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A Mom’s Battle Within from a Role of a Lifetime – Motherhood

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05/09/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

As a mom, I have constantly had a battle within me. That battle teaches me daily how better to do my role as a mother. Motherhood teaches me to sacrifice and be giving even when my sin nature attempts to sway me. Being a mom isn't always easy but being a mom is always rewarding. I am a very blessed mom of four children. The joy of being a mom can never be expressed to the depth of love a … [Read more...]

Joy Compromised – Life Changes as the Year Ends

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12/17/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Life changes throughout our year can a lot of times compromise our joy. It is up to us to hold our heads high and move forward helping and being a blessing to those around us. I have known many who have had major losses this year and my heart hurts with them. For you see, we too have had those hurts in our own family. My mother penned this poem from her heart and I thought it only fitting to share … [Read more...]

Favorite Christmas Tradition – Fun with Cookies

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11/13/2017 By Leah Mejia Leave a Comment

Creative Christmas Cookies We all have a Christmas tradition. Well the Chism family favorite is the sweet smell of tons of Christmas cookies during the holiday season. Sugar, gingerbread, snickerdoodle, chocolate crinkle, seven-layer bar, mystery, cookies and that’s just a few favorites. In our family Thanksgiving is for pies and Christmas is for cookies. Mom premakes the cookie dough that … [Read more...]

A Mother’s Joy – Children Bring Her Joy

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05/12/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

What is a mother's joy? My children are my joy! As I have watched them become adults and begin their adult journey in life, my heart swells with pride. They will always be children in my eyes, yet as adults, they are paving their way in life as they each settle into making their own decisions and home into a comfortable place of warmth and family. My Children A Warm Heart Our firstborn moved … [Read more...]

Cultivating Self-Care Independence

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12/05/2016 By Eujeana Chism 1 Comment

Self-care needs to be taught early. Begin at the young age teaching children to care for themselves. We automatically begin teaching them as they become toddlers and begin walking. If they can walk, then they can pick up their toys. This is just the beginning of teaching them self-care in picking up after themselves. Teaching them to brush their teeth seems like a simple task, but is important … [Read more...]

Moms Need Me Time – Finding Time to Recharge

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10/18/2016 By Eujeana Chism 1 Comment

Moms need "me time"! Moms need me time! Do you take that much needed time you need for you? As a homeschool mom I tend to get wrapped up in everyone else and what they need. When I am called up on I tend to drop what I am doing to help or take care of the need at hand. However, one of the things I forget to do is schedule "me time". "Me time" is so important for us to schedule and we need to … [Read more...]

Mother Just One More Time

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05/07/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Mother's Day! As I reflect on motherhood, so many things come to mind. I was talking with my mother and we began to reflect on her mother, my grandmother. She was truly an inspiration to me and all those she came in contact with through life's journey. Our family loved her so and we still appreciate the memories we got to share with her through the years. She is truly missed. She left us for … [Read more...]

Learning to Blog – Adventures and Fun!

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01/12/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Blogging is not really a new adventure. Years ago it used to simply be writing articles. Now there are words like posting, html, blogging, hosting, scoping, tweeting, social media... Ok, yes maybe I am telling a little about my age, but I am involve in all of those aspects of the social media world. I have tried to keep up with technology because that is who I am. You can find me on social media … [Read more...]

New Year! New Adventures! New Challenges!

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01/01/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Welcome to our blog and website. We hope you like the new look. We sure do! We have been here since 1998! However we have been busy with our family over the years. Now as our family grows even bigger we are hoping to share tips and tidbits from our journey in life here on our site. We have worked to get a refreshing look to revitalize our site. Life can be a mountain of frazzle and challenges. We … [Read more...]

Tips to Balancing: Work, Family and Homeschooling

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05/29/2015 By Eujeana Chism 2 Comments

Balancing work and homeschool Several have asked me can you work and still homeschool? My answer is certainly as long as you find that balance and don’t try to do it all alone. Support from your family is a must. After all work, family and homeschooling are all full time positions. Next is finding that balance that is important to get through the day. In order to find that balance we must … [Read more...]