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Yummy Rich-n-Gooey Sweet Potato Soufflé

11/24/2016

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all. Here is one of our favorite family recipes. I invented this recipe in 2008 for Thanksgiving Dinner, combining my favorite Yam casserole ingredients into one recipe. This has a million calories!

Here is the Recipe

Soufflé:
1 X-Large Can Yams, drained
½ Cup Whipping Cream
½ Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
¼ tsp Ginger
½ tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Ground Cloves

Beat with electric mixer all ingredients together. Place in butter casserole dish. Sprinkle topping on top of dish before baking. Cook at 350°F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Cover top with whole marshmallows. Bake 10 more minutes.

Topping:
½ Cup Brown Sugar
¼ Cup Flour
½ Cup Nuts
1 tsp Cinnamon
¼ Cup Melted Butter

Combine and sprinkle on the top of dish before baking. Cook at 350°F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Cover top with whole marshmallows. Bake 10 more minutes.

Celebrate Thanksgiving is available on Amazon. This book will add joy, sparkle, creativity, and fun to your celebration. You can purchase Celebrate Thanksgiving here.

There is so much to be thankful for in our lives. God is good to us. Happy Thanksgiving.
Fondly,
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis)

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Teach Teens About Marriage with Circuit Planning Game

11/13/2016

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Decision-making can be challenging when you find yourself married to someone who thinks differently that you do.

Wanting my teens to grow up to have healthy, happy marriages, I gave them a taste of the challenge of husband-wife decision-making. And I wanted it to be fun.

Here is the game I came up with.

The idea is to keep it lighthearted so everyone can laugh together.

Circuit Planning Game

The game does require at least 6-10 teens with half guys and half girls.

You make a circle of chair pairs. The outer chair is empty. Each girl takes an inner chair. She will remain stationary and the guys will move girl to girl when the buzzer sounds.

Next, each teen is given the same piece of paper with four scenarios on it. Each scenario requires decision-making as a team.

Now, every guy takes a seat next to a girl. When the buzzer sounds, you will have five minutes to make a decision together. When the buzzer sounds again, the guy moves to the next girl and every team moves on to scenario two and makes the next decision together. The guys keep moving until the scenarios are finished.

Here are the scenarios.

The Scenarios

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Homeschooling on Election Day 2016

11/6/2016

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Election Day is a great day to teach your children about the election process.

Start the day together by praying for our nation.

Take your children with you to vote. Yes, I know it will be hard to drag them along to the polls, but they will see you cast your vote and turn in your ballot. There is no greater lesson than example.

On the way there and on the way home, you can talk about why it’s important to vote.

You see, in American, every citizen has a leadership role. Each vote matters. If we don’t cast our vote, we shirk our responsibility.

You can find voter guides for every state here: commit2vote2016.com/commit-2-vote-2016-landing-page/ways-to-get-involved-locally/

During the day, get online and watch some of the campaign speeches and debates with your children. Discuss what was said and how it was said.

Don’t just look at the presidential candidates. Your state will have state and national congress seats open. Some of you may have senate elections too. In our state of Florida, we have a senate election. Our current senator, Rubio is running to hold on to his seat in Washington, D.C.

You can also look at old elections: who won and who lost.

After dinner, watch the election results together and fill out a blank outline map as each winner is declared.

Talk about the Electoral College and how it determines the winner of the presidential race. Here is a site that explains the Electoral College: congressforkids.net/Elections_electoralcollege.htm

You can also watch a Schoolhouse Rock video on Youtube to learn more about the Electoral College. youtube.com/watch?v=ZFJ2e82Nvnw

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Yummy Rich-n-Gooey Sweet Potato Soufflé

Teach Teens About Marriage with Circuit Planning Game

Circuit Planning Game

The Scenarios

Homeschooling on Election Day 2016

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