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Do You Really Want to Know? Why God’s Timing is the Best
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Food and Fitness: Choosing a Better Frame of Mind
My mom loves the arts. Theater, photography, music, painting—you name it, she’s done it and done it well. For a while she got really into building her own picture frames. She would make time to go to the arts and crafts shop where she would carefully select the wood,...
Homeschool Science Curriculum
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What Happens When You Say No
I feel like I say no to my kids a lot. They ask me to do anything and everything from buying toys in the grocery aisle, to calling a friend for a playdate when we're in the middle of a bajillion other things. "Mom, can I... just this once... pleeeeeeeeease?!"...
Who Was Book List | Classical Conversations Cycle 1
The Who Was book series have captivated my elementary aged students for years. These narrative picture books are smart, fun, and entertaining to learn about history and prominent places in the world. This Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Who Was Book List is meant as a...
Classical Conversations Cycle 1: Usborne Book List
I love Usborne Books! They are some of the best educational tools I've seen. Their encyclopedias, lift the flap books, and history books are wonderful. I wish these were around when I was teaching elementary and middle school. Beautifully published and easy to...
Technology and Marriage: Choosing Real Connection
My husband had a black Star Tac flip phone when we met. It was the summer of 2004, and flip phones were starting to gain momentum. Our love was blooming under the Hawaiian sun, but in those days, we only had a few disposable cameras to capture the memories before I...
Cycle 3 Week 18 | Pearl Harbor
When the U.S. Entered the War Pearl Harbor was a place before it was an event in history. Before Hawaii was even a state, the U.S. Naval Fleet occupied the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor on the tiny island of Oahu in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This island is...
Technology and Seniors: Keeping Connected
Imagine there was a bus, and that bus allowed everyone who could jump on to catch a ride to their destination. It moved at a slow pace, maybe five or six miles an hour. Most who could walk briskly enough would be able to keep up and get where they want to go. Then one...