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Out of the Best Books: Classics We Are Reading October 2022

Here are some books we’ve enjoyed Fall 2022. I found these Little Golden Book compilations at my local public library. They are adorable! The one below is a true story. So amazing! Nate Saint was a real person who combined … Continue reading

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Fall 2022 Harvest of Heroes Story #4: Nic Vujic

Today’s Harvest of Hero story is about Nick Vujicic. He was born in Australia without arms and legs. In my weekly homeschooling boys’ love of learning class, we read aloud this picture book below to learn about him. We were … Continue reading

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Healthful Yummy Holiday Baking: Discovering a New-to-Me Alternative to Table Sugar

Recently I had the privilege of attending a holiday baking class called “Making the Swap” with Angie Law of Angie’s Option GRM. Angie is a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She loves to share tasty food with her family without … Continue reading

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Fall 2022 Harvest of Heroes Story #3: Julie Mavimbela

Julie Mavimbela in her traditional Zulu dress on left, and her white temple dress on right. Photo Credit: ldsliving.com Today’s Harvest of Hero Story is about Julie Mavimbela. She was amazing! As a resident of South Africa, she was a … Continue reading

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Fall 2022 Harvest of Heroes Story #2: Vicky Tadic

Today’s hero story is about Vicky Tadic. She lived in her native land of Bosnia and Herzegovinia, where she met the Rowe family. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Rowe family held church services … Continue reading

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Fall 2022 Harvest of Heroes Story #1: Geoffroy Koussemou

It finally feels like fall is here! We had a storm last weekend to bring in lots of rain and a little snow. Since then, it finally feels cold enough to wear a jacket. I got my garden all harvested … Continue reading

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More Backstory Miracles of Relative Race

Hey, here’s another fireside with Dan Debenham of Relative Race! I’m so thrilled about this! Watch below! I watched this next one below months ago and have been hoping another one would come out. This time Dan is joined by … Continue reading

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More for Little Women Fans

Here’s a new podcast from the people at Bibliofile about an old book, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. This is a subject I love! The podcast is all about which movie adaptation of Little Women is better: 1949, 1994, … Continue reading

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Christianity is Proclaimed on a National Flag

Today at church I got to hear from a man in my ward who educated us, the congregation, about the flag of the nation of Georgia. He said he likes to fly it on the Sabbath Day, as well as … Continue reading

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Games We’ve Played Lately October 2022

Whew! Our new homeschool year is back in full force, including gameschooling every day. I had to adjust my expectations of how many games I could play over the summer. My goal was to keep up the #abookandagameaday challenge, but … Continue reading

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