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Two Different Views of God’s Wrath
The world has two enormously different views of God’s wrath and sin. The main view -
Spiritual Fruit Begins with Spiritual Rest
Jesus said He would give rest to those who were weary and heavy laden. Spiritual -
Trials are Lessons / Art Journaling
I went through a very painful, gut-wrenching trial. I was broken. I was weak and close -
Free Handwriting Bible Verses
Charlotte Mason said, “Now our objective in this most important part of education is to -
Heart of Wisdom Back to School Newsletter
Did you receive the Heart of Wisdom Back to School Newsletter? If you did not -
Tuesdays with Cancer Patients
There is no way anyone can spend a morning sitting between two cancer patients and
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Delight Directed Homeschooling: Farm Science
We moved to a mini farm about 5 years ago because I wanted my boys -
My Etsy Shop
The economy really hit the homeschool market hard. I had to some quick thinking to -
Win the Bee Attitudes (Beatitudes) Lapbook!
Let’s Make a Scrap-Lapbook: Bee Attitudes is designed to be a thematic unit with lessons -
Think on These Things
[From the Archive] The other night Precious (one of our Great Pyrenees) tore up my -
Win this Hanukkah Lapbook!
Four Won the Lapbook: Commenters #6, #102, #122 and #133! Drawing held with Random.org. Let’s -
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
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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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Free Stuff more »
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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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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 -
Death Makes a Holiday: Halloween
The occult has always focused on gory images of violence, death and destruction. We see
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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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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 [...]
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3 Step-by-Step Lap Booking Methods
Lapbooks (or Lap Books™) are such neat learning tools. Seems like I hear myself saying, “Ohhh let’s make a lapbook out of that!” almost daily. Anything can be made into a lapbook (a book, an idea, a Bible lesson, a documentary, a concept, literature, a movie, a biography, etc.). The lapbooking process takes a topic, [...]
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Rosh Hashana Apple and Honey Cake
Apples and honey are a traditional food for Rosh Hashana. This cake is one of the best I have ever made or tasted and my children really look forward to it. Its a super way to welcome Autumn with the smell of apple cake drifting through the house! Last year we made this and took [...]
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Homeschool Planning: How Would Jesus Schedule?
In previous posts I have asked you to rethink your beliefs about knowledge and education. Now I’m asking asking you to consider another paradigm shift—to rethink scheduling. How Would Jesus Schedule? Jesus had obvious long-term goals but He practiced daily as a responder. He prayed daily and allowed the needs of the people around Him [...]
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Seven Reasons Lap Booking Works
Lap books are wonderful teaching tools that encourage creativity while motivating learning. A lap book consists of a file folder that contains various types of mini booklets with images and text. The mini booklets contain bite-sized chunks of information about the different themes within the larger topic that the lap book covers. There are thousands [...]
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15 Key Facts About Homeschooled Kids in College
Our 19 year old son, Anthony, graduated college this summer with honors including the Advanced Achievement award (professor voted) from Full Sail University in FL . He attended on campus and got his BS in two years. Many homeschool families have similar success stories
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Scrapbooking to Learn Slide Shows
A peek inside the new Heart of Wisdom Store coming soon. Would love your feedback or questions in the comments. Scrap-Lap Booking What is a Scrap Lap Book? In a Lapbook a booklet is usually one color. In a Scrap-Lapbook booklets are decorated with coordinating papers and embellishments. Digital Scrapbooking to Learn Digital scrapbooking [...]















