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Unexpected Beauty at Night
We live fairly close to a local lake which we drive by on a regular basis. Tonight as we were driving past something caught my eye as our headlights passed by. Beloved came to a stop and backed up he swung the vehicle around to shine the lights on it. Such a beautiful crane standing tall and proud in the mirky water. It stood there while I was able to snap a few photos. This is the best of the bunch. If you are a regular follower you know that we are studying “Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day” which is from the Young Explorers series of Apologia Science. So…
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Five Minute Friday: My Mom
Linking up with Lisa-Jo Baker at The Gypsy Mama for a 5-Minute write. This weeks Topic: What Your Mama Did Go. My mom is one of the most patient mothers I’ve ever met. She waited for 12 years for the Lord to bring her first child into her life. She then had 3 more. She determined early on to let her children be children and not force them to grow up too fast. She loved each of us in our own needed way and did all she could to give us the most love that she could. She was never one to go with the crowd, no, she set her…
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We Use Bible Study Guide for All Ages
A complete Bible Curriculum Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for full information. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. I want to tell you about the Bible curriculum we are using in our homeschool this year. Let’s face it, there is a lot of material out there, but with so many denominations in this world, of which I am not a part, it is hard to find material that I can rely on to be sound in biblical doctrine. My family and I along with the other Christians of whom we fellowship seek to only teach and learn from the Bible. We do not believe in…
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Marriage Moment: Taking Care
When Sickness Comes After the rush and travel of the last few weeks, I got home to find that Little Man and I have come down with a cough and fever. My whole body hurts and I just want to lay down.I have such a good husband. He’s taking care of me. He brings me Tylenol, water and tissues. He makes lunch and dinner. I love my marriage, I love that when we aren’t well, we take care of each other. Sometimes I have to let go of myself and just let him do that. It’s hard for me to admit when I need help. But today, I need help.…
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This Week… Cold, cold cold and The Goblet Completed,
This week we have snow as the Arctic front came in this week blanketing the country with cold. It is cold too. Temperatures hung around the 15 degree mark for most of the week, and we have about 3 inches of snow on the ground. When temps are this cold, we school in the family room near the wood burning stove. I give up the convenience of the classroom in exchange for the warmth of the fire. That means though we didn’t have a chance to count birds, which is a shame because everytime I peeked outside there was always quite a gathering of species all at once. Maybe we…
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This Week… Service, Intensity, Dates and Support Group
This has been one of those jumbled, schooling when we can kind of weeks. Monday we were prepping for the luncheon that Little Man and a few other homeschool children form our congregation hosted for the older single women. Tuesday was the day of the luncheon. It was beautiful watching Little Man and his friends, open doors, take coats and get drinks for those ladies. It was so special seeing the smiles light up the ladies faces as they were catered to from the first course, to the dessert course. Then the pride in a momma’s heart as each of those children stood before those women and spoke for the first times…
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Teaching Servitude
Sometimes it’s hard to find the right place for Little Man to serve others. His emotional excitability makes it difficult for me to find just the right niche. I previously read “Cindy Colley on Homeschooling” which I reviewed about a month ago. But, while reading it I was inspired to connect with the other 2 homeschooling families at our congregation and host a senior women’s luncheon. Well actually, the kids are hosting the luncheon the mom’s are just steering the ship so to speak. As a homeschool mom but more importantly as a Christian I know that I can’t wait around to be asked to help with something. Sometimes… when…
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Taking a Little Break
I just want to let you know that I have decided to take a blogging break for a few days. In the mean-time feel free to peruse some of my Archives.
