This is the second installment of my nine-month series on The Fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including a free embroidery pattern download featuring the month’s topic. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things [...]
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As a young mother, I took great care in dressing my children. I enjoyed picking out their outfits, fixing their hair, and presenting them to the world all starched and pressed. And then they grew up. My oldest was a boy. I remember very clearly the day he decided to pick out his own clothes. [...]
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Over the next nine months I will be writing about the fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including a free embroidery pattern download featuring the month’s topic. — Have you ever stopped to think about how your family will look five years from now? How about [...]
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Maybe I am far behind in the world of craftiness, but until a few months ago, I had never even heard of loom knitting, but now it’s become a favorite activity in our home! As I’m always on the lookout for relatively easy handicrafts we can do around here, I liked the idea and thought [...]
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Have you started to get gardening and seed catalogs yet? Now during these more sedate months before spring bursts upon us is the right time to plan your family garden. Ever since the Garden of Eden, gardening has been a timeless way to exercise, get fresh air and sunshine, plus reap the benefits of growing [...]
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1. Sewing Great for hand and eye coordination (fine motor skills). Helps with concentration and ability to focus. I use a template to trace and cut out the front and back of felt-shaped animals. My girls sew the two pieces together by using a blanket or regular stitch. We leave an opening, put in some stuffing, [...]
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Today we have a guest post from Ashley Schnarr of Stay at Home Daughter: (2011 Gingerbread house) Gingerbread house making and decorating is one of my favorite family traditions that we do each Christmas season. Every year my mom and I and a few of the other kids spend a day mixing up gingerbread [...]
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We have a guest post today by Jasmine from Far Above Rubies: She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:17 Preparing our daughters to be corner pillar stones is important to their well being (Psalm 144). Here are some things that are incredibly needed for their success: Train [...]
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