God's "Little" Blessings
Jun. 8, 2008
Jun. 8, 2008
Posted in Home Education
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I wasn't going to do it, I just couldn't afford it. It wasn't just money, it was the time involved. For health reasons it was not a wise way to spend several hours with my back still bothering me -- though, praise God, much better than it was over the winter. I went to our states homeschool used curriculum sale. I did. I think I must be crazy. The amount of money I had was less than many of us pay for one brand new book for homeschooling, often times. I prayed. I made a list. I prayed some more. I prayed before I went to sleep the night before the sale. I prayed the morning of the sale. I prayed on my way into the sale. I prayed as I walked around the sale. "Lord you know what I don't have. I know you can stretch it in amazing ways. You know what we need most Lord. I'm trusting you for this" While I did buy a couple of small (less than $1) books, that were on my master list at home, that we don't have, I pretty much stuck to my list. And the one thing that I thought I would surely not find or if I did it would be much to expensive to purchase with my minimal cash on hand -- was not only there, complete and available, but well within my budget. The Lord is so good. I wanted to do Miquon Math with my son, because I already had part of the set. I just needed the student books (6 @ $6.95 ea. new, never mind shipping). I got all six, plus both teachers books for a grand total of $10. Yes, I am praising the Lord. But more so, I'm praising Him because upon bringing it home my son said, "Mom, it looks really fun, can I start it now?" Seriously, today we did our first math page in it. I also got Bronze Bow; Hittey, Her First Hundred Years; Lentil; several Magic Tree House books; and a couple other paper back classics that we were missing -- exactly which ones escape me now. My prayer is that all of you single mom's will be as blessed (and truly feel and appreciate it) as much as I have been as I prepare for the coming academic year. Blessings, MaggieRaye |
Self-Confessing Junkie
May. 1, 2008
May. 1, 2008
Posted in Home Education
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I don't know about anyone else, but I find that I have "seasons" of compulsion. Blogging was one of them for awhile. It is the thing we spend a lot of time doing that just really doesn't make sense, especially to anyone watching from the outside. My recent compulsion is book lists - I've gone through every curriculum I really like and printed out their book list. Is that crazy or what? Now, I'm going through my library and a book has to meet one of two criteria to remain on the shelves. It has to be a book one or all of us really loved or it has to be on most if not all of the book lists I have in my note book. Yes, I confess, I have a book of book lists. Currently my book lists come from Ambleside Online, Old Fashioned Education, Robinson's Self-Teaching Curriculum, Total Language Plus, Connect The Thoughts Reading Program, a "twaddle-free" Charlotte Mason list from some website I found along the way, SCORE Cyber Guides, Eagle Forum's - The Ultimate Reading List, Kidsource's Timeless Classics List, A list my aunt gave me called 100 Significant Books, and most recently The Baldwin Online Children's Project. Yes, I confess, I'm a junkie - books, books, books and now even lists of books. And with the price of everything rising, I'm glad to have two library cards (maybe three), because at least I can afford to support my habit. Are you looking for a good book to read? Email me, I'll send you a list. *grin* Blessings, MaggieRaye |
Favorite Resources - FREE
Feb. 3, 2008
Feb. 3, 2008
Posted in Home Education
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It's been awhile since I've posted something like this, but since I was just sitting here printing out worksheets for the week I decided to share. I have a favorite math website. http://themathworksheetsite.com While there is a part of the site you can't access without a paid subscription there is also a part of the site that is FREE. These worksheets are great practice pages for our "problem" areas in basic math skills. Go by check it out and let me know what you think. I LOVE IT! Also, someone told me about Homeschool eStore several months back and I can NOT begin to tell you all the FREE downloads I've received. Great stuff. This weeks was a unit study using Charlotte's Web as the base -- which we just happen to be reading! It's worth the few minutes it takes to go by and sign up to receive their weekly email. I've gotten free Hands of a Child Lapbooks - LOVE THOSE! It has been a huge blessing to be able to get great stuff that I like and can really use for FREE. It is such an encouragment to me, with our limited budget. http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/index.php Check them out and let me know if these are as big a blessing for you as they have been for me. Blessings, MaggieRaye |
