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I will praise you in the storm
Quick devotional from my experience during a thunderstorm.
newlifefromabove
May 3, 20232 min read
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Master Guide Training Group
Starting March 18th, 2023, the Hope Mission SDA Church will be offering a Master Guide Training Group. If you are local to the Southern...
newlifefromabove
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home, pt. 7
Gutenberg's Press & Scroll Activity This activity is to help explain the great treasure of the printed Word. At the table I have a big...
newlifefromabove
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home, pt 6
Luther Rose Paper Plate Craft We have several crafts that they get to try. I've tried several over the years, but these few are the ones...
newlifefromabove
Oct 27, 20221 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home, pt 5
Solas Dart Game For this game we have used a velcro dart game from IKEA and I put labels on the board with each of Luther's 5 Solas. Sola...
newlifefromabove
Oct 27, 20221 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home, pt.4
Tetzel's Chest of Indulgences Game For this game, I cobble together a chest using whatever I have on hand. One year it was a cooler,...
newlifefromabove
Oct 10, 20222 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home...pt 3
Nail the Theses to the Door Game This is the same game as Pin the Tail on the Donkey. The problem is that they don't sell door props for...
newlifefromabove
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home, pt. 2
Part of the lure of Halloween is the orgy of sugar lust. So to provide a reasonably fun experience we splurge on goodies, but...
newlifefromabove
Oct 9, 20223 min read
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Reforming Halloween in My Home
I've never been a fan of Halloween. I'm not sure if it was my conservative upbringing, my personality or my convictions, but over the...
newlifefromabove
Oct 9, 20222 min read
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How I Save Time & Money on Produce
I live far from civilization so, periodically, I drive to a city and shop at Costco. But that means that when I get home my refrigerator...
newlifefromabove
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Medicine Soup Recipe
My family loves this dish because the aroma takes over the house when I prepare it and it brings comfort any day of the year. I tried a...
newlifefromabove
Jul 9, 20222 min read
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Oatmeal Walnut Burgers/Meatballs
This recipe uses some of the Black Walnuts that I harvested from our yard this last autumn and is wonderfully versatile. Our family just...
newlifefromabove
Jun 26, 20222 min read
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Native Plant Spotlight: Yellow Buckeye
On a recent adventure to Staunton River State Park I discovered a new-to-me plant that was one of the first trees to put out leaves this...
newlifefromabove
Jun 26, 20221 min read
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Science Museum of Virginia
The elementary students were finishing up a unit on Astronomy and I had the urge to visit a Planetarium. So we headed to the Science...
newlifefromabove
Apr 17, 20222 min read
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Homemade Pineapple Juice
I had seen on Pinterest that you could take the cuttings from your fresh pineapple and boil them in water to make your own pineapple...
newlifefromabove
Apr 17, 20221 min read
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Black Walnuts - episode 1
"Bang!" it sounded like a gun went off in our neighborhood. I went outside to see and all was quiet. I went back to work and it...
newlifefromabove
Jan 22, 20221 min read
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Black Walnuts - episode 2
This year, I have discovered the hidden blessing of having a black walnut tree, or a few in my back yard. In September, the shelves were...
newlifefromabove
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Black Walnuts - episode 3
I'm posting episode 3 first and working backwards in our walnut harvest process. Tools Rock/Cinder Block Hammer Wire Snips This picture...
newlifefromabove
Nov 27, 20212 min read
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Healthy Homemade Fast Food
While we were moving and living out of hotel rooms, I learned a couple of meals that were quick and easy, and healthier than take out. We...
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Nov 27, 20211 min read
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Staunton River Battlefield State Park
In our Sabbath afternoon wanderings, we have stumbled on a local gem of a place - Staunton River Battlefield State Park. Really this...
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Nov 27, 20212 min read
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Every day I acknowledge my need for God's power to get me through the demands of my life as a mother, home educator, Pathfinder Master Guide, and nature nerd.  In this blog, I share with you my joys and troubles, and how God is growing me through His power and the gift of His life.  Thank you for joining me on this journey!
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