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Garden of God’s Embrace: Introduction

There is a verse in the Book of Mormon that really stood out to me the last time that I read it.  The prophet Jacob has just been talking to his people about how the Jews will reject Jesus Christ, their only real hope and safe foundation.  He then asks a rhetorical question, not expecting...
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About Shelly

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m passionate about strengthening my relationship with Jesus Christ through personal growth, family history, teaching my children, and harnessing the power of early mornings …and documenting my experiences along the way. Welcome to my little corner of the world. 

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December 13, 2019

Sweden Unit: Sankta Lucia 2019

There is seriously something so peaceful about spending the evening dressed up and celebrating ✨light✨ by the light of the Christmas tree and candles. This is quickly becoming...
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December 8, 2019

Two Generations, One Dress

  I wore this dress when I was 4. Today Roxanne wore it to church and then Evelyn wore it after church. I dug through my box of...
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December 6, 2019

Christmas Star Cookie Cutter

My Grandma Marchant passed away in January 2010. One of the things that I inherited from her was a tin star shaped cookie cutter. My dad said that...
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December 1, 2019

Bookshelf Mantle/Fireplace

We have never had a real fireplace or mantle but 4 years ago, Jershon and I decided to improvise and we turned our bookshelves into a faux fireplace/mantle....
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November 22, 2019

Fika Friday: England

England Themed Fika today.  I have a lot of English heritage so it has been fun to learn more about England this month. We had some English Cucumber...
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November 18, 2019

Rocks

Our science topic for this month is rocks.  We’ve gone on a couple of hikes since the weather has been nice and the kids stuffed their pockets and...
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November 15, 2019

Birds

We saw the coolest thing this morning! It sounded like it was raining really hard on our roof but when we looked out the window, this is what...
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October 30, 2019

Inspired By My Ancestors

Sometimes it may seem on the outside that family history and homeschool/learning are different categories of interest for me. But I have found that they are actually very...
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October 28, 2019

Pilgrim Feast

We have been learning a lot about the Pilgrims this month (again, with the Well-Educated Heart rotation). It has been so fun, especially since we have ancestors that...
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