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20 Minute Meal in Pictures - Southwest Stir Fry

20 Minute Meal in Pictures - Southwest Stir Fry
This meal is a family favorite and even the kids eat it up! It is super versatile and can be made in a hurry and has lots of great nutritional options to it. I am putting the recipe on here in pictures, it's that easy to make! Enjoy!

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Thieves Fruit & Veggie Wash vs Gum: who wins?

Thieves Fruit & Veggie Wash vs Gum: who wins?
Check out what I found on my van seat... and what product I hacked to get it clean. Love my kids, but... !!! It's gotta go! 
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Navigating Junior High in a Homeschool World

Navigating Junior High in a Homeschool World
We're going to play a game with the pictures in this post today: How many kids in the shot are "junior high"? Have fun with it - and maybe look back on your own junior high years of awkwardness with a little more kindness than you may have in the past. You couldn't help it. You were ... Junior High. Let's talk about how we handle the changes that our children go through during those junior high years, particularly with an eye on their education. (With some essential oil suggestions at the end to help you keep your sanity!)


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Navigating Junior High

Navigating Junior High
In looking back through my youth, the time of my life that I look back on with the most embarrassment and discomfort, is junior high. That stage between 11 and 13, where you're too old to keep playing little kid games, and think you know everything, but aren't old enough to accept that you don't (know everything, that is), and to top it all off, you want very much to be accepted by a group... any group.. and in the pursuit, you lose a lot of yourself for a little while and make some really un-wise decisions. Anyone else feel that way about those years?

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A journey in joyful living

 
I'm a mom of eight, with #9 on the way, living life with intention. Control of my time is more important to me than getting a dollar through punching a time clock because it allows me to spend time on the important things like my church, building a strong community, and guiding my children. Every Sunday, we have as many as 30 people join us for dinner and fellowship - and I love every minute of it. I have an amazing life. 

But it takes work and intention to have this life - it means eating real foods, and using supplements and home care products that support our bodies in good health. It means managing sleep, stress, and good mental health practices. It means watching what we keep around our personal space. Let me help you get a life you love too - let's look together at what your daily activities look like and what you need to embrace - or let go - to reset and renew your love-affair with the life you live; let's form a friendship that encourages you and nurtures your spirit. 

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