Spirit of Control

Faith and Family Books | July 31, 2008

Here is another great issue of Mr. Norm Wakefield’s Chariot e-newsletter. If you do not have a subscription to it, follow this link to read it:
http://www.spiritofelijah.com./chariot/chariot0708.html

5 Tips to Save Money on Gas

Faith and Family Books | July 31, 2008

Here are five tips to save money on gas, and yes, we use them:

Stay home. Limit what you do and where you go.
If you do have to go out, bundle your errands into one trip. For example, we go to the bank, post office, library at the same time, and may even include going to [...]

Day 2 of Money Saving Mom Sale

Faith and Family Books | July 31, 2008

Remember Money Saving Mom is having a HUGE sale! For TODAY ONLY you can continue to get an incredible ebook package from MoneySavingMom.com–over $100 worth of money-saving ebooks, homemaking helps, and encouragement for only $8.97! I can’t believe she’s offering such a great price. You might want to take a jog over here and check [...]

Money Saving Mom Sale

Faith and Family Books | July 30, 2008

I ust had to share that Money Saving Mom is having a HUGE sale! For TODAY ONLY you can get an incredible ebook package from MoneySavingMom.com–over $100 worth of money-saving ebooks, homemaking helps, and encouragement for only $5.97! I can’t believe she’s offering such a great price. You might want to take a jog over [...]

Battle Quote

Faith and Family Books | July 29, 2008

Robert came home from the men’s meeting last week with a good quote:
“God’s design for battles has two purposes: 1.) To open our hearts to see God more closely. 2.) To give us blessings.”
He said that Bob Schultz said this at the 2008 ICHE conference. It seemed fitting and certainly gives one hope amidst battles.

Curriculum – Homeschooling Lesson #5

Faith and Family Books | July 28, 2008

One of the things I like about homeschooling is that there is no right or perfect curriculum. We are free to pick and choose what works best for our family. Curriculum comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There is boxed curriculum, which is traditional textbook learning; there is living books curriculum, such as [...]

Entrepreneurial Success Formula

Faith and Family Books | July 26, 2008

Interested in succeeding as an entrepreneur? Check out this video from New Venture Lab:
http://www.vimeo.com/1267781

Heaven in Our Homes

Faith and Family Books | July 25, 2008

How many times do untrue thoughts enter into our minds as we go about our day being a helper to our husbands and mother to our children? I love this little scripture chart Candace has over at Heaven in Our Homes. Please be sure to check it out, as it is a quick reference to [...]

Reading – Homeschool Lesson #4

Faith and Family Books | July 24, 2008

We all know in our heads that each of our children is different; however, how many times have you caught yourself trying to fit all of your children in the same mold or child #2 in the same mold as child #3 and so on? I have done it, so I am assuming others have, [...]

Computers – Homeschool Lesson #3

Faith and Family Books | July 23, 2008

Some of these lessons will be more recent than others just because they are fresh in my mind and I do not have to think very long to get things in type!
Nearly eight years ago, we were given our first computer with the whole kit and kaboodle – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express [...]