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How Community Service Changed Our Homeschool

February 15, 2017 by Hannah Stevenson 1 Comment

How Community Service Changed Our Homeschool

My parents tried to teach me that service to those in my congregation and community is at the heart of a happy life. I have been lucky to have that example and habit in my life from the beginning. And although we are not always the best at it, Jeff and I are trying to do the same for our kids.  We want them to have eyes to look outside of themselves, to see, and to bless others. We also want to celebrate their creativity and natural artistic ...

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Filed Under: Creative Education, Faith/Inspiration, Inspiration, Learning Resources - Kids, Parenting and Kids, What's Working for Us

Keep Little Hands Busy With This Simple Puzzle Craft

January 12, 2017 by Hannah Stevenson Leave a Comment

I'm reposting this from years ago.  It's reminding me of how desperate I was for things to keep my kids busy during the early stage of parenting.  My kids are now 10,9 and 7.  I just want to say to you (as I'm sure you are searching for the same thing I was years ago - anything to keep your kids happy and engaged in creativity) that you are doing an amazing job. Keep at it! Soon they will be able to entertain themselves for hours and you will ...

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Filed Under: Learning Resources - Kids, Parenting and Kids

I don’t want to forget….

July 14, 2016 by Hannah Stevenson 5 Comments

From The Archives: July 2010 These cheeks and those eye lashes and this beautiful mess and that smile and this face her determination and focus and those little, busy hands and that sometimes I wish I had more hands that confidence and this joy her care free love for life her sense of style   how she doesn't care who's around...she WILL dance   and those ...

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Filed Under: Inspiration, Parenting and Kids, Uncategorized

The Days are Long – Video From Gretchen at The Happiness Project…

June 10, 2016 by Hannah Stevenson 4 Comments

The Days are Long But the Years are Short. I loved this reminder from Gretchen Rubin. ...

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Filed Under: Inspiration, Parenting and Kids, Uncategorized

So Much Stuff! The Day Getting Rid of It Became Really Hard

May 25, 2016 by Hannah Stevenson 3 Comments

From the Archives: June 2010 This is from a series of blog posts I asked my wise and wonderful cousins to do years ago.  Enjoy! So Much Stuff Lots of stuff seems to come with having a family.  With six children in ours, we have plenty of it! Some of it seems to multiply on its own.  I could swear our stuffed animals have their own breeding program. A Buy Back Program One day I decided I'd had enough of errant Legos, mismatched toy ...

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Filed Under: Faith/Inspiration, Learning Resources - Kids, Parenting and Kids, Uncategorized

How Much Is Enough to Require Honesty?

May 18, 2016 by Hannah Stevenson 6 Comments

  This is the first of a handful of guest posts from almost ten years ago.  Time flies.  This is from my dear cousin (and former college roommate) Olivia Cobian.  You can read about her inspiring life HERE .  Now on to the post: Drive-Thru Test At the Wendy's drive thru on Friday, they gave us back an extra nickel.  Five cents.  I hesitated for a moment.  Does it really matter? Will anybody care if I return the money that doesn't belong ...

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Filed Under: Inspiration, Learning Resources - Kids, Parenting and Kids, Uncategorized

Audrey Hepburn’s Secrets to Great Beauty…

May 2, 2016 by Hannah Stevenson 2 Comments

Audrey Hepburn's Secrets to Great Beauty I found this years ago and just loved it.  Audrey Hepburn often quoted this during interviews and lectures. She also read it to her children on the last Christmas before she died in 1993. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a ...

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Filed Under: Faith/Inspiration, Learning Resources - Kids, My Life, Parenting and Kids

Just a Day in March -Scavenger Hunt Idea

March 16, 2013 by Hannah Stevenson Leave a Comment

"It was on of those March days, when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." - Charles Dickens     Some drawing time... [mailerlite_form form_id=4]    Time for a scavenger hunt!   Ah, March! [mailerlite_form form_id=4] ...

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Filed Under: Creative Education, Creative Habits, Inspiration, Learning Resources - Kids, Making Time to Create, Nature Study, Parenting and Kids, Uncategorized

All Great Changes are Preceded by Chaos…

January 15, 2013 by Hannah Stevenson 6 Comments

From The Archives: August 2012 Isn't parenthood one of the most humbling, tiring, exasperating, patience promoting experiences ever?! The other evening our sweet, little Laurel decided she would play hairdresser. And here are the results... Zap! Bam! Pow! I posted about it on my personal Facebook page feeling sheepish but needing support and I'm so glad I did. Within the day I received over 50 comments from friends and family ...

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