Just Trust

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  Friends, I have a confession to make: Sometimes this homeschooling gig gets hard. That’s not quite the big reveal you were expecting, was it? As a matter of fact, if you’ve been homeschooling for more than a week, you already know this. So, no, that’s not really the whole of my confession (but wait,
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Tell A Story Day

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  Do you recall the funny family stories told around the fireplace in your grandmother’s living room, or the time you eavesdropped on your great uncles telling their childhood tales in lawn chairs out in the backyard? The art of telling a good story is not lost; we learned this great skill from listening to
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April Nature Study

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  The warm weather is finally here. My thoughts begin to wander towards wondering what nature studies to do this month with my boy. I like to plan a nature study once per week. We do nature studies much more often than that, but I like to plan a weekly nature walk. Daily nature studies
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Walking with the Penguins

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  Our daughters and grandson have always loved penguins, so when our local zoo opened the largest permanent penguin exhibit in North America, I knew it would be a hit with our family. Home to Humboldt, gentoo, king, and rockhopper, the Penguin Plunge exhibit is a realistic rocky shoreline complete with a waterfall and dive
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Teaching Children What Scripture Teaches About Money – Part Two

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  How do we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? Part One displayed how young George Muller went to Scripture to establish his personal finances; likewise, his pattern for ministry would be no exception. Scriptures For Ministry: During the same time our young pastor did away with his salary, George
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Teaching Children What Scripture Teaches About Money – Part One

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  How can we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? More importantly, how do we teach them to open God’s Word for themselves, hiding those biblical precepts in their hearts? How does our God, Who knows our needs before we even ask Him (Matthew 6), view material resources that make
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Teach and Learn Through a Family Business Start-Up

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  With homeschooling, you can take the entrepreneurial experience to new heights by making it a family affair, providing practical experience in many subject areas for your kids. It will also strengthen family relationships and provide new ways for the whole family to interact with each other. The great part is, you don’t need to
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Hey Mama Monday: More Amazing Than You Think You Are

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  Hey Mama, I heard something about you. Pretty incredible. You have gone through storm after storm. Trial after trial. Pain after pain. But in the midst of it, you continue to bless others. You not only do the “bare minimum” with your kids (keeping them healthy, secure, educated, fed, and happy) but you do
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