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Embracing a Slower Pace: Simple Habits for a PEACEful Year

Published on January 1, 2026January 4, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well. We are coming out of a cold spell here, and happy to see some warmer temperatures. We have not set any New Year’s resolutions as we want to develop some lasting habits and routines that help draw our family closer. We will continue to work on routines that we have established, while adding new ones slowly.

I have a lot of plans for our family, home, and blog this year, and I pray that GOD will lead me in a way that I can inspire others and help them to create some simple habits that lead to a peaceful year. We will be focusing more on intentional living, making rest more of a priority, and creating a more peaceful rhythm for our family.

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Light of the World Advent Study: A Family Journey Through Scripture, Nature, and Worship

Published on November 21, 2025December 2, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog7 Comments

Hey friends! I know I’m cutting it close with this, but I’ve worked hard to get this finished before the Thanksgiving holiday, so we would have it ready for the start of ADVENT. It has been a labor of LOVE, and I am so thankful to be able to share this with you.

I have put together this Advent Study to use for our homeschool during the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We always try to do some sort of Advent Study, and I wanted to try to put one together… I did just that, and I think it’s going to be AMAZING!

This study can be as simple as like, but we have included:

Scripture & Bible Study

Integrated Learning with lessons:

Language Arts
Math
History
Science/Nature
Hymns
Art
Preschool Activities

Family Activities, Reflections, and Prayers

Without further ado, I will post the links to all the parts… I did break this down into weekly units, covers, and a study guide to make it easier for me to save them on the computer and upload… Hopefully, this helps with the download part on your end. We will try to post links and resources as we go through the study so that you can follow along, if you like. The only thing is that you will truly need to FOLLOW the blog to be able to see these posts!

Post Links and Resources:

Light of the World Advent Study

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It’s starting to feel like home…

Published on July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

The past couple of months have been so stressful. It started as a long-awaited master bathroom remodel that had to be put on hold due to an unexpected emergency with a family member. This emergency meant that we needed to focus on other areas of the house… things that we had planned to do in the future- after the bathroom.

Another project took over so that we could create another room in the house and it is finally finished. There are some touchups to complete and I know there will be some furniture changes in the future but it is finished for now… at least until after the upcoming baby shower.

I’ve been wanting to put a wall up between the breakfast area and the den for long time. I created a wall and separated the area in so many ways over the past few years that I felt confident that a wall would be beneficial. You can see some of the many ways that this space has changed HERE.

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A Secret Garden in the Making

Published on July 19, 2024July 25, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Hey guys!

How are you doing? I’m hoping all is well and that you have been enjoying your summer.

We’ve been working really hard around the house and the property even before we knew that we’d be having some very special celebrations happening here. One of the areas that we started on was what the kids are calling ‘The Secret Garden’… I guess it’s not really a secret now because I’m telling everyone about it but I won’t tell them that. It’s also not really ‘hidden’ yet but as the plants fill in it will be a bit more of a secret spot.

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