I’ve been crazy busy planning our school year, and getting routines set up, so I haven’t posted much other than reviews. As a thank you for sticking with me, I thought I’d share my household chores checklists. You’ll notice in the photo above that I’m missing one of my printables. Alas, my cheap Walmart frame broke. I’ll have to pick…
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Ten Girls From History (Review)
Growing up, I had to chew on dry history snippets crammed into textbooks. Boring. Dull. Lifeless. I hated history. Yet, when I read books set in the past, or went to see reenactments, or touched items from long ago, a passion stirred. I loved history! As a homeschool mama, I am thankful for companies that bring history alive. Golden Prairie…
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Swamp Robber – Sugar Creek Gang (Review & Free MP3)
The kids and I LOVED listening to Swamp Robber, the first story in the Sugar Creek Gang series. Good, old fashioned, Christian values wrapped in an exciting tale interspersed with nature facts, poetry, and scripture. It’s a great way for the kids to learn more about faith and various character traits. My daughter has read a couple of the Sugar…
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Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers (Review)
I was already familiar with Christian Liberty Press thanks to their Nature Readers which the kids and I love. So I was delighted when I received another book of theirs to review. Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers by Douglas Bond is a delightful book. First of all, as a little girl I was raised in England, so reading…
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Strong in Mind, Body, and Spirit – Join Me.
I woke up at 3:30 am. And lay there desperately wanting more sleep. Insomnia. Again. Maybe it was the amazing vacation we came home from the other day. Maybe the book I’m currently reading inspired me. Or maybe I simply reached enough. Enough weakness. Enough self sabotage. This morning, I’ve decided it’s time. Time to LIVE. Time to get fit….
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