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Have you ever raked up a huge pile of leaves and leapt right in? You might be surprised to learn that leaf piles are full of life! And while it’s fun to play in the leaves, did you know that those fallen leaves are actually doing a critical job on the forest floor? Read below […]

Why Fallen Leaves Are Important: How Nature Recycles and Makes Things New!

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Have you ever looked at tree leaves and noticed all the amazing colors they can show? In fall, leaves can turn bright red, yellow, orange, and even purple! But do you know why and how these changes happen? Let’s dive into the cool world of tree leaves and answer the question: Why do tree leaves […]

Why And How Do Tree Leaves Change Colors? Discovering Nature’s Beauty

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? We’re learning how birds fly and how bird flight inspired human flight and changed history!

How Do Birds Fly? Episode 20

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? We’re learning how birds fly and how bird flight inspired human flight and changed history!

How Do Birds Fly? Episode 20

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It’s easy to wonder where the fire of my youth went, until I peer into the eyes of my children. There’s a flicker in them — rising, growing, dancing in their imaginations…

Parenting is the most hands-on world-changing we’ll ever do.

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As our kids learn to notice details as small as a shift in temperature or a leaf bidding its branch farewell, perhaps they’ll become more aware of God’s workings in their lives.

Look to the seasons, my child. Change is ok.

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I place a pause before my answer, wonder if I should burden him with these heavy thoughts. He can take it, he has before.

They’ll be grown and gone before we know it…

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We’ve discovered a sweet offset — that the balances are bent in our favor. The more we hike, the greater the hiking becomes. Here are 4 ways we’ve taught our kids to love family hikes.

4 ways we taught our kids to love family hikes

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Over twelve and a half hours and 197 miles, we began a new family hobby that will direct our minds and hearts toward our Creator.

What Birds Teach Our Kids About God’s Plans For Our Lives + Tips and Resources for Birding With Your Child

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Over twelve and a half hours and 197 miles, we began a new family hobby that will direct our minds and hearts toward our Creator.

What Birds Teach Our Kids About God’s Plans For Our Lives + Tips and Resources for Birding With Your Child

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They slow at every whirling pool where water wraps itself around the rocks. My children look free within the bounds of this river. Without these boundaries, it all falls apart…

Look to the river, my child, and see God’s good boundaries.

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It wasn’t like me to fail a class. As the second youngest student at college, I took the opportunity to attend Bible school seriously. Yet here I was smitten with a boy and, alongside him, failing Greek.

After Failing Greek, I Learned This About Teaching My Child to Rightly Handle God’s Word

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Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!

I'm Eryn, Master Naturalist, Author, & Bible Teacher

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