Fun Reader Quotes

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Today I thought I’d do something a little different. Love to read? @cara_putman created bookish quotes for you. #amreading #quotes Click To Tweet I love writing. And I adore reading…it’s not as much work as writing. Today I thought I’d share some fun reading quotes and images. Feel free to post these wherever you like. 🙂 Consider these my gift to …

Keeping My Eyes on My Page

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I ran across this saying a few weeks ago, and it’s been pinging across my brain a lot. Maybe you’re not like me. Maybe you don’t struggle with feelings if insecurity or inadequacy. Maybe you’re first reaction to requests for a conversation isn’t “what did I do wrong?” Ever wonder “why not me?” @Cara_putman suggests keep your eyes on your …

Tools to Help Kids with Faith

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As a homeschooling Mom, I’m always looking for tools that will help me transmit faith to my children. I don’t want them to be Christians because I’m a Christian, but to have a faith that is their own. That means helping them question and explore and giving them the tools to see the evidence for God. One of the tools that I’ve liked because of its targeted nature for upper elementary kids is the God’s Crime Scene series. I also like Understanding the Time for high school students.

God is Good.

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there’s been this one circumstance that has not gone at all like I expected. I researched, I planned, I prayed. And it has been a shadow over this year. And right about the time I hope, pray and plead that it is over, it looks to ramp up again…For all of us I know these truths remain.
God is good.

God never changes.

He loves me completely.

And He will turn this into good.

Homeschooling Curriculum Choices

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I’ve spent the last week evaluating where my kids are and which curriculum will work best for them. Let’s be real. It can be daunting. Overwhelming. Make you want to suck your thumb in a corner. And I don’t attend curriculum fairs for this very reason. It’s simply too much. So how do I reach a decision that I pray will work for each child this year? I answer the following questions: