FF #231: 🌺 6 Sweet Ways to Celebrate Mom


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Welcome to the 231st issue of Flanders Family Freebies, a weekly themed link list of resources designed by me, Jennifer Flanders, in hopes of helping you build a strong, happy, healthy home. Thank you for giving me a place in your inbox! Was this newsletter forwarded to you by a friend? Want your own? Subscribe here.

Tyler, Texas
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Hello, Reader.

Mother's Day is only four days away -- which may still be enough time to get a card in the mail if you are blessed to have a mom who is still alive and well.

I'll be seeing mine this weekend and can give it to her in person, as I'm pretty sure she's coming into town to attend the graduation of her youngest grandson and her oldest great-grandson, both of whom are graduating with our homeschool group this Saturday.

Which means this week has been pretty busy for our family -- for lots of reasons -- and I suspect it is for yours, as well. There is always so much to do in springtime! So let's get straight to this week's link list, shall we?

Free resources for you this week:

What I'm reading this week:

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My daughter and I are only a chapter away from finishing The First Four Years, which is the last of nine books in Laura Ingall's Wilder's Little House Series.

Beginning with Laura and Almanzo's wedding, this volume follows their life in early marriage, describing the many joys and set backs they experienced and the birth of their little daughter, Rose.

I love reading how harmoniously they worked together to establish a homestead out on the South Dakota prairie. It's the kind of teamwork that would benefit many modern-day marriages as well.

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This week's reader request:

I recently recorded a podcast with Terri Bonnin discussing a poem I wrote several years ago, and when a mutual friend heard it, she asked if she could share the poem with guests at an upcoming wedding shower.

Of course, I was happy for her to do that. And so I spruced up some promotional bookmarks I'd designed a decade ago to look a little prettier and more appropriate for a bridal shower, then added the file to my original post as a free printable PDF, in case others are interested in using it, too.

What we're eating this week:

I made another big batch of tortilla soup per my children's request this week. It's delicious with or without chicken, especially when topped with fresh avocado slices and a squeeze of lime juice.

On the podcast this week:

Loving Life at Home: Episode 83

​In Honor of Mothers Everywhere​

Since Mother’s Day is right around the corner, honoring mom is the topic for this week's podcast.

Even if giving birth to you is all your mother ever did, she would still be worthy of your gratitude and respect. But for most of our moms, the end of labor and delivery was when the real work began.

Progress on last week's goals:

Last week's to-do list is done and dusted! I βœ… cleaned out my file cabinet, βœ… boxed up our used curriculum for book sale, βœ… celebrated my son's nursing school graduation, βœ… tidied our bathroom cabinets, βœ… took two boxes of donations to Hangers of Hope, and βœ… emailed this month's Bible memory verses to my kids & grandkids.

Personal goals for this week:

  • set to music/memorize Proverbs 3:1-18
  • go in for fasting bloodwork
  • ​make diplomas for my next two homeschool graduates
  • attend their graduation
  • host reception afterwards
  • empty & move folding table out of garage
  • complete 4 more pages in my devotional journal for moms​

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Flanders Family Freebies

A happily married mama of 12, I am passionate about faith & family and love sharing ideas, fun resources, and free printables to help you build a strong, healthy, happy home.

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