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Top Christmas Gift Picks that Give All Year Long for Homeschool Families
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I have put together a few Christmas gift ideas that I would have loved to have available to me in the thick of our homeschooling years
. Three of our four children are homeschool graduates and making a difference in the world with their gifts and talents. We are blessed with one teenager at home that we are homeschooling. Time goes so fast! ENJOY it while it lasts!! Happy shopping and remember, relationships and time together, not gifts, are the most important! Hop on over to the complete list of gifts
Should Your Family Celebrate Halloween?
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What’s with our culture’s obsession with death and darkness? Why are so many neighborhoods just as festively decorated for Halloween as they are for Christmas (Americans spent $9.1 billion on Halloween last year)? Why do we wait in line at haunted houses and pay for someone to scare us? It is a bit weird.... read more
October 31: An Important Day in Christian History
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October 31st, best know as Halloween is also Reformation Day, the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses on the door of All Saints’ Church—an event that eventually sparked the Reformation. This is an excellent opportunity for Protestants to celebrate how the gospel of salvation has been accurately taught since the days of the Reformation. Click here to find books, unit studies, coloring pages and more on Martin Luther.
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Music, is it Essential to Your Child's Success?
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Is Music Essential to Your Child's Success? The answer will depend on what your goals are for your children.
Countless studies have shown that when music is a part of a child’s life, they excel beyond their counter parts that do not include music into their lives.... continue reading
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Mamas, You Are Moving Mountains!
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Today as I was planning for an upcoming trip to support and encourage one of our children, I had many thoughts going through my mind about the nature of motherhood, and this came to mind: Moms move mountains.
If our children are typical kids with all of the regular growing up needs, interests to be explored, talents to be developed, ups and downs of every age and stage--we're there making sure they get what they need.
If we have a sick child, we're right in there, comforting, caring, learning how to help, and figuring out how to take care of everybody and everything within the context of the new normal....continue reading
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