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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Math Mammoth Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

  Math Mammoth: Making It Real Learning Has your child ever asked you, “When am I going to use this in real life?”  Making It Real Learning concentrates on helping students answer that question.  Each workbook also has a mathematical theme, such as “linear functions”, so that you can find materials on the appropriate level for your students.  Each activity-lesson in the book contains several questions about the situation, starting with basics and going into more in-depth evaluations, and should be adequate for one-two complete class periods. The Make It Real Learning Arithmetic I workbook focuses on real-world situations that…

God’s Mercy: Highway of Holiness

Posted in Christian Life, and Photography

A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for other. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go there, And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away. ~ Isaiah 35:8-10 ~ See the first three posts in the God’s Mercy series…

Are We on Track?

Posted in Homeschooling

When you’re homeschooling in a state with little or no outside regulation for homeschoolers, how do you know that your child is on track?  How do you know if they are keeping up with their public school peers?  Are they ahead or behind?  Are they learning what they should? We have personally seen how military kids who transfer from one public (or private) school to the next with each pcs move can be ahead in one state but behind in another.  In one state certain subjects are taught in X grade while in other states it is taught in Y…