Great Depression Era Cooking: Poorman’s Meal

I came across a series of cooking videos on You Tube that are of a 91-year-old grandmother preparing some of her favorite meals from the Depression Era. She is just wonderful–and her recipes sound great! Enjoy this video. It is nice to smile in such uncertain days.

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Pictures from Valentine’s Day 2009

Make a Smilebox greeting

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Thoughts About Healing

Yesterday our pastor gave a great sermon from Acts 3:1-10. This passage is the story about the lame man who was healed in the name of Jesus Christ by Peter and John. As he was giving this message, I couldn’t help but to be stirred as he described the straightening of this man’s [...]

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Caravan Update

The girls are continuing to enjoy our weekly Caravan meetings.  They have completed several of the badges.  In fact, I think we only have 5 left for this level.
We have been doing a simple sewing unit. Cosette and Kara have each tried their hand at stitching cloth using a real needle and thread. They have [...]

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He’s So Great

In school, Kara is learning a song that has such great words.  Here is the text:
 
He’s So Great by Frank Garlock

He’s so great and I’m so small; Jesus holds me lest I fall.
He’s the ruler over all–He’s so great and I’m so small.
 
He’s so strong and I’m so weak.  Jesus came His own to seek;
All [...]

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Sweet Siblings Sharing Webkinz

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Luke and Kara have been quite the buddies lately. Where one is, the other is not far away.  Tonight I saw them at the table sharing the laptop as they were playing with their new Webkinz.  I am glad my camera was handy to capture what sweet friends they are!

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Kara and Luke Reached Their Exercise Goals Too!

 
 
 
Well, I was right:  Cosette’s achievement of reaching her exercise goal last Saturday spurred some others who were close to reach theirs as well.  Kara and Luke both got enough points to get their first prizes. Kara got a Webkinz fish that she named Sparkles, and Luke got a whale that he named Bubble.  Good for [...]

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A Beka Academy Homeschool, Program 1 Scripture Memory for February

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Saturday Play Date

     
 
 
Yesterday my kids had a couple of friends over, and they sure had a good time!  These two kids have become pretty special to my kids. They send emails and play internet games together on the days that they can’t visit in person.  It made for a full house for awhile, but we sure enjoyed [...]

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First One to 100 Points

In my entry dated January 14,2009, entitled “Exercise Points,” I wrote about our family’s exercise incentive program.  We set up a plan where people could earn 1 point for every 10 minutes of exercise.  The younger kids had a goal of 50 points, while the adults and older kids had a goal of 100 points.  These [...]

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