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Why KOA Holiday Campgrounds are so great for families
Over the past five years, our family has done quite a bit of traveling. We particularly enjoy visiting historic sites, which is something easily done from the central part of North Carolina. We…
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Yes, our kids pay rent. Here’s why and how…
I really wish there had been a camera rolling in our house the day my husband declared that our 9-year-old was going to pay us rent. That was over three years ago. Now…
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Yes, you CAN reduce your kids’ screen time: HERE’S HOW
I had a stunning realization a few days ago: my boys have watched almost no TV this month. If you had told me five years ago that this would be the case, I…
- Beauty in the Mess, Family, Homeschooling, Marriage, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Inadequate
I am inadequate. Every. Single. Day. Every day I ask God why He chose me because surely someone else could do a better job. We share these things...boast in these things...so that you might…
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Black Sails Adventure Company: Pirate Fun for Families in Oak Island, NC
Pirates, Plunder, and Adventures! Our family's review of Black Sails Adventure Company in Oak Island, North Carolina
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Choosing the six things that matter: a strategy to consistently accomplish all the things
Short term goals and projects have helped me and my family consistently accomplish things. Take a short-term amount of time, and asking yourself this: What really matters in THIS time? What do I…
- Christmas, Family, Friendship & Community, Homeschooling, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Our Moravian-Inspired Family Christmas Lovefeast
This past week, our family had the cherished opportunity to host a Moravian-inspired Christmas lovefeast in our home. I want to share the story behind what prompted us to plan this celebration, as…
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The Ingredients That Make Our Family Work
Being a family - creating these rhythms and developing our own family culture, the million tiny things that make us...us - is not something that has come easily for us. Our home is…
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Colonial Williamsburg: Our Northern Star ~ Learning from History
Williamsburg has become a "northern star" for me. Williamsburg brings out the best parts of my child. These interpreters who have poured into the life of my child, even in such short encounters,…
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What we accomplished in March & our NEW homeschool plan
How to not over-plan, lose your sanity, and try to do too much when you feel like EVERYTHING IS SUPER-DUPER IMPORTANT AND IT ALL MATTERS. What if we accomplished our goal of getting…