A Slice of Smith Life: 7 Quick Takes on 12/13/14

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Today's not Friday, but rather it's Saturday, 12/13/14 (well, it was late Saturday night when I started writing this post, but published it EARLY Sunday morning :) ) It's a cool date to publish a blog post on so that's one of many reasons I'm just writing my 7 Quick Takes post now!

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I wrote a guest post on Home Educating Family Association (HEDUA) about the Family Fun Bucket that I published on my own blog. You can read my HEDUA post HERE. If you have followed my blog, you may remember my post here about the buckets that make a very simple, fun and low cost gift! So if you are looking for a last minute gift this Christmas season, this might be what you are looking for! Check it out and enjoy!

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photo credit: Real Life Rosary Store

Speaking of gifts, if you are in the market for rosaries and rosary prayer guides, be sure to visit Real Life Rosary Store, where James Hahn and his beautiful family make these beautiful rosaries. As stated on their "About Us" page: "We are a family-owned, small business, located in Southeastern Ohio. We are dedicated to helping others grow in their faith especially through the Rosary. All of our items are handcrafted by us." James Hahn is also the author of A Visit to Church: A Picture Journey and Rosary Meditations for Real Life. Thank you for your support for the Hahn family and their ministry and business!

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Amazon is offering another book coupon code! Use code BOOKDEAL25 to get an extra 25% off any book now through Sunday, December 14. One code per customer. I used this code just today (12-13-14) and it worked and I enjoyed the savings! I bought Bambinelli Sunday: A Christmas Blessing which talks about Gaudete Sunday, which is tomorrow, 12-14-14. I won't have this book in time for tomorrow's 3rd Sunday in Advent, but I'll have it for the rest of this Advent and next year. :)

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The 2014 Homeschool Blog Awards are going on right now through 12/29 and I'm so honored that my blog here has been nominated in 2 categories: The Best Variety Blog and the Best Homeschool Mom Blog. There are so many great blogs nominated in each category, what a great honor to be listed among the many great bloggers! If you would like to vote for my blog in Best Variety category go HERE and click on circle next to "A Slice of Smith Life." If you would like to vote for my blog in Best Homeschool Mom Blog go HERE and click on my blog name. You can vote once a day in each category per device until 12/29. Thank you for your support!

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On 12-12-14, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, our Wandering Wise Men and camel were checking out the image of Our Lady in the morning. We went to morning Mass and the beautiful church is decorated so lovely with roses. I've grown to love this feast day through the years!

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Today was 12-13-14, the feast day of Saint Lucy. Lucy means "light" so we went to a local garden and walked around to see the light displays and it was beautiful! I especially love the tree with glass bottles and lights. Afterward we came home and had sweet pastry bread and read Lucia: Saint of Light.