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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Remembering My Mom

Posted in Family

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 16 years since I said goodbye to my mom.  I was 20 years old and a little over a month away from marrying D.  My sister was a little over 2 months away from graduating from high school. Mom was just a shell of her former self, but she still wanted to make it to those important dates. On that morning, as I was talking to her, we let her know that it was okay to let go. Later that day, my mom went to her heavenly home where she was no longer…

The Case of the Missing Leftovers

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I’ve always enjoyed a good breakfast, but the truth is that more often than not, I prefer to have that big breakfast later in the day – say at lunch or dinner. 😉 Since I knew that we were going to be heading out of town the next day, I made up a gluten free pecan apple puff pancake for us to eat for dinner last Saturday. I knew there would be leftovers for breakfast the next day. What I didn’t know is that a certain dog (**cough** Wiley **cough**) would decide that he really liked apple puff pancake as…

Review: Broken Wings by Shannon Dittemore

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Broken Wings Book Description: Angels with wings of blade. Demons with renewed sight. And a girl who has never been more broken. Brielle has begun to see the world as it really is, a place where angels intermingle with humans. But just when she thinks she’s got things under control, the life she’s pieced together begins to crumble. Her boyfriend, Jake, is keeping something from her. Something important. And her overprotective father has turned downright hostile toward Jake. Brielle fears she’ll have to choose between the man who’s always loved her and the one who’s captured her heart. Then she…

VeggieTales: A Very Veggie Easter Collection

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Just in time for Easter, Big Idea has put together the VeggieTales Have a Very Veggie Easter Collection. The collection contains 2 dvds and 2 cds: An Easter Carol dvd Twas the Night Before Easter dvd A Very Veggie Easter cd Hosanna! cd Product Descriptions: An Easter Carol – He’s trying to make Easter bigger than ever by filling London with pastic eggs! But just how hard can his mechanical chickens work before they’re… well, fried? In just one unforgettable day and night, Cavis and Millward and a music box angel named Hope must convince Nezzer that Easter is about…

United States Vice Presidents Notebooking Pages

Posted in Homeschooling

To continue on with prepping for our upcoming American government study, I went ahead and created notebooking pages for the Vice Presidents to go along with the President notebooking pages. There is a page for each of the Vice Presidents as well as a couple of pages for Vice President facts and copywork for the oath of office. The Vice Presidents notebooking pages are now part of the Marine Corps Nomads Homeschool Resource Library. They’re still free, but they’re now hosted right here. All of the free homeschool resources are available in one easy-access location. You can sign up for…