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Summer: The Perfect Time to Begin Nature Study

If you are at all familiar with Charlotte Mason’s methods, you know that she encouraged teachers to expose their students to nature. And summertime is the perfect time to start nature study with your kids, because they have so much free time out doors. If 

Cultivating Humility

As you know, I am going through the book From Pride To Humility by Stuart Scott this week. My first post on this book focused on the problem of pride and how it shows up in our lives. here. Now I’ll share a few highlights about 

Welcome New Readers!

Thank you for your support and Welcome! http://youtu.be/yhpiqKnhpA0

Another Fun Summer Giveaway!

This is week three of our four week Summer Giveaway! This week, I am giving away another great Elizabeth George book to encourage  you along your Christian walk! This book covers many of the areas that we as women worry about: finances, health, marriage, our 

Finally Over!

Friends,  THANK YOU so much for voting for Joyfilled Days. I am honored to have been in such a contest to begin with, because my blog is just an itty-bitty blog in the big woods of blogging.  We did not make it into the Top 

48 Hour Facebook Giveaway

Just for fun, a 48 hour giveaway to promote our new Facebook page. I am giving away a copy of Stuart Scott’s eye opening and convicting book From Pride to Humility . My last post was about the book, so you can get a sneak peak at what 

Summer Giveaway Winner

Our Summer Fun Giveaway winner is: NICOLE AULD!! I’ll be emailing you to get your address! Happy Reading!!

Found: Best Ever Lemon Cake

I have been on a lemon cake kick lately and have made a few different recipes in search of the best ever cake. For Rebekah’s birthday breakfast, I decided to make the Barefoot Contessa’s Lemon Yogurt Cake.  Can I just tell you how wonderful this cake 

Are You Proud?

This week I am reading a little booklet that was recommended by a godly, older woman on Facebook. She and her husband are both people that Peter and I admire. She mentioned that she was prayerfully reading through it and learning.  My first thought was 

Hospitality Hints

I was talking to a friend today, and the topic of hospitality came up. She told me that I have the “gift” of hospitality. I told her that I am not sure that it is a “gift”, rather something that I observed in my mother.