November 27, 2007 - And the Advent Winner Is...

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November 27, 2007 - 3 More Hours Until Winner is Announced

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July 7, 2007 - Our 777 Summer Homeschool Sale Ends Tonight

Wow… today’s the last day!

It’s been an exciting few days watching the overwhelming response to our 7-7-07 Summer Sale. HUNDREDS of products have been ordered, and most of you purchased more than one product. In fact, some items have SOLD OUT! My little “cha-ching” sound of my computer is going off, non stop!

If you tried to get to the page in the last day, I’m sorry for any problems you might have.  It seems our server crashed from so much traffic and our email took hours to receive.  Things seem to be working now.

After years of being online, I’ve learned that no matter what WE think, most people wait until the last hour to take action. So this is a FINAL courtesy reminder that you have up until MIDNIGHT *Eastern* (NY) time TONIGHT to get those 7 products for either $7 or $17.

Summer Homeschool Curriculum Special
This is my gift to you, to thank you for being a Straight Shooter subscriber.

Take Your Pick… Which Ones Would You Like?

1. Give your Children an Extreme Advantage by Showing Them How They Can AVOID HAVING A JOB When They Grow Up when You Discover the SECRETS to Biblical Business Education —– SOLD OUT!!

2. How to List Items on eBay So They Really Rack Up SALES. I’ll show you how to get tons more sales on eBay When You Discover HOW TO START A FAMILY EBAY BUSINESS.

3. How to Sell Online with NO Shipping & NO Inventory

4. Insider Secrets to 7 SIMPLE, Repeatable Steps to Succeed in a Family Online Business So You Spend MORE TIME with Your Family.

5. How to Simplify Homeschooling So It’s Easy to Decide What’s Best For Your Family

6. The Secret Formula to Blending Family, Work & Ministry Even When You are Raising Your Kids —– SOLD OUT!!

7. How to Look at Debt and Show Your Children How to Avoid $15,000 Credit Card Debt or Student Loans up to Their Necks.

PLEASE NOTE: This sale is ONLY good on the products listed above!

Remember, this offer is only good through MIDNIGHT Eastern (NY) time tonight. So be sure to grab the programs you want for $7 or $17 each.

Here’s to a Happy and Prosperous Summer!

Blessings,
Kerry

PS — You’ll see the discount applied when you get to the final checkout stage. Don’t miss out!

Summer Homeschool Curriculum Special

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December 13, 2006 - Read My Other Blog for Your Christmas Gifts

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November 30, 2006 - Do You Want to Win a FREE Christmas & Advent Celebrations Package?

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November 30, 2006 - What Others are Saying about my Christmas & Advent Package...

I’ve been receiving some comments about my new package, Christmas & Advent Celebrations for the Holidays Package that I had to share with you. 

Kerry your wonderful Advent package is $27 for that incredible wealth of resources  (Robin)

Thank-you for the great price on the advent package! (Karina)

Thank, Cindy and Kerry!  This has been a wonderful time together! (C) (from our Advent discusssion)

TY Kerry!!! (((hugs))) (Donna)

Thanks Kerry, look forward to reading the ebooks I ordered. God bless your efforts (Christa)

Don’t miss this package before the price increase next Monday.   Christmas & Advent Celebrations for the Holidays Package

Blessings,
Kerry

ps.  Comments about Cindy are referring to Cindy Rushton.  She helped me launch the Christmas & Advent Celebrations for the Holidays Package earlier this week!

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November 30, 2006 - Officially Launched Yesterday!

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November 30, 2006 - Recent News about Christmas

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November 25, 2006 - Your Own Advent Countdown

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November 22, 2006 - Advent Countdown Ideas

I finalized our new Christmas & Advent Celebrations for the

Holidays Package.

Your response was overwhelming - we had HUNDREDS of responses,

and they helped us refine the package so it covers EXACTLY what

our readers need to know about celebrating Christmas and Advent

with meaning.

We are now getting very close to our release date - it should

fall somewhere between November 24th and November 29th, depending

on a few last minute details.

In the coming days we will be updating you with all the "behind

the scenes" details, but here is a quick overview...

I started working on this back in 2002, and really started

working on it in earnest in 2004.  Back then, I was working on a

Bible study for my children to better understand the Star of

Bethlehem.  After I finished the Star of Bethlehem Study, I

started learning more about Advent and Christmas traditions and

their Christian origin.

It took a very long time, but we now have a full blown package

Christmas & Advent Celebrations for the Holidays Package,

including two family guides, one gift guide, two meal preparation

books, and five holiday recipe books.

The package will cover what I use to add meaning to our

celebration and anticipation of Christmas.

In short, this is a complete unloading of what I know about

adding meaning to Christmas & Advent celebrations.  And you will

be able to get it in just a week or two.

In the next few days, I will be settting up a site to keep you

updated on my progress with the Christmas & Advent Celebrations

for the Holidays Package.  So please stay tuned.

In the meantime, I want to share some celebration ideas with you

right now.  Click here to get your free copy of my Advent

Countdown.

Free Advent Ideas

Blessings,

Kerry
….who knows your Christmas will be more meaningful with the Christmas-Advent Package

www.CurriculumConnection.net/christmasadvent.htm

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November 18, 2006 - More Peace for the Holidays

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November 17, 2006 - Peace for the Holidays

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October 16, 2006 - Holiday Report Deadline Extended

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October 5, 2006 - Why Christmas in October?

You might wonder why I’m writing about the holidays when it is just the beginning of October.  I have a really good reason.  I just found the coolest helper for you to be ready for the holidays and actually ENJOY THEM.

  That’s right, I want to tell you about a book I just finished reviewing that will help you be prepared for Thanksgiving and Christmas so you can enjoy your family and minister to those around you.                                                 

I don’t know about you, but the holidays can be a hectic time.  So hectic that you don’t really enjoy yourselves. I don’t want that to happen to you this year and I found a way to avoid being too busy to have a peaceful holiday season.

Well, Sheri Graham put together a 12-week planner for her own family so she would be ready for the holidays and truly celebrate them.  After she put it together, she thought other families might benefit from them, also.   I know I will benefit from all her organization and hard work….and I’m a naturally organized person.  Whether you are organized or not, you will profit from the details included in The 12-Week Holiday Planner. 

Let me tell you what I like about The 12-Week Holiday Planner for the Christian Family, So You can Keep Your Focus on Jesus this Holiday Season!

Sheri provides you a hands-on plan to prepare for your holidays!

 Why??? 

So Your Holidays will be Enjoyed by YOU and Your Family!

So Your Holidays will be Less Stressful!

So Your Holidays will be More Filled with the Things that Really Matter!

So Your Christmas Centers around Christ - - -  the Real Reason for Christmas!

So Your Family will have Special Memories of their Holidays

 Use The 12-Week Holiday Planner, starting this week and you will: 

	Have Your Christmas Gifts planned, bought and wrapped by the first of December
	Have Your Christmas Letter written and ready to mail around Thanksgiving
	Plan Your Holiday Menus so you don’t even think about it when Thanksgiving rolls around
	Have Enough Time to give Homemade Gifts to your friends and family
	Have all Your Baking Supplies on Hand when You Need Them
	Have Your Gifts Shipped In Time for Christmas
	And Much More!

	Blank Monthly and Weekly Calendar pages for Planning Your Holidays
	Weekly "To Do" Lists – Shows You exactly what needs to be Done Each Week
	Thanksgiving and Christmas Menus Forms
	Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Recipe Card Forms
	A Holiday Self-Evaluation Form – Prioritize So You Celebrate Your Ideal Christmas
	Shopping Lists
	Items to Do This Week – From the First Week of October til Christmas, You have a Ready Made Plan (yea!!!)
	Christmas Craft and Gift Ideas
	Memory Making Ideas for the Family
	Holiday Journal Pages
	USER-FRIENDLY Forms, Plans, Pages and Tips!

 But Wait!!!  There’s More!!!

 Sheri’s Tips – In addition to the weekly Items to Do This Week, Sheri gives fantastic, practical ways to implement the “To Do List”.  She shares stories from her family to make planning and preparation that much easier.  I know I learn better from Real Life Examples and I’m sure You Do Too!!!

 Forms, Forms, Forms - You will have so many forms you can print, you will always be ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas for many years to come.  Here are just a few:

Christmas Gift Shopping List
Gift Making Checklist
Christmas Card Checklist
List of Baked Items to Share/Give Away
Favorite Meals to Freeze for Later
Decoration Ideas
Needed Supplies to Purchase This Week
Holiday Baking Schedule
Kids' Gift Idea List
Christmas Gifts to be Shipped

Jesse Tree Devotionals -  One of the BEST parts of the Holiday Planner!  You really get two books in one. 

Jesse Tree Devotionals is your free bonus when you reserve your copy of the Holiday Planner.  In the Jesse Tree Devotionals ($15.95/paperback),  Ann Voskamp provides you devotions to use with your family as you celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas.  This Saves You Time because Scripture is given, a short devotion is provided and ornaments for a Jesse Tree are available. Spend the weeks leading up to Christmas focused on Jesus Christ, celebrating Advent as the real preparation for Christmas. 

 Favorite Holiday Recipes – Sheri compiled over 30 favorite recipes for Your Holidays.  These are not just dinner recipes.  You receive recipes for breakfast, baking, leftovers, parties and of course, Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner.

DON’T wait until the Last Minute to prepare for the holidays.  Start This Week (Right Now) so you can truly celebrate Christ’s birth and the Joy of Celebrations with family & friends. 

 Click here to Reserve Your Copy of The 12-Week Holiday Planner

When you use my special link, you will also receive my report about schooling through the holidays - - - my Christmas gift to You!

Free Report :  Make Your Holiday Celebration a Part of Your Homeschool (value $6.95)

Why not integrate your school activities with Real Life?  Kerry offers practical, hands-on tips to make your celebration a part of your children's education. 

  In other words,

You receive Books & Reports valued over $35 when you claim your copy! 

AND you pay only $12.95!  What a great deal. 

 

Reserve your copy of The 12-Week Holiday Planner for Christian Families right now.  You will be glad you did.

BTW, tell your friends and families about this offer.  If they use my special link, they can receive my Free Report to Make Your Holiday Celebration a Part of Your Homeschool at no cost.  This offer is good until Sunday, October 15^th.

Kerry

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April 14, 2006 - Celebrating Easter

Unfortunately, this week has been a bit wild, as we flew home on

 Monday night and spend a couple of days readjusting from

eastern to pacific time.  I wish we had a calmer week to prepare

for our celebration of Easter this Sunday.

We will celebrate Christ’s resurrection by going to our Easter

service and then feasting with another family.  The cool thing

about feasting with this family is they have just moved here from

France.  He is native French and a chef at that.  (I guess I should

be concerned about what I will cook J).  I look forward to hearing

about their ministry in France.

Can you tell I am excited about enjoying an Easter feast with them?

 More than getting to know them better, I am excited to celebrate

Jesus Christ’s triumphant over death.  To see a few ideas to

celebrate Easter, read the following entries on this blog

I pray that your Easter is special and you take time from your

busy schedule to enjoy your family and reflect on the death,

burial AND resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Blessings,

Kerry Beck

…who hopes you are inspiring your children

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April 14, 2006 - Easter Eggs

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April 14, 2006 - Good Friday and Easter

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Hebrews 12:2

Christ didn’t just merely die; He endured a miserable death on the cross with all of mankind’s sin poured on Him.  God poured out judgment for all of our sins onto Christ.  You see, all sin (even a tiny sin) must pay the penalty of death.  Not only did He endure the cross, He despised the shame of being crucified with other criminals.  You may wonder why did He suffer so much for me.  The author of Hebrews tells us that the reason He endured this horrible death is a future joy. 

Christ was not conquered by death, instead He joyfully conquered death Himself.  Since He overcame death He is alive today with the Father in heaven.  That is true joy . . . being in heaven with God Himself.  Another type of joy that Christ knew would come after the cross is a future reward.  The Father rewarded Christ for His obedience and suffering.

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  Philippians 2:8-11

Since Christ obeyed the Father and overecame death, the Father honored and exalted Him.  All mankind will one day bow to Jesus as King of the world.  He is Lord now and forever!

          As I think about this season of celebrating Christ’s death and resurrection I am reminded how hopeless I would be without Him.  Without Christ’s death, there can be no resurrection.  Without Christ’s death, there is no salvation for man.  Without Christ’s death, there is no freedom from sin.  Without Christ’s death, I have no Savior.  Without Christ’s death, there is no redemption for my sin.  Without Christ’s death, there is no salvation for anyone.

          But remember Christ’s death and resurrection go hand-in-hand.  Without the resurrection, there is no hope.  Without the resurrection, there will be no eternal life for you & me.  Without the resurrection, there is no glory for God.  Without the resurrection, there is no joy.  Without the resurrection, there is no future reward.

          Christianity is the only religion that has power over death.  Christ is the only one who has ever risen from the dead and lives today.  He died on the cross so you would not have to die for YOUR sin.  If you have never believed that Christ died and suffered for you, I urge you to do so today.  Once you believe, you can join other Christians in their hope.  Not just a wishful hope, but a full expectation of joyfully living with Christ forever.

Kerry

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February 15, 2006 - Yesterday was Great

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February 11, 2006 - Cruise on over to....

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February 11, 2006 - Valentines Contest

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