Posted in Just for Fun! on January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You know the Bible 100%!
Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses – you know it all! You are fantastic!
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Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I just got word that my dear Father-in-Law is dying. He has a heart condition and epilepsy. His heart is just giving out…he is a very big-hearted man….it is a shame that this has to be the thing to give out on him. Please pray for Tony Tapp. …and my dear husband Jeffrey and the [...]
Posted in Diary of a Dieting Family, Family Centered Homeschooling, Games, Living History, Living Math, Making Studies come alive!, Montessori, Notebooking Your Studies, Science, Special Blessings on January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hands-on work today:
Astronomy Science! ….featuring Mercury!Using this as our spine…lesson 3We read thisWe used this p 64-65and we notebooked using these Astronomy pagesWe added the first few pages of this that have great Astronomy pages for our notebooks! Adding a Solar System detective page for Mercury (p 19)
using Download clip_art_mercury.doc
(images imported to a [...]
Posted in Food and Drink on January 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I had some great links for making bread with a starter. I also had some great advice as to how to keep it going while homeschooling. I lost it all.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Do you have any favorite links and or advice to share? Please post away or send me [...]
Posted in Diary of a Dieting Family on January 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am hopping up and down with my kids as we work out to Walk Away the Pounds by Leslie Sansone as recommended at the 4Real Board. I see that Kim is walking away too! Is anyone else joining in the fun??I am also using Lose Your Mummy Tummy to help me with the [...]
Posted in Fun Schooling, Hands-On Geography, Index Card Learning, Making Studies come alive!, Montessori on January 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of my favorite blogs to visit is Kim’s at Starry Sky Ranch. It is almost scary how I seem to find there things I am already working on or things that have been in the back of my mind to find more about. I say scary because I never met anyone like me in [...]
Posted in Art-spirations!, Mary Notebooking, Tending to Virtue on January 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Girlhood of Mary Virgin
Dante Gabriel Rossetti(1828-1882)
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This is that blessed Mary, pre-elect,
God’s Virgin. Gone is a great while, and she
Dwelt young in Nazareth of Galilee. Unto God’s will she brought devout respect,
Profound simplicity of intellect,
And supreme patience. From her mother’s knee
Faithful and hopeful; wise in charity;
Strong in [...]
Posted in Mary Notebooking, Tending to Virtue on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, Happy Discovery! I love this! Our Lady of the Book is a beautiful devotional meditation. It is quoted here in part from The Mary Page in an article by Rev. Eamon R. Carroll, O.Carm.
Symbolism of the Images:
"What is behind the representation of Our Lady of the Book? We find three lessons in the [...]
Posted in Art-spirations!, Mary Notebooking on January 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Virgin Mary Crowned Van Eyck
As a very visual learner, I really do find inspiration in fine art. As I am the one being homeschooled most days, I especially love it when there is hidden meaning in the art we study like in this Icon of The Virgin Mary. The inscription reads:
"She is more [...]
Posted in Just for Fun! on January 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We are havin’ fun with Dawn’s Leter Meme!!….
Hmmm…the letter F?! This is a tough one, Dawn!
The Things I Love …brought to you by the letter F!
Food …I love to cook and bake and share it with Friends!!
Filet mignon…dh does a mean BBQ not to be missed!!
Fudge…I looooove chocolate. I must have an over-active chocolate gene!
Fall…Oh, [...]
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