We love a good read aloud here. We spent six years in West Africa with limited electricity in the evenings and often with our laptop battery shot from the intense heat so anything computer related was definitely out. Reading aloud in the evenings was one way we made memories and grew close as a family during those times. We loved reading about
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Children of the Highest
This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.….And you will be “children of the Highest.” I’ve read these words countless times, but never has it registered before what Jesus is saying…
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Our First Four Weeks with Bigger Hearts for His Glory
We’ve really been enjoying Bigger Hearts for His Glory this year. We’ve finished a little over four weeks so far. We’ve enjoyed reading about Columbus, Henry Hudson, Captain John Smith, and Pocahontas. For story time we read Ben and Me. I was worried that some of the language was a bit hard for my seven-year old, but he kept assuring me…
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My Review of Cheerful Cursive
A lot of schools have phased out cursive as something that isn’t important in this digital age. Learning cursive has many advantages, though. Knowing how to read cursive is essential if you want to read what others have written in cursive. Learning how to form the letters helps with fine motor skills and can aid children who are having difficulty with…
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Customizing WordPress Theme Dazzling
Here I am, less than two days after starting my first WordPress blog, and I feel compelled to write a how-to article about using the WordPress theme Dazzling. It’s not that I think I’m so much smarter than any of the WordPress experts out there. It’s just I think they’ve forgotten what it’s like to be making a blog for…
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How We Came to Use Heart of Dakota
I stumbled across Heart of Dakota six years ago as I was looking for something to help me include my second grader with the two older boys. I immediately fell in love. It had everything that I was looking for in a homeschool curriculum– a lot of great literature (that was thoughtfully picked out), fun activities, wonderful resources, poetry, art,…
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