Living, Loving, & Learning Together
Last months booklist looks a little lopsided. I normally gravitate to nonfiction titles. But other than Bob Goff’s Dream Big and a spiral volume of sudoku puzzles, all the books I read in August were novels. The majority of these selections, our family read aloud together. Some for the third or fourth or fifth time. Fortunately, one can learn a…
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I like to use Mondays to clean out my mailbox. This week’s reader request is for a free printable animal care chart, which I was happy to supply. Question: Dear Jennifer, I just found your website and it’s so beautiful and helpful…so classic and chic. I saw your free printable for tracking medications for people. But I was wondering if…
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This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page features Psalm 27:14. “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” Isn’t that the perfect verse for the year 2020, which has been filled to overflowing with so much uncertainty? And so much waiting? Wait on the Lord We’ve had to wait…
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Emily Buchwald once said, “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” That’s the theme of this week’s coloring page. But I want to unpack it a little. What, exactly, can parents do to raise children who love to read? As a homeschool mom, I want my children to enjoy devouring good books as much as their dad…
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6 Books I read in July Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin Women of the Word provides excellent, step-by-step training for women who want to study the Bible for themselves, but don’t know where or how to start. In an age where pop-psychology and feel-good phrases comprise much of what passes for “Christian” teaching, it’s refreshing to find an…
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This week’s Scripture Sunday coloring page provides a worthy challenge as kids head back to school. It features 1 Timothy 4:12. “Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.” Click to download this “Show Yourself and Example” coloring page Even school children can…
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I can scarcely believe summer break is already over, and it’s time to head back to class. This Back-to-School Banner will help you send your students off in style. If you print it on heavy card stock, you can to re-use the same banner year after year. I used a paper cutter to trim the outer edges and a pair…
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As I’ve mentioned before, our family has been loyal Timberdoodle customers for decades. Although much of our homeschool curriculum is non-consumable, I supplement our studies each year with art kits, thinking games, and other fun products from Timberdoodle. This year, the Wile E. Coyote Physical Science Genius is among the new add-ons. This 4-book set provides an easy-to-understand introduction to…
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It’s August already! But as I was getting ready to post reviews for the books I read in July, I realized I’m a month behind. I still haven’t told you about my six June reads, including the Larimores’ fascinating book, His Brain, Her Brain. But I’m going to remedy that situation right now. Read on for my June book reviews,…
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This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page features Psalm 4:8. “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Print “I Will Lie Down and Sleep” Coloring Page The psalmist knows what we sometimes forget: that safety depends not upon the absence of danger, but upon God’s abiding presence. It’s a good…
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This cake was my mother’s signature dessert at church potlucks and family birthday parties alike. It is delicious eaten warm, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. My adult children call it “the chocolate cake Nana always makes” and request it whenever they come home to visit. Try it, and it may just become a new…
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It has been a while since I posted one of my “Scripture Sunday” coloring pages. But this House of Prayer printable seemed appropriate for these uncertain times. It highlights something Jesus said in Mark 11:17. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you…
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