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Marriage Monday: A Place of RestA Place of Rest
December 6, 2011
Heather L
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Marriage Monday: A Place of Rest

Posted in Christian Life, and Family

  I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately into what makes a marriage work.  Obviously, marriage is not easy, and a healthy marriage doesn’t just happen.  We have to work at it every day, fight for it, never grow complacent. One of the simplest things we can do as wives is make sure our homes are a place of peace, rest, comfort for our entire family – especially our spouse.  Does my home welcome my husband?  Does he look forward to walking through the door after a hard day of work?  If not, what can I do to change…

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Hands-On Learning: TeacherGeekFinished Bug
December 5, 2011
Heather L
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Hands-On Learning: TeacherGeek

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

TeacherGeek sells products that teach students engineering, math, science, and technology in a fun, hands-on manner.  Students learn by doing interesting projects where they are involved in the process from beginning to end – no boring textbooks!  They are guided through the process of asking questions and then answering them through a series of tasks related to the current project.  By the end of the project, they will have a better understanding and working knowledge of the skills presented for the project on which they’ve been working. We received a “Catch the Bug” single kit ($22.98) to review.  At first, Munchkin wasn’t…

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Hands-on Learning: Pitsco Medieval Machines PackMedieval Machines Pack
December 2, 2011
Heather L
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Hands-on Learning: Pitsco Medieval Machines Pack

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Travel back in time… back to a time where catapults and trebuchets were known as normal weapons of choice for various adversaries. Pitsco, a company known for their vast array of hands-on learning products and kits, is now offering the Medieval Machines Pack ($21.95) which features a Trebuchet Kit, Catapult Kit, Mass Plates, and the Siege Machines book. In this pack, students learn about catapults and trebuchets through hands-on activities that cover three areas: Science: Tension versus torsion, elasticity, gravity and levers, and force and motion Math: Metric conversion, calculating averages, and prediction Experiments: Mass versus distance, testing rubber bands, targeting,…

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