Archive for August 2012 | Monthly archive page
Pin It Pin It Cool Math Games:: Monopoly and Math A new game for learning math skills. And losing graciously. And being people of integrity {hey! no robbing the bank while mommy is grabbing snacks!} Found at the thrift store for $1.35. A place I highly recommend scouting for games. Check out other cool math [...]
Pin It Pin It A collection of my top ten favorite free coloring pages for kids, in no particular order. Pin It My favorite coloring book artist is Taro Gomi – his Doodles: A Really Giant Coloring and Doodling Book is well worth owning but he also offers a few free coloring pages as samples. [...]
Pin It Pin It Cool Math Games:: Learning Place Value Game Idea The 4 year old is learning place value this week (first through tenth) and, as with most things, a place value game makes the learning delightful. The 5 year old played along, as it is great reinforcement for him and games are more [...]
Pin It Pin It We sat around the table and talked. Three of us, with hearts desiring to raise children with a deep love for our Savior. “How does your family do devotions?”we asked the older, wiser father who sat with us. His answer was filled with grace; “First of all, we must remember: we [...]
Pin It Pin It “The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are inner tests, like remaining faithful when no one is looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you’re misunderstood.” – Charles Swindoll Pin It “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous, be [...]
Pin It Pin It Last week my parents and sister made the long drive down to our place for a quick little visit before we all packed up and headed over to Parris Island for the USMC Graduation ceremony in which my brother, Spencer, graduated. He has spent several years in the Canadian Army and, [...]
Pin It Pin It Last week we went on a nature hike with some friends and happened to spot an alligator – with our Canadian visitors here this week we were excited to take them back to the same spot to see if we could spot any more alligators, as alligators in the wild aren’t [...]
Pin It Pin It The What’s In the Bible Coupon code to receive 20% off your order plus free shipping on orders over $15 can be accessed right here. It’s a unique coupon code generated each time you click on the link. I have a digital copy of What’s in the Bible volume 3 to giveaway today – [...]
Pin It Pin It The Canadians are here. yum! {My parents arrived two days ago and my sister arrives today, and then on Thursday we’re all heading to Parris Island for my brothers graduation. He’s a marine now!! So proud of him!}
Pin It Pin It Pin It The first week of school activities, savored and noted. Pin It Our read aloud (which we finished in our first week!) and special snack bags to celebrate our first week of school. Check out our favorite read aloud books here. Snack bags from the Dollar Bin at Target. Pin [...]
