Welcome to the 188th issue of Flanders Family Freebies, a weekly themed link list of resources designed by me, Jennifer Flanders, in hopes of helping you build a strong, happy, healthy home. Thank you for giving me a place in your inbox! Was this newsletter forwarded to you by a friend? Want your own? Subscribe here. Tyler, Texas Hello Reader, How's your summer going? Are your kids complaining of boredom yet? Or is it getting too hot to stay outside all day" Would you like something besides a screen to keep your children occupied inside? Then this week's link list is for you. It's full of all sorts of ideas for encouraging creativity, expanding horizons, and fostering independent learning all summer long! Free resources for you this week:
What I'm reading this week:What we're eating this week:We've been tanking up on one of my long-time favorites lately: Savor-It-Slowly Guacamole. I use chopped fresh cilantro anytime I have it on hand (otherwise, dried works fine). And, although this recipe doesn't call for fresh jalapeños, I often dice and add those in, as well, for a little extra oomph now that my kids are older and no longer protest my doing so. This week's reader request:A reader wrote recently to request a guide for praying for unbelieving friends and family members: “Most of the time I just don’t know how to pray for an unbeliever and my prayers fall flat, like I’m repeating the same few things over and over. I would love to have a scriptural base for my prayers for my unbelieving friends.” Well, I thought that was a great idea. So I created this Prayer for the Lost. I hope you will find it helpful, as well. On the podcast this week:Progress on last week's goals:I finished five of my stated goals and made decent progress on two more: I ✅ went to Dallas to meet my newest grandbaby (she's a beauty!), and ✅ traveled to Oklahoma to visit my aunt, ✅ sent a new scripture memory challenge to my kids and grandkids (Psalm 23), ✅ pared my inbox down to 23 messages that still need answering, ✅ framed a wedding gift I recently crocheted, ✅ cleaned out my fridge (but still ❌ haven't tackled the pantry or freezers), ✅ organized two kitchen drawers (but ❌ not my cabinets), and ✅ painted four hostas, three yuccas, two birdhouses, and a Japanese maple (no leaves yet) on my backyard mural. Personal goals for this week:I'm breaking previous goals down into bite-sized pieces to increase my odds for finishing them all:
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PHOTO SOURCE: Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels Welcome to the 196th issue of Flanders Family Freebies, a weekly themed link list of resources designed by me, Jennifer Flanders, in hopes of helping you build a strong, happy, healthy home. Thank you for giving me a place in your inbox! Was this newsletter forwarded to you by a friend? Want your own? Subscribe here. Colorado Springs, CO Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Hello Reader, Our Labor Day was one for the books, with extended family in town for...
SOURCE: Padli Pradana via Pexels Welcome to the 195th issue of Flanders Family Freebies, a weekly themed link list of resources designed by me, Jennifer Flanders, in hopes of helping you build a strong, happy, healthy home. Thank you for giving me a place in your inbox! Was this newsletter forwarded to you by a friend? Want your own? Subscribe here. Tyler, Texas Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Hello Reader, We've barely gotten back into the stride of school, and already it's time for a break....
Welcome to the 194th issue of Flanders Family Freebies, a weekly themed link list of resources designed by me, Jennifer Flanders, in hopes of helping you build a strong, happy, healthy home. Thank you for giving me a place in your inbox! Was this newsletter forwarded to you by a friend? Want your own? Subscribe here. Tyler, Texas Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Hello Reader, My husband and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary last week, so marriage is on my mind right now and is the topic I...