tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35525962088835522472024-10-04T22:49:18.541-05:00Jennybrook Journeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16149100080772502106noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552596208883552247.post-38320007626893832492015-06-18T12:00:00.001-05:002015-09-18T16:57:27.563-05:00

This is one of my favorite handmade facial goodies so I am happy and excited to share! There again, like the moisturizer, I was using a more expensive face wash and really wanted to see if I could find something that worked just as well that I could make. This is way too simple it's not even funny. And I can't believe I was spending $15 every 6 months when this costs me pennies to make. And

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The second DIY handmade goodie I'd like to share is my facial moisturizer. I was using a product which I liked and worked but cost me $25 to buy and I couldn't pronounce half the ingredients. I had tried some organic and natural products in the past but one was drying, one made me break out, and one actually tinted my face orange!! I kept thinking, "There has to be something that's effective

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I would love to share some homemade goodies I've been making for two reasons- 1. I want others to have access to these great things too!  And... 2. I want to be able to find all my final recipes in one spot instead of my random post it notes and paper scraps all over the house! ;) First up, my DIY deodorant! I have been using this recipe for almost a year, so through all seasons, and

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I'm in the process of changing names, colors, yada yada yada...... I still want to blog but if you read my former post about quitting blogging you'll see I'm going through some changes. Just blogging by myself this go around, sharing what's on my heart, mind, school life...but this time- my key word is SIMPLIFY. I'm going with just my name and I'm on a journey. What more do I need? So if you're

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by Jenny   Two things I have always wanted to do 1) Take the kids to pick apples and 2) Can something! I have always had good intentions to take the kids to pick apples. It seems I'm always too late by the time I get around to picking a day or a place...it's a problem when you combine a procrastinator and a hermit. Well, when a friend asked if we wanted to join them- I

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Well, honestly, I have issues. I had an idea of what blogging was going to be...and it wasn't measuring up. There's crazy parts of me that has high expectations, trying to keep up with others, reading the stats too much, not really techy but trying to be.... I said I have issues. I realized I was emotionally up and down based on shares, likes, subscribers...it was crazy. I was trying all this

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by Jenny ~JOY Through Art~     In our house, ART is the subject that is definitely the reward for finishing homeschool! If not, they'd do art all day! We've been creating our own Fruit of the Spirit~A Homeschool Study by combining a lot of different resources and if you'd like to check out our study on JOY- here's the latest one JOY JOY JOY...Where?!   We decided we

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by Jenny We've got the JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY down in our hearts...where?! Down in our hearts...where?! Ok...I'll stop singing. That's just one of the songs that pops into my head when I talk about joy with my kids. That and Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice! Rejoice....rejoice... We've had a great time focusing on LOVE. If you want to start with us from the beginning

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-By Jamie I am so tired of Satan's lies, aren't you? I especially hate it when I realize I've been buying into his lies for quite some time. On the other hand, I am extremely thankful when God reveals the truth to me! It is so freeing! I am currently working on losing some weight, but when am I not? Oh, that's right, during the holidays when I'm working on five-thousand other things and not

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by Jenny Close your eyes and imagine the smell of some delicious Italian pasta swimming in a divinely rich sauce...now, imagine adding up those calories. Wah, wah, wah. I wanted the taste of pasta without all the carbs and I do love me some spaghetti squash but I wanted something new, a different texture. So the experiment begins. And I'm going to, of course, share with

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by Jenny ~LOVE Through Art~ Window Cling Stained Glass Art       We started a Fruit of the Spirit~A Homeschool Study and we spent quite a bit of time on LOVE. Because we knew we needed it. And because Jesus did.   'Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And

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by Jenny I realized after a particularly stressful day of homeschooling, mothering yada yada…that I have never spent time alone for very long.  I've been married over 16 years, have four kids, and have never spent the night by myself. I have been away from the kids and from Gregg for women's retreats or on short trips but even then I was sharing a room with other women. I have never

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by Jenny   We've started our Fruit of the Spirit~A Homeschool Study and We Made a Giant Tree for our fruit. Now it's time to get down to business and talk LOVE. I knew I wanted us to spend a lot of time on LOVE. Because I knew God has spent a lot of time on love. It's SO foundational and mentioned so many times in scripture that I think God really wants to make sure we get it. Our focus

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by Jenny It's Time to Say Goodbye...well, at least, see ya later to Foodie Fridays for the Relafords. We have hit a one year mark of Foodie Fridays, with over 30 different countries, Foodie Friday All Stars, Foodie Friday restaurant tours, and specials for birthdays & anniversaries. We decided to take a break for a while because the last few it seemed the like the kids were tired of cooking

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by Jenny The kids and I were feeling nostalgic for Grandma's Pfeffernusse this holiday season. Even through our overly busy schedule, we took time to walk down memory lane. Well, at least I did, and then I made them listen to all my stories. I rediscovered this sweet, peppery little addictive treat when we did Germany for one of our first Foodie Fridays. I remember going to my Grandma's

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By Jamie Candied Pecans are one of my favorite treats at Christmastime. Every year, I try to make them; key word TRY! They usually don't turn out very well. They are either sticky, or not crunchy enough or just too many steps and ingredients for me; I like simple. So I was thrilled when I came across a super easy recipe that actually made the best candied pecans I've ever made! Here it is! Enjoy

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by Jenny Foodie Friday ~ Belgium Honestly, I picked Belgium because I thought waffles sounded good this week. My hope was shattered when I found out that what we think of as Belgian waffles is not really Belgian waffles. Through our research, we found out that waffles vary with each region of Belgium and there's probably as many varieties as Red Robin burgers. Belgium has a lot of French and

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A word will remind me. A smell. A song...of a time I felt so completely alone. And angry. And a failure. There was a time I felt extremely and utterly vulnerable. And at the same time, hard as a rock. I remember running outside to the trees, dropping to my knees by a stream and crying to the heavens.  I remember feeling like I was crying to nothing, to emptiness. Other times like I was

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by Jenny Foodie Friday ~ South Africa   We came about our pick this week a little differently than we have other weeks...We were watching a cooking show and saw The Gatsby Sandwich. With our mouths watering we decided to build a Foodie Friday around this infamous sandwich. It may look like what we know as a hoagie but don't be fooled, there is so much flavor packed in that bread. The

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by Jenny  Gabe's Birthday Favorite Foodie Friday Foods They represent some of Gabe's ALL TIME favorite foods! Our son Gabe's birthday fell on a Friday this year so we decided to do something special and he picked some of his all time favorites from past Foodie Fridays for us all to cook up this week! One thing I realized through his picks- he is definitely not

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by Jenny So now it's November 9th and I "ended" the Change 3 Challenge nine days ago and still haven't written an update. I say "ended" because I was so bad about the changes that last week and a half it's almost laughable. If you haven't followed these Change 3 Challenge posts, here is my first~ Change 3 Challenge. Then I shared how I did after one full week in my Was I

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by Jenny Foodie Friday~Chile Wow....I begin this post as I'm lounging on the couch totally stuffed from this dinner. It. Was. Amazing. I really wish there was a way to post the smells that happen in my kitchen during Foodie Fridays too.                          &

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by Jenny I've been working on Fruit of the Spirit ~ A Homeschool Study with my kids and we decided it would be fun to make a giant tree to hang all of our fruits on. If you wanted to do the study and wanted a tree on a smaller scale you could make one on posterboard, or make one just 2-D, I'm sure there's tons of tree clip art you could print as well. I began my hunt for brown paper

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by Jenny This may look like just porridge, donuts, and a smoothie- but I assure you the flavors are very different! This week was Gabe's pick and he chose Chad. Again, we didn't really know much about our country this week when we started {glad we're doing Foodie Friday, I've learned so much over the course of researching recipes!} but by the time we finished our meal, I

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by Jenny Well, another week has gone and past while I worked on my Change 3 Challenge. It's been so crazy lately and it all seemed to come to the surface Monday while attempting a full and complete homeschool day! So this post is a little behind.... We've had birthdays, anniversaries, weekend trips...now gearing up for more birthdays, a party that I'm pulling out all the stops to plan for

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