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Cozy Fall Read Alouds to Start your School Year
Fall is my all time favorite. The crisp air and changing leaves, it’s truly dreamy. So many of my core memories as a homeschool mom (so far) revolve around fall. Especially the fall read alouds. My all time favorite is this cute picture book followed by a day of baking apple pie of course. By…
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Simple ways to Save Money at Home
In this economy I think most of us are looking to trim the fat from our budgets where we can. There’s always those weeks (or months) when money feels extra tight. Maybe the whole pantry needed restocking at once, a car needs repaired, or half the family has a birthday in the same month. We…
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Wholesome Christmas Movies for the Entire Family
A Time to Slow Down and Gather Together We are about one week out from advent and the Moder house is in full Christmas mode already. We do a slow build to decorating the home, bringing out the Christmas books, and of course playing all the Christmas movies. There’s so many out there, and so…
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Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough, and how to Make it Taste Amazing
Sourdough, but Make it Healthy OK, before you run to the comments, hear me out. I know your Kirkland organic AP sourdough is easy to digest. Milling flour fresh and using the whole thing- germ, bran and sperm, was the standard for most of history. Your organic bread may be cleaner and easier to digest,…
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5 Simple Homemaking Routines That Save My Sanity
Anticipate the Crazy, Plan for the Peace I’m a half the kids are barefoot and we are running into the church building five minutes late kind of mom. If you lean to the eclectic homeschool mom blowing with the wind, yes even you can have some guard rails in place for your day. When it…
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Why Homemaking Feels So Hard (and What to Do About It)
First Generation Homemaking I never thought I would grow up to be a stay at home wife and mom. When my husband and I found ourselves pregnant two months after marriage, I was so excited! I didn’t think much about the practicals of adding a baby to our lives, I was a teller at the…
