Teacher Tuesdays I admit it. I shelter my kids. “I will set no wicked thing before my eyes.” Psalm 101:3a “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 My children’s minds are growing daily, and for a short time of their lives, I…
Teacher Tuesdays After finishing up her final math lesson for the summer, my 11 YO leaned back dramatically in her chair and sighed, “Mom, I just don’t know what I would have done without Times Tales!” Have you heard of Times Tales? It’s a pneumonic way of learning your upper…
Foto Fridays For Foto Friday this week, I’ll sum-up the week in pictures. First, we had VBS at our church this week, and it was a family event. Here’s the crew on Silly Hat Day. Second, we celebrated my parents’ anniversary and my mom’s birthday. What love birds. Third, I…
Teacher Tuesdays It’s summer, so don’t expect any real depth of wisdom on Teacher Tuesdays. Right now, I’m gathering books, cleaning off shelves, making lists, and brainstorming what will make this year PERFECT. Isn’t that funny? I am actually chuckling to myself about that last statement. I’m a planner. I…
Teaching Tuesdays Books, books, books! We take a literature approach to history, which means I scour half.com, paperbackswap.com, and amazon.com’s used books to find deals on all the books we’ll read during the school year. The ordering has been completed for fall 2012, and now it’s like Christmas almost every…
Last year, I felt very prepared for Easter. I personally was reading Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers which takes you into the lives of people in the line of Jesus. And to my children I read Amon’s Adventure, a story of a young boy during the time of Christ.…
Here are two blogs I really enjoyed on this heart-filled day. 🙂The Real Story Behind Valentine’s Day. In case you wondered! I didn’t know this history. Happy Valentine’s Day? A Single friend’s awesome perspective on this day filled with the ultimate gift of love.