• May. 25, 2008
Two TJEd Audios

I have been doing A Thomas Jefferson Education with my children since the summer of 2005.  I have read as much about as I can get my hands on, but what really has helped me understand it so much better are the following two audios offered on the GWC site:

A Classical Approach To Art, Math And Science

The Seven Keys of Great Teaching

I hope these help you spark your creativity and inspire your important mission of helping your children while they discover their life's mission.

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• May. 6, 2008
Beat the Clock with the Victory Drill Book

Growing up I was homeschooled for more than half of my school years. My mom used the victory drill book to improve our reading skills and especially our oral reading skills. My sisters and I loved to race against the clock and see who could read the most, and see who could read the fastest. We loved using this book!

Since I've been homeschooling I searched for this book and finally found it today! I'm so excited to see it! I thought I would share:

http://www.victoryphonics.com/drillbook.html

Shiloah Baker

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• Apr. 30, 2008
Talks on the IPOD and Teaching Boys

I bought an IPOD specifically so I can listen to talks on tape or books on tape (turned into a playlist) and none of my CD's get ruined.  AND they are all in one place instead of all over.  The age of technology has been a blessing as far as getting rid of my stacks of CD's that get mashed into the floorboards of our truck.

My family and I have listened to countless hours of mind improving talks on the IPOD while we are running errands or going from place to place in the car.

Someone had recommended this talk from Excellence in Writing website.  It is incredible.  I learned so much from this talk.  Not just about homeschooling my one son, but also the differences in girls and boys as far as learning.  This knowledge can also apply to life, chores, you name it!  It was only a $3 download.  Even if you don't have an IPOD you can listen on your pc or burn it to your own CD.  Here is the link to order if you are interested.

Other talks I enjoy listening to are those from the Vision Forum and George Wythe College since we are avid Thomas Jefferson Education Homeschoolers. 

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• Apr. 21, 2008
Homemaking This Week

Last week was such a busy week for me. I was canning, mending clothes for my neighbor, gardening, getting the grocery shopping done, and filing taxes. Bleck- I hated that! I went to an accountant to file. We also incorporated the business!!! YAY! We are now an LLC!

Homemaking list for last week that I did get done:

1. Finish the ezine
2. Canned jelly (orange and maraschino cherry)
3. Updating the Deluxe Edition
4. Made homemade laundry soap

The homemade laundry soap this week and will be putting the instructions on the Deluxe Edition- along with the bread and butter pickle recipe. Keep an eye out for those!


Books I'm currently reading or about to read and HIGHLY recommend: Hiding in Plain Sight by: Ken Bowers - A LDS based book about secret combinations in the last days. You can purchase it through its publisher at www.cedarfort.com

The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (BK Life) Institute, Arbinger

 http://www.arbinger.com/en/home.html What if conflicts at home, conflicts at work, and conflicts in the world stem from the same root cause? And what if individually and collectively we systematically misunderstand that cause, and unwittingly perpetuate the very problems we think we are trying to solve?

Bonds That Make us Free by Terry Warner Terry Warner's own treatment of his work around the problem of self-deception. The book is intended for a general audience. http://www.arbinger.com/en/home.html


 Herbal Remedies

As highly recommended by my chiropractor: Monolaurin - Adults 3/meal for 1 week for kids 1 capsule 2x daily at meals.

Herbal Resistance (found at Vitamin Shoppe) as directed and

P73 Oregano Oil (found at Vitamin Shoppe) as directed

Seeing the benefits that the oregano oil has done for me and even Bella's spider bite, He said that these three things should be in every home and used whenever you feel the slightest bit of sickness coming on.


Allergy Testing

I will be getting some further testing as far as allergies and other natural therapies such as: detoxification, live blood analysis, tissue mineral analysis, energy medicine, and saliva hormone testing from the following naturopath: http://www.laluzcenter.com who is local here in North Carolina if anyone is interested. I will be seeing her in two weeks and will let you know the findings. She will be doing the live blood analysis on the first visit.

I recently discovered an allergy/sensitivity to: potatoes, wheat, tomatoes, bananas and latex. 

As a pleasant end to my post, pictures of the DELICIOUS jelly I made!  We're finding new "excuses" to eat it!

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• Apr. 21, 2008
Clicking Fun

Have some clicking fun! LOL I found this amusing- don't slap me! 

 

Put The Big Red Button on your site

 

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• Apr. 8, 2008
I am Elizabeth Bennett

Take the Quiz here!

I am very much like her and can identify with her well. I am excited to start reading the Pemberley Chronicals. I've been slowly trudging through Mansfield Park. I just can't understand or identify with Fanny and she drives me NUTS!

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• Apr. 6, 2008
Time, Hasten Slowly

Time is both a friend and a foe. Today was a hard day for me. I spent 18 exquisite days of time with my best friend and eternal companion and my seven gifts (children). Today we said good-bye as he returned to his “mission”. While tucking my children in bed tonight, Makenzie, who is six, told me that she felt when daddy was home that the family felt whole or complete. Now it feels empty. She expressed the entire family’s feelings well. We all were feeling empty today. I know that only time will make it easier.

 Where does the time go? When I am spending each day with my children, the time comes and goes so quickly. Days turn into weeks. Weeks turn into months. My eldest daughter is already twelve. She is talking about what she is going to be doing “soon” in her adult life. Yes, it is still years away. Years come so quickly. I remember when she would snuggle in my arms. She had terribly high anxiety as a toddler and young child and would only feel peace and comfort when I held her. I could have pushed her away or made her tough it out, but I didn’t. I sat with her for countless hours while she would hold onto my hair, playing with it, knowing that it is a sacrifice now, but that I would never regret it. I never have. I will never regret any of the time spent with my children and only hope I will remember to spend as much of my time with them now. Eighteen years is a short time in the lifespan of an adult. Make each minute count with each precious child you are given. Your child needs your time during these tender years.


We have so many things we wish to do with our time. How much time do we waste in front of the TV or other electronic entertainment that we will never get back? My dad always tells me that time goes by in the blink of an eye. Sometimes when I’m holding hands with my husband and taking a walk, or holding a child who only wants my comforting arms around her, or as I am nuzzling my newborn infant and drinking in the smell of her newborn skin all the cares of the world melt away as I enjoy each moment. I wish that I could freeze frame these moments and go back to them when I’m having a hard day.

Hasten slowly, time.
Let happiness wing to me quickly,
Settle softly, And linger long,
oblivious of time.
Let midmorning blasts
Mark time
For progress and industry,
But for the filaments of the heart,
Hasten slowly, time.

(Roberta L Theobald, Hasten Slowly Time RS Magazine August 1960)

May you spend the time given to you making pleasant and special memories.

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