Hey Mama! Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 ~ Review

If there is one thing that I really need, it’s a great way to get and stay organized.  There’s something to be said about a physical planner with plenty of places to record school, 4-H and other activities.  Thankfully I have the Hey Mama! Print Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 from The Old Schoolhouse and it is set up just for trying to get people like me organized.

Hey Mama! Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 Review

What does the IDEAL Mama look like?

Easy – look in the mirror and smile big.  There she is!

Don’t fall into self-Mama-bashing today.  It’s a lie from the pit and will only slow you down.  Are your kids perfect?  No way.  Do you want to raise kids who think they are?  I hope not.

Raise those kids to be hard workers; kids who will, as adults, go easy on themselves when they drop the ball.  Model that, Mama.  Model the ideal Mama and not a “perfect” one.  No one is perfect but Christ.

And the Lord has called you for such a time as this:  raise those babies up to love Him with all their heart, soul, and minds.  Keep walking the track He has you on.  Don’t try to run up ahead of yourself (and Him).

Look in that mirror, Daughter of the King.  There you are.

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Complete Home Learning Suite ~ Review

Adisyn and Eli have been supplementing their regular homeschool lessons with the Complete Home Learning Suite from Essential Skills Advantage.  The online classes available include from ESA include reading, language & grammar, math, science, and geography.  

For this review, we received an online subscription to Complete Home Learning Suite Adisyn and Eli for one year.  Both kids have access to the complete program.

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All Around the Home and Homestead Blog Party #2

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Lambing 2016 – Bear Creek Felting

 

It is so hard to believe that another month is already gone!  We’ve been continuing to finish building, filling and planting raised garden boxes.  The first boxes are beginning to produce.  So far we have frozen 4 1/2 lbs. of broccoli.  The sugar snap pears are starting to really produce; however, the kids like them so well that very few have made it to the house. We’ve been eating quite a bit of fresh lettuce also.

I hope you will join us this month for the All Around the Home and Homestead Blog Party!

Faithful Homestead

Blessings,

Jennifer

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Mother & Son: The Respect Effect ~ Review

As a mother, I desire to have a close relationship with each of my sons and daughters.  Many times though, it is easier for me to understand the girls than the boys.  However, thanks to Mother & Son:  The Respect Effect, I am learning more about what makes the boys tick.

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Mother & Son:  The Respect Effect is written by the New York Times Bestselling Author of Love & Respect, Emerson Eggerichs, PhD.  Through twelve chapters, five appendixes and a bonus chapter, we are guided through the building of this precious mother-son relationship.  These are the chapter titles: Continue reading

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Raised Strawberry Pyramid Bed Plans

Here are the plans for the strawberry beds that we made.  This spring we made three of these; however, I plan to continue to add more strawberry beds as we can.

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