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Foundations in Personal Finance for High School

Mar282016

One of my favorite classes to teach this year in co-op has been Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance for high schoolers (the orange set). The kids in our class have ranged from freshmen to seniors and it has truly been a wonderful class to set them up for financial understanding and success (and not have them make the same mistakes their parents have!). The course covers saving and … [Continue reading...]

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April 2016 Personal Planner Pages – Free Printable

Mar282016

April is almost here! The daffodils have been popping up even though we had a last ditch at winter mid-way through March. The trees are beginning to bud and flower - spring is here!! For our family that will mean more time outside to enjoy the warmer days and a shaking off of the winter blahs. How about you?  To help you get your days and weeks a little more organized, I have some … [Continue reading...]

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Bird Lapbook and Learning About Bees – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Link-up

Mar252016

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours! Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your … [Continue reading...]

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Bouncing Egg Science Experiment – Dissolving Calcium Carbonate with Acid

Mar242016
Bouncing egg science experiment from HomeschoolCreations.net - learning about chemical reactions

Before you go and think I’m crazy nuts, our bouncing egg science experiment involved a safe acid (grins). Zachary has loved all the hands-on projects to go along with his Christian Kids Explore Chemistry this year, and this one to see how acid interacts with calcium carbonate was no different. That said - it was super easy to pull together and one that every family should do (did I mention it was … [Continue reading...]

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Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake

Mar222016
lemon blueberry coffee cake recipe from HomeschoolCreations.net - yummy breakfast treat!

One of the best parts of our children getting older is the chance they have to step into the kitchen and take over some of the cooking duties. While we are working toward independence with all the kids (I firmly believe they need to have a strong means of keeping their bellies full with homemade food once they leave home), they are having much fun choosing recipes and serving our family by putting … [Continue reading...]

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The FIRST Thing To Do When We Need Encouragement

Mar212016

There are days, and weeks, and months, when our hearts are weary and we feel so overwhelmed. We wonder if we’re doing the right thing for our kids and our families. Some days I’m the one in position and need to reach out to a friend for support and encouragement. And Jesus. Because you all - if there is one thing I know, I would be nowhere without HIM. The last few days have been a huge reminder … [Continue reading...]

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