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Homeschool Planning?

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Photo by Heather This post may contain affiliate links. This just means if you shop through any of the links I may earn a monetary compensation at no extra cost to you. You can read my full   disclosure and privacy  As you are preparing for the next homeschool year, remember, homeschooling isn’t always about a textbook. While you are filling your planner full of plans for school lessons and activities, don’t forget to intentionally schedule down times too.  There will be days you and your children will just need to get out and enjoy the sun.  So, instead of bad weather days, try to include “Sun” days, “Fun” days. These days can lead to lots of fun and exploring. It gives your kids a chance to learn about some things outside that just may not be in a textbook. Hopefully these moments will refresh your homeschool when it starts to feel dull. Homeschooling isn’t only about academic education. It is also about learning life skills, building relationships, growing as a family, and our perso
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How I Taught World Geography

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Making World Geography Fun photo by Heather This post may contain affiliate links. This just means if you shop through any of the links I may earn a monetary compensation at no extra cost to you. You can read my full   disclosure and privacy policy . This is part one of How I am Teaching World Geography. In the past, I taught world geography a bit differently than the way I am teaching it this year. I am using a spine to help me organize the lessons, but we are doing more activities than the textbook has. I wanted to keep this interesting. Just going by the text and doing the book work was leaving my student bored. I just knew I had to step this class up a notch. I contemplated on changing the curriculum I was using. Then, I decided to keep it. I thought it wasn't worth spending more money on something else when I could make what I have work. After all, what I have is a tool to use. I need to make it work for our family, and not have our family work for it. I just had to get a litt
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The Coffee Ministry

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The Coffee Ministry photo by Heather Have you ever considered your spouse as being your first ministry? I know I really didn't think of my husband that way when we got married. In fact, it was several years down the road before I thought of him that way. I looked at my role, as a wife, with a to do list a "wife" was supposed handle each day.  I thought my husband's role was basically to provide, cut the grass, and maybe take out the trash every now and then. I thought I was supposed to be the one that did the most for our kids.  Fortunately, my husband has helped out a lot over the years with he kids. I guess I was thinking family is something you grow up and just do.  I thought ministry was something you did only at church. We got really involved in church. We were at church every time the doors were open. Over the years we served in many ministries of the church. We worked with youth, worked in the nursery, taught children's church, took kids on trips, cleaned,
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Homeschooling Blues

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Around this time of year I hear stories of moms who just feel like they can't keep homeschooling.  They are just ready to throw in the towel, and send the kids to public school. They feel overwhelmed with the homeschooling blues. Homeschooling Blues, Am I Doing Enough? Photo by Heather Some may think they are not giving their kids enough. They feel like the curriculum isn't working. There are times they don't feel very productive. Trying to homeschool, cook, clean, referee kids, carpool, run errands, shop for groceries, walk the dog, and so much more. Some of us even have jobs outside the home or work from home. And it seems so hard sometimes to get back to a normal routine after Christmas break. Even a month and a half later. No wonder we feel stressed and tired quite often. For those homeschool moms who feel they have the homeschool blues, know you are not alone. There are other moms who feel the same. I am one of those moms. Sometimes I have to give myself a pep talk, an
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Disclosure and Private Policy

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  This disclosure and privacy policy are valid from February 8, 2021. This policy covers the below social channels owned and managed by   (Thriving on Milk and Honey)  : Instagram Handle : Facebook Handle :  (1) Thriving On Milk Honey | Facebook Blog : www.thrivingonmilkandhoney.com Thriving on Milk and Honey is a faith based, personal blog. Posts in this blog may contain affiliate links. When you choose to shop through my links, I may receive income in the form of advertising fees, free products, and/or monetary compensation from sponsors or advertisers. Many of these companies use cookies or web beacons to show ads tailored specificly for you. The money I earn through this blog will benefit my family, as well as, to keep this blog going. Every one of the opinions giving in all products, services, websites, and other various reviews are explicitly my own, whether I am compensated or not. All opinions that are faith based beliefs are purely my own. I am not responsible if your experien
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Using Essential Oils for Selfcare

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Using Essential Oils Daily Photo by Heather I started using essential oils about 8 or 9 years ago. When I first started using them I didn't have a clue about them. I was introduced to them by a friend. She was telling me all the things lavender could be used for. I was amazed, but I was also skeptical about it. This was new to me. I was wondering if they really work. It just so happened my youngest kiddo had allergies, causing a little bit of a stuffy nose and watery eyes.  My friend had two bottles of lavender and she gave me one. I used it just like she told me by placing a drop on each foot and massaging it in, and it did help my daughter. This lead me to start researching about other essential oils and there uses. In my research, I learned they can be used for aches, anxiety, depression, colds, respiratory issues, to clean with, in skin care products, and much more. Now, I am not an aromatherapist by any means, however I can say these have worked for my family and me. I would s
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Homeschool Planning?

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Photo by Heather This post may contain affiliate links. This just means if you shop through any of the links I may earn a monetary compensation at no extra cost to you. You can read my full   disclosure and privacy  As you are preparing for the next homeschool year, remember, homeschooling isn’t always about a textbook. While you are filling your planner full of plans for school lessons and activities, don’t forget to intentionally schedule down times too.  There will be days you and your children will just need to get out and enjoy the sun.  So, instead of bad weather days, try to include “Sun” days, “Fun” days. These days can lead to lots of fun and exploring. It gives your kids a chance to learn about some things outside that just may not be in a textbook. Hopefully these moments will refresh your homeschool when it starts to feel dull. Homeschooling isn’t only about academic education. It is also about learning life skills, building relationships, growing as a family, and our perso
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It’s That Time of Year for Stuffy Noses

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This post may contain affiliate links. This just means if you shop through any of the links I may earn a monetary compensation at no extra cost to you. You can read my full   disclosure and privacy  Bonfire photo by Heather  Oh! how fun it is to have cooler weather and enjoy some backyard bonfires and s’mores with family and friends. However, it is not very enjoyable when the stuffy noses hit home.  Especially now that Covid is a thing.  Around where we live, you don’t hear much about the common cold anymore.  If you hear someone sneeze, cough, or sniff, it may stop you dead in your tracks. If you are like me, you may have this thought run through your mind, “Is that a normal cough or is it covid?” If you are the one who sneezes, coughs, or sniffs you probably end up with many sets of eyes staring at you when it happens in public.  Enough of Covid. I really don’t want to talk about it. However, I would like to talk about those pesky little symptoms we get from the common cold and aller
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Feed Your Soul

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Photo by Heather  This post may contain affiliate links. This just means if you shop through any of the links I may earn a monetary compensation at no extra cost to you. You can read my full   disclosure and privacy  Have you ever noticed how bad you can feel when you have eaten a lot of junk food? It can make you feel sluggish, cause headaches, stomach upset, and more. It just depends on what you eat and how your body reacts. I have noticed when I eat bad, or if I just don't eat enough nutrition I feel sick and have very little energy. Unfortunately, I often do not take the time to prepare healthy snacks or meals ahead of time. I get busy and hungry, so I end up just grabbing whatever I can eat immediately. I think, just a little is ok. I will do better next time. This behavior has caused me to make a lot of bad choices that are not good for my health and make me feel guilty later. Not to mention the slowly added pounds to my waistline. After I have made bad decisions about food a
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