We enjoy having family movie nights at our house. It’s fun to sit down as a family and watch a great movie. All too often lately movies seem to contain at least some material that we would prefer to avoid. I had heard great things about Secrets of the Mountain, so I was optimistic when we received it to watch. I liked that Walmart had partnered with Proctor & Gamble to produce a family friendly movie. The great news is that this isn’t a one time partnership. They are going to be producing a series of family friendly movies. The…
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Jantsen’s Gift Review
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Jantsen’s Gift A True Story of Grief, Rescue, and Grace by Pam Cope, Aimee Molloy Nine years ago, Pam Cope owned a cozy hair salon in the tiny town of Neosho, Missouri, and her life revolved around her son’s baseball games, her daughter’s dance lessons, and family trips to places like Disney World. She had never been out of the country, nor had she any desire to travel far from home. Then, on June 16th, 1999, her life changed forever with the death of her 15-year-old son from an undiagnosed heart ailment.Read the rest of the book description here. Jantsen’s…
Basic Crochet Review
Posted in Homemaking, and Reviews
Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet, but you couldn’t quite get it from just looking at the books? Did you ever wish that you had someone to show you how to do it? Would you like to be able to learn on your own timetable from the comfort of your own home? Well, I was in that situation. I really wanted to learn how to crochet or knit. I had tried to learn how to knit, but I just couldn’t get it just from looking at pictures. The videos that were free online didn’t really cut it either.…
The Video Series
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Well, since I was so excited about the video series that I found, I figured that I should share it and not keep it to myself. lol! There are a lot of different series put out by Schlessinger Media. We’re using the Grammar for Children series, the Map Skills for Children series, and the Physical Science series right now. They also put out different Earth Science dvds, Weather Fundamentals, History dvds, Math dvds… You name it; they probably have it. Many of their series come in different grade levels as well which is really nice depending on how in depth…
Facing the Giants
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Tonight, we finally were able to see the movie Facing the Giants. If you’re looking for a great, inspiring, God-centered, family-friendly movie, this is the movie for you and your family. It created some great comments and discussions with our daughter as we were watching it. I wish I could write a really good review, but this is one that you just really need to see. Tissues are definitely recommended.