Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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I think stories are the best way to learn about history, especially for children. I've put together a short list of books and videos below to spark ideas for your study of the Great Depression. Some of these are more challenging to track down now compared to when I first started recommending them, but I still like to share them with others because …
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Imagine putting a couple of dozen people in a room and charging with them with the task of devising the best kind of educational setting and experience for children. We would assemble the best parents, teachers, pediatricians, psychologists, and other people who truly love and understand kids. Then we would charge them with imagining how to give …
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One of my 2020 goals was to read 20 books and I created a tickler list on a page to share what I was reading and might read. In the past, I was a voracious reader of books. I always had a few going at a time and read at least a couple a week. I still am a voracious reader, but I tend to do most of my reading online. This is really a shame since I …
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These are the books we recommend adding to your personal home library if you are interested in: Intensive Regenerative Gardening Season Extension Seed Saving You can learn even more right now in the Gardening and Foraging category of the website. It is full of helpful videos and practical information on all aspects of …
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Farms and agrarian life are fascinating subjects for children. I've created this list of children's books related to these themes to help you find a wide variety of books to use in your home. This list includes both picture books and non-fiction books. I included topics such as animals, crops, machines, family life, the old ways, and more. I've …
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I find that books are both a necessity and a luxury. I can't live without them, but they also aren't a top priority when it comes to budgeting. I decided to splurge and use some gift money and a rebate to purchase a few books that have been on my wish list for some time. I realized during these challenging times that I, too, needed encouragement. I …
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If you are over a certain age, Emilie Barnes will be a familiar name to you and this post might be like a walk down memory lane that sends you scouring the bookshelves of your home for your own Emilie Barnes books. If you are younger, you might not be familiar with her at all. During the 1980s and 1990s she was a prolific and very popular Christian …
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When we did our cozy home remodel, we changed our learning room into a library. In my dream home, I would have a large library filled with built-in bookshelves from floor to ceiling. Instead, we have several places where we keep our books including what you see below. Because our book space is limited, we've had to be ruthless in keeping our …
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Do you like old-fashioned books? I do and I've downloaded many of the titles below. I thought I would put together a post of 100+ free old-fashioned cozy books for Kindle for others who might enjoy discovering some new titles and new-to-them authors. This is a great way to stretch your book budget and still have lots and lots of things to …
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I would guess most of you have a never-ending and never completed book pile just like I do. I thought it would be fun to share what's in my book pile from time to time. My book budget right now is zero so these are all from the library. I love it when I want a book, I ask them to buy it, and then I get it brand new. Three of these are like that. …
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Looking back, I've always longed for a quiet, simple life even when I couldn't express it in that way. As an adult, I’ve been intentionally pursuing a simpler life for over twenty years. David and I have experienced success and failure with simple living. There have been serendipities I could have never foreseen. There have been hindrances such …
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I have always been drawn to cozy books that reflect the joy and warmth of friendship, home, and hearth. Even as a child, they were the books that drew me back time and again. It is always a happy day when I discover a new favorite book that fits into this category. Because of that love for these books, I wanted to assemble a collection of the …
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When you held that little baby in your arms, did you ever imagine you would get to the day when you had to think about how to talk with your daughter about puberty? And yet here it is. I think it is especially important to discuss hormones and the emotional aspects associated with puberty if you have a highly sensitive daughter. These girls feel …
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Finding wholesome books for girls and early tweens can be challenging. So much of what is being published today is drivel at best to downright concerning or even abhorrent. If you have a sensitive girl, it's even more challenging. In an effort to help, I've compiled a list of books for girls of various ages that would fall into the category of …
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Today I would like to introduce you to three pictures books featuring girls worth knowing. The three girls lived in different places and different times, but they all share one thing in common - a desire to imagine, create, and change their world. (I receive free books to review all the time and only share a small percentage of them with my …
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Teaching Caroline about Jesus and the Bible is very important to us. We want her to have a faith of her own that grows and develops at an appropriate pace and level for her as an individual. Part of that has been finding children's Bibles that work for our family. (By way of background for new readers, she's seven and a half, very right brained and …
