Category Archive for 'Homeschooling'

New Freebie: Planning A Successful Treasure Hunt

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Tresure hunts – freebie ebook – great for teen activities, young couple activities, homeschool coops, and more!

Ebook Review: EXCELLENT Resource for Audio Learning by Amy Blevins

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Amy Blevins is the creative author of a fantastic ebook called Listening to Learn! Using Audio Files in Your Homeschool.
Due to a breathing disorder, this homeschooling mom was forced to find a way to teach her children in a wide variety of subjects without having to do a lot of reading out loud. She [...]

Jesus Loves Me

Monday, February 16th, 2009

This was good. Got it today in an email:

A 92-year old retired preacher was asked to speak to the congregation and tell them what the greatest lesson was that he’d learned after 50+ years of preaching. This is what he said:

Jesus loves me this I know.For the Bible tells me so.Little ones to Him belong,We [...]

Funny Turkey Poem

Monday, October 20th, 2008

From Lori Hayward:Need a new Turkey recipe??The turkey shot out of the ovenand rocketed into the air,it knocked every plate off the tableand partly demolished a chair.It ricocheted into a cornerand burst with a deafening boom,then splattered all over the kitchen,completely obscuring the room.It stuck to the walls and the windows,it totally coated the floor,there [...]

Excellent blog post on vaccines – see link

Monday, October 20th, 2008

This was a very well presented article. It states both sides of the vaccine issue, yet stresses the point that deciding whether or not to vaccinate should be a PARENTAL choice not a governmental mandate.
Here’s the link: http://www.parentalrights.org/blog/parents/vaccines-autism-and-parents#comment-39749
If you want to take about 6 mintues of your day to read this, it’s a good article.
I’m [...]

Grammar Cue: Then or Than

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Here’s one I believe is rooted in pronunciation. Writers often use “then” when they mean “than.” I think this is because people do not pronounce words clearly. The two sound similar, though they mean different things.
For example:He was happier then he had been in a long time.The writer means “than.” However, when [...]

Grammar cue:That is that and that’s too much of that!!!!

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Okay, some have suggested blogging about specific topics, especially as they pertain to a home business. Well, my home businesses are editing and publishing. It dawned on me I had information which would profit not only my writers, but also fellow homeschoolers. So, I will endeavor to make several posts a week pertaining to writing, [...]