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Free Audio Book: Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible

More than 4,000,000 copies of Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible have been distributed since its publication. It  includes 168 Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation. Now y0u can download the MP3 or iTunes audio for your children to listen to on the computer, iPhone, iPod or other audio player. Some years ago, the editor of an [...]

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33% Off Homeschool Coupon Code

Any Heart of Wisdom Ebook or Lapbook COUPON CODE: 33percentoff Type in code on checkout for a 33% discount The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach is for all homeschoolers who want to make the Bible the center of their school day. This giant book provides you with the methods, [...]

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Kingdom Centered Curriculum

  The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach: Bible-Based Homeschooling The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach is for all homeschoolers who want to make the Bible the center of their school day. This giant 500+ page book provides you with the methods, program, and resources for a course of study where students spend half the school day [...]

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Honor Your Mother, Even When it’s Hard

Happy Mother’s Day. Mothers are precious gifts to their families, and the value of a godly mother is beyond measure. In the fifth commandment, Honor your mother and father (Exodus 20:12, 21:17), the word “honor” is to obey, to revere, to speak kindly to, to speak and think well of. ” For God said, Honor thy [...]

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3000 Free Kindle eBooks and Free Audio Books

BooksShouldBeFree.com. offers thousands of free audio books that you can download in several ebook formats (computer, Kindle, epub, text, etc)  and several audio formats (mp3, iPod, and iTunes) format for your portable audio player. You can gather your children around the Kindle, computer, phone or mp3 player for story time. Years ago, homeschooling my oldest children I bartered homeschool [...]

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Family Photos from the 1980s

For my poor daughter who had a memory lapse and can’t remember anything before she was 12 (1987). Pray for her. Read the story about these years here        

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The Dyslexic Advantage

Dyslexia is a learning difference that occurs when the brain does not properly recognize and process certain symbols. Dyslexics establish a different pattern of connections and circuitry, creating a different kind of problem-solving apparatus. I am dyslexic as are three of my nine biological children. My test scores in school were high but performance was poor. [...]

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eReader Stats for Pleasure and Homeschool

e-reader ownership is growing. It’s easier to comprehend (and retain) statistical data when it’s presented to us in the form of the ever-popular inforgraphic. The graphic below, by the way, comes from Schools.com. Get a Kindle here. See Free Kindle Books here. Courtesy of: Schools.com Courtesy of: Schools.com

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Goodreads: Find Your Next Favorite Book

Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Their mission is to help people find and share books they love. I love, love, love the Compare Books button. I look for someone that highly rates the books I highly rate, read their reviews, then go book shopping. Are you on Good Reads? Come [...]

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Why Are Christians Keeping Passover?

Jesus shared the Passover meal with his apostles saying, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 22:15-16)

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A Christ-Focused Passover Seder

This is a photo of our Passover plate. It has a prominent place of display in a glass cabinet in our living room.I believe it is the one item in our home that the children will remember the most. It is my favorite holiday. Passover is April 7-14 this year. The Passover meal is called [...]

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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 penguins in the world. Ostensibly filmed for a documentary, the video shows a colony of Adélie penguins suddenly taking to the skies as the astonished presenter, Terry Jones, looks on. The TV spot was filmed on King George’s Island, 1,000 [...]

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Coconut Oil for Fat Loss and Energy

Want to burn fat, be focused and alert, energize up your workout? Have a few spoons of coconut oil every day. I put it  in coffee, oatmeal, mix with almond butter and cook with it. It also helps with digestion and absorption of nutrients. YES, LOSE WEIGHT. Google it. Thousands of testimonies online. It works, you [...]

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What’s Your Foundation?

Is your faith is based on church attendance, homeschooling, Scripture memorization,reading a certain Bible, Calvinism, or other “good” works or denomination? Pride in “we don’t smoke, drink, cuss, chew or go to movies” is a house built on sand with a crashing waves approaching. Take a minute to examine your foundation. Do you depend on God [...]

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Digital Scrapbook Project Life: Month at a Glance

Project Life is simplified scrapbooking method to help you document every week of the year with photos and journaling. I LOVE it. How neat is it that my children can look back at every week for the year! I post each Project Life Week on my scrapbook blog and I will post each completed month on [...]

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The Purim Story

Purim begins sundown Feb 24th this year. The story starts with a beauty contest in which Esther is chosen to be the new queen. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon [...]

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50% Off Sale: Proceeds Help Single Homeschool Moms

Homeschool Books and Digital Scrapbooking Kits Valentine’s Day Sale Save 50% at Digi Scrap Delights Coupon Code: VALENTINE Offer ends Feb 15 midnight. 100% Proceeds Go to Help Single Homeschool Moms I am shipping almost 2000 books from my personal library to 33 single homeschool moms. The postage is well over $700. This sale is to [...]

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Grapevine Homeschool Bible Study Curriculum Review & Giveaway!

Leave a comment below and a random winner will be receive Grapevine Bible Study Curriculum Teacher and Student ebook! I will pick a random winner on February 14, 2013. 20% Off CouponCode Use Coupon Code HOW20 to receive a 20% discount. Offer valid until January 31, 2013. Grapevine is an effective, easy-to-teach Bible curriculum for [...]

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2013 Project Life Homeschool Journal & Free Journal Cards

I’m excited about starting a 2013 Project Life Homeschool Journal. Want to join me? In a nutshell, Project Life is a simplified way to scrapbook placing photos and cards into pockets I’m giving you free Pocket Journal Cards to help you get started. See the end of this post. You can document your homeschool week or [...]

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Save 40% Hanukkah Lapbook Coupon Code

Happy Hanukkah Hanukkah is an eight-day festival beginning the evening of Saturday, December 8. This is the perfect week to learn about the Hanukkah miracle by completing the Hanukkah Lapbook. Coupon Code Save 40% on Hanukkah Lapbook Kit using the coupon code “HANUKKAH” (without quotes) here.   Hanukkah Links Hanukkah Readings for Eight Nights (Focusing on Christ) Hanukkah History [...]

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Torn Over 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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A Harvest of Thanksgiving

A Post from the archives: Our cat, Shiloh, relaxing in the middle of my dining room sidebar. She will need to find a new napping place tomorrow. A Harvest of Thanksgiving Be present at our table, Lord; Be here and everywhere adored. These mercies bless, and grant that we May feast in fellowship with thee. [...]

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Learning American History Through Movies & Free Timeline

Movie Homeschooling I could not find a chronological list of movies of American History so I made the one below. First I created a timeline from 1630 to 2000 into 12 eras and listed the most important people and events.  (You can download a 8.5×11 printable version here. ) Then I found period movies for each time [...]

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Fun with History Site

History and how we view it is ever-changing. Fun With History is a free resource for teachers, homeschoolers, and history buffs  with streaming videos, activities, links and resources. People and Events in History are categorized by century so they’re easy to find. This quick reference allows easy access to historical figures from George Washington to Isaac Asimov, and historic events [...]

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Thanksgiving Sites for Educators

The Thanksgiving Story The story of the first Thanksgiving in America with Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians. Includes Bible verses. Thanksgiving Crafts on My Pinterest (LOTS) - Follow me Thanksgiving Memory Verses and Copywork Bible memory verses about being thankful. Three verses per page choose from manuscript, cursive, or d’nealian. The REAL Story of Thanksgiving (MP3) Rush Limbaugh reads and [...]

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Thanksgiving Tree Printables

Get a few branches and rocks from the yard. Use the rocks to weigh down the vase (jar, cup). Print out leaves on colored paper. Cut out leaves and write thing they are thankful for on each leaf. Make it family tradition.

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Bible Copy Work for Thanksgiving

  Bible memory verses about being thankful. Three verses per page choose from manuscript, cursive, or d’nealian.   Thankful Verses 1 Manuscript Thankful Verses 1 Cursive Thankful Verses 1 D’nealian Thankful Verses 2 Manuscript Thankful Verses 2 Cursive Thankful Verses 2 D’nealian Also see Preschool Printables for Thanksgiving Bible Verse Cards. Was the Feast of Tabernacles [...]

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Hanukkah Gift for You

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a reminder that the Light of the World removes us from darkness! Enjoy these gifts. 1. Four Printable Bible Verse Bookmarks (print & laminate) 2. Eight Devotions on Light for 8 Readings

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50 States in 50 Days with Bunny Trails

This year, our homeschool focus is 50 States in 50 days with Bunny Trails. Every day, we study a “State of the Day,”  then we branch off into a Delight Directed bunny trail. This was not my original plan for this year, it just developed (see evolution of this plan here). Quick Summary: 1. Read about the  ”State [...]

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DYI Fall Decorating: Pumpkins, Apples, Corn, Leaves, Pilgrims, and More

We decorate in the Autumn more than any other time of the year. Here are some great Fall craft and decor ideas with pumpkins, apples, corn, leaves, pilgrims, and more. Feel free to list a link to your favorite craft or decorating ideas (no Halloween please). If you don’t see a few dozen images and links, wait just [...]