Preparing for Easter ~ Review
Preparing for Easter is a 7-week (plus one day) devotional taken from the writings of C. S. Lewis.
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2022
A list of 10 Bible reading plans updated for 2022.
Trial and Triumph ~ Review
Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula is a collection of 46-biographies aimed at children of important individuals in church history.
10 Bible Reading Plans for 2021
Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit — and one that your children can start very early! Here are 10 Bible reading plans for 2021.
“It Snows” by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Woman’s Record (1852) | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1788–1879)
Why You Can’t Just Leave the Track
Real runners never leave the track....
10 Ways to Stay Well-Rounded
10 ways to stay well-rounded and avoid becoming one-dimensional!
10 Tips from the Track
Stay focused. Never look around you to see how others are doing. Keep the finish line clearly in view. (Philippians 3:14) Wear the right clothing. You need all of the support you can get. (Ephesians 6:10-17). Get the right inputs.…
On Conscience
“All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.” Numbers 6:4…. Surely this is a lesson to the Lord’s separated ones, teaching them to come…
Doing the BIG Thing
We get that call. You know, the one where we want to serve Christ with all of our heart, mind, and soul. We are ready to go. We promise to do what He wants, go where He leads, serve Him…
Aunt Amy {Free eBook}
Aunt Amy is a free eBook that demonstrates what thinking of others can look like.
Is Your Home a Heaven on Earth?
The Bible uses home life and marriage as illustrations of God’s relationship with His church, with the people who follow Him. And when you live out your God-ordained roles and fulfill your God-given assignments at home others take notice and…
Why Education Starts With the Heart
When reading through a couple of books by favorite homeschool mentors, one thing that stood out to me is the premise at which they start. Education can mean nearly anything these days. But a true education has to begin on…
The Hedge of Thorns {Free eBook}
God gives us hedges for a reason. It isn’t profitable to jump the hedge. Your hedges may look nothing like mine, and mine nothing like yours. And it would not be right for me to try to impose my hedge…
Loving the Unlovable
You know people like this. How are we to treat the unlovable?
5 Bible Passages for Homeschool Moms
Everyone needs that go-to Scripture verse. You know, the one that seems to speak to you throughout your entire life. Homeschool moms may find certain verses brought to mind again and again as various challenges present themselves. You probably already…
10 Tips: How Not to Trip
Walk humbly (Micah 6:8). It is when we get too high and cannot clearly see the path ahead of us that we are more likely to trip. Don’t expect perfection. Perfectionists tend to walk a tightrope making it all too…
Avoiding Pharisaism
The things that people do would look so different to us if we only understood the reasons for their actions, nor would we blame them so much for their faults if we knew all the circumstances of their lives. Even…
Compassion Begins at Home
It is good that there are places we can go to invest our resources in Christ’s name. That there are opportunities to reach those who really and so obviously need our help. And, it is also right and good that…
Bits of Pasture {Free Devotional}
A new year brings new goals, new plans, and renewed determination. What a better time to start a new devotional? Bits of Pasture: Handfuls of Grass for the Lord’s Hungry Sheep by J.R. Miller is an oldie, but a goodie…
Sowing and Reaping
Sowing takes time, consistency and diligence. It takes time to plant the seeds of faith, to cultivate good habits in our children, to foster a relationship with our children, to build learning on a strong foundation — precept upon precept.…
Making Scripture Study a Priority
As a new year begins, we find ourselves very involved. New books, new schedules, and new routines all demand our attention and we find ourselves finding our way … and losing our focus. Keeping the first thing the first thing…
Helps For New Homeschoolers: Finding Strength
There will be days…maybe several. Maybe more than several. Things will NOT go as you plan. The schedule will NOT hold together. The materials will NOT be exactly the right fit. The entire endeavor will NOT appear to be all…
Out of the Heart
What you are is what you are when no one is looking. It is evident by The extra effort you put in when no one will notice. The energy you spend to do it right, when you are the only…