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Archives for November 2011
What’s Your Favorite Blessing Game
Our Heavenly Father has blessed us with everything we have in life, both spiritually and temporally. Counting our blessings helps us to realize just how much He loves us. What if you had to choose between two blessings? Would you chose the color red or the color yellow? Scriptures or your family? The purpose of […]
Creative Writing Day 6: Letter Writing & Fun Mail
Don’t you just love to get mail? I do! What a simple pleasure it is when checking my mail to find at the bottom of a stack of bills and magazines a card or letter from a friend. E-mail has caused a great decline in the handwritten note. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy reading […]
Holiday Cards {and Giveaway!}
I’m not much for all the hoopla and commercialization that goes on for Christmas. It just seems too much greediness and waste is shown so shortly after the wonderful holiday of giving thanks. Are we that quick to forget? One thing I do love though Christmas cards! Especially if they are accompanied by the annual […]
Counting More Blessings
I know you have been in undated with posts this week. It’ll be the same next week too! That’s what happens when I have two different series – Grateful Hearts, Giving Hands, and 10 Days of Creative Writing – going on at once. Who’s responsible for double booking that anyway? I just want to highlight […]
Creative Writing Day 5: Rainbow Writing
The idea behind creative writing is to get one to use words and express ideas in a more colorful, creative way. There should be no stress about grammar or spelling. That can come later. If those are expected to early all the joy of writing is snuffed out. Today’s project is to help children (and […]
Teeny Tears and Helping Hands by Courtney
While the majority of motherhood can be dull, tedious and sometimes extremely frustrating, I find I often get to see the tender moments between my kids and I can see exactly why Jesus asks us to be more like children. My oldest daughter (almost 9 yrs) is all about hard work and correctness. My other […]
Creative Writing Day 4: Books About Family
This past summer as we cleaned out our school closet I came upon some treasures. Books written by my two oldest! Several years ago when we were struggling with language arts I stepped away from our regular curriculum for a while and encouraged my daughters to write books instead. It was a memorable experience. My […]
Oh, WOW!
A little birdie informed me that this blog is a nominee in this year’s Homeschool Blog Awards! Wow! THANK YOU to those who did the nominating. And if you feel so inclined, do you mind voting for the blog? Tomorrow, November 18th is the last of voting. This blog is nominated in these three categories: […]
Louder Than Words by Tiffany (and Wordfull Wednesday)
Receiving a call from your child’s teacher during regular school hours is never something you are fully prepared for. Last autumn had already been a time of great transition in our family, and I was deeply concerned with how my five-year-old son Taylor was coping. Seeing his teacher’s number pop up on my cell phone […]
Creative Writing Day 3: Mimic a Favorite Children’s Book
Are there certain books your children love to read or have read to them over and over and over again? Do you know why? Usually it is because the text of the book is either repetative, rhymes, or has a singsong quality to it. You can use this to your advantage in teaching creative writing […]
Wordfull Wednesday Winner and Topic for Tomorrow
Real catchy post title, huh? I realize I forgot to post the topic for Wordfull Wednesday tomorrow. It is to write about a time (or times) your children have surprised you by serving others on their own. Children are usually very good at seeing a need and wanting to help. So go ahead and brag […]
Service Ideas To Do As A Family by Diane
I feel honored to be asked to write for Chocolate on my Cranium. Montserrat does much good with her blog. I never go away from reading her blog without feeling uplifted. In the last General Conference, President Utchdorf gave a moving talk on welfare to the Priesthood. He said:“The lesson we learn generation after generation […]
Creative Writing Day 2: A Little Alliteration
Alliteration is a fun tool to use to get your children to write. In a nut shell alliteration can be used two ways: Using the same letter to begin as many words in a sentence as possible. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Using the same tonal sound repeatedly in a sentence, even […]
You Cannot Have Gratitude Without Faith by Curls
Gratitude can be a tricky thing, at least for me. For many years I struggled to feel grateful in my heart, even though I was surrounded by blessings my life didn’t look the way I expected it to. I was angry, so angry that Heavenly Father didn’t bless me exactly the way I wanted Him […]