To grandmother’s house we go

Today we will be wrapping presents and getting ready for tomorrow morning. Steve and I usually don’t wrap what we got for the children until Christmas eve. Then we put everything under the tree after they are in bed.
We have a few food traditions. Christmas eve morning we have muffins, and for dinner we [...]

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Fran the Fridge

We recently named our refrigerator. We know it is female, because (can I blog this) she has monthly cycles. She is only three years old which makes it more unusual. We tried to return her and get her fixed, but they would have non of that. She was three months over warranty. [...]

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weird things I do

I know these are not normal things that most people do. I confess that I sweep the table. Yes, I got tired of wiping the crumbs onto the floor and then some of them being stuck in the wet dishcloth. Yuck. So now, after a meal I just pick up the broom [...]

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B.I.F.ed and more

I came home to a little surprise last night. We had been B.I.F.ed (Bless It Forwarded..ed) The kids were very excited about it because it involved a bag of candy. We also got a blessing in the mail today. What a treat!
I think this is a first for me. [...]

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computer update

Last night a friend emailed and said he would help fix my computer. I am more than impressed. After describing the problem I just knew I would have to take it somewhere. Little did I know he was that computer talented.  He even sent a link to the part I needed. He found it for [...]

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almost finished and computer issues

I am almost finished with our shopping. This year we decided to do things a little differently. Usually all the children buy for each other. It was always something small, but with eight children, well you can do the math. So this year they drew names. Each one had $20 to spend. Yesterday [...]

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A little glimpse

I added a little music this week to the blog. I hope you will enjoy something peaceful for a moment. I also wanted to share a little prophetic glimpse from old that leads to the fulfillment of that which we celebrate.
“Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from [...]

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forgot to link

I forgot to link up the previous posts newsletter. It should be working now.
Here it is also and a few more I have enjoyed over the years.
jcstudies
followtherabbi
Zola Levitt
En-Gedi

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We are so western..

I have been subscribing to this newsletter for a while and I thought I would share today’s devotional with you. I think here in the states we are so western that we sometimes cannot see past it to get a clear understanding of the Scriptures. I have not been through everything on this website so [...]

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I won the drawing and other updates

I won on the Heart of Wisdom drawing!! I already owned the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach so they substituted with the Wisdom Unit which is the one that I was hoping for.
The church was generous to give Steve a restaurant gift card for his birthday, so we took advantage and he and I went [...]

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Happy Birthday

Tomorrow, December 10th is my husband’s birthday. It’s hard to have a December birthday. It always seems to get lost in the Christmas season.
Hey honey….I will try not to wrap your present in Chrismas paper.
Happy Birthday. I won’t tell your age if you won’t tell mine!

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French Dip Sandwich

Here is a quick and easy recipe for a French Dip Sandwich.
In crockpot add the following:
chuck roast
1 can french onion soup
1 can beef consommé (spelling?)
1 can beef broth
1 beef bullion cube
Let it cook all day or until done. When done pull apart (into small pieces) meat and return to broth. Let meat stay in [...]

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The Gift of Contentment

I thought this was a good article on contentment. It was written by Teri Maxwell. You can see the complete article and more at www.titus2.com
I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the gift of being a contented mother and wife. Contentment can be an area we [...]

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Homeschool book giveaway

Winter Weekly Giveaway!

Free Book Random Drawing will be held every Monday through the months of December and January starting December 10. Each week one Heart of Wisdom subscriber will be randomly selected o receive one FREE Homeschool Book or Heart of Wisdom Ebook from Homeschool-Books.com. We will offer a new title each week.
To [...]

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websites

I have come across a couple of educational websites that I thought I would pass along.
The first is ALEKS a really neat online math curriculum. Click here to see The Old Schoolhouse review.
Next is Timez Attack by Big Brainz. They have a free game to help children learn their multiplication tables.
Last is AceReader. I [...]

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