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Tag: Faith

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The Child’s Illuminated Prayer Book ~ Free

17 Jan 202317 Jan 2023
This really is a beautiful book! Published in 1846, the copy we have access to shows its age a bit. But we have included retouched images that hopefully will help…
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2023

3 Jan 20233 Jan 2023
We started our children out on reading the Bible daily very early. Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit. Whether or not you enjoy family Bible reading time…
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Preparing for Easter ~ Review

11 Apr 202211 May 2022
Fans of C. S. Lewis may be interested in these 50 devotional readings leading up to Easter. Preparing for Easter is a 7-week (plus one day) devotional taken from the…
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2022

27 Dec 20215 Aug 2022
Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit — and one that your children can start very early! Each day you can enjoy a family Bible reading time possibly…
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Trial and Triumph ~ Review

6 Jul 202114 Jul 2022
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. The Psalmist calls us…
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10 Bible Reading Plans for 2021

18 Dec 20209 Nov 2022
Like many things, daily Bible reading is a habit — and one that your children can start very early! Each day you can enjoy a family Bible reading time possibly…
Online Poetry Anthology

“It Snows” by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale

17 Dec 201915 Oct 2022
“It snows!” cries the School-boy—“hurrah!” and his shoutIs ringing through parlor and hall,While swift, as the wing of a swallow, he’s outAnd his playmates have answered his call:It makes the…
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Why You Can’t Just Leave the Track

20 Jul 201828 Jun 2022
I have been running for decades and decades. Hard to believe. Yes, there were years in there when running was confined to a treadmill, or a few years that I…
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10 Ways to Stay Well-Rounded

25 Apr 201728 Jun 2022
Homeschooling can consume us — if we let it. It can become not only what we do, but who we are, the sum total of our existence. Here are 10…
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10 Tips from the Track

24 Mar 201728 Jun 2022
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…
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On Conscience

1 Sep 2016
"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…
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Doing the BIG Thing

11 Apr 201628 Jun 2022
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…
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Aunt Amy {Free eBook}

16 Dec 201521 Nov 2022
We love old books, and the fact that they are free makes it even better! One of these old gems is Aunt Amy by Francis Forrester. Aunt Amy continues the…
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Is Your Home a Heaven on Earth?

15 Dec 2015
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…
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Why Education Starts With the Heart

23 Sep 201528 Jun 2022
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…
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The Hedge of Thorns {Free eBook}

1 Jun 201530 Jun 2022
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…
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Loving the Unlovable

15 May 201512 Aug 2021
You know people like this. Their focus is solely on themselves. They live for their own pleasure. They carry a big stick, are always right, and impose their viewpoints. Anyone…
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5 Bible Passages for Homeschool Moms

29 Oct 20143 Jan 2023
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…
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10 Tips: How Not to Trip

21 Mar 201428 Jun 2022
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. …
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Avoiding Pharisaism

14 Mar 201428 Jun 2022
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…
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Compassion Begins at Home

20 Feb 201428 Jun 2022
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…
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Bits of Pasture {Free Devotional}

7 Jan 20137 Oct 2022
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…
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Sowing and Reaping

24 Oct 20122 Sep 2022
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…
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Making Scripture Study a Priority

11 Sep 201222 Aug 2022
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…
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Helps for New Homeschoolers: Make Memories

6 Aug 20122 Aug 2022
It will go faster than you think. Make memories. It seems like yesterday that my daughter and I first began to share those hours together each day "studying." I learned…
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Helps For New Homeschoolers: Finding Strength

24 Jul 20122 Aug 2022
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…

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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans contains biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Free.

6 Feb 202331 Jan 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study, for 2023.

1 Feb 202328 Jan 2023
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