How Canadians Celebrate Canada Day

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  It’s strangely fitting that Canada and the United States, which share a continent and a border, also almost share their birthdays. While Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, Canadians celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. Canada was created on July 1st, 1867, by the passing of the British North America Act, now known
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Three Ways of Looking at a Snake

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My older daughter, Rachelle, our family naturalist, continually brought home rescue animals. Her finds ranged from baby birds to a scorpion or stinging caterpillar. If she had been able to capture any of the mice that were plaguing us, she probably would have lobbied to keep them as pets. One day she walked in, holding
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3 Winsome Ways to Equip Children with Truth – Part 2

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Please refer to part one for the previous section. Point To God’s Purpose: Once He laid the foundation in Scripture, Jesus then brings out God’s purpose. God designed marriage to be a union where two become one. To apply this to the sacredness of human life, we know from Scripture God designed man in His
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3 Winsome Ways to Equip Children with Truth – Part 1

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  Life. A precious, priceless gift given value because we are made in the image of a loving, holy God. This God places such a high value on life that He has placed protective limits on that life, which we know from His Word, especially for innocent, helpless life like that of the unborn child.
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Culturing for Science Class: Apple Cider Vinegar

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  One day, I pulled a bottle of apple cider vinegar out of my kitchen cabinet (the kind that says “with the mother” on the label) and noticed that the small pieces of mother had formed into a solid that resembled a SCOBY. A SCOBY is a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast that is
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The Single Parent Homeschool

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  If someone had told me fifteen years ago, after the birth of my second child, that within a short period of time I would lose my husband to cancer and go on to raise and homeschool my two children alone, I would have thought that person was delusional. Yet, that’s exactly what happened. It
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Hey Mama Monday: 5 Reasons You’re A Good Friend

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  Hey Mama, You know what? You have more friends than you realize. Let’s find out why: 1. You’re loyal. Faithful and true is your kind of friendship, and your kids see that, too. 2. You’re giving. If someone is in need, you’re the first one with the door wide open. You’ll personally go without
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The Pink Room

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  Two of my daughters got married within two months of one another. It was a crazy time, but after the dust settled, there was an empty room with pink walls that had been mostly hidden by posters and pictures. I also inherited my aunt’s old-fashioned bed and matching furniture, which perfectly matched the pink
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