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Do We Have to Give Up Our Dreams?

ParentingAugust 28, 2009426Views 0Likes 3Comments

It is my privilege to have Michelle Painter as our guest writer today. I'm sure her article will strike a cord with you as it did with me. Do We Have to Give Up Our Dreams? Michelle Painter Several months ago, I heard a surprising comment that indicated that home educating meant that…

Back to School Thoughts and Free E-books

HomeschoolAugust 10, 2009478Views 0Likes 3Comments

It’s that time of year, when we are all beginning to think about school once again. I typically start mid—August, because we always take the first two weeks of September as a family vacation. I always appreciated having two weeks of school under my belt before we left for several reasons: —First, I didn’t feel “behind” when…

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Who Wants Free Books for Summer Reading?

FamilyJuly 23, 2009564Views 0Likes 0Comments

Friday Freebies and Favorites HSLDA – Homeschool Legal Defense Association had some great ideas in one of their recent articles. They are very active in protecting our rights to Homeschool, so you might want to check out their website, too, if you aren’t familiar with them. Teaching with Historic Places – From: HSLDA As you map out…

The Way to a Man’s Heart

MarriageJuly 13, 2009550Views 0Likes 2Comments

The secret is out! There is some truth to the proverb, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” When I first met my future husband and considered cooking him a meal, I remember bemoaning the fact that the only things I knew how to cook had tomato sauce in them –…

The Lord has blessed me with a man who truly does love me as expressed in Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

Everyone Celebrates our Wedding Anniversary

MarriageJuly 8, 2009514Views 0Likes 2Comments

There we are, young – or maybe not so young – but definitely in love. I always tell Dan that everyone celebrates our anniversary. That is one of the benefits of getting married near July 4th. It hardly seems like it could have happened 25 years ago, and yet in some ways I can…

Thoughts on my Son’s Graduation

ParentingJuly 1, 2009509Views 0Likes 2Comments

Thoughts on My Son’s Graduation For some of us this spring has brought the success of seeing one of our children graduate from high school. All mothers enjoy their children’s successes, but for homeschool mothers this milestone is a big accomplishment, not only for your child, but for you. It brings with it an amazing variety of thoughts…

God’s GPS

Biblical EncouragementJune 1, 2009822Views 0Likes 3Comments

I recently purchased a GPS in preparation for a trip that my Emily, Rebekah and I will be making without the benefit of having Dan and Eric along. Why? Because Eric and Dan have maps in their heads and the girls and I don’t. I purchased it ahead of time so I could test it out…