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walking in faith, raising many, and building home from scratch

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walking in faith, raising many, and building home from scratch
walking in faith, raising many, and building home from scratch

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Wholesome Christmas Movies for the Entire Family
Homeschool | Large family living

Wholesome Christmas Movies for the Entire Family

ByToni November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

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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Engaging Reading Strategies for Reluctant Readers

ByToni May 6, 2025November 25, 2025

*I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Thanks for supporting our family!  Read alouds have always been a staple in our home. Time spent together with babes in…

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small space gardening
Frugal and natural living | Homeschool | Large family living

Small Space Gardening with Little Children

ByToni May 5, 2025November 25, 2025

When Cam and I first got married I decided I would try my hand at gardening. I’d never grown anything before, and we lived in a top floor apartment so I wasn’t sure where to start. I ended up with a container tomato plant that lived on our patio. It was so cute and tiny,…

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Effective Strategies for Homeschooling Multiple Grades Simultaneously

ByToni May 4, 2025May 6, 2025

We are nearing the end of our third year of homeschool in the next few weeks and I feel so proud of my little learners, and so confident in my homeschooling, where I never thought I would. When we started on this journey our twins were newly two and our fifth was just a tiny…

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