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Encouraging Verses for Homeschooling: 4 Moms of Many

This week the 4 Moms of Many are sharing some verses or stories that have encouraged us in our homeschooling journey. The passage that explains both why we chose to home educate and dictates how we home educate is Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall…

4 Moms Q & A: Only Littles, Bible Reading Attitudes and Read Aloud Interuptions

Today the 4 Moms of Many are answering your questions. Brianah asked this question on FB. It’s one that gets asked  frequently so probably deserves some more publicity,  “What did your day look like when you had all littles?“ Our first 8 children are all between 14 and 18 months apart, so by the time…

4 Moms Teach Writing Part 1: Grammar

This week the  4 Mom of Many  are talking about teaching writing specifically teaching grammar. In our family we’ve taken a laid back, whole language approach to teaching grammar. Our plan goes like something like this. Read aloud to child Have the child narrate Teach the child to read Teach the child proper letter formation…

Bible Reading in 2012

Bible reading around the camp fire each morning

Our purpose in homeschooling is to fulfill our God-given responsibility to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. One vital aspect of this training is for our children to know the Word of God. One way we accomplish this is that we spend time every day reading the Word of God….

Homemade Cinnamon Gift Tags: Kids Can Make This

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You’ve probably seen these delightful smelling cinnamon/glue/applesauce Christmas ornaments before. We’ve made them several different years. This year we added puff paint and Sharpies to spiff up our ornaments and to make them do double duty as adorable gift tags. Cinnamon Ornaments 1 1/2 cups cinnamon 1 cup applesauce 1/3 cup white school glue Mix…

Holiday Traditions for the Whole Family

Nicholas (2) and Savannah (5)

It seems like the holidays are a time when every family has a plethora of special traditions. Here are some of our favorite, fun family traditions for the month of December: Marshmallow wars Christmas Mysteries- They keep everyone on their toes.  Santa’ hats – All the children wear them whenever we go out. It brings…

December Challenge: Showing Christ’s Love

heath bars peanut clusters peppermint meringues

Nearly a month ago I read about how Kristina celebrated her 38th birthday by spending the day demonstrating 38 random acts of love to others. She did things like passing out Panera cookies to strangers, writing  notes and passing out treats to teachers, mailmen, firemen and paying for a stranger’s groceries. She did this in…

The Love of Books: Wordless

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More wordless posts.  

Moving from Traditional Schools to Homeschooling

This week the  4 Moms, 35 Kids  are discussing how to start home educating a large family after removing them from traditional schools. Please keep in mind that I have no personal experience with this. My parents began homeschooling me and my siblings more than 25 years ago and our family hasn’t been involved in…

A Family Bible Study Guide for Proverbs {Giveaway}

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When Mark and I first heard Kevin Swanson from Generations with Vision speak on Raising a Mighty Man of God (This is well worth the time to listen. Kevin believes that our educational system, including homeschooling, is harming boys.  The lecture begins at minute 12.), we knew that we wanted to hear more. Kevin is a fellow second generation…