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Mom and Me reads: For Littles
When they’re snuggled in your lap it’s hard to imagine them off saving the world and having their own adventures. Prepare your girl’s heart with a few courage inducing books. My girl and I loved these: Heidi I think the book Heidi gets a bad rap. People see images of Shirley Temple or other actresses who’ve portrayed the compassionate mountain girl and think they know the whole scoop. You don’t! Heidi is brimming with teachable moments, easily absorbed through the story alone. Death, greed, hope, friendship, tough love, stubbornness, selflessness, illness, and even learning struggles pour from the pages in an easy fashion. Not too preachy but filled with Gospel…
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Gifts for Writer Moms
Need a last minute writer mom gift? Moms who write aren’t the easiest creatures to buy gifts for at Mother’s Day. They tend to be glued to their screens and imaginary worlds. As such it can be hard to get into their heads and find just the right gift to make them smile. Consider gifts that encourage them in their writing life and won’t break your budget. Here are a few suggestions for Writer Mom gifts: Blue Light Blocking Glasses A mom with a migraine can neither write nor mom to the best of her ability. Blue light blocking glasses help stave off headaches caused by hours straining at the…
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Grow with Your Girl (part1)
Dolls and Lovies may still grace her bedroom floor in minesweeper quantities. But your little girl is beginning to curve in conspicuous places and all of a sudden she wants more involvement in grown-up things. Don’t fight the process but join in. Grow alongside your girl. Craft together My girl loves messy, sparkly crafts. She loves scraps and glue and scissors. Though at times she wants to accomplish her project unaided, often she wants to try her hand at more complicated and mature crafts. Sprout and I worked together and learned how to make candles. Armed with a 40% off coupon we charged into Hobby Lobby and chose a soy…
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Your 2 Cents
Hey Homeschool Mama, do you have wisdom to impart? Have you learned anything from hindsight? Do you have a heads up for up and coming homeschoolers? Now’s your time to shine! I’m collecting advice to share with new homeschoolers this fall. So polish off your best homespun advice and share away. Bless others and see your name here next to your nugget of truth. Last chance to add to your 2 cents is July 1st. Click below
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Got Writer’s Block?
Hey Mama’s and Friends, I know writing can be a beast. Add in domestic responsibilities and scramble in a heaping pile of homeschooling and it can feel downright impossible. I’m here to help. What are you struggling with right now when it comes to writing? What are you feeling stumped, stuck or challenged by? I’d love to know so I can help you get unstuck. All you have to do is simply comment below and let me know 🙂 I read each and every message. Can’t wait to hear from you! Sarah PS: Subscribe so you don’t miss when I answer your question. Plus you’ll get access to the ever-growing…
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Time to…
Time and energy. A mom’s two most valuable resources. And yet, they’re the two most neglected. They’ are also the ones we will never get back. So before you go scrolling through Facebook and forget what you were looking for let’s chat about time. God’s Word tells us there’s a time for everything. How are you using your time? Grow our Late Night Coffee Moms Family by sharing, commenting, liking and subscribing. I’m cheering you on!
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Spring Break & Cabin Fever
It’s April. The cold is slowly leaving the world. The sun is shining. The days are longer… especially the school days. Yikes! Like a run on sentence, they just keep going and going with no end in sight and no obvious destination or point. How do you combat 4th quarter blues in your homeschool? Here’s my 3 tips for combating homeschool battle fatigue: Change Locales Get out of your house! Really! Right now! Grab an extra canvas bag you picked up at a homeschool convention, stuff your most needed supplies inside, and get away. School on a blanket at the park. Read and talk on your backyard trampoline. Do equations…
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BookTubers We Love
Ever heard of this tiny fad called YouTube? Yeah, who hasn’t right? YouTube offers a little bit of everything. Education and entertainment. Inspiration and Encouragement. Pretty much anyone can find pretty much anything they need to find on YouTube. Have you ever heard of BookTubers? They are just what they sound like. YouTube content creators who focus wholeheartedly on one main subject BOOKS! Living breathing honest book reviewers. Here’s my family’s top 3 favorite Christian BookTubers Sadly, Angela from Coffee and Chapters went home to hang with the Author of Creation and thus can no longer share new reviews with us. However, the reviews and ideals she left behind are…
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Whatever!
I hate that word. It screams of apathetic wastefulness. The opposite of how we’re called, by God, to act. Join me in the Word and let’s talk about God’s thoughts on whatever. Please consider subscribing to this blog and my youtube channel. 🙂
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Stuck Halfway Thru
Camp Nanowrimo is halfway done. You’ve sprinted and sparred with the words. But now, you’re stuck. Your brain can’t find any more adjectives or verbs or phrases. You’re determined to finish strong…but how? Here are some quick tricks to ramp up your writing. Pick a resource, dive in, and get back to creating. Help your Character Express Themselves: Your poor MC is dangling on the edge of life change. You can see them. You can feel them. But you can’t get your words to reflect what they’re going through. Dig into this thesaurus and others in the series. Sometimes nailing one scene can birth many scenes to follow. Get to…
