Monday Meditation
Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. You turn people back to...
View ArticleHow to Help Your Child Become an Enthusiastic Reader
A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself. ~Jane Austen Today’s post is a guest article written by Yin Mones. She writes for The Mini Ark, a website dedicated to...
View ArticleMy Favorite 31 Days Posts from 2013
It’s that time of year again, when bloggers all around the world are starting their 31 Days series. Although I actually pulled off a series last year (my very first), I’m not going to be doing one this...
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Be thankful in all circumstances… 1 Thess. 5:18 (NLT) Such a simple group of words with such potent strength and meaning. John MacArthur, in his commentary on 1 Thess. says, “That simple, direct...
View ArticleThe Saturday Morning Review–“The Hardest Peace”
Some books are fun to read; some provide lighthearted motivation or encouragement. Kara Tippetts’ book The Hardest Peace is neither of those. It is filled with hard circumstances and stories, and...
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Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?...
View Article2015 “Projects”
No, that doesn’t mean there will be 2,015 projects I will be working on. It means there are a few things I’m getting involved in during 2015. In years past I’ve tried resolutions, goals, and “One...
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So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each...
View ArticleThe Saturday Morning Review–“Faith, Hope, Love, and Deployment”
During her husband David’s last deployment to Afghanistan, Heather and he realized the need for a devotional that would not only draw them closer to the Lord, but also to each other while separated....
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After hearing an interesting radio sermon on the subject of worry, I did some searching in my Bible. I was specifically looking for where scripture touches on worry as a sin. I couldn’t find any...
View ArticleDear Magazine Giveaway
I’ve done several reviews over the past years for products and planners from Home Educating Family. I’m so appreciative of how they are committed to encouraging and equipping homeschool families. Today...
View ArticleLove to Learn & Love to Save Sale
The folks at Compass Classroom are having a great sale on curriculum from today until February 16th! Love to Learn & Love to Save This Love to Learn sale is for a variety of products, but one of...
View ArticleWorld Water Day 2015
At a recent Chaplain Spouse Coffee, we played a game where we were to write down 3 facts about ourselves and then others would have to try and guess who we were based on those facts. We learned some...
View ArticleKids Dreading Math? Math Games & Activities to the Rescue!
(This is a guest post from Corinne Jacob who graciously agreed to share her thoughts and ideas with us. Thank you Corinne!) As that old adage goes “prevention is better than cure.” But whether you...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap-Up
It’s been a very long time since I talked about what’s going on in our homeschool, which is kinda sad. It’s a pretty big part of our lives! I will tell you this: Homeschooling teenagers during high...
View ArticleI Know it Seems Crazy
We did this crazy thing called moving. And this one was on us, our choice, our work, our timing—not the Army’s. You see, ever since we’ve been here at Fort Hood we (well, mostly I) have wanted to...
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When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 NIV Yesterday at...
View Article5 Reasons I Like Being an Army Wife
Army life. Army wife. I’m throughly enjoying both right now and I thought it might be fun to give you a peek into why that is so! 5 Reasons I Like Being an Army Wife Connections with people I have...
View ArticleFree Ancient Egypt Lessons for Kids
Yes, my kids are just a little beyond the activities described in this post. We actually will be studying ancient history this year, but at a high school level. However, I know that many of my readers...
View ArticleThe Apologetics Study Bible for Students
We live in a tough world. I’m pretty sure that’s not breaking news to anyone. As Christians, understanding how to share our faith in a way that will actually be heard is an important facet of living...
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