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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.

Gluten Free Snowball CookiesGluten Free Snowball Cookies
December 20, 2012
Heather L
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Gluten Free Snowball Cookies

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Growing up, we had these every year at Christmas. Sometimes it was at Grandma and Grandpa’s house while at others it was at church potlucks. Either way, we seemed to always snack on these. There are many different methods for making these including adding nuts or chocolate chips to the dough or even placing a cherry in the middle of the ball. These are also known as Mexican Wedding Cakes, Swedish Teacakes, Russian Teacakes…. This was my first attempt at making them gluten free, and I was pleased with the results. Gluten Free Snowball Cookies Recipe For Cookies: 1 Cup…

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Make It Real Learning: Volume 2MIRL Activity Library Volume II
December 20, 2012
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Make It Real Learning: Volume 2

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Have you ever heard the phrase “when I am going to use this in real life?” when your child is doing their math? If you’re like most parents, I’m sure you have. Make It Real Learning takes math concepts that students are learning and applies them to real life situations which allows students to understand why they need to know certain math concepts and make the connection between book math and real world math. Make It Real Learning: Volume 2 math curriculum picks up were the Make It Real Learning: Volume 1 left off. It includes the following topics: Arithmetic…

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Mrs. Smith’s and Edwards Pies Team Up to Help Military FamiliesToys for Tots and Operation Homefront
December 19, 2012
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Mrs. Smith’s and Edwards Pies Team Up to Help Military Families

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I was recently made aware of a promotion from Mrs. Smith and Edwards dessert that helps military families. Simply purchasing a sweet treat to your family or giving one to someone else will benefit a needy child or help a military family. When I was told about the promotion, I was happy to share it with my readers even though they’re not gluten free. **grin** Through December, for every Edwards® whole pie purchased, the makers of Edwards® desserts will donate $1, up to $50,000, to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, which collects new toys from communities around the country…

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Evolution ImpossibleEvolution Impossible
December 19, 2012
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Evolution Impossible

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Book Description: There is scientific evidence proving evolution cannot be responsible for life on Earth. It is time to question what biology text books and nature documentaries claim about our origins. Even Darwin admitted, “I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and to my astonishment the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion of them.” Dr. John Ashton has dedicated 40+ years to teaching and researching science, and exposing the lack of proven evidence for Darwin’s theories. In Evolution Impossible, he uses discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, geology, radiometric dating, and other scientific disciplines to explain…

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Native American Talking Stick CraftNative American Talking Stick
December 18, 2012
Heather L
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Native American Talking Stick Craft

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Native American Talking Stick The Talking Stick is a tool traditionally used by Native Americans when a council is called. It was a visual queue as to who had the right to talk during the gathering. The talking stick would be passed from person to person as their turn came to speak. Only one person was allowed to speak at once. This method encouraged other council members to listen to the speaker and be respectful of the person’s viewpoint during their turn with the talking stick. The idea was that the viewpoint of each member of the council would be valued…

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