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Review: Passport to the World

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Passport to the World: Your A to Z Guided Language Tour Craig Froman Get on some comfy pajamas. Grab a delicious snack.  Cuddle on the couch.  It’s time to travel around the world with your family.  Only, there is no expense or actual traveling involved on this tour around the world. Your passport is tucked into the front of the book all ready for your adventure.  The stamps for your passport are in the back of the book.  After you learn a little about the Tower of Babel and the creation of multiple languages, your travels begin in Armenian, Armenia…

Review: The Narnia Code

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Most of us have heard about the Christian symbolism in the Narnia series, but could there be even deeper meaning written into the books?  Could all of the mystery be solved if we cracked the code?  For years, many people have felt there was more than met the eye in the C.S. Lewis Narnia series, but they couldn’t crack the code. Did Michael Ward finally unlock the code? Did he find the key to the Narnia mystery?  Many years after the first Narnia books were published, Michael Ward stumbled across what looked like a hidden code in C.S. Lewis’ writings. …

Handmade Gifts: Wise Men Plaque

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

Munchkin and I were trying to come up with a unique gift for someone when we saw the phrase “Wise Men Still Seek Him”. We thought this would make a cool phrase to put on a plaque which would make a nice handmade CHRISTmas gift. Supplies: Plain wood plaque Black Paint Lettering (cut with Circut) Designs (cut with Cricut) Mod Podge Paint Brush Foam Brush Ribbon Tacks Directions: Lightly sand your wood plaque to remove any splinters or uneven spots.  Wipe down to remove dust. Paint the plaque black (or your desired color).  We only did one coat for ours.…

O Holy Night

Posted in Christian Life, and Holidays

O Holy Night is one of my favorite CHRISTmas songs. It doesn’t focus on CHRISTmas, but rather, it focuses on the awe and wonder of the Christ child being born.  Before the Messiah was born, there was much talk about when He would come and how He would come.  He was born simply, yet it did great things. Now, we sit here, once again, waiting for His return, His second coming.  We, once again, have the sense of anticipation and wonder as we think about how great things will be when we one day join Him in eternal paradise.  As…

Gluten Free Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Photography

After reading about all of the different whoopie pies people were making, I knew that I needed to dig out my grandfather’s recipe and try a gluten free version.  While the result isn’t perfect and doesn’t look quite like a traditional whoopie pie, it was delicious.  I had purchased some Jules Gluten Free Flour to try, so I used that in this recipe. Gluten Free Whoopie Pie Recipe Cake Ingredients: 2 large eggs 2/3 C butter 1 1/4 C sugar 1 C milk (I used vanilla almond milk) 2 1/2 C gluten free flour (I used Jules Gluten Free Flour…