Archives for April 2012

Well, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at what is coming up!  Lapbooks to complement Classical Conversations Cycle 1 are scheduled to be released on May 15th!  Soooo exciting!  I will also be running a giveaway at that time so you can have a chance to win a set of all four Memory Work Lapbooks!  These are interactive lapbooks - the student participates with the material by matching facts, drawing figures, filling in blanks, etc!  A great way to reinforce what they are learning! Don't forget … [Read more...]

A post from the archives...   Every family had them - in fact, they were so common that the questions surrounding them remained fixed:  What kind?  Or when? Or when again? Or who? And of course, the ever-present one....why?  Scars. Physical or emotional - no one was without.  It was so common back then, a time when many children died in infancy from illnesses preventable in today's terms.  When a day's work exposed you to dangerous situations, hard toil, and little provision.  And yet, … [Read more...]

A post from the archives.... I passed a hill the other day - a naked mound with five trees. Nearby, a forest of trees stood mocking the vacant hillside that once harbored the same forest. Years ago stripped bare of all trees but five, it stands exposed. I thought of what the hillside was missing - about all it had lost. How time and man had decided to take away that which God had first blessed its ground with. I mourned for the hill in a way, identifying with the feeling of what could have … [Read more...]

  It's that time of the year - everyone is busy planning what to do next year for their studies.... Can I share a secret with you?  I started planning in February.  Not because I was worrying about what to do, or because I didn't like what we studied this year (loved it!), but because I am one of those people - a planner.  In fact, I might be the only person that has had a complete stranger tell her he had a message from God and part of it  went something like this: "You always like … [Read more...]

  I don't know about you guys, but this free giveaway has been super-exciting for me!  Who will win I wondered?  I loved your wonderful feedback, suggestions and comments, and I am sure you will be pleased to see some of your favorite folds make an appearance in the Cycle 1 resources!  And now.......out of 87 total entries......the winner is....... #86 - ChanTa Rivers!* Congratulations ChanTa!  The rest of you, don't despair - when I release the Cycle 1 resources, you will have ANOTHER … [Read more...]