Living, Loving, & Learning Together
Well, I’m not sure how it happened, because last month was crazy busy, but I finished reading 10 books in December: Don’t Lose Heart by Jason Meyers, plus 9 others. I’m not gonna lie. It felt pretty good to mark all those titles off my reading list in one fell swoop. But I’ve drug my feet on posting this column,…
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ATTENTION: Are these free printable 2023 Calendars not the ones you need? Then follow this link to find the year you’re looking for. We’re only three weeks into 2022, and I’ve already gotten multiple requests for next year’s calendars. Evidently, I have a lot of readers who’ve taken advanced planning to a whole new level, and they’re desperate to get…
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This week’s free printable Blessed are the Merciful Coloring Page features Christ’s words from the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Blessed are the Merciful Coloring Page This promise is a good reminder to treat others as we’d want to be treated. (Luke 6:31). When we show mercy to others, we…
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Brrr! It’s freezing cold outside in our part of Texas this week — perfect weather for this Sausage, Corn, and Red Rice Chowder. Our daughter Rebekah came up with the following recipe one cold Saturday several years go. At the time, we hadn’t made our weekly run to the grocery store, so she just threw together what she could find…
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In honor of our 13th US president (whose birthday is today), I’m sharing this Millard Fillmore Coloring Page As with so many of my other presidential coloring page, Fillmore’s quote sounds as if it could’ve been written in response to yesterday’s headlines: “May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.” Millard Fillmore Coloring Page…
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My teen boys tried their hand at a new craft this week with these cool soapstone carving kits from Timberdoodle. The kits contain everything you need to create a beautiful figurine. My 16-year-old Daniel carved the bear and my 14-year-old Samuel carved the orca whale. Timberdoodle also carries a cat, which I may have to order for my daughter before…
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Today I’m sharing links to the Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2021. As has become my habit, I always like to look back in January at the most popular posts of the preceding year. Since my goal in writing this blog is to serve my subscribers, it’s instructive to see which posts readers find most helpful. Of the posts…
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The 28th President of the United States was born on this day (the 28th day of December). So today I’m sharing a few quotes in his honor, starting with the one featured in this Woodrow Wilson Coloring Page. click to print Woodrow Wilson Coloring Page As has been the case with several other presidential quote coloring pages I’ve published, Wilson’s…
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Want to prompt some interesting around your dinner table and build your children’s biblical literacy at the same time? Our set of free printable Bible Knowledge Conversation Starters can help. In it you’ll find questions like these: Can you name, in order, what God made on each day of creation? Who killed Goliath? How and why did he do it?…
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On the first day after Christmas… I’m sharing this free printable Be Glad Coloring Page. It features Psalm 5:11 — “But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.” click to print Be Glad Coloring Page And that’s…
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This “I SPY Christmas Icons” game seems an appropriate way to celebrate the season. After all, the Jews had been looking for their Messiah for centuries when Jesus finally arrived on the scene. Sadly, many of His chosen people missed Him any, probably because He didn’t look like they were expecting. Give your little ones this printable to keep them…
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In this week’s Monday Mailbag, I’m granting a reader request for more harmonica music with these seven Christmas carols for the harmonica, just in time for the holidays. Question: Do you have any more harmonica songs? Hi, Jennifer. Please, give us more harmonica music! My dad had several chromatic harmonics and occasionally would play for us kids (6 of us)….
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