Hey Mama Monday: God Is Bigger Than All of Your Problems

Hey Mama
  Hey Mama, I heard you were struggling again. I think part of the problem is that you keep forgetting how big He is, how in control He is of the situation, and how He’s using it right now for your good. He loves you. He’s going to grow you. You keep thinking He has
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Cease From America’s Chain: The Liberating Pen of Hannah More – Part One

hannah more
  By the end of the 18th century, hundreds of thousands of Africans had been forcibly sold into slavery to North America and European nations. During this same period, God was raising up a remnant in England that would be mightily used to liberate their fellowmen. Of this band, several fought the battle with their
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Fall Nature Study: Saving Seeds

saving seeds
  Each spring, my children and I start seeds for nature study. Eventually, we transplant them to the garden, care for the plants and harvest the fruit. A few years ago, we decided to allow the process to come full circle by learning how to save the seeds, as well. There are a few different
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Routines

routine
  Over the summer, we got out of our routine, as I tried to simply survive horrible morning sickness and crushing fatigue. However, as I started to come out the other side, alive, and we started a new school year, I knew we had to get back into a routine or we were doomed to
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Covered Wagons and Carriages – Hands-on-History

remington carriage museum
  We’ve been wanting to make a visit to the Remington Carriage Museum in Cardston, Alberta, for quite some time. Their amazing collection of wagons and carriages is second to none and their facility is the largest ever built for a carriage collection in the world. Since we have been studying the history of Canada,
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Write Down Your Reasons

reasons for homeschooling
  Two weeks into our school year, the local school called to offer my daughter a place in kindergarten. I panicked. I loved homeschooling, but we lived two blocks away from a top-rated school and were expecting a baby in November. My husband thought we should apply. Now Lily had a spot—if we wanted it.
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Hey Mama Monday: God Is Behind You All The Way

Hey Mama
  “Plagues and deaths around me fly, Till he commands I cannot die; Not a single arrow can hit Till the God of love sees fit.” – John Ryland   Hey Mama, If you are living in fear, you must do a Google search on “Charles Spurgeon and fear”. Read what this preacher shared so
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The Changing Nature of Our Kindergarten

kindergarten
  Clarissa and I did a preschool curriculum together, last school year. She really liked it in the beginning, and then started to lose interest in April, so we stopped. By May, she was asking to do “real school” at home, so I planned a June start to kindergarten. I wanted to start slow and
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