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40 Books My Boys Have Loved To Read On Their Own

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Looking for ideas for books for boys to read independently? Independent reading is a must around View Post

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A Liturgy For Hypochondriacs

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My husband asked me what I was going to do differently. I said: go back to a counselor, and write a View Post

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12 Best Books I Read in 2019

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Every Moment Holy. Absolutely excellent. Liturgies for everyday life and special occasions. Where View Post

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Saw It On Instagram!

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Let Them Be Kids Facebook Group Sewing School Book My Today Show Article about View Post

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Memory-Making Mom Summer Book Club

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> Ready to replace boredom of summer with fun memories? Join author Jessica Smartt in a private View Post

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I’m Going Dark For Holy Week And So Should You

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I'm going dark during Holy Week and you should, too. If I saw this post floating around the View Post

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Why You Should Celebrate Lent as a Family

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"When we celebrate, we remind ourselves what it is important in life." Here's our favorite Family View Post

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Raising Kids & The Enneagram

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Yes, I am that annoying Enneagram person. I will guess your number and act like I've won Jeopardy if View Post

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Our Family’s 2018 Advent Bucket List

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Looking for some fun and Christ-centered Advent activities for your tribe? Here's our list. Subject View Post

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Jessica’s Recommended Books To Give As Christmas Gifts!

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I know I'm more nerdy than the average bear, but I love getting a good book for Christmas! Here are View Post

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How To Give Your Kids An 80s Childhood, Step 2: Reinstate the Awkward Years

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This is the second post in a series. See post one: How To Give Your Kids an 80s Childhood, Step View Post

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How (and Why) To Give Your Kids an 80s Childhood (Step 1: Let Them Get Real Bored)

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Jessica's note: Credit for the name & motivation for this series goes to my creative and View Post

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101 BEST Summer Bucket List Ideas For Families

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As soon as I finished writing this list, I immediately wanted to print, laminate, and put it on the View Post

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Regaining Order In The Home: Rules, Consequences, and Rewards for Kids

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Hi there! This has been a crazy spring, and things have gone DOWNHILL in the "order and structure" View Post

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Your Important Questions Are Already Answered

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Next week, I will return to the allergist for the ninth year in a row, to have allergy testing View Post

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We Give Because He Gave Everything To Us

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Jessica's Note: I am absolutely honored to share this space with Kristen Welch today. She is one of View Post

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Social Media Fast For Holy Week

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I gave up social media for Lent. Yes, I realize that I absolutely could not be more cliche. Pretty View Post

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30+ Best Family Movies on Netflix or Amazon Prime

30 Best Kids and Family Movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime

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Recently we had the flu, and although we tried to keep busy with other means, we watched a View Post

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My 2018 Reading List

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This post contains affiliate links. Hope you enjoy my 2018 reading list. Shout-out to my View Post

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The Invisible Generation

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I do a lot of important things. I do a lot of good things. I was talking to my mom last year about View Post

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72 Emergency Meal Plan (FOR ALLERGIES!) + Printable Shopping List

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*this post contains affiliate links My family calls me the weather girl (and some other View Post

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How To Find Your {Homeschooling} Joy Again

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Why You Need A Berkey Shower Filter

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A few years ago, my husband and I decided to purchase a Berkey water filter system. At the time, it View Post

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Summer Survival Guide: How To Survive Your Kids Being Home 24 / 7 {Secrets Of A Homeschool Mom}

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Hey moms? Are you dreading summer break a teensy bit? Are you kind of wondering how to keep your View Post

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Best Podcasts for KIDS!

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Bless my sister, who introduced me to the concept of Podcasts for KIDS! She also, by the way, View Post

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Family Service Project: Make Bags For The Homeless

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this post may contain affiliate links We have an intersection in town by a shopping center View Post

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The Anthem Of A Modern Mom

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For the past few weeks I've been walking around carrying Pretend Guilt. Sighing deep over pretend View Post

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People Need To Stop Dating Churches And Get Married To One

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I was a horrible dater. I put my poor now-husband through the RINGER. I broke him with him at View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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