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I have been honored and blessed to be a part of the Raising Godly Boys Series over at Intentional In Life Blog. Every day this month, moms of boys have been sharing their insights, wisdom, prayers, and struggles as they have walked the path of raising their boys to become godly men. Since the Lord has given me the official platform of "BOY MOM," giving me and my husband the hefty role of raising 5 boys in a world that wants the opposite for them than we do, we are grasping at every resource and opportunity to join forces with others walking this line to raise godly men and godly leaders...both in their homes and in the world around them.  Many moons ago, I was a substitute teacher. It was a great gig during my single/newly dating (my now husband) phase of life. I could pick and choose the jobs I would accept, and if it didn't work out, I wasn't obligated to return the next day. An art position opened up one day, and I quickly jumped on it, even though the school was pretty far from my house...this one sounded interesting. After showing up for what I thought was a "day" job, I later realized, the art teacher needed someone to cover for her for several months! And the best part, I was able to create and implement my own curriculum (within certain guidelines of course). My idea: Art Journals. Each week, we'd study the artist, talk about one of their famous pieces of artwork, and then, in our own way, recreate our own version of the original. Georgia O'Keeffe was one of our journal entries. I had been introduced to her artwork from a family I had nannied for and I just loved her viewpoint on taking a close up of flowers, and focusing on the details. So, when education.com contacted me to see if I'd be interested in featuring one of their activities for kids...I was ELATED to see that Georgia O'Keeffe was their focus! I have used activities from education.com for YEARS for my oldest son, as we explored homeschooling and educational summer activities, and I'm thrilled to be able to feature one of their activities here:  Several years ago, Ryan and I invited a newly married couple into our home for dinner. Only having met a handful of times, we were hoping a casual meal would facilitate conversation and new friendship. My children, on the other hand, decided that this was a perfect night to show off all their very best tantrums and meltdown techniques. There were lots of laughs (ours being of the embarrassed kind), and at the end of the night, we honestly thought we had just scarred this sweet couple from ever wanting kids. I'm pleased that that wasn't the case, and they now have a precious (almost) 1 year old daughter....and they still wanted to be our friends! When we found out we were pregnant with our sweet little boys, I immediately contacted Chanler to see if she'd be interested in a special project...hand lettering a quote on canvas for their nursery. I gave her my vision, and she brought it to life in the most beautiful way possible.  Photo Credit: Amanda Dennette Photography
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Welcome to Dwelling Well Mom! I'm so glad you are here! I'm Christi, wife, mom of boys, Christ follower, picture taker, DIYer, chocolate eater, and coffee drinker. Born and raised a Florida girl, now braving the mountains of Boone, NC, I'm on a journey to find peace in the midst of my mundane. Join me!
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