A New Fad

Last May, I gave John a set of Speed Stacks for his birthday, and, believe it or not, they just got put aside and never even opened–until this past weekend.  My brother and his wife were visiting and brought a couple more sets of stacking cups with mats and timers for the kids.  Well, this [...]

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A Beka Academy Scripture Memory for March

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Pictures from Valentine’s Day 2009

Make a Smilebox greeting

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Current Events in Light of Biblical Prophecy (Part 3)

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January 20, 2009: A Song for Today

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December Scripture Memory

These are the videos of the kids quoting their Scripture memory for Abeka Academy DVD Homeschool, Program 1 for the month of December.  Luke’s class has been reviewing verses for the last several lessons, so he doesn’t have one for this entry.  He’ll be back next time!  :)

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Thankful for Payless!

I’ll tell you what:  I am so thankful to be able to order from Payless Shoes on the internet!  We live in a very small, rural town where there really are not very many stores.  In fact, there is really only one true shoe store in town, and it has outrageous prices.
Of course, there is [...]

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2008 Thanksgiving Thoughts: Part 4

Look closely at the picture for this entry.  This is a scan of a plaque that has hung by my front door for years.  What does it mean?  Well, it’s purpose is to remind myself that when all is ready for the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, He will call His Bride home.  Now THAT [...]

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2008 Thanksgiving Thoughts: Part 2

In my last entry, I posted the text of George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 that our pastor used in yesterday’s sermon.  The other historical proclamation that he used was issued 74 years later, in 1863, by another great President, Abraham Lincoln:
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings [...]

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2008 Thanksgiving Thoughts: Part 1

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday for 2008, I have had very mixed and strong emotions. Yesterday the pastor of our small country Bible church preached a powerful sermon that put words around my thoughts surrounding this special day.  I am going to use the next several entries to try to explain what I have [...]

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