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Again~Oscar and the Reminder

November 5, 2015Christianity, creative teaching, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom, motherhood, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, UncategorizedAbba Father, Biblical lesson, christian encouragement for moms, dogs, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Parenting, simple spiritual lesson, West Highland TerrierT.W. Allgaier

I am in the craft room working…low and behold…there Oscar is…again…on the same day as last year. I think the message deserves a repeat post. The Father used my dog again.

Oscar and The Reminder

Our furry baby is a West Highland Terrier named Oscar.

We are “empty nesters” and he has moved into our hearts and taken it, throwing away that silly key! He drives us crazy (‘tenacious terriers” is not an understatement). But we cannot imagine life without him. We lost our other Westie, Bubba almost six years ago and we were never having another animal because his death hurt so much.

Right…….Our animals can teach us a lot.

Oscar brought something to my attention again. I have seen it before, and most likely written about it..but it really confirmed the importance of the lesson to me again. Continue reading Again~Oscar and the Reminder →

Do Overs

October 8, 2015advice for parents, Discouraged Christian, encouragement for mom, encouragement for teachers, homeschooling, mom, motherhood, Parenting, Teaching, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, Biblical lesson, Biblical teaching, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, encouragement for teachers, homeschooling mom, new homeschooling mom, painting, plaque, raising children, TEACHER MOM, try againT.W. Allgaier

We all have had them…

Yesterday I started a large plaque for my porch. I had grand ideas. Then I had more grand ideas. They didn’t go well together and the plaque didn’t turn out the same way it had in my mind.

After a good night’s rest and a day out in the beautiful weather, I thought of something.

I could have a “do-over”. Continue reading Do Overs →

The “Child-Rearing Box” aka…”Raisin’ Box”

October 1, 2015advice for parents, encouragement for mom, homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, beauty box, Biblical lesson, Biblical teaching, Birchbox, Bluum, Child-Rearing, children, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Ipsy, Raising, raising children, unconditional love for childrenT.W. Allgaier

Everyone has a “Beauty Box” you can order. BirchBox, Ipsy, or even Goodebox for those who prefer natural or organic items. Wait for it….even Wal Mart is carrying a beauty box. Why am I not surprised? Continue reading The “Child-Rearing Box” aka…”Raisin’ Box” →