The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 346

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May 7, 2021 By Tammy Doiel Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

Please share this party with your blogger friends!! If you would like to receive an email reminding you to link up, you can sign up HERE.

Link up for 24 hours to this great Pinterest party -- Open from Friday 8 am Eastern Time - Saturday 8 am Eastern time at Creative K Kids (https://creativekkids.com)

HERE IS THE FAVORITE PIN FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 346 favorite pin

Hair Towel Wrap DIY + FREE pattern from Hello Sewing

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 346 Featured Pins

A Trio of FREE Mother’s Day Cards to Print and Color from Creatively Beth
How to Make Embroidered Insulated Can Koozies from Condo Blues
DIY Kids Glittery Ombre Galaxy Jars from Mom Does Reviews

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 346, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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PLEASE LINK UP ONLY 2 PINS! (THAT ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC!)

Please sign up HERE to receive emails about the party being open on Friday morning! An email will also be sent on Saturday morning to remind you to repin a few links!

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 345

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Go HERE for more disclaimers.

April 30, 2021 By Tammy Doiel 1 Comment

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

Please share this party with your blogger friends!! If you would like to receive an email reminding you to link up, you can sign up HERE.

HERE ARE THE FAVORITE PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 345 Favorite Pins

Solar Powered Rope Lights Craft from Confessions of an Overworked Mom
10 Zero Waste Craft Projects that also Save Money from Condo Blues
DIY Elastic Hair ties in 2 minutes (VIDEO) from Hello Sewing

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Featured pins from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 345

How to Paint a Wooden Stool from Christine’s Crafts
10 Ways to Reuse Plastic Takeout Containers from Lazy Budget Chef
Skillet Breakfast With Over Easy Eggs from Handmade Weekly

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 345, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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PLEASE LINK UP ONLY 2 PINS! (THAT ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC!)

Please sign up HERE to receive emails about the party being open on Friday morning! An email will also be sent on Saturday morning to remind you to repin a few links!

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 344

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Go HERE for more disclaimers.

April 23, 2021 By Tammy Doiel Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

Please share this party with your blogger friends!! If you would like to receive an email reminding you to link up, you can sign up HERE.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF FAVORITE PINS FROM SOME PAST PARTIES:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party favorite pins, Week 344

49 Best Burger Recipes that Will Make You Drool! from Mom Does Reviews
Free printable board games from Musings of an Average Mom

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party featured pins, Week 344

Lemon Pudding Cake from SimpleJoys
Best Pico de Gallo Recipe for a Cookout, Party, Tailgate, or Just Because from Lazy Budget Chef

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 344, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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PLEASE LINK UP ONLY 2 PINS! (THAT ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC!)

Please sign up HERE to receive emails about the party being open on Friday morning! An email will also be sent on Saturday morning to remind you to repin a few links!

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 343

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Go HERE for more disclaimers.

April 16, 2021 By Tammy Doiel 1 Comment

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

Please share this party with your blogger friends!! If you would like to receive an email reminding you to link up, you can sign up HERE.

HERE ARE THE FAVORITE PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Favorite pins from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 343

Green Tea and Cocoa Butter Body Balm from Kiku Corner
Fun activities for tweens from Bubbablue and Me

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Featured pins from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 343

How to Make a Wreath from Boxwood clippings from She’s Crafty
5 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes from Heritage Home Ec
How to Make Placemats – Reversible DIY Placemat Tutorial from Hello Sewing

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 343, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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PLEASE LINK UP ONLY 2 PINS! (THAT ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC!)

Please sign up HERE to receive emails about the party being open on Friday morning! An email will also be sent on Saturday morning to remind you to repin a few links!

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 342

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Go HERE for more disclaimers.

April 9, 2021 By Tammy Doiel 3 Comments

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. It’s a new month, and so it’s a new party! I also shared a couple of new recipe books that were just released. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.
Yesterday, I shared some of what I have been learning as I study Psalm 22 titled, “It’s Our Reasonable Service.” When we consider what Christ has done for us, it is more than reasonable that we should want to live for Him.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

Please share this party with your blogger friends!! If you would like to receive an email reminding you to link up, you can sign up HERE.

HERE ARE THE FAVORITE PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Favorite pins from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 342

DIY Origami or Bento Bag from Hello Sewing
Easter Card – Free Download from Handmade Weekly

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Featured pins from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 342

Fun party bag ideas for 10-11 year olds from Bubbablue and Me
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam- Home Canning from Heritage Home Ec
Easy Rainbow Fruit Kabobs from Mom Does Reviews

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 342, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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It’s Our Reasonable Service

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April 8, 2021 By Tammy Doiel Leave a Comment

It is our reasonable service to live for Him who died for us.

I have really enjoyed doing inductive Bible studies using a service called “Mama’s Refill.” It was started by the mom, Pam Forster, who has done many inductive Bible study books and sells them on her family’s website, Doorposts.

This month, I have been studying Psalm 22 which is a prophetic psalm on the death of Christ. I thought it would be great to meditate and study this psalm to prepare my heart for Easter.

As always, the study has been a great blessing. I have learned a lot; but more than just head knowledge, my heart has been overwhelmed by what Christ has done for me.

The major take-away of studying this psalm for me has been a renewed amazement at what Christ did so that we could be saved.

He bore reproach and mocking, excruciating pain, intense sorrow, rejection, and death. If all Christ did for us was die on the cross, that would be enough to be eternally grateful. Since we have received His gift of eternal life, we should wish for nothing more. Even if we lived in poverty and had only terrible and painful circumstances happen to us, we should be thankful for our salvation and our home that awaits in Heaven.

Yet, eternal life is not all that He has given us!

He has supplied all our needs.
He has become our friend.
He has given us many comforts.
Many of us have good health.
We have His Word.
We can go to church and worship God freely.
We have commentaries and devices that help us learn God’s Word and godly music we can listen to.
Friends encourage our hearts.
Many have money in their bank accounts, cars to drive, and a roof over their head.
And the list can go on and on!

Yet with all of these wonderful gifts PLUS the most amazing gift — eternal life, we still find ourselves complaing. To want what we don’t have. To wonder why God is allowing us to go through difficulties. To get mad when we don’t get our way. To blame God when things go wrong.

We forget that not only did He endure the cross, but he also endured many other reproaches we never have had to endure:

He took upon Himself the form of a servant.
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Philippians 2:7
He left the glories of Heaven to be born in a cave where animals were kept.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9
His appearance was marred more than any other man’s.
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: Isaiah 52:14
He was reproached as a bad man and as a blasphemer.
Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! Matthew 26:65
He was accused of breaking the sabbath.
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? Luke 6:2
He was accused of being a wine-bibber, being friends with evil companions.
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! Luke 7:34
He was called a liar.
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. John 8:13
He was accused of being an enemy to Caesar.
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. John 19:12
He was accused of being given power by Satan.
Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” Matthew 12:24
He was despised of the people.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. Luke 16:14
He came from a country that did not have a good reputation.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? John 1:46
His earthly father was a carpenter or a construction worker.
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55
Those that saw him hanging on the cross laughed him to scorn.
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. Luke 23:36-37

Just as His tormentors despised Him, considering Him unworthy of their consideration or respect, Jesus despised the shame He was suffering. He thought little of it, compared to the eternal glory that awaited Him. He suffered horrible anguish, beyond anything we could ever imagine. He told His Father what He was experiencing, and He cried out to God for deliverance. But, “for the joy that was set before Him,” He endured the cross.
Pam Forster

When we consider all of this, we can easily declare that it is our “reasonable service” to present our bodies as “a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.” What could stop us? We will live for Him who died for us! It’s only reasonable. It is what our desire should be. It should be our daily motivation. Nothing should deter us from making His glory upheld and honored. He will be magnified. He will be adored.

We owe Him everything — but all we can give is ourselves.

Are you living for Him? He died for you. It is our reasonable service.

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 341

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Go HERE for more disclaimers.

April 2, 2021 By Tammy Doiel 1 Comment

Here’s what’s new on Creative K Kids:

Come link up to this month’s Tasty Tuesday’s linky party HERE. All recipes get pinned to my Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board.
I also wrote a post titled, Steps to Raising Children to Be Successful Adults this week. Go HERE to check it out.

Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!

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HERE IS THE FAVORITE PIN FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

Favorite pin from The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 341

DIY Bunny Tail Embroidery Hoop for Spring from Creatively Beth

HERE ARE THE FEATURED PINS FROM LAST WEEK’S PARTY:

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 341 Featured Pins

Pavlova For Easter from Claire Justine
White Hot Chocolate with Peeps Marshmallows from Our Good Life

RULES:

Rule #1: Link up only 2 PINS (not blog posts. Pins that are duplicates from a previous week will not be repinned.)
Rule #2: Do NOT re-pin from the linky below.
Rule #3: You must commit to re-pinning from this week’s party on SATURDAY or SUNDAY. Click HERE: WEEK 341, THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST PARTY
Rule #4: Please only link up your own original pins that contain your images to this party. Do not link up pictures of other bloggers that you may have included in a round-up. Your collage of pictures for a round-up would be fine.
Rule #5: Please do not link up sale posts from your blog or sale posts that go to Etsy or Ebay –only pins that go to actual blog posts on your blog. Thank you.

Details to Observe:

Before you link up the pin, click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post, not your home page.
Linking up to this party gives the hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.
Creative K Kids is not responsible for stolen images or the mis-use by others who have found your image through CreativeKKids.com.

Thanks for making this party such a success!!

PLEASE SHARE! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!

NOW LET’S GET TO OUR PARTY!

Follow Tammy from Creative K Kids on Pinterest. (Click “Follow All” and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don’t want to see some of our pins):

Click HERE to follow on Pinterest.

Tammy will have all the pins pinned by 8 am Eastern time Saturday morning.
Please re-pin sometime on Saturday or Sunday. If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins, then DO NOT LINK UP!
I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.
Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!

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PLEASE LINK UP ONLY 2 PINS! (THAT ARE NON-ALCOHOLIC!)

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Steps to Raising Children to Be Successful Adults

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April 1, 2021 By Tammy Doiel Leave a Comment

How do you raise successful adults? That is the question. . .

My husband and I have five children. The oldest is 18 and the youngest is 10; and if we succeed in raising successful adults, it is because God has been very good to us. We have not been perfect; and I feel like half the time, we don’t know if we are doing the parenting job right; however, it is the job God has given us to do. Praise the Lord that He never leaves us nor forsakes us, that He directs our steps, and that He will give us His strength when He is weak.

I have to admit . . . parenting is humbling, mind-boggling, and there sometimes confusing. Each child is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all type of parenting.

When it comes to raising success adults, the first question that must be asked is, “What is your definition of success?”

Do you want them to earn a lot of money? Do you want them to be able to support themselves and to be go-getters? Do you want them to get married and have children?

As a Christian, obviously we want our children to love the Lord first of all.

We want the faith that we practice in our house to be real in their lives. That they make our God their own personal God. Then we want them to be sensitive to what God would want them to do with their lives. That doesn’t always line up with what the world may call successful. They may not make much money. They may go into full-time Christian work or go on the mission field. We would be excited if that is what God calls them to do with their lives; but we would be just as excited if God wanted them to be doctors here in the United States and they were able to show the love of Christ through their care of others. We want them to be doing what God has called them to do.

However, even if that is not what your definition of being a successful adult, I think we can all agree on a few things. Successful adults need to be able to do a few things:

Work hard.
Prepare financially for themselves and their family.
Be able to live independently of their parents.
Be kind.
Be honest.

Good quote on true courage -- it is the ability to manage and control fear.

These are just the first few things that popped into my head. These may seem like no-brainers, but sometimes, they are harder to teach than it seems. For instance, my youngest, is a sweetheart. She is my most social child. You want someone to be a friend to a new person? Bring her to meet them. She loves to do art. She also loves her Kindle. She hates piano practice, and she doesn’t like the academic part of school. She is capable of doing great at school — she just doesn’t love the work that is involved. She would rather be talking to her friends. After much stress this past week, we finally dropped piano. It wasn’t worth the stress on my life as I sat over her for piano practice. But she also got her Kindle taken away for 2 months and she has to help me every day do different jobs instead of doing piano practice. Why? She needs to be able to work. Play is fun, but when she is an adult, she needs to also know how to work.

When I was asked to look at the book, The Straight A Handbook: The 50 Most Powerful Secrets for Ultimate Success in and Out of the Classroom, the first part of the title did not grab my attention to much. My children so far have been straight A students, but some children cannot get straight A’s no matter how much they try. I just want my kids to do the best they can do — which comes down to their work ethic. Thus, the second part of the title, The 50 Most Powerful Secrets for Ultimate Success in and Out of the Classroom, did make me pay attention. I want my kids to have success in and out of the classroom. I want them to have grow up to be successful adults when I am no longer there to watch over them.

Good quote about how hard work is necessary for success in life.

In this book, there are 50 short chapters, each one with a “secret” for ultimate success. They are not necessarily secrets– I would call many of them reminders as they are easily forgotten. But they are important. The book is interesting with personal stories of the author’s life or with stories of other people who are successful and what made them successful. For example, in the first chapter, John Chuback, the author, tells of when he entered his surgical residency and the speech that was given to him by the Chairman of the Department of Surgery and how that the only reason he had risen to that position was that he out-sat (or sat longer than anyone else in his studies) and out-read them. Here is a quote from the very end of that first chapter:

Rule number one in being a great student: you have to read like crazy!
John Chuback, M.D.

That is where I have messed up with my youngest. I went to work when she was 4 and was no longer a stay-at-home like I was with the others. I read, read, read to my oldest four as I was at home and I always had another baby so I read to them while I fed the baby. But she was the baby. I was running here and there with the older 4. Then I had to go back to work; then we moved 20 hours to a new ministry. I wasn’t at home as much; she didn’t love to read; and I didn’t make her. I used to do library reading programs, but the ones here in Florida weren’t like the ones we had in Illinois, so I didn’t make it a priority. I was tired, and it slipped through the cracks. She had access to devices like my others never had, and she became a pro at them. And she can’t think like the others — she’s not dumb. Not at all. But I do think devices (too much of them) change the way kids think. So we are taking at least a two month break from devices and I’m making her read every day — only about 20 minutes, but she has to read.

Here are just a few of the good advice given in this book. Some of them are original to the author, but many quotes are oldies but goodies passed down from the wisdom of those who have come before us:

He who shall thrive must rise at five; while he who has thriven may rise at seven.

Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not here yet, all we have is today.

Nothing hard is ever easy.

Goals are dreams with deadlines.

You don’t know what you don’t know.

Courage is not the lack of fear. Courage is the ability to manage and control fear.

Choose your friends wisely.

This book would be great for high school graduates. It gives a seriousness to thinking about what they must do if they want to achieve success as an adult. They must be willing to grow up and realize that they must work to accomplish their goals. It even helps them to see how to set those goals — to start learning what they want to get out of life. They must know themselves, know their interests, and then know how to get what they want. We can’t do it for them — they must be independent, successful adults.

This book is not a Christian book; the author admits he is not a man of faith; however, many of the principles could be found in the wisdom portions of the Bible such as the book of Proverbs. Some of the chapters talk about persistence, working hard, rising early, having good friends, staying out of trouble, not worrying, and seizing each day. All of those concepts and more have parallels that can be found in Scripture.

I’m going to read some of these small chapters to my kids as these are great concepts for everyone to put into practice. They will help instill good work ethics and encourage good lifestyles we would desire for our children. I think it is a good book for every child to read before they embark out on their own. It looks like there will also be a Kindle version which will make the book inexpensive. Go check it out!

You can see more about Dr. Chuback and his new book HERE. You can also listen to him talking about his book HERE and HERE.

The Ultimate Pinterest Party, Week 340

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March 26, 2021 By Tammy Doiel 2 Comments

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Printables for Who is God, Chapter 1

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March 25, 2021 By Tammy Doiel Leave a Comment

I’ve stopped running the Thoughtful Thursdays party as I am not able to promote it as I used to do weekly and it’s hard for me to get a party up on Thursday mornings after teaching all day on Wednesday and having church on Wednesday night.

I would come home on Wednesday night so tired, try to write a post, and then go to bed and set my alarm to wake up early to do it before school on Thursday. Since I am not able to spend time blogging like I used to be able to do, my readership has gone down. I will still write posts that God lays on my heart as I go along, but I’m going to try to be methodical by hopefully writing more series of posts. Then, hopefully, I can clean up my old posts and organize series so that they are easy to find. I may spend time this summer doing that.

One thing I have done this school year is teach the book produced by Apologia called Who is God? And Can I Really Know Him? for our group Bible class of six students ranging from 3rd grade – 8th grade. I am not good at using the notebooks that correspond with the hardback textbook as there were many activities I didn’t want to use. The way I taught it is that I just read the text, we talked about it as I went along, and I made outlines with blanks they could fill in as we went through each chapter.

Free Printables for Who is God? and Can I Really Know Him? ch. 1
These are fill-in-the-blank notes that go with the chapter and a test for the chapter with answer keys.

Our school only has classes on Monday – Thursday; and on Monday and Thursday, we have chapel for 15 minutes. This means we only meet for Bible for 15 minutes on those days. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday we spend 30-45 minutes on Bible. I allowed three weeks for each chapter, which means that it took 30 weeks to get through one book, and we had about 34 weeks of school. The week before Christmas, we did Christmas readings; the week before spring break, I read some Patricia St. John short stories from her book, Stories to Share; and the last couple weeks of school, I may read a Patricia St. John book to them for fun.

Usually on Monday, we just went over the verse they were learning for the week, they recited the verse that was due that Monday (or took the test), and we went over the one to two catechisms that they were learning from The Shorter Catechism. These catechisms would be tested on the chapter tests. So they would have a verse due after the first week going through a chapter; they would have a verse due after the second week going through a chapter; and after the third week, the chapter would be done and there would be a test that next Monday.

Chapter 1 test has a study sheet at the end of the outline that the kids could use to study for the test. Starting with chapter 2, I would make the test from the outline that I had given them; so on the Thursday before the test, we would go through and they would highlight what they needed to study. That way, I didn’t have to make a study sheet for them. Since I have multiple ages, this made it easy for even the younger kids to study for the tests. As I went along, I kept tweaking things. For instance, in chapters 7 and 8, I included a third page of the test that was much harder and only middle school had to do that page.

The other thing that only middle school had to do were the Make Note of It sections. In the book, there are sections called, “Make Note of It.” It asks questions for discussion or for students to write down answers. I shared with the middle school a google doc that they could fill out, and then I would print them out and grade them. We would also discuss these sections on Monday as that is when they were due for a grade. I will share the separate document for the “Make Note of It” assignments for chapter one at the bottom of this post.

I will share these printables for free with you, but these do not in any way replace the book. They are of no use to you if you do not buy the book. Almost every chapter has a story in it that illustrates the truth that was being taught in the chapter. That was the kids favorite part of the chapters. The book also a code where you can print off resources that go with the book. The book includes different articles of interesting information and much more detail than I provided in my outline — these outlines are truly just outlines to keep the kids with me, paying attention, and a tool I could use to help the children study for their tests.

These outlines are not editable if you just click on the link. You would need to click on the link which would take you to my Google document. Then you would need to click on “File” and under “File” click on “Make a Copy.” After you make your own copy, you can edit your copy. Then if you don’t want the catechisms or verses on your copy, you can remove those items.