For Such A Time as This

Back in the days of the Old Testament, God raised up a young Jewish orphan girl as the Queen of Persia.  Her name was Esther.  She attained her position of power because the king admired her beauty and character, but in reality, God raised her to the throne for a very important reason:  to intervene [...]

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John’s Adopt-A-Tree Poster

This week John’s first project for ABeka Academy DVD School 6th Grade is due.  It is an Adopt-A-Tree poster and report for his science class taught by Mr. Howe.  For this project, John was supposed to pick out a tree to study, write a brief report, and make a poster about his selected tree.  He [...]

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Fear Not: Adopt Without Fearing Your Decision by Mardie Caldwell

Adopt without fear of your failure, but with confidence in knowing that God has
led you to this decision. “Fear not for I am with you,” says the Lord. In all you
do and in all you face here on earth as Christians, the Lord is with you. God
blesses those that give of their heart. What better [...]

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Thoughts and Plans for Scouts

As promised in my last entry, I wanted to write a little bit about how we got into scouts and why we value it.
Neither Dan nor I are from scouting families, so this is a first generation experiment!  We did not get involved in scouts until a little more than a year ago.  We had [...]

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Homeschool Memoirs Assignment #2: Homeschool Agendas

This week’s Homeschool Memoirs Assignment is entitled “Homeschool Agendas.”  We are to share what our plans our for this school year including what curriculum we are going to use and why.
This year is our 7th year of using Abeka Academy DVD program #1.  our kids are in grades 6,4,2,1, and K4.  We have loved Abeka [...]

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How Well do the Kids Interact with the Abeka Academy DVD’s?

Every now and then someone will ask me how the kids interact with the DVD school classes.  “Do they just sit and watch tv all day?”  I always smile inside when someone asks me that.  No, our school is very active as my kids interact with the class on the video.  My kids have always [...]

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Learning to Write Cursive

Kara is really enjoying Abeka Academy K4 DVD school! I think her favorite activity is learning how to make her cursive letters. She is very meticulous, and I am sure that by the end of the year, she will be writing very nicely!
I am also glad that we did BJU Homesat K4 with her last [...]

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Stretching Grocery Dollars

8/24/08 Additional Information:  I have had several people asking me about this program.  For my readers who also live “on the prairie,” the website that tells about this program and where it is currently available is at http://www.prairielandfood.com .  If any of my readers know of similar programs offered in other areas, please leave a [...]

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I’m a Little Upset About Today’s Dental Appointments!

A  couple of weeks ago, John, Brock, and Kara all had their regular dental appointments, and I left those appointments pretty confused.  The dentist had told me that John needed a couple of baby teeth pulled to make room for some permanent teeth and that Kara needed some fillings.  He questioned me about Kara’s eating [...]

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Homeschool Memoirs Assignment #1: All About You!

Today Homeschool Memoirs posted their first assignment entitled “All About You.”  This post is an introduction telling a little about myself and our homeschool for the other members of this group hosted by The Homeschool Blog Awards.  There is still plenty of time to participate in this weekly activity.  There is a link in my [...]

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