Tag: Life

Celebrate Kindness: 10 Simple Acts for Everyone

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Our theme of the month is KINDNESS, so my kiddos made some lists of ways that they can show KINDNESS to others. Below are the top 10 ways that they had listed:

  1. Helping others with chores around the house and/or helping others without being asked.
  2. Using KIND words, no grumbling or complaining.
  3. Doing Random ACTS of KINDNESS.
  4. Having a good attitude and showing love to others.
  5. Sharing with others.
  6. Spending time with others.
  7. Cooking a meal or making a snack for someone.
  8. Talking to people and having a listening ear.
  9. Playing games with others and letting them choose what game to play.
  10. Writing a nice note or making a card for someone.
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Sowing in Grace & Abundance: A Faith-Based Chaos Garden Guide & Devotional

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I’ve been so busy and so sick… these two things don’t go together, but I think I am on the mend now. I’ve missed a couple of deadlines that I had set for myself and I wasn’t able to get a couple of things posted on the blog, but I’m trying to catch up a bit. Maybe I’ve just set my goals too high for this year? I won’t give up on them though… the timeline just might get altered a little bit.

I know I’ve done some videos on CHAOS GARDENING, and I know it isn’t for everyone, but it can be fun. It is also something that kids can help with. I’ve put together a little guide with some suggested seed mixes to try. I also find gardening helps bring me closer to GOD and can really help me when I’m feeling a bit stressed… I combined this garden guide with an optional devotional, if you’d like to give it a try.

I’ve also added some edible flower suggestions to the guide. This method of gardening works really well when you have a bunch of old seeds that need to be used up too… does anyone else have that problem?

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Special Holiday Meals: May 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 Spring things, if you haven’t already.

Special Spring Meals with Recipe Links

You can also check out our Holidays tab and the May 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

MAY

1: May Day  – this is also Mother Goose Day

2: World Tuna Day

4: May the ‘4th’ Be With You Day

5: Cinco de Mayo 

6: National Lemonade Day

8: National Have A Coke Day – or use one for BBQ Chicken and Pasta Bake

13: Apple Pie Day

15: National Chocolate Chip Day 

26: Sally Ride Day

28: National Burger/Brisket Day

31: National Macaroon Day

 Mother’s Day– second Sunday in May

Armed Forces Day -third Saturday 

Memorial Day – last Monday of month

Other:

Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal

5th Saturdays: Weenie Roasts

Pentecost

June

2: National Doughnut Day 

3: National Egg Day

4: National Cheese Day & National Applesauce Cake Day

5: National Gingerbread Day

Holy Days

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

Biblical Feasts: Spring Feast Resources

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!

Let’s Graduate! Homeschool Diploma Printable

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I know we are excited when we have someone graduating and often it seems like we misplace the template for the diplomas… here is the most recent one we have used so that you can use it too… if you like!

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Biblical Feasts: Pentecost/Shavout Resources

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Please note that I am NOT an expert on the BIBLE or on any of the BIBLICAL FEASTS, but I know others are feeling led to celebrate the FEASTS as we are, so I am just sharing what we have been learning. This post, like many of my posts, is a helpful reminder for myself and a place to put links that I might otherwise forget about.

Who should celebrate the Seven Biblical Feasts?

Well, that is a debate among many, and I have been doing TONS of research. During that research, I read somewhere that we are not commanded to celebrate them, but we are invited to celebrate them as Jesus did. How would you feel if you had invited someone to celebrate with you and they didn’t show up?

First and foremost, I would say that you need to pray and see if GOD is leading you to celebrate… you should pray about any big changes in direction before heading down a path that life may be leading you down.

Holy Days vs. Holidays

Why celebrate Pentecost?

Secondly, you should do your own research about Pentecost. Find out the who, the what, the when, the where. the why, and the how… all of it! Then you can decide if and how you want to celebrate it. You can start by reading through Leviticus 23.

As I mentioned before, we have already been invited, so I definitely want to celebrate… it would be rude to keep ignoring the invite, and if we don’t go, then HE might invite someone else in our place! This is an exciting time, and I want to show GOD how thankful we are for ALL that HE has blessed us with.

This holy day has several names like Shavuoth, Festival of Weeks, Feast of Harvest, Day of the First Fruits, and Pentecost. It comes 7 weeks after the 2nd day of Pentecost… a little tricky to calculate, but if you were counting the Omer, then you know exactly when it is!

WHY NOT CELEBRATE?

I can’t think of any reason not to celebrate.

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