Robin’s Blog

Woven into a Tapestry of Love

Paul wrote Colossians while he was in prison in Rome. He had been there for about two and a half years, and heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). Colossians 2 and 3 shows our access to the exalted Christ in heaven is immediate and direct, and  “in him,” we belong to One who [...]

Refrigerator Magnet Menu Planner

Instead of meal planning charts and index cards and computer generated worksheets, etc. Try hanging meal magnets on your refrigerator! You can see all the meals we usually have at a glance and shift them around (hang high enough your toddler doesn’t mess up your week.) Step 1: Make a list of main dinner meals [...]

Sodom and Gomorrah Printable Booklet

This is a squash book for the Genesis Bible Lapbook. You can download the 6 page PDF file below free. The folds are a bit tricky so I wanted to give it its own post with a video. Taken with my iPhone by my 10 year old son. I got the  inspiration for the cover [...]

First Fruits from Our SF Garden

We haven’t picked anything yet but we its exciting to see the tomatoes and peppers in our Square Foot garden.  Here are a few photo of starting the garden. I have to put down wire to keep out moles. Here are the scrapbook pages. Larger images are below. This is July 1st, 2010. Starting to [...]

Are You Choosing Junk or Nutrition in Your Homeschool?

God  uniquely programmed the foods He made for us with a variety of nutrients that your body needs to flourish.  Every day, scientists are discovering carcinogens and toxins that the Standard American Diet (SAD) releases into our bodies. The more we learn about nutrition, we learn we should eat the way God planned. Recent research [...]

My Christian Fiction Recommendations

It is time for summer reading. Whoowoo,  another excuse to read! (I homeschool so I can have an excuse to buy more books). Here are my selection of  the best Christian  fiction books I’ve read in the last few months (listed in order I read them, most recent first). A few are water stained from [...]

Learn 10 Commandments in 5 Minutes

Do your children know the Ten Commandments? Do you? According to Kelton Research and 10 Commandments Commission only 14% can accurately name all Ten Commandments. No, 80 percent of 1,000 respondents could name the burger’s primary ingredient — two all-beef patties — but less than six in 10 knew the commandment “thou shalt not kill.” [...]

Free Bible Lapbook Game: Cain and Abel

This is a Giveaway! Leave a comment below and download this free Bible Lapbook game (also called file folder game)! Instructions and game cards are included in the 4 page PDF file with a copywork Bible verse page.

Biblioholism Test

I have a theory that most homeschoolers are book addicts that became homeschoolers to justify their habit. Biblioholism: n. [BIBLIO + HOLISM] book, of books: the habitual longing to purchase, read, store, admire and consume books in excess. I am a Queen Biblioholic. Are you an addict too? Take this test to find out.

Things My Doctor Didn’t tell Me

The American medical system is among the best care the world for treating accidents, but ranks with the lowest  in the world for treatment of disease. We have higher rates of infant mortality, diabetes, heart disease, and other ills than many other developed countries. This week I received several test results from my primary care [...]

Feeling Alone in Church

We moved to Tennessee three years ago and started attending a local church. The people are sweet. kind, and loving. But after three years I still feel like I don’t really know anyone. I taught Sunday school, children’s church, VBS, camp, etc. I got to know some of the other workers but …I still felt [...]

Days of Creation Lesson Plan

This lesson plan from AnwersinGenesis.org gives an excellent yet simple method of teaching the order of the 6 days of creation so children (and adults too) will remember them.

Loving Summer Homeschool

Summer homeschooling is so much easier. Both my boys got though all their school work in half the time today! Because all the  other children in our neighborhood were out of school waiting to play.

Why Did Media Ignore Nashville Flood?

I was in Nashville the week of the catastrophic Nashville Flood but my friends and family weren’t aware there was a problem. Why? Because most Media Ignored it. The  down-pouring rain flooded the Nashville lifting the Cumberland River 13 feet above flood stage, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, and killing more than 30 [...]

Dancing with the Trinity, Unity, & Humility

Before the creation of the world, there existed the eternal dance of the Trinity. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have always enjoyed a beautiful, responsive dance of love in perfect harmony. “The great dance is about abundant life—love, passion, joy, fellowship, and creativity. It is the fellowship of the relationship of the Father, Son, [...]

Which Foods to Buy: Organic Cheat-Sheet

The Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides identifies 12 fruits and vegetables with the highest levels of pesticide residues and the 15 with the lowest levels.

I made this cheat sheet card to carry in my purse. Click image to download the PDF printable card (three size cards on one page). Choose a card size to laminate and carry to the grocery store.

We Survived the Nashville Flood

We are stuck in Nashville. We live in Shelbyville (1.5 hour from Nashville). I was visiting my daughter on Friday with plans to go home Saturday morning via Highway 24. At the last minute we decided to go to a community play at 2:00 and then go home. The flood water started. We went back [...]

Top 12 Health Benefits of Green Smoothies

Isn’t it amazing that Americans worry more about the gas we put in our cars than the food we put in our bodies? I’ve been getting healthy with a very simple health plan: I eat God’s food instead of man’s food. You can read Dr. Axe’s Healing Food Plan here. I’ve lost eight pounds in [...]

Free Printable Folger’s Coffee Can Labels

I have been saving Folgers coffee containers for years. These plastic resealable containers are durable and have a handy indent for a handle. Download these free printable labels easy to peel and apply.