Author Archives: Christina K

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About Christina K

Woman. Wife. Mompreneur. Empowerment Coach. Home Educator. Essential Oil Educator. Book and Tea enthusiast.

Trail Mix Truth

Sadly, all too often this collection of Precious Words is treated as a bag of trail mix, of sorts… … picking out the ‘favorites’, what ‘tastes’ good, has a pleasant ‘aroma’, or the ones that we grew up with or … Continue reading

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The Priestly Blessing – A Guide for Parenting

Today I was so blessed by the following video teachings, taking us through the Aaronic Blessing found in Scripture and making it so applicable to our role as parents. It was beautiful to tears. Father’s Word is so deep. So … Continue reading

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A Little Encouragement in the Homeschool Department… and Child Directed Learning

I came across the following article/interview today that gained a little headline attention. It is about a homeschooling family of 12. The headline? How We Got Our Kids in College By Age 12 To some, this may seem very impressive. … Continue reading

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Easter (and still love God… and still believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Messiah)

It’s true… I don’t celebrate Easter. And, yep – I still love and serve my Creator… Oh… And I still believe in the death, burial and resurrection of the Messiah. It has nothing to do with an aversion to celebrations, … Continue reading

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Our New Priceless Works of Art

Today, we brought home two priceless pieces of art… and they quickly found a special place on our wall… … painted by our youngest daughters (ages 10 and 11)… their first paintings on canvas… And they are…   Priceless.

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The Pictorial Meaning of the Aaronic Blessing

The Aaronic/priestly blessing is fairly well-known. Most of us have read it in Numbers 6:24-26. And many of us hear it each Shabbat. Lesser known, however, is the deeper meaning that is found in the pictorial language of the ancient … Continue reading

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Everybody Challah! … Our Challah Bread Recipe

Everybody Challah! Challah Bread 6 cups unbleached flour (or use wheat, or both) 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted 1/3 cup honey (raw, local, or whatever you have) 3 cups of really warm water 2 Tablespoons yeast 1 Tablespoon salt (sea … Continue reading

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Learning Logistics 2013-2014

Finally – a loose plan for our current year of learning! I’ve been trying to get this drawn up for a long while now. Some of this we have already been implementing. Some will be implemented in the days to … Continue reading

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Frosted Peppermint Brownies

I love chocolate. I love brownies. I love peppermint. I love essential oils. I love when they collide. Frosted Peppermint Brownies 2 cups of sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (we use homemade. yum!) 1 cup butter, melted 4-5 … Continue reading

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Reading a Family Treasure

I love books. I love family heirlooms. I love when the two collide. When I was 14 years old, I was given this book – this exact copy – by my dear gramma. She knew I loved to read. She … Continue reading

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