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In just a few weeks, two more of our daughters will graduate from high school. That makes eight out of twelve, which means I’ll be 2/3 of the way finished with my homeschooling career come May. We recently hosted a party for their senior class, and here’s one of the games the kids played at the party: We call it…
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I love to read and discuss good books, so that is the theme of this week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page. Good Books are Better When Shared Katherine Mansfield once wrote, “The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.” This is so true. Whenever I read a wonderful book, it makes me so…
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If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably gathered by now that I’m a huge list maker. I’m very visual, and keeping lists in my notebook, on my phone, or tacked to the bulletin board in my closet helps keep important stuff at the forefront of my mind (and helps me minimize the stacks of books,…
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When I was in college, I knocked the heel off my favorite pair of ballet flats in my rush to get to class. Since I didn’t have much time or money during that season of my life, I continued to wear the shoes for the rest of the semester, despite the mismatched heels. The tops of the shoes still looked…
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If you are looking for a fun way to help your child develop a consistent daily quiet time and broaden their Bible study skills, Exploring the Bible is a great place to start. Timberdoodle sent me a review copy of this title recently, and I am impressed by the way author David Murray lays out this 52-week study and ties…
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I’ve received several letters in the last few weeks from people asking when I plan to publish 2018-19 school calendar, like this one from a reader named Kim: Sorry to be a pest – do you by chance have the academic calendar for next year? I love your calendars and we are trying to get a head start on planning…
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This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page is based on Ephesians 6:12: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Our struggle, ultimately, is against a spiritual enemy — but he definitely knows how to…
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I couldn’t let Easter Sunday pass without sharing a couple of coloring pages with you. The first one is based on Isaiah 53:4-6. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of…
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I have mixed feelings about the latest book Timberdoodle sent me to review. Entitled Everyone a Child Should Know, this 120-page volume by Claire Heath-Whyte offers one-page summaries of 52 heroes of the faith. I did not immediately fall in love with this book — I thought at first glance perhaps it was too simplistic — but in the weeks…
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Whenever I plan a family vacation, there are several websites I always check while mapping our our itinerary. I do this whether we’ll be driving thousands of miles or staying close to home, whether we’ll be gone for three days or three weeks, whether we’ll spend all our time in one place or traveling from city to city. We have…
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I love this season of year! The trees and flowers are starting to bloom, the days are getting longer, the weather is warming, and the birds are back! So it seemed fitting to choose that theme for this week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page, based on Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap…
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This year for St. Patrick’s Day, in addition to our traditional Leprechaun Lunch, I made a new game to play with the kids after dinner. I call it It’s Not Easy Being Green, and if you think it looks more like a pop quiz than a party game, you’re right. That’s what you get with a homeschool mom that’s been…
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