Favorite Products for Teaching Kids About Slavery and the Civil War
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Favorite Products for Teaching Slavery and the Civil War to Kids

So for last year’s homeschool, we studied slavery and the Civil War… all year long.  That’s how I love doing history.  We just take a small portion of time and spend the whole year really getting in-depth.  This year we’re doing the Industrial Revolution, Great Depression, and World War I, so you can plan on…

Top-rated board games for families!
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Top-Rated Board Games for Bored Families (she: Mariah)

With the weather getting colder we find ourselves venturing less and less into the outdoors and more and more toward the comfort of our fireplaces. Obviously board games can be whipped out no matter the weather, but in these cold winter months they can provide a family some much needed indoor entertainment and fun! So, I went on a search to find some really highly recommended board games for you to add to your collections this winter. I tried to find some that are less well-known because I know you’ve all got Monopoly and Clue already stashed away.

charity in marriage
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Why Charity in Marriage is Essential (she: Brooke)

A few months ago, I shared a 365 Reasons to Love Your Spouse Journal here at OSSS. That was my first attempt at offering a small bit of marriage insight with you. And today, I’m going to try my hand at it again. The topic this time, charity in marriage.
For me, pure Christ-like love leaves no room for anger, jealousy, faultfinding, or resentment. Now we are all human, we’ll fall short many times, but I am here to say this charitable love is attainable as we work on it daily.

Battling Pornography in My Home ~ Protecting My Family ~ (he: Dan) Or so she says...
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Protecting My Family From Pornography (he: Dan)

Recently there has been a lot of focus on addiction, and the miracle of addiction recovery. I would imagine that there are few, if any, left in this world who have not been affected by addiction in one form or another. I would like to lend my voice in support of those battling addiction and perhaps even more so to the people in their lives who bear the unbelievably difficult burden of loving and assisting someone in their life struggling with such. I would like to focus specifically on pornography for this post. Pornography, as you will read shortly, has recently found its way into our home.

The Ultimate Tailgating Recipe Series

Tailgating Food Ideas ~ Tailgating Time, Week 4

When a group of talented bloggers come together to help you answer the question? What do I make for game day? We are in the middle of this fabulous round up and by now you have already been able to create quite a list of yummy recipes to make for your hungry game watchers. But….that’s not all! We still have FOUR more weeks to go!

Cinderella dress makeover
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Cinderella Dress Makeover (she: Adelle)

Just like the Disneyland Resort got a dazzling transformation for the Diamond Celebration, the classic Cinderella got a pretty incredible makeover! And with Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to pretend I’m a Fairy Godmother and transform our classic Cinderella play dress into the modern version with beautiful butterfly accents. Luckily, you won’t need a magic wand to for this Cinderella dress makeover. All you need is an hour of time and a few craft supplies. Can you say Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo?

We added candy eyes to our mini monster cookies for added fun!
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Mini Monster Cookies – Perfect for Halloween Gatherings! (she: Liz)

The other day I thought it would be fun to whip up something fun for Halloween. I thought these mini monster cookies would be a hit with the kids and get them in the holiday spirit. These would be fun to make for a halloween party, or forgo the candy eyes and make them for any party!