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66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb
I am reading Larry Crabb’s magnum opus, 66 Love Letters: A Conversation with God That Invites -
Rethinking How & Why You Read the Bible
I encourage homeschoolers to have a daily Bible time and to try to read the -
Free Printable Bible Worksheets
Charlotte Mason said, “Now our objective in this most important part of education is to -
I Desire to Do Good, But…
I make hundreds of little decisions a day, and many times I get them wrong. -
Living Loved and Dancing with the Trinity
I spent years steeped in shame, seeking acceptance in religion. See My Story Masked to -
Two Different Views of God’s Wrath
The world has two enormously different views of God’s wrath and sin. The main view
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Why Are Christians Keeping Passover?
Jesus shared the Passover meal with his apostles saying, “I have been very eager to -
Unleavened Bread Recipes and Freebie
This week begins the (Lev 23:6, Exodus 12:15-17).During this week-long feast, nothing with leaven (yeast) -
A Christ-Focused Passover Seder
This is a photo of our Passover plate. It has a prominent place of display -
WOW! World’s First Flying Penguins
Filmmaker and writer Terry Jones discovered a colony of penguins which are unlike any other -
What People Think About Homeschooling Meme
“What People Think I Do / What I Really Do” is a series of visual -
Free Printable Bible Worksheets
Charlotte Mason said, “Now our objective in this most important part of education is to
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Make Friends with The Problems In Your Life
I have had a rough few days, hospitalized, poked, prodded and frustrated dealing with the -
Feeling Alone in Church
We moved to Tennessee three years ago and started attending a local church. The people -
Sufferings Deeper than Physical Pain
Jesus loved more than any human could ever love, yet He was rejected and denied -
Is Suffering Optional?
As a "Christian" is suffering optional? Can we exist at peace and at ease with -
Powerful Video Reveals the Love of Jesus in Action
Powerful video plus Free lesson plan from the "Wisdom: An Internet-Linked Unit Study." Includes 4-Step -
My Birthday Gift From God
Today is my birthday. Last night was Prayer Meeting at church. I couldn’t get my
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3 Free Christian Fiction Kindle eBooks
I have not read any of these yet so I don’t know if they are -
3 Free Kindle Books on Organizing and Decluttering
Free at time of posting, prices may change at any time. Organize for a Fresh -
3 Free Books by Wayne Jacobsen
Free Life Changing Books by Wayne Jacobsen from LifeStream.org publishers of The Shack -
Free Downloads
There are hundreds of free printables for Bible study, homeschooling, and home organization spread across -
Free Ebook "Broken Bread"
My worn out copy of Broken Bread by John Wright Follette has been on bookshelf -
Free Christian & Classical Ebooks for Homeschoolers
Free Ebooks and Apps to Read on Kindle, Computer, or Cell Phone Free books most
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Object Lessons more »
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Win this Hanukkah Lapbook!
Four Won the Lapbook: Commenters #6, #102, #122 and #133! Drawing held with Random.org. Let’s -
Springtime In My Father's Vineyard
“In My Father’s Vineyard” by Wayne Jacobsen is an inspiring gift book that beautifully captured -
Obeying Spiritual Nudges
I love to give children cart rides with our miniature horses. Once I get them -
Go to the Ant Lesson Plan
Last Sunday at children's church I taught about ants, based on on Proverbs 6:6. -
How to Become a Kinder, Gentler Mother
What mother doesn't want to become kinder, gentler, and more loving? Remember how Dorothy -
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Jesus taught lessons with items from Creation. Light, salt, lilies, seeds, sparrows, all take on
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WOW! World’s First Flying Penguins
Filmmaker and writer Terry Jones discovered a colony of penguins which are unlike any other -
Should Christians Observe Halloween? Boo Humbug!
From the archive. It’s that time of year again. Vampires, ghouls, ghosts and skeletons will -
Don't Know Much About History – Yet!
Some of you are wondering why I’m not using a “Christian history” curriculum. I used -
Rob Bell’s Book Love Wins
I started reading Rob Bell's book "Love Wins" to see what the fuss is about. -
Best Educational Iphone Apps for Homeschoolers
Which iPhone and iPad apps can make you smarter and better informed? Here are 35+ -
Free or Almost Free Christian Kindle Ebooks
With the new low price of a Kindle and all the free ebooks available the
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Amazing Virgin Coconut Oil Secrets
Some time back, my sweet, health-conscious friend, Dolores, told me about the benefits of coconut oil. I bought a jar and put in on my shelf until I had time to find recipes to use it in. Then when my boys and I were sick (Maybe strep throat) and I looked up natural cures on [...]
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Heart of Wisdom Split in Two!
Our newsletter that is. Heart of Wisdom is splitting our newsletter into two lists. You can get one or both: HOW Newsletter: Once every two months product announcements, spiritual and homeschool encouragement Scrapbook/Lapbook Newsletter: Twice a month product announcements and teaching ideas. CHOOSE YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION: http://tinyurl.com/how-subscribe
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Delight Directed Homeschooling: Farm Science
We moved to a mini farm about 5 years ago because I wanted my boys to experience farm life.They have learning so much caring for animals (horses, goats, chickens) and having a vegetable garden. (While I learn patience from lousy Internet connection). If you can’t move to a farm the second best thing would be [...]
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My Etsy Shop
The economy really hit the homeschool market hard. I had to some quick thinking to keep heart of Wisdom a float. I expanded my products to include digital scrapbook materials to gain income from another market to pay Heart of Wisdom overhead allowing me to continue to publish Christian curriculum. If you scrapbook, you’ll enjoy [...]
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Win the Bee Attitudes (Beatitudes) Lapbook!
Let’s Make a Scrap-Lapbook: Bee Attitudes is designed to be a thematic unit with lessons focusing on the Beatitudes and the Kingdom of Heaven. Download, print, cut, learn, and share with this fun lapbook in red and yellow. Forget what you learned in Sunday school about the Beatitudes. The sermon on the Mount is not [...]
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Think on These Things
[From the Archive] The other night Precious (one of our Great Pyrenees) tore up my laundry room. She ate through a wicker basket, left a pound of sand on the floor (from the dried mud after the rain), ate a shoe, tore open a package of paper plates, ripped an Amazon packing box into nine [...]
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12 Things I Like and Don’t Like About Christmas
How do you feel about Christmas? Do you observe it differently now compared to how you observed it when you were a child? Do you observe it at all? Did you know Christmas has pagan roots? Does that bother you? Don’t get nervous. I’m not going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be [...]
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30% Off Lapbook & Scrapbook Coupon
Save 30% Coupon! Type in “homeschool30″ in the coupon box on checkout. See Scrapbook Kits and Lapbook Kits at http://homeschool-books.com/
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Earn Free Scrapbook / Lapbook Kits
Earn FREE scrapbook kitsor Scrap-Lap book kitsbut creating scrapbook layouts or sharing images of completed lapbooks. Creative Team Call. Email your application by sending the information listed below.
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Faster than a Lapbook, More Fun than a Book Report!
What’s faster than a lapbook, more fun than a book report, makes for super review and teaches computer skills while documenting learning? Digital Scrapbooking! We had fun making this Ben Franklin page this morning. More and more of our school time is watching documentaries then scrapbooking. Boys love it. The papers and most the images [...]
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Tribute to My Hero on Veteran’s Day
These a few pages from a scrapbook I made as a tribute to my husband. Ronnie served as a Medic in the Army in the Vietnam War. He received his first purple Heart and Bronze Star for receiving a bullet in the shoulder while untangling a man during live gunfire from a barbwire fence. He [...]
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Steps to Organizing Your Home Library
How to set up your library so that your reading flourishes. I got the idea of how to organize my home library from the book Little Guide To Your Well-Read Life. He first suggest diving books into unread (Library of Candidates) and read (Living Library), All our books are spread out through out the house [...]
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Do Science and the Bible Conflict?
Do science and the Bible conflict? If you were to read a science textbook from 50 or 100 years ago, you would be amazed to discover the number of things that were stated as “scientific fact,” which are now known to be wrong! God’s word is always right. Professor of Theoretical Physics at Adelaide University [...]
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One Hour School Project & Free Columbus Day Clip Art
It took about 45 minutes for my boys and I to make this digital scrapbook page. After reading the book we brainstormed a list of facts to record. We began with a scrapbook template (starting with a template saves hours!) and the boys chose the kits and decided which papers went where. Scrapbooking to Learn [...]
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Ways to Teach Math with Playing Cards
Playing cards are easy and fun teacher helpers. They are cheap, require no scissors, baggies, game pieces or dice. Use regular cards (Ace to King) and make up fun math games. If your children are like mine they will enjoy the game much more and beg to play again if you avoid using the word [...]












