Author: heavenstobetty

I am a licensed clinical psychologist using all my skills and education to work full-time as a stay at home mom homeschooling my 3 kiddos. My husband is my best friend and an awesome dad to our kids! We all live in a 35-ft Winnebago ever since losing our home & everything in it to the Camp Fire which struck Paradise, California on 11/08/18.

Snow Covered Austrian Pine

by heavenstobetty, posted in Homeschool, Photography, Wordless Wednesday

Turkeys & Cardinals – Birds of the Month

by heavenstobetty, posted in Homeschool

Happy last day of 2022 friends! You may remember that we’re drawing a bird each month this year in our homeschool. We were inspired by our John James Audubon Unit Study and we wanted to share our birds from November 2022 & December 2022. November: we stuck with a traditional handprint turkey but used real … Continue reading Turkeys & Cardinals – Birds of the Month

Christmas Gift for Friends

by heavenstobetty, posted in DIY & Home Improvement, Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

My daughter (age 10) and I found some cute family matching socks at TJ Maxx. We bought them for our friends and then I made them coordinating hats on our circle knitting loom.

Believe Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

This one was a gift from my parents last Christmas (2021). I had it on my Amazon wishlist. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Fabric Puppet Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

My sister and I had this set when we were growing up. It was destroyed in the 2018 Paradise Camp Fire with my parents’ home. I found the vintage fabric panel on eBay a couple of years ago, paid way too much for it, and commissioned my mom to re-make the set for my kiddos. … Continue reading Fabric Puppet Nativity

Fiber Art Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

My mom made this nativity set. I think it’s crocheted. The kiddos and I found the stable at a thrift store this past year (2022) for a couple dollars.

Pewter Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

This is my smallest set, it’s even smaller than the Teeny-Tiny one! It was a gift from my parents last Christmas (2021).

Teeny-Tiny Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

I found this Teeny-Tiny Nativity at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago. It’s hard to get the pieces to stand up properly. I’d glue them to a base, but then they wouldn’t fit back into the teeny tiny box… Teeny-Tiny Box Teeny-Tiny Book

Porcelain Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

Thought I’d share more of my nativity collection with y’all. Got this one at a thrift store for a couple of dollars.

Arctic Nativity

by heavenstobetty, posted in Holidays and Special Events, Homeschool, Photography

I have a small collection of nativity sets for my Christmas decor. I bought this one online during an after Christmas sale last year (2021). It’s my favorite because the arctic theme matches the current climate around here!