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I had the privilege of volunteering in the Hospitality Suite this year at the 2012 Home Educators Association of Virginia convention. The Hospitality Suite was just a room in the Marriot Hotel in Richmond were they served food to HEAV speakers and vendors...
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Here are a few things that have been keeping us busy the last few months: The garden--Our garden is doing well. We put in a slightly smaller garden this year. I think dad was hoping that we would be moved out of this house before the summer, but since...
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Lately we've been busy with a bunch of different things. Dad planted over 200 tomato plants this spring, so I've been doing quite a bit of canning and freezing this summer. This is my first year with canning, and, thanks to instruction from a...
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On hearing that our family was going to be in their area touring Polyface Farm, the Girotti family graciously offered to let us stay at their home for a couple of nights. We very much enjoyed the time we spent with them. Over yummy meals we talked, laughed...
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For a long time our family has had problems with our sunroom. Although it's a very nice room at certain times of the year, in the summer it's too hot and sunny, and in the winter it's too cool. Last year we bought some Coolaroo, a long-life...
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Lately I've had an itch for basketmaking. I don't know why, but I have. So, I started looking around for some natural resources that I could use to weave baskets. Some of the natural resources available to us in our neighborhood are: ~ honeysuckle...
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We started some plants from seeds, and they're starting to sprout. It's so fascinating to watch the growth and wonder of God's creation. "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring...
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This weekend our family attended Kevin Swanson's family economics conference in Raleigh, NC. We heard messages from Doug Phillips, Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr., Scott Brown, Kevin Swanson, Bill Roach, Mike Cheney, Erik Weir, and many others. We were able to...
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Last weekend we attended the FEW in Culpeper. The time was packed with insights, testimonies and encouragement from speakers, families and most importantly, God's Word. Here are a few things I took away from the conference: Take one day at a time;...
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The Lord has blessed us with an abundance of vegetables this summer, making it possible for us to share them with family, friends, and neighbors. "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him." Psalm 34:8 "Trust...
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I decided I wanted to make a little snack one day, so I got one tablespoon each of white chocolate and dark chocolate, and warmed the mixture in the microwave for about one minute. Then I dipped roasted almonds in the chocolate and put them on a baking...
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On July 25th, we were going about our normal Sunday morning routine, in preparation to drive to the Thrashes. As is our custom, we had piled everything that we would take in the middle of the family room, and we were about to sit down for our family conference...
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This past Sunday the Maxwell family came to our church to give some teachings and present some concepts the Lord had showed them. A variety of topics were covered, including: anger, evangelism, preparing sons to support a single-income family, and others...
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On Sunday, April 25th I heard a conversation something like this: “What is this, a family reunion?” “No, this is a church service.” “That's an even better idea!” Our local church group met that Sunday at Cacapon State Park, WV for our usual order...
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