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Homeschool project: Twitter
I’ve been a homeschooling mom for going on three years now. When you walk into our house, you can tell we homeschool. We don’t have a decorating scheme or layout in our living area as much as we have a classroom. There are massive maps stuck to the walls and print outs of memory verses all around the house. We have globes and binders and notebooks….oh my! One of the things we have in our living room that always intrigues people is our twitter board. I adapted it from something I found on Pinterest. It’s really easy to do and the kids enjoy posting their thoughts. (And no, I…
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Book Review, Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury
Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury Publisher: Howard Books Date October 29, 2013 Karen Kingsbury’s new book asks the question: What Would You Sacrifice For Fame? (Synopsis from Amazon.com) Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family’s horse farm in Kentucky to compete on the popular reality television show Fifteen Minutes: If he makes it, the fame won’t change him. Overnight, Zack is the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer with the looks and voice of a young Elvis. As his star rises, Zack is asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs, and also something more. Something Zack could never have imagined. Just…
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Review: Memory’s Door by James Rubart
Genre: Adventure, Suspense, Thrillers Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: August 2013 Reviewed by Lori Twichell The Warriors Riding are on a mission. They battle the supernatural in ways that many would never imagine. From actually entering another person’s soul to heal their wounds (I know, right?!) to meeting demons and angels in their every day activities, these people truly are warriors of a new kind. So once you’ve learned how to take the battle from the natural into the supernatural, what could possibly come next? Even more than your brain can comprehend. Trust me. Let’s see where we left our friends at the end of Soul’s Gate. (SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T…
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Review: Amish Vampires in Space
Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz Genre: Sci Fi, Fantasy Publisher: Marcher Lord Press Publication Date: September 30, 2013 Note: Yes, this is a real book. Yes it was actually published. No, it wasn’t self published and no, it’s not a parody. Amish Vampires in Space was published by Marcher Lord Press (one of my favorite publishers) and it’s actually really good. Read on and you’ll see what I mean. The Amish world of Alabaster isn’t that different from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. With a strict Ordnung that covers even the most minor of issues, the people of this world live by rules. Just rules. There’s little, if any, grace…
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Tanzania Rohrs
Sometimes, in the course of your life, God opens the door to a friendship that touches your soul in ways you’d never imagined. About a year ago, my family and I attended the first birthday party of an adorable little boy that we all love. At that party, we met another family with which we instantly connected. Though we live in the same city and we share the same likes (Doctor Who anyone?) the Rohrs family and mine don’t see each other nearly as often as we’d like. But in some weird way, I think that’s one of the special things about our friendship. I don’t need to see them…
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A Warning for All Moms Out There
By the time you have your third child, it’s generally understood that you have a pretty decent handle on what to expect. (Did I hear someone laugh out there?) I know that each child presents his or her own challenges. You’ll always learn new things with each kid, but when my youngest was an infant, I learned something that completely shocked me and the lesson continues to resonate with me. Yesterday, a good friend Organized SAHM, posted a picture on her Facebook page of baby toes. It wasn’t a picture of the cute little adorable toes that we are obligated to kiss and tickle and play with. (The picture just…