Letters from Francis: Subscription Letter Review

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 Check out this inside peek at the Letters from Francis subscription letter focused on animals for young learners. These letters add fun and meaning to our homeschool days.

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Get Outside Journal {Review}

Get Outside: A Journal for Refreshing Your Spirit in Nature is one of the newest products in the Ink and Willow line.  This compact journal includes not only a beautiful cover and journaling topics, but also a travel log, nature bucket list, and a full section covering nature topics such as clouds, tracks, and constellations.    Different from your typical devotional journal, Get Outside focuses on a love of nature and seeing God in the outdoors.  It encourages stillness and reflection in the natural world.  Journaling topics include such things as:

• If you could drop your house into any National Park, which one would you chose and why?
• To date what was your most epic adventure?  What made it amazing?
• What does the beauty of nature reveal to you about God?

and more!

As homeschool mom, I knew right away that I wanted to check out this journal.  It combines many of the things I love: writing, nature, and Christianity.  However, it's really hard for me to slow down and reflect in my busy mom life.  Get Outside's journaling prompts really forced me to take a deep breath and focus on the Lord.  Each one was just enough to get me focused without being too guided.  Plus I love all the little extra nature pages that help me in our nature study.  It just the right size to pop in my backpack for a hike with the kids and reflect together.

If you're someone who loves nature, but doesn't always take the time to slow down and enjoy...

Or if you're looking for a fresh new perspective on your time in nature...

Get Outside would be a life breathing addition to your next adventure!

*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this journal from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

Weekend Links ll May 7, 2021

 

Recycled May Day Baskets

Bacon and Red Pepper Egg Bites

Ten Brilliant Bathroom Cleaning Hacks

Mother's Day Printables

This Week:

What I'm Cooking:

Our favorite dinner this week was a P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wrap copycat recipe that we found on Pinterest.  This is a dish that we've been making for about a year and we all love it.  A little messy, but definitely a crowd pleaser.  Perfect for summer!

What I'm Reading:

I just finished one of my kids' books: The House that Lou Built.  There are a few things in the book that raised a red flag for me, but overall, very good.  Brings some diversity into our home library without making the main character a spokesperson.  Cute story.

What I'm Doing:

This time of year is busy, full calendar or not.  I'm wrapping up our homeschool year, finalizing our curriculum list for 2021-22 (gasp!), and planning some sneaky learning for the summer.

What I'm Enjoying:

Lettuce Wraps (of course!)

Mornings in the garden

Mad Libs grammar

Used book sales

Honey, yogurt and homemade granola!

What are you up to?

May Goals ll Homeschool Mom of Three

 

  

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Free Good and Beautiful Books?

The Good and the Beautiful is offering a free Summer Reading Program for grades K-12.

Readers can sign up in three different categories (K-3, 4-6, and 7-12).   Each participant will receive a package including a reading chart w/stickers, 2 bookmarks, and a free book.

Sign ups are free and the only charge is a $0.99 shipping fee per child.

See The Good and The Beautiful Summer Reading Program for more details.