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This Week… Needing To Be Held
This past week, I went ‘home.’ Home for me will always be at the base of a mountain in West Virginia. I was able to spend some much needed time with my folks. My Little Man was able to spend some much needed time with his mammaw and pappaw. I grew up in a very small town, surrounded by family,…
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Heading Home
I’ve decided to head to my parents house for a few days. Quite frankly I’ve been pretty homesick for a while now. Little Man has been begging to go see mammaw and pappaw. Then Sam at Sam’s Noggin and our mutual facebook friend Brittany gave me the perfect excuse. They are hosting a “How to start homeschooling” seminar in Brittany’s home…
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Marriage Moment: Young In Love
Wedding Planning for Life Planning Once again I have the privilege of helping a young couple plan their wedding. I so enjoy doing this. I enjoy seeing the joy and excitement in their eyes as they look at each other. I love helping them to realize that they can make their dream a reality. I love the excitement of the…
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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…
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Five Minute Friday: Again
Over at Lisa-Jo Baker’s blog we join forces to write from a given topic for 5 minutes flat… no editing, no re-do’s just pure writing. Today’s topic: Again Go. Again I have taken on more than I can handle at one time. I do it over and over again. My momma taught me to love with all of my heart,…
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Praise for the Lord
I couldn’t say it any better than this. This is how I wish the leaders of our government would honor the one who gives so graciously…. I Chronicles 29:10-18 10 Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,The power and the glory,The victory and the majesty;For all that…
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Unexpected “Field” Study
If you are a regular reader at the academy then you know we are studying Ornithology in science this year, (that means we are studying birds) using Exploring Creation with Zoology 1; Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. We have a feeder just outside our classroom window. So whenever we are in school we can see the birds flitting in…
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This Week… Out of Egypt and Achieving Success
This week…. In our homeschool this week I am purposing to add in differentiated instruction as a part of our schedule. This is in lieu of letting it happen naturally I am giving Little Man specific things to work on. I have found great ideas at giftedkids.ie as I my previous post “Finding Ways to Stretch the Mind” discussed. This…
