Category: Keeper of the Home

Special Holiday Meals: February Edition

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This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.

If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Fall things, if you haven’t already.

Special Winter Meals with Recipe Links

You can also check out our Holidays tab and the February Holidays post for even more ideas!

Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!

Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:

Grocery List

Blank Meal Planner

February

2: Groundhog Day

3: National Carrot Cake Day – I’ve got an amazing Sugar Free recipe that I need to post!

5: World Nutella Day

6: National Chopsticks Day

7: National Fettuccine Alfredo Day

9: National Pizza Day

12: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

14: St. Valentine’s Day

20: National Cherry Pie Day

21: National Sticky Bun Day

22: George Washington’s Birthday**/National Chili Day/Cook a Sweet Potato Day

23: National Banana Bread Day

24: National Tortilla Chip Day

25: National Clam Chowder Day

26: National Pistachio Day

27: Polar Bear Day

28: National Pancake Day – Make a Pancake Board w/all the yummy toppings!

Other:

Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal

5th Saturdays: Weenie Roasts

**President’s Day (3rd Monday) this day honors George Washington’s birthday

Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday (varies)

Leap Day  (29th)

Ash Wednesday (6 weeks before Easter Sunday- the beginning of Lent)

March

1: Peanut Butter Lover’s Day

2: Dr. Seuss Day

6: National Oreo Cookie Day

7: National Cereal Day

Holy Days

We have also been studying ‘Holy Days‘, and we try to add them in as we can.

I’m sure there are some days that I haven’t added, but let us know in the comments if there are any that you think should make the list!

God Bless!

Finding Peace Amidst the Noise

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There are so many things I could write about, as we have been focusing on PEACE this month in our home. I have noticed ways that we can eliminate things to bring PEACE, and other things that need to be changed. We have had several appointments this month, and something that has struck me is how LOUD this world is.

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A LOVE That Never Fails Devotional

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I am hoping to make a new devotional for each month this year… that’s a big challenge, but it is something that has been on my heart. For February, our monthly theme will be LOVE. We will be trying to find ways to make our home and lives a little more peaceful through routines and habits.

Here is the FREE printable, if you’d like to join us:

A Love That Never Fails DevotionalDownload
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A New Year of Old Traditions

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We have been on a mission to bring our family closer together. This is something we have prayed long and hard about, and GOD is working!

We love a lot of old traditions and customs, along with some of the new ones. We try to have at least one or two ‘family get-togethers’ here at our home. The biggest is probably our annual Polar Express party around Christmas time… this has been happening for a while now, and everyone looks forward to it. Why stop at that? We were trying to have a special Sabbath meal each week, and also trying to plan a monthly family dinner with Papa and Nanny, but those got sidelined a bit.

Why? Well, our priorities shifted, and other things seemed more important. We have to make room and time for the people and things we truly love, so I am on a mission to bring back our family dinners. They may not be quite as fancy as they once were, because I’m still exhausted from all the challenges we had last year, but they will be fun.

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Growing Children of GOD: Integrating FAITH Into Our Homeschool

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In a previous post, I mentioned that I am trying to integrate more FAITH into our homeschool. I touched on a few things that I am focusing on for the month of January, but here is the full outline of what I am planning for 2026 and future years.

I am trying to ‘stack’ them with the monthly themes I have come up with for our family. I know that once we develop the habits of incorporating these ideas, then they will become like second nature.

Financial Literacy (January)

We work on our family budgets and get our Bills organized in January so it just makes sense to use this as a teaching moment for the kids.

Some ways we are doing this are:

  • Biblical Stewardship:
    • teaching financial principles through a biblical lens
    • emphasis on the fact that EVERYTHING we have belongs to GOD
    • learning to FAITHfully manage our resources
  • Budgeting & Generosity
    • researching what the Bible says about charity, giving to the poor, and tithing
    • creating budgets that allow us to give to others in need
  • Bible verses related to contentment, greed, money, and giving
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