My children love to wear their t-shirts from church camp, homeschool convention children’s programs and other Christian t-shirts we have accumulated over the years. Anything with a little scripture and they are all over it!! So, when the opportunity came for this awesome Jesus Paid It All T-shirt, I was all over it. I love […]
Homeschool Mineral Study
February 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Minerals are fascinating. We have had a few books about minerals, but NEVER anything from a Christian perspective, until now… The Mineral Book, by David McQueen, from New Leaf Press, is EXCELLENT!! I have looked for a homeschool mineral study in the past and never found anything. It is geared to the homeschool family making […]
Upcoming Family Movie Night Choice
December 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
Our family loves a good movie. You know the ones the family can enjoy? During the winter months, we actually have time to watch movies as it gets dark early enough we are inside sooner. We typically have more than one Family Movie Night a week during the winter months. Well, When the Game Stands […]
44 Animals of the Bible Review
December 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As one of the Moms of Masterbooks Bloggers, I receive a book each month written by one of the Masterbooks Authors. I have been MIA from the group for a few months due to being a mom to my sweet baby, and needing extra time to adjust to adding baby 7. I joined back in […]
Picking Out a Printer for the Homeschool Family
January 21, 2014 by 6 Comments
Picking out a printer for the homeschool family has many challenges. Probably the biggest challenge is the financial side. Most of us are single income families, and well that means that having that extra $200-$500 laying around to spend on a printer when the need arises is probably not the case… Earlier this month I […]
Galapagos Islands a EduVacation in a Book
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What is an EduVacation? It is a educating vacation. However, this one is in a book. Galapagos Islands is a book published by MasterBooks, is a pictorial view with lots of text to help your family get an idea what the Galapagos Islands is all about. It could be considered one of the most beautiful […]
Winter Promise Episodes in American History: Civil War ~Review
September 30, 2013 by 2 Comments
As many of you know, our family really enjoys history. The Civil War has always been fascinating to me, and well, I seem to be passing that onto my children. Earlier in the summer I was contacted about a NEW Civil War Unit Study for homeschool families from Spirited Autumn Hope the owners of Winter […]
Brimwood Press Biblical Worldview Curriculum Review
September 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the original reasons we first began homeschooling is to be sure to surround our children with a Biblical Worldview. Really, it sounded so easy and well, it hasn’t been. There are Christ centered and Biblical curriculums out there, but there is not a lot of variety when it comes to comparing a Biblical […]
Instilling Virtue in our Children
May 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You and I both know that instilling virtue is a challenge. Our society has lost it’s virtuous values. We seem to be in a manner-less rude trend and well, our children are subjected to it making our job to instill quality virtues very difficult. We Choose Virtues has made our jobs a bit easier. Over […]
Scholaric Technology in the Homeschool
March 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
Scholaric Homeschool Planning software has helped me save time in our lesson planning and record keeping. Homeschool Planning Software is widely available in the homeschool market. However, is it all created equal? This year has been a year of trial and error with moving our homeschool plans or records to the computer. There are several […]
Creating a Masterpiece Art for Homeschool
March 24, 2013 by 47 Comments
Creating a Masterpiece is a Homeschool Fine Arts curriculum that offers lessons for projects you want to hang, long term on the walls of your home. No childish or juvenile projects that will be stuffed in a box and forgotten about. Over the last month or so, our family has been blessed to work through […]
Review~The Story of Ruth Through a Child’s Eyes
December 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
Back in March while attending the Teach Them Diligently Convention, as I was roaming through the vendor hall, a little table with a dark haired doll and books caught my eye. I wandered over and found the Ruth Doll and book The Story of Ruth Through a Child’s Eyes. I was intrigued and thought my […]
Historical Reading for the Homeschool Family Heritage History
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you have read my blog long, you know we take a literature approach to teaching history. Earlier this year, I learned of Heritage History, a company that is making older historical literature readily available to the homeschool market. What is amazing is that this company is keeping their prices VERY reasonable, which helps the […]
Dr. Mom Otoscope Review and Giveaway
March 5, 2012 by 47 Comments
If you have read my blog much, you know I like to stay as natural as possible with cleaners and such, but I also like to keep our medicines on the natural side. We have had our share of ear infections. Our two oldest, before I learned about nature ways to help clear an ear […]
Family Movie Night~A Mile in His Shoes and Giveaway
February 6, 2012 by 12 Comments
From the director of “Angels In the Outfield” comes an inspiring story about a special boy with an amazing gift, and the coach who believed. Dean Cain and Luke Schroder star in the gmc movie based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”. Only a miracle can help baseball coach Arthur “Murph” Murphy (Dean […]
Pitsco Model Kits Review
December 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
Do you have a son who loves to put things together? Does he like models? Well, then Pitsco Education probably has something for you. Our family just had the joy of putting together these two projects which included a wonderful book. Siege Machines book, the Catapult kit, and the Trebuchet kit and weights ($21.95) From […]
The Reading Game Review
November 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Reading Game is a fast-action memory card game. It includes a series of six beautifully illustrated storybooks. The Cards & Books work together to make learning to read exciting and enjoyable. Game sessions are fun-filled with a winner every few seconds. After completing the first memory card game, the student has thirty words “hardwired” […]
Time Timer Review
November 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wow, seems some people seem to think I need help staying on track…have they been watching me while I am working in Photoshop? Well, probably not, but, I do tend to get distracted, and Time Timer $30 has helped some. But, I believe any old timer could help. This is a neat little timer, that […]
Home Educating Family’s On the Go Planner~ My brain on in a book!~Giveaway 3 Winners!!
November 16, 2011 by 16 Comments
I am not naturally organized. In fact, even when I try really hard I am not really organized. I have great ideas, and I mean well, but, in reality, I am just not an organized person…or am I? In fact, I have made wonderful forms that keep my older children organized in their homeschool lesson […]
The Learning Parent Giveaway~Uncle Rick Reads the Proverbs
November 6, 2011 by 42 Comments
Proverbs is one of those books, I wished I had memorized verbatim, however I don’t and I want to change that for my children. That is one reason I recommend Uncle Rick Reads the Proverbs to all my friends. Your children can listen to this Five hour reading and explanation of Proverbs from Chapter one […]
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