Linda's Lunacy

Faith, Home, & Family

1Girl Nation CD Review & Giveaway

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I recently received a 1Girl Nation Cd to review. 1Girl Nation is a new girl band whose primary audience is preteens, teens, and young adults (as well as us parents, too!) The music is lively (does that make me sound old? lol) and draws the listener in. The lyrics keep them there. Visit the 1Girl Nation YouTube channel, linked below, to see a video of how the group was formed.

 

About 1 Girl Nation:
Landing in the space where One Direction meets TobyMac, 1 Girl Nation is an exciting blend of upbeat pop music, with lyrics that are totally focused on living life for God, even while you’re young. 1GN, as they’ve already been dubbed, stars Carmen, Kayli, Kelsey, Lauryn Taylor and Lindsey, five girls with a passion for telling their fans about Christ through their music. Their first single, “While We’re Young,” can be heard on radio stations across the country and their self-titled debut album is available now!
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Hospitality – What & Why

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What is hospitality?

Websters defines hospitality as the generous and friendly treatment of friends and guests. I love the way that sounds. We should strive to be generous and friendly to all, but especially those visiting our home.

Inviting others into our home to visit or to share a meal is something that I think everyone should do. It’s also something that gets a low priority with our busy lives today. I have been trying to be more deliberate in inviting others to our home. Whether it’s family, our friends, or our kids friends. Whether it’s for a birthday party, a cook out, a holiday meal, or just to hang out.

hospitality

 

The first step to practicing hospitality is to decide why you want to practice hospitality.

Do you want to use hospitality as a witnessing tool?

Want to get to know your neighbors better?

Want to see who your kids friends are?

Do play a game (chess, cards, etc.) or have a hobby you want to share with like minded friends?

 

Knowing why you want to practice hospitality will help define your how.

For example, if you want to get together with a few people to play a card game, that will determine your time, how you set up your house, and the food you will serve. If you want your kids friends to come over, then you will want to have your house, activities, and food kid or teen friendly.

 

Now you know what hospitality is. You’ve also had a chance to think about why you want to practice hospitality. In the coming weeks I’ll share more about how to practice hospitality in your home. Some of the things I’ll cover are getting your house ready, food, and more.

 

Is hospitality something you practice in your home? Or something you want to start doing? If you have any questions about hospitality ask them in the comments, and I will try to answer them in future posts.

 

 

In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu

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I have no pictures to share this week.  I didn’t do anything special in the kitchen this week. Basically, just tried to keep my head above water with meals and dishes.

I put Jag on the menu this week. I haven’t made it in a long time, but it is a family favorite. I linked the recipe below. There is no picture on the recipe post, so I’ll make sure to take one this week. So I’ll definitely have a picture to share next week.

 

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner? See my menu below! [Read more…]

Our Homeschool Week in Review

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I bought some plywood to build a new desk in the school room. We won’t talk about how long ago I bought it, ok? lol  Calen, now 19 and a 2013 graduate from our homeschool, decided he was going to build it. He did a great job. He even drilled holes for all the wires to go through. The only problem is he nailed some of the legs to the wall. So much for pulling it out to paint or stain! lol I’ll just do it where it is, I guess. lol

It’s a long, low desk. The desk top is the height of the keyboard tray on our old computer desk to make it comfortable for typing and writing. There are three spots in the desk, so I will be able to get Abby and Zach working there with plenty of room for computers and books.

Here’s Abby working on her (affiliate link) Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1. Right now, the printer is taking up the middle section of the desk. We will be making a shelf for the printer to free up that spot. As soon as I buy more shelf brackets.

Abby has volleyball practice on Mondays and Thursdays. The lighting in the gym is horrible for the flash on my camera. But I love this picture that Hannah, 17 and a 2013 homeschool graduate, took of Abby. She really gets into volleyball. lol

She had her first volleyball game of the season on Tuesday. Unfortunately, they lost the  game 25-18 and 25-19. I took this picture after she got home from the game. She was in good spirits, even though they didn’t win, because the team they played was really good. Actually, she always has a good attitude when they don’t win a game.

She has in 3 games on Saturday. Should be fun. And tiring!

 

Make sure to stop by and enter to win the complete Jim Hodges Audio Book Collection. There will be TWO winners. These are all books that the whole family can enjoy. The giveaway ends on 11/18.

 

And that’s Our Homeschool Week in Review. See you next week!

 

To see more homeschooling posts, visit Weekly Wrap Up.

 

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Crock Pot Cheeseburgers Recipe

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This is an excellent recipe for busy days. Whether your too busy to cook, or short on time to eat dinner. This recipe works for both types of days. These are so good. Everyone loves them, children and adults. They are like a sloppy joe, only with cheese.  And this Crock Pot Cheeseburgers recipe is so easy!

crock pot cheeseburgers

 

Crock Pot Cheeseburgers

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
8 oz. box processed cheese (aka Velvetta type cheese) , diced (2 c.)
1 medium green bell pepper, diced (1 c.)
1 small onion, diced (1/4 c.)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 buns

Cook beef, garlic and peppers until brown; drain. Mix beef and remaining ingredients, except buns, in a 3.5 to 4 quart cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat until cheese is melted and combined. This may only take 2-3 hours in your crock pot or leave in the crock pot up to 6 to 7 hours. Serve on buns.

 

This recipe is especially easy if you have the meat already cooked in the freezer. In that case, if you were using fresh peppers and onions, you wouldn’t have to cook them before hand, they will cook in the crock pot. Just dump everything in and turn it on. It doesn’t get any easier than that! You can, of course, leave out the onions and peppers, but they add so much flavor. You could also sub a hotter pepper instead of the bell pepper for a different kind of cheeseburger. I got this recipe on an email list over 10 years ago, so I don’t know the original source.

 

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