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Year: 2011

A Servant’s Heart

Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Photography

Project 365 – #041 This week has not been an easy week for us here at the Marine Corps Nomads household.  I’ve been down sick since Sunday.  D’s back issues have been flaring up again making moving around much too difficult.  (He’s still going to work, but, much to his dismay, he’s unable to exercise or do much work around the house. He’s been to the doctor this week for another “initial” appointment as they forgot to put through his original referral.  He has a second appointment tomorrow.  If you could pray that they’ll make some progress towards a diagnosis…

Review: Secure Daughters Confident Sons

Posted in Reviews

Secure Daughters Confident Sons How Parents Guide Their Children into Authentic Masculinity and Femininity Have you ever wondered what you can do on a daily basis to nurture your children’s God-given design and help them resist the pressure to conform to arbitrary cultural rules?  Have you ever wanted to  better understand your spouse? your kids?  This book may be just what you are looking for. Glenn T. Stanton is the director for family formation studies at Focus on the Family. He debates and lectures extensively around the country on issues related to gender, s*xuality, marriage, and parenting. Often sought out…

M&M Faith

Posted in Christian Life, and Photography

Project 365 – #040 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.. ~Hebrews 11:1~ Red is the color of the blood Jesus gave To forgive our sins so we can be saved. Brown is the color on the cross in which He died. Orange is for joy when Jesus was alive. Green reminds us of the new life we have been given. Blue is the color of our home in heaven. Yellow is the color of the sun in the sky. Jesus, God’s son, rules from on high. The colors of the candies…

Have Fun with Synonyms!

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Synonyms, The word game that gets your mind racing! I love to be able to use educational games in our homeschooling – especially when those games don’t require us to be super serious.  Enter in Synonyms – the board game.  The first thing that struck me about this game was how beautiful it was.  Everything was nicely contained in its own compartment in the box (love that!).  The 400+ color-coded cards were laminated and sturdy so they are sure to last for many, many games (and years) to come. …my mommy brain truly needs to be exercised more! From the…

Homeschooling an Only

Posted in Christian Life, Homeschooling, and Photography

Project 365 – #039 You shall teach them [the commandments] diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. ~Deuteronomy 6:7~ Homeschooling an only child holds some unique challenges as well as a different degree of flexibility than homeschooling multiple children.  My observations are based upon our experiences, so they may not hold true for all families who are homeschooling an only. Curriculum Choices I often find myself looking differently at curriculum that larger families see as great buys. …