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3 in 30 – November Wrap-up and December Goals

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By Amanda Pelser

Wrapping up my November 3 in 30 goals and revealing my December 3 in 30 goals.

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My Little Readers

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By Amanda Pelser

Bragging on my boy… Jonathan finished reading The Boxcar Children #2 this week! And Jacob…  He goes to his book basket multiple times a day to read. Sometimes they do crazy things like putting their brother in the laundry basket and leaving him there… But they have such sweet faces. And I love them bunches!…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: boys, Mob Society

Our Simple Homemade Advent Calendar

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By Amanda Pelser

How to make a simple homemade advent calendar for your kids

I made a simple homemade advent calendar to go with our journey through Truth in the Tinsel.

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Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, craft, Truth in the Tinsel, tutorial

Astronomy ~ Auroras

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By Amanda Pelser

While studying lesson 2 about the sun in Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy, we read about auroras.  I decided to do a quick search to find a video to help illustrate.  I found this video.  Take a look: Can’t see the video in your email or RSS reader? Stunning.  Simply amazing. I learned some interesting…

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Filed Under: Homeschooling, Science Tagged With: Apologia, Astronomy, science

1 John – Not Burdensome

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By Amanda Pelser

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3
His commandments are not burdensome? Did you know that?

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: 1 John, commandment, law

Kids in the Word Wednesday ~ November 30

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By Amanda Pelser

Advent activities for kids

This month, I want to go lighter on the academics and focus more on God, Advent, and Christmas. I’ve been looking for the right thing to use as my resource and finally found it over the weekend: Truth in the Tinsel.

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Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling, Kids in the Word Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, gluten free, Kids in the Word, Truth in the Tinsel

Grace for the Good Girl – Chapter 6 and 7

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By Amanda Pelser

Reflections on Grace for the Good Girl chapters 6 and 7 – “rule-follower” and “can’t fall apart”

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Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 18

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By Amanda Pelser

Chapter 18 of Educating the WholeHearted Child is all about finding support. Here are some places that you can find support as a homeschooler whether you’re a veteran homeschooler or just figuring how to homeschool:

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: Apologia, books, Discussion, Educating the Wholehearted Child, homeschool how, homeschooling, Real Refreshment, support

Cyber Monday at CurrClick

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By Amanda Pelser

Today at CurrClick, you can download 10 freebies! And, through they are running a sale of up to 75% off! CurrClick always has lots of great free and cheap homeschooling resources. You can get our math curriculum, Math Mammoth, there during this sale.  *A

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3 in 30 Check-in ~ November 25

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By Amanda Pelser

Time for a 3 in 30 check-in.  Week 4 of November.  Details of my goals are back in this post. Reclaim my mornings – I was 2 for 3 on the regular days this week.  I think that’s an improvement… Reading – I finished Spiritual Parenting last Friday.  I read all of Weird on Saturday – yes,…

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