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Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.

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Make Reading Fun for Kids

February 25, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

7 ideas to make reading fun for kids

Kerry shares ideas on making reading fun for kids in this guest post for the Establish a House series. Our children spend the first two or three years at school learning how to read. After that and for the rest of their lives, they read to learn. For their success, it’s essential that they learn […]

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52 Weeks to Fortify Your Family {Review & Giveaway}

January 29, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 38 Comments

Wait, what? Two giveaways in a row? Yes! I knew when I reviewed this book that I wanted to give one away because it is that good for helping families. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Want to know who won? Look here! My hope is that anyone who visits this blog realizes how much […]

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Welcome to our Homeschool – Beehive Academy

January 25, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

Our family has been using Sonlight Curriculum for the past eight years. We LOVE the literature and history emphasis! Sonlight is celebrating their 25th anniversary by hosting a blog party on the 25th of each month throughout the year.You don’t have to use Sonlight to join in on the party! I decided to participate to […]

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2014 Homeschool Blog Awards

December 14, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Okay, fess up! The Homeschool Blog Awards are currently underway and someone nominated this blog for the Best Blog Design category. Whoever you are I am truly flattered! Making the switch from blogger to wordpress in the summertime has been a big learning curve. There are still a few tweaks I want to make here […]

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Christmas School 2014

December 11, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

chocolate peppermint pretzels

December always seems to be busy. I usually try to plan and prepare before it begins but you know how it goes. Even the best laid plans can get derailed! We’ve enjoyed spending our mornings doing Christmas school. Of course we are doing the scripture advent countdown and I’m also reading a bit each day […]

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Walking With the Women of the New Testament {Book Review}

November 27, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A few years ago I attended a meeting for LDS Philanthropies in Provo, UT. While there I had the pleasure of sitting next to Heather Ferrell who blogs at Women in the Scriptures. She is truly an extraordinary lady! Her passion for the scriptures has helped many people especially as she has shared her insights […]

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Amazing Hairstyles: From Easy to Elegant {book review}

November 17, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Yesterday morning while everyone else was getting ready for church I played with my girls’ hair.  They all have long(ish) hair, though some have stick straight hair while a couple inherited some very ringlet curly hair. When my first daughter was born one of the first things my husband remembers me saying is, “I can’t wait […]

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A Christ Centered Christmas {Review & Giveaway}

November 13, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 32 Comments

I love celebrating Christmas! I love decorating my home with all the assorted Nativity sets I have collected over the years. Our family enjoys our various traditions of studying the Names of Christ throughout December, having a scripture advent countdown, and doing Christmas school. Last year I came across a wonderful book called, A Christ-Centered […]

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The Miracles of Jesus {Book Review}

October 26, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

The Miracles of Jesus by Eric D. Huntsman

The time has come where I really must write the review for this book. I have been putting it off. Why? Because I can’t seem to find the right words to describe the beautiful and sacred feeling I had when reading it.  It has truly touched me in a profound way. The Miracles of Jesus […]

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A Refuge From the Storm by Boyd K. Packer {Book Review}

October 17, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

refuge from the storm boyd k packer

Boyd K. Packer is currently the president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He is a mighty spiritual giant who has not shied away from teaching and warning specifically about the family and the priesthood. A Refuge From the Storm: The Priesthood, the Family, the Church is a compilation of past talks given by President […]

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Visions of Hope {Book Review}

October 9, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Visions of Hope by Annie Henrie

Can you be taught by looking at a piece of artwork? What if you study the details, the way the light dances around a figure, the expression of peace or even confusion on a face, the colors that were chosen? Visions of Hope: An Illustrated Portrayal of God’s Plan for Us by fine artist Annie […]

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Dining With the Prophets Cookbook {Giveaway}

October 2, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 36 Comments

Dining with the Prophets

Food. So many traditions are tied to it. The smell of certain dishes cooking can conjure up memories of bygone days. Recipes passed down through generations ties families together. Many times food defines a culture. For Mormons, especially those with pioneer ancestors, just mention the Lion House and you are more than likely to hear, […]

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Girls Who Choose God Guest Post

September 4, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Girls Who Choose God by McArthur Krishna and Bethany Balding

See this book? It is amazing! Any long time reader of my blog knows six of my seven daughters are named after women in the Bible. We wanted to give our daughters names to live up to, role models of righteous women who served God and chose God. We have taught them their stories by […]

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Hands of a Child Lapbooks on Sale

August 15, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Down on the farm lapbook

Looking for a little extra something to add to your homeschool studies this year? How about something to do with your kids on the weekends or when they get home from school? Lapbooks are the answer! They are fun and interactive and a great way to organize everything your child has learned. We enjoy doing […]

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My Summer Reading List

August 6, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

summer reading pile

Today the mountains are covered in mist as a light drizzle continues to fall in our valley. It rained all day yesterday. We don’t have any hay down so it is welcome rain. The highs are only in the 70s. Naturally the windows are open, the enticing scent of wet sagebrush wafting through. Misty Mountains […]

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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