American Girl Doll, homeschooling

Marie-Grace~American Girl Doll History class⭐️

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Marie-Grace & Cecile from @americangirlbrand was one of our Dolls of the Month.
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The story takes place in 1853 in New Orleans and is full of history, an epidemic, and a friendship that transcended all social barriers at that time.

Most of the people in New Orleans at that time spoke French so it was fun learning a little french and speaking it at our tea party.

For our tea party we served chocolate drizzled croissants , scones and walnuts ( for our take on pralines)

We played a game from American Girl instead of doing the vocabulary bingo and the girls loved it!

The girls then decorated masquerade mask for their dolls and for themselves.

Such a fun day!
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Resource links below ⬇️


http://web.archive.org/web/20140815135703if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/media/Spring2012/AG_CM_CostumeSearch.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20140815135712if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/media/Spring2012/AG_CM_Fans.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20140815135724if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/media/Spring2012/AG_CM_FrenchLesson.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20140815135748if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/media/Spring2012/AG_CM_TheaterNight.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130829071546if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com:80/media/Spring2012/Mystery%20Event%20Kit%202012/CrossGrid.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130829071845if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com:80/media/Spring2012/Mystery%20Event%20Kit%202012/CircusSquares.pdf

http://4littlepiglets.blogspot.com/2013/03/american-girl-lapbook.html?m=1

http://www.usa-printables.com/50_States/LA/la-pics/louisiana-map-01.gif

Click to access history-of-new-orleans.pdf


http://allfreeprintable.com/cont/gms/pdf/mardigr-triv.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20140815135734if_/http://www.americangirlpublishing.com/media/Spring2012/AG_CM_MarketGame.pdf

Click to access Cecile%20Marie%20Grace_reader_guide.pdf

faith, Gathered thoughts

National Day of Prayer

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One of the truths that keep popping up in the Bible as I read through it , is how powerful prayer is.
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I have recently been reading through David’s life and came across this example of prayer ⬇️

When David was running from his son Absolom and one of his top advisors had deflected to his sons side. He prayed for that the advice of that advisor would be foolish
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And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
2samuel 15:31
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And then God answers that prayer ..

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordainedfn to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:14
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This is just scratching the surface of this story and I encourage you to go through it and read the text commentaries @blueletterbible .. there are so many “nuggets “ like that advisor being Bathsheba’s grandfather.. and so much more.
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I think prayer is the most important tool we as Christian’s have. We get to intercede on others behalf to our Heavenly Father , we get to invite God into our daily lives , and we can raise mountains just by kneeling and inviting our Heavenly King into our daily life.

Goals, homemaking

Spring Refresh 🌷

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I’m loving how this picket fence side board turned out. It has served our family in many ways .. dessert table…party favor center…trail mix station.
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For this season, I am using it as Goal planning area. I have my @cultivatewhatmatters Goal planner open to the areas I’m working on cultivating in my home and life. I also have some of the tools there to easily grab and use like a Bible, recipe books ,planners,and encouraging verses/signs to visually encourage me toward the areas I’m working on cultivating.
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Ofcourse, there are also items for the littles like gum and some of our @chatbooks to encourage us as a family to set time aside to plan adventures.
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It has been a wonderful way to have the items where I can see them on a daily basis .

Marriage

Art of Marriage ~FamilyLife

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What an absolutely amazing weekend we have had at the @familylifeinsta event @theartofmarriage ❤️


Investing in our marriage takes work and time . Events like this give us the opportunity to refresh our hearts and our commitment to each other.
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The speakers , Jeff & Stacy Kemp from @jeffkempteam were amazing! They were engaging and candid and didn’t shy away from sharing hard truths. We loved how they shared their own struggles and faith in ways that made us feel like we could relate.
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We also really enjoyed meeting and connecting with other couples . There were a few breakout sessions that gave us the opportunity to talk through some questions in a small group . Loved this!
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And check out these fabulous treats they had! The team did an amazing job on the details to really make this a wonderful event.



If you haven’t set time aside to do something like this ..do it! It is an investment in your marriage!

homeschooling

Teaching Time with Lego

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Teaching time is so much fun with @lego @legoeducation ⭐️
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They are the perfect size math manipulative and are a great way to teach the students there are 60 minutes in 1 hour.

I set the clocks to different times and had the students tell me the time displayed. I then had the students set the times I called out. It was a great way to practice reading clocks and it was super easy to implement ⏱Double win!!

homemaking

Spring Refresh

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Feeling inspired to refresh our home with a nautical beach theme for the spring into summer season. These are some of the looks that inspired me plus our recent trip to @seabrookwa . I’ve never been a blue person other then denim but I have a newfound love for navy blue this season⭐️

faith, Gathered thoughts

Gathered Thoughts

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Happy Friday⭐️
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A few weekends ago , we took our puppy for her first grooming appointment . We had no idea how she would do since it would be several hours she would be there . Just for reference >The only time she had been in kennels with other animals was after her surgery as she waited for us to pick her up when we officially adopted her.
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I suddenly had one of those moments that don’t happen very often but where God allows me a glimpse of his amazing love for us . Wait what??? You see our puppy had no idea what to expect. She was already happy and content with her hair being longer , teeth not clean and nails long. What she did probably experience in some way was anxiety and maybe fear when she was dropped off . Are my owners coming back? I’m afraid.
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Then the grooming. They cut her hair, washed her , brushed her teeth and cut her nails. Oh so good!
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Ok so how does that reflect and show Gods amazing love for us? How often are we comfortable just staying where we are because it’s comfortable. Just like our puppy.
Then God opens a door to do something different and we often allow fear and anxiety to creep in instead of trusting that our Heavenly Father has a plan. Then as we walk in it and stretch in different ways it’s often so good and so much better for us . Oh how I want to be more willing to see the challenges or new opportunities that God is allowing in my life as opportunities to become better then I am.
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Thank you God for these sweet glimpses in everyday moments of your amazing love for me.
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“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:19‬ ‭ESV‬‬

American Girl Doll, homeschooling

Maryellen~American Girl Doll History

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Last year we learned about Maryellen @americangirlbrand in our American Girl Doll History class.

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There were so many things happening in the world during Maryellen’s life .She grew up in the time following WW2, she was a polio survivor , there was a space race and Cold War happening ..so many big things and changes.We had lots of fun discussion. 

For our craft, the girls made  these super simple poodle skirts .They coordinated with their dolls and with just a bit of hot glue looked awesome! Check here for full tutorial

http://www.obseussed.com/2011/05/make-no-sew-poodle-skirt.html

For our Teaparty , we had icecream sundaes…yummm! The perfect treat to wrap up learning about Maryellen.

Below are a few of the printables I used ⬇️Enjoy⭐️

Click to access c2cc978e3f190497bf43c49dbe84a214

Click to access AL_11008_OL_Helicopter.pdf

Click to access AL_11008_OL_BlankPostcard.pdf

Click to access AL_11008_OL_ActivityBooklet.pdf


Sputnik space race