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Top Gadgets To Make Mom’s Life Easier in 2016!

Must-have gadgets to make Momma’s life so much easier in 2016! Click To Tweet Do you loathe spending time on housekeeping? Are you ready to shave hours off your daily chores? Check out these gadgets which are sure to make your busy life more manageable in 2016! Roomba This is my personal favorite. Touch a button–and walaaaaa—the floor is clean. This robotic vacuum cleans up after the kids and pets so you don’t have to! It easily glides from wood floor to carpet, and docks onto the charging base all on its own! Because this vacuum works so hard, you will …

5 Key Benefits of Special Needs Homeschooling

5 Key Benefits of Special Needs Homeschooling Click To Tweet For years the thought of homeschooling my daughter with special needs made me cringe. Educating my typical kids proved hard enough, and just the thought of bringing her home and adding her to the mix was overwhelming. Public school gave me a much needed reprieve from all her negative behaviors and demands. She loved her time with her wonderful teachers and friends, and we both looked forward to the bus coming each morning. Homeschooling was the last thing we both wanted to do. As each school year came and passed and her …

Avoid Making These 3 Top Mistakes with Your Teens

Avoid making these 3 top mistakes with your teen. Click To Tweet Observing my oldest son and daughter navigate their steps from the smooth path of childhood to the rocky terrain of adulthood is an ongoing exercise of faith. Hands, which once softened falls and redirected their toddling steps, are now helpless to protect them from the bruises of harsh employers, academic pressures, new relationships, financial demands and all the rest. Watching our teens amid all these transitions is hard, and if you are like me the LAST thing you want to do is make their difficult journey harder. …

Awesome and Amazing Reasons to Homeschool Your Teen

Wait. Is this written right? When have the adjectives, “awesome” or “amazing” EVER been used to describe teens OR homeschooling?! Now we always need to begin the homeschooling conversation by stating the well known fact that doing school at home isn’t for everyone. In fact, each of my kiddos have spent various years in public school as needed (except my youngest, but hey, this may change when the next school bus rolls by). Thankfully, homeschooling has enriched our family, and we are seeing the awesome and amazing results to the years of hard work. My oldest two are now juniors, …

The Secret Trick to a Brainy Yet Swanky Homeschool Table

Whether your kids’ classroom space is the kitchen table or in another room, here is your secret trick to a brainy yet swanky homeschool table! Covering your school table with educational prints then protecting it all with clear plastic is sure to expand your school space as well as generate learning enjoyment! Let’s get started! First, gather these supplies: Clear vinyl table cover. I find mine in the craft section at Walmart. Choose the right size to fit your table. I also like to buy the thicker vinyl–it costs a bit more but lasts much longer. Clear packaging tape. …

Smart Cinnamon Roll-Ups for Your Scholar

Whether launching kiddos off to school or taking a break from the homeschool table, these cinnamon roll-ups are a smart way to pep up your scholar! Allow your kids to whip-up these super easy, warm and gooey breakfast treats! Click To Tweet How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit! Psalm 32:1-2 NASB We love hearing from you! What is your favorite school recipe? In Him, Tara Dovenbarger

Have You Fallen Into the Planned Parenthood Trap?

I felt helpless laying flat on the table, doctors talking in hushed whispers as they hovered around me. I gripped onto my husband’s quivering hand as he sat and sobbed. As the ultrasound wand circled my swollen belly, I felt like a lab-rat being inspected from the inside out. The pictures on the ultrasound screen spoke two different messages: one to the doctors of deformity, illness, malady, dysfunction; the other to me of a precious silhouette with hiccups, clinched fists, cute crossed legs, sweet nose. The professionals started urging me to take the “best road,” to terminate the pregnancy and …

How to Easily Teach Foundational Truths of the Christian Faith

“Mom, who made me? Why did God make me? What does it mean to glorify God?” Is there an easy way to break down and teach the foundational, basic truths of the Christian faith to our children? Yes, there is! I pray this post will make this intimidating task easy for you! The Bible reminds us in 2 Timothy 3:15 eternal fruit will be produced from our parenting responsibility: “…from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (NASB) Let …

Top 5 Ways to Become a Foolish Mom

No one starts out their parenting journey determined to make a foolish mess out of things. But just for fun, what if we did? What would it look like to strive to become a foolish mom? Here are the top 5 ways to become a foolish mom on this April Fools’ Day: Click To Tweet Give no thought to eternity. Live each day without considering tomorrow. Refuse to think about your eternal soul which will give an account of your life. Live for today…take as much as you can from everyone around you NOW. Ignore the verse, “Look carefully then …

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