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Why You Should Raise a Thankful Leader

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 Welcome to Yellow House Book Rental! We are primarily a homeschool curriculum, rental service. However, we offer a variety of services. You can compare each one, at Yellow House Book Rental, and decide which is best for your family. **This post contains affiliate links and we will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on affiliate links. Thank you! How often does thankfulness cross your mind and heart apart from the Thanksgiving holiday? It takes effort to be thankful. It is not a natural human thought. Humans are selfish by nature and to be thankful means we must look beyond...

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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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A Child's Life: Don't Miss It

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It is so easy to get caught up in parenting our children, giving them opportunities to learn and grow, homeschooling, etc. that we can easily miss those precious moments. Don't blink, you might miss something!
 

A Father's Day Gift for Dad and the Family! Grab my free Family Conversation Starter sample here

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Making History Come Alive

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Learning along side my children was one of the many perks to homeschooling. In fact, now that my children are all grown, I really miss the continued learning about places, times, people, I even miss working on math so I can keep my math skills sharp! (I don't miss the tears and attitudes when the math books came out!😄)
History was my favorite subject to teach. I learned some pretty amazing things about people and places with my kids.
Whenever I could find a movie that went along with what we were learning, I would make time in our school schedule to watch it. People of all ages learn best when they can use as many ways of learning as possilbe.

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Why Art is Important for Children and Teens

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Ancient Greeks, philosophers like Plato recognized the inherent value of studying the arts. music, dance, theater and the visual arts and were seen as integral to Greek society. 

For the last ten plus years, our culture has put a heavy emphasis on S.T. E. M. (Science Technology, Engineering, Math) Although, these are important and have improved many aspects of our lives, we can not forget about the arts....continue reading

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