:00Parenting is so humbling I have been worn out and spread too thin for awhile now. It has boggled my thinking. I want to fix it. I want to find the right book or the right advice or the right Biblical wisdom and have everything returned to joyful. That isn't happening. <br />
<br />I have grown up without a mother, without parents, without family. I am fine. I beat cancer. We survived having no income for over three years. We have home schooled through it all, thrived as a family through it all. Things are great right now. From the outside looking in we are picturesque at the moment: great kids, great life, husband working full time, living in a mansion while many are losing their homes. So why is it hard for me now? Why is it now that I feel a true struggle?<br />
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Sometimes I do long for someone else as involved in and invested in my children as my husband and I, to bear the "burden" and share the praying. The people who want to jump in really dont know what they are jumping into. No my kids aren't perfect. I need to stop pointing that out to people. This is their story too. Parenting is so humbling. </div>
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<a href="http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2012/04/giveaway-from-pinkadink-40th-birthday.html" target="_blank">A Fabric Tie Dress from the PinkaDink</a>:<br />
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<a href="http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2012/04/pleated-poppy-giveaway-40th-birthday.html" target="_blank">A $25 Gift Certificate from the Pleated Poppy</a>:<br />
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A bottle of Basic H from <a href="http://handfulofellers.blogspot.com/2012/04/simple-nutrition-giveaway-birthday-bash.html" target="_blank">Simple Nutrition</a>:<br />
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