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Celebrate the 4th of July
The 4th of July is perhaps my favorite holiday. I think there is always an excitement about it. The parades, the summer time cookouts with friends, the gathering of families, the waving flags, the songs and the fireworks all bring joy to my heart. But for me, it’s not just about the hoopla, it’s about a celebration of freedom. Freedom…
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Incredible Index for Boy Fun #2
Active Fun For Boys of All Ages – Part 2 Last week I posted the Incredible Index for Boy Fun, but I had so many resources that I decided to do a second post. Boys are dynamic. They love getting dirty, rockets and cars, sticky icky fun and so much more. That’s why I’ve found ideas from across the web…
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Keeping the Gifted Child’s Mind Engaged
From Reference to Logic to Hands On Resources that Keep Gifted Kids Thinking This post contains affiliate ad links and products that I received for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. Do you ever think to yourself, ‘How exactly am I going to explain…” That’s how I often feel when my son asks…
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To Love, Honor, Cherish and Obey
Marriage Moment: Remembering my Vows Today, I celebrate with my Beloved 22 years of marriage. 22 years since we vowed to love, honor, cherish and obey. I vowed to obey. It’s not a word used in many marriage vows anymore. I remember when we were going through our marriage counseling sessions with Brother Daniels before the wedding, he asked me…
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Teaching Personal Responsibility with a Student Planner
A Homeschool Planner Student Edition Review It’s one of those days that every homeschool mom looks forward to then when it comes we look back longingly at the little child of yesterday and find that we miss them. I’m talking about the day when our child begins to work independently. We want them to have the independent skills, yet we…
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Marriage Moment, This Kiss
Connecting with Your Husband Do you remember that moment when he first kissed you? You know, him, the guy your married to. Was it an unexpected, ‘Oh wow, I can’t believe he did that.‘ moment? Or was it an exciting, curl your toes and make you swoon kind of moments? Regardless of how the first kiss happened, I imagine…
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This Week… A Week Off
Gym, A Recital, and Play Yes, I mean a week off. After making the decision to school through most of summer. I started considering plans for the “new” school year and when I wanted to begin. I have a lot coming up later in summer and know that if I want to get started with a brand new school year…
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How GHC Helped Me and Why You Should Go to California
Miss the GHC in Cincinnati? Make Plans for Ontario, California I had such a wonderful time at the Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati last month that I wanted to share with you why I go each year and how it has helped me to grow as a homeschooling mom. When you have tens of thousands homeschooling families under one roof,…
