Sometimes we need to take a breather before we decide to do some of the crazy things we do. I love aerobics… I really do people. But there is no way that I could get through an aerobic workout with an instructor like the one in this video. This is just ridiculous and hilarious all [...]

German Prosecutor wants parent in jail The Dudeks, a homeschooling family of eight, were tried, convicted and fined 900 euros (about $1,200) in May for not sending their children to school. Hessian law allows for an exception to compulsory school attendance in “compelling cases.” But, as a matter of practice, homeschooling is not tolerated. Read [...]

You Are a Green Crayon Your world is colored in harmonious, peaceful, natural colors. While some may associate green with money, you are one of the least materialistic people around. Comfort is important to you. You like to feel as relaxed as possible – and you try to make others feel at ease. You’re very [...]

Nina said… in response to my comment on the post A Servants Rantings Well it’s good to hear about their attitude after church. I was ready to comment that while I definitely agree with the other house rules, maybe making their stay there conditional upon attending church might do more harm to their spiritual lives [...]

We are now looking at the works of Maya Angelou. This lesson is for my 2nd and 8th grader. Day 1…we read two of her poems Still I Rise and Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. We will use these two poems to complete a Maya Angelou Imagery Worksheet. Day 2…Re-read “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” and discuss [...]

Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the [...]

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We are really enjoying our poetry studies this year. So far we have studied William Shakespeare, Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou.    blessedmama752 is studying poetry with her children as well. She gave me a brief description of her format in a comment that she left on my post titled ”Langston Hughes~~Poetry Unit Study“. Here’s what she had [...]

“Don’t call here again!” is what I would shout rudely into the phone receiver. I repeated this ritual daily whenever the bill collector would call. All of you who have ever missed a payment, intentionally or unintentionally, have experienced the daily harassing calls of creditors. This is what led my husband and I to make [...]

We have been studying Langston Hughes over the last two weeks. I used activity #1 from this site as a guide. This lesson is for my 2nd and 8th grader. Day 1 …we read a short biography about Langston Hughes. Day 2…we chose one of his poems to recite. Day 3…we began working on the [...]