Category: Life Inspiration
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How to Enjoy Summer Break: A Mom’s Perspective
Today I’m looking out of my north window at high fluffy clouds, a blue sky and green grass. It feels like summer. Earlier my daughter’s class walked by on the unused train track that runs from our little berg where the school is to the lake just half a mile away. They looked so carefree…
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Sewing Leader… What I Didn’t Know and What I Learned
One thing I knew for sure is that my time was coming. I was dreading it, but in a congregation of 25 options it was inevitable. A few of those ladies have new babies or are otherwise out, so the pool was even smaller. I had managed to escape for twelve years and I was…
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So She Reads Collection: April Showers
Welcome to our monthly collection! This space is our collection of links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit and remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. May you be inspired this springtime! It’s so fun to see the grass greening,…
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Old Things Are Passed Away
In Sunday School, several comments were made how the Easter story was so special at this time of year, how they loved the Easter season and what it meant to them. Had I been thinking about it at all beyond inviting the family for dinner? I felt an urgent need to focus on the season.…
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How to Simplify Cooking for a Season or Forever
I won’t try to explain to you how home-cooking and special diets can get complicated. If you know, you know. So much can get between me and the perfect meal plans. Life revolves around the kitchen and the need to eat never goes away. When this overwhelms me, the best advice is to simplify. Several…
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So She Reads Collection: A Spring in Her Step
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. May you always be inspired…
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Curriculum Part 2
This is going to be just a quick overview of what the curriculum agents look for when they are trying to find books that will fit into our schools. This list comes from the Approved Textbook List (affectionately called ATL by those that use it). The curriculum board puts one of these out every year…
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So She Reads Collection: A Hodge Podge
Welcome to our monthly collection! This space is our collection of links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. May you be inspired this in-between season. Here in South Dakota it’s no longer…
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6 Life-Changing Books for Happiness
Some books you read once and forget. Others stay on my shelves and get referenced many times. Just seeing their titles reminds me of the mental perspective shifts I got while reading them and how much better my life is for following their advice. The Bible will always top this list but that feels like…
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Everyday Romance: Tips and Stories
The words above are the lyrics to my grandparent’s song. On their 70th wedding anniversary, they still wanted to hear a song that had been special to them in bygone years. How romantic! ‘Romantic’ can be used as an adjective or a noun and has several meanings. As an adjective, it relates to love or…
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