When You’re Tired of Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding

I was totaling up the other night how many years I’ve spent nursing my children. After four children, it’s just under seven and a half years and counting. Our youngest is 18 months old and still loves to nurse, showing no interest in weaning.

I’m fully committed to breastfeeding past one year. The physical, emotional, and mental health benefits are incredible, and I believe it’s good for moms, too! However, I wouldn’t for one moment lie that breastfeeding is always full of fuzzy, lovely, rose-hued moments, especially at this point in the game (for me). Sometimes I start to feel a little tired of nursing. Perhaps it might be called Breastfeeding Burnout? [Read more...]

May 24, 2013 Filed Under: Breastfeeding

New “Write Through the Bible” Handwriting Workbooks: Now in KJV

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Psalms KJV Covers Handwriting WorkbooksBack in March, we were not prepared for the response we got when we released our original Write Through the Bible handwriting workbooks. Within 48 hours of release, thousands of people downloaded the workbooks. Thousands more have downloaded them since then.

We also received great feedback from those who got the original workbooks. Probably the #1 thing we heard was, “Can you make some workbooks using the King James Version?”

So we have.

You can now purchase our Psalms workbooks in KJV, both manuscript and cursive editions.

You can also check out all the available titles of Write Through the Bible in our online store.

Coming next: We hope to have the Ten Commandments and Philippians 2 workbooks available in KJV by the end of June.

If you have any passages you think would make great copywork workbooks, let us know!

May 23, 2013 Filed Under: Bible, Developing a Godly Family, Homeschooling Moms & Dads, Memory Work

Kombucha: A Healthy Alternative to Juice and Soda

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Kombuncha - A Healthy Alternative to Juice and SodaMost people are surprised to come to our home and find that we don’t drink soda (and therefore don’t have it available to guests). I had a terrible Mountain Dew habit in college, which I promptly broke once I started to learn more about natural health and move towards living a healthy lifestyle.

People are even more taken aback when they see that I still heavily dilute juice when I give it to my daughters. Most people think that juice is a healthy choice when in fact most juice is only marginally healthier than soda due to pasteurization and additives.

My older daughter actually prefers water to juice since that’s what she has primarily drank since she was very little. Just because we don’t drink soda or much juice doesn’t mean we’re stuck only drinking water. So, what is the drink of choice in our home?

Kombucha. [Read more...]

May 22, 2013 Filed Under: Health & Nutrition

5 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize About Anger

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5 Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize on AngerParents and kids alike can easily give into ungodly anger. It is important for families to renew their minds with God’s truth to combat these impulses and help us get to the heart of anger.

Not all anger is wrong—on the contrary, God Himself manifests anger. Godly anger gets mad at the right things, in the right way, for the right duration, with the proper control, with the right motives, and strives for the right impact. Often human anger lacks most of these qualities.

4 Short Passages

Proverbs 16:32

“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”

This is a great verse for kids to grasp, especially boys who love to play “King of the Hill” or build forts. They love stories of valiant warriors who can break through the enemy lines to take the fortress. Explain to your kids, “You have a tendency to be quick to anger. But if you learn how to master your own heart, you will be mightier than the mightiest warrior.”  [Read more...]

May 20, 2013 Filed Under: Bible, Developing a Godly Family, Memory Work

Tools to Help Your Child Transition from the Grammar to the Logic Stage

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The transition from the grammar to the logic stage of learning for some children is a difficult one. The educational demands increase. Students must begin to not only memorize facts, but learn how to analyze facts and decipher how they are connected. This doesn’t always come easily.

Transitioning from the Grammar to the Logic Stage

Helping Your Child Transition from the Grammar to the Logic StageThe grammar stage is typically considered the years a child spends in 1st through 4th grade (these grades can vary depending on what source you’re reading). During these years the child is learning the “grammar” of each subject. They are learning the basic skills of mathematics and language arts. They’re becoming familiar with literature, history, science, art, music, and more. Hopefully, they’re gaining enjoyment from these subjects as they explore them. This is the perfect stage to immerse your children in knowledge and help train their brains to memorize information. They are sponges during this period of life.

The logic stage is typically considered the years a child spends in 5th through 8th grade. During these years the child is learning to reason. This is when critical thinking skills begin. A child must sometimes make very difficult shift from simply learning facts to figuring out how those facts relate to each other and apply to the world around them.  [Read more...]

May 18, 2013 Filed Under: Homeschooling Moms & Dads, Reviews

Breastfeeding in Public: Tips you need to hide your nips

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I had planned on breastfeeding from the minute I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I don’t know why I was so excited to do it, but I was.  I read up on it and when she was born at the hospital, I talked to the lactation consultant every day. I wanted to be good. I also wanted to be able to nurse in public (NIP). I told my husband that I would do it and “forget anyone that would side eye me!”

Breastfeeding in Public- Tips You Need to Hide Your Nips

Then, one blissful Saturday afternoon, we were at Target walking around buying baby gear, and my little newborn baby started crying. She was hungry. I panicked. I started to breathe heavily and broke out in a sweat. What was I supposed to do? [Read more...]

May 17, 2013 Filed Under: Breastfeeding, Funny Stuff

Winners of Our 11 Giveaways (watch the video to see if you won)

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5,900 entries. Prizes worth over $1,100. 11 winners. Watch the video to see if you won.

May 16, 2013 Filed Under: Giveaways

The Secret Ingredient in Green Tea (Wellness Wednesday Link-Up)

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The Secret Ingredient in Green TeaWelcome to another Wellness-Wednesday. This month we’re talking about cleaning up what we drink! We all know water is super good for you, but if you’re feeling your beverages are a bit bland these days, green tea is an excellent beverage to frequently consume! There are actually a number of compounds that make green tea a health beverage, but I want to introduce you to just one of these compounds that scientists haven’t known about for long.

Green tea is very high in the elusive micronutrient PQQ (or “pyrroloquinolone quinone” if you’d like the proper name). There are only a few places you can get this micronutrient in a decent quantity, and green tea is packed with it! Why is PQQ important?

  1. The research on PQQ is still pretty new, but PQQ helps develop new mitochondria in your cells. Mitochondria helps increase the energy capacity of the cells which may in turn rev up your metabolism and burn triglycerides.
  2. Because PQQ helps develop new mitochondria it results in healthier cells which translates into better health and longevity for our overall being, especially as we age.
  3. PQQ also acts a a super antioxidant because it’s more stable and efficient than other antioxidants. In fact, it’s been said that PQQ is 2,000 times more effective of an antioxidant than Vitamin C! You may have heard of other antioxidants—resveratrol and quercetin—but PQQ is being touted as superior to even these recently popular anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are compounds that prevent oxidation (imagine that!). They’re important because they help prevent cancer, heart, and heart disease. They also help  brain and immune system function.

If you don’t like green tea, don’t worry! There are a few other places you can get a decent amount of PQQ including: egg yolk, parsley, green pepper, kiwi and papaya.

Do you enjoy green tea? Is it a regular part of your diet?

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May 15, 2013 Filed Under: Health & Nutrition, Link-Up

Tandem Nursing Your Infant & Toddler

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From the very first time I was at a La Leche League meeting and encountered a mother who was tandem nursing her toddler and infant, I knew it was something I wanted for my children someday.

Tandem Nursing Your Infant & Toddler- 4 Questions Answered

My oldest was only four months old at the time, but the adoration these two young siblings had for one another was so beautiful and sweet. I knew I wanted that for my children someday. I was thankful that my first daughter was still nursing when I became pregnant with her sister. She was two-and-a-half when our second was born. We tandem nursed for two more years and it was an amazing bonding experience for the girls.

There were some questions I was asked frequently by curious family members and friends.  [Read more...]

May 14, 2013 Filed Under: Breastfeeding

Why My Kid Loves Our Latin Curriculum

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Bradley, our 8-year-old, loves the Latin curriculum we use, called Visual Latin. We asked him if he wouldn’t mind sharing why he likes it so much.

This is what he told us…

You can learn more about the Visual Latin curriculum in our review or visit the Compass Classroom store to download some free lessons.

Why are we teaching our kids Latin? Read about the 7 reasons we are doing this.

May 13, 2013 Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Homeschooling Moms & Dads
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