January 2009 Edition
January 7, 2009 by The Amies
We are very excited to announce that you can now view our magazine in THREE ways:
- Click here to be taken to the flipbook version, where you can click and turn the pages as you would a print magazine. Be sure to turn your sound on.
- Click here to download the magazine in pdf format.
- Click here and scroll down to view the articles in blog format.
Heart of the Matter celebrates our first birthday today. Has it been a year already? Wow! It most certainly has. We’ve come a long way and have so much yet to look forward to. Thank you for being a part of it.
One year ago I could not have imagined the outcome of this little “project.” We just wanted to help homeschooling parents to have access to as much as we could provide without having a price tag attached. After all, we are parents too and we know how far a dollar and a little bit of encouragement goes. Through the transitions and phases we have seen the ever present hand of God moving and gently crafting together His vision right before our eyes. We are simply funnels that He chose alongside a team of the most talented and gifted writers and speakers in the homeschool community. It is truly an awesome adventure that I am thrilled to be able to be a part of.
I remember watching my children grow in the womb and thinking day after day, “God when will this baby be born?” Yet, I’d treasure every day that I had him to myself. I knew that once he was born I’d have to share him but I was also anxious to meet him face to face and have all my questions about who he was answered. Then after he was born I looked forward to each milestone, each step, each experience, and each day with gladness and anticipation. I don’t yet know the man he will grow up to be but I just trust God each and every day to guide me as to how to train him, mold him, and care for him. It is a lot like how Amy and I view Heart of the Matter. A precious gift that causes us to trust God so that we can nurture, care for, mold and shape according to His will. We pray that it will always remain about Him and His people and never about any of us. Please join us in prayer for that.
Our ongoing prayer to God is that you would all develop the kind of relationship with your family that God intended. May you and your family be richly and wonderfully blessed in 2009!
In This Issue:
A Day in the Life of Homeschooling Boys by Darcy (Life With My 3 Boybarians)
A Glimpse into My Homeschool Life by The Nester
An Unplanned Delight-Directed Homeschool Day by Robin Sampson
Common Sense Solutions: Stress Free Writing by Dr. Ruth Beechick and Debbie Strayer
Family Traditions by Karin Katherine
Fun with Photography Featuring Lightroom 2 by Dawn
Homeschool Burnout – Rising from the Ashes by Dawn and Sprittibee
Incentives for Physical Fitness by Sallie Anderson
Letting Go of Teaching by Lee Binz
Love Hate Relationship with Physical Education by Carletta Sanders
Narration: Simple, Easy, and Exciting by Leslie Valeska
On the Rocks? by Jamie Worley
Raise Your Hands! by Lori MacMath
They Learn From You First by Belinda Bullard
To Love, Honor, and Vacuum: It’s the Little Things by Sheila Wray Gregoire
To Please My Husband by Dana Hanley
Wait! Before you Stop the Car and Get Out… 10 Burnout Busters that Can Help! by Debra Anderson
What a Day, What a Day! by Lisa Smith (Stretchmark Mama)
Upcoming Events:
1/9 Meme: Keeping Your New Year Commitments
1/10 Bible Study: Walking Among Them
1/11 Featured Homeschooler
1/12 Homeschool Twitter Chat
1/16 Video Meme: Thoughts on Inauguration Day & President
1/17 Book Club: What Happens…
1/18 Around the Web
1/23 Unit Study: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
1/24 Bible Study – part 2
1/25 Featured Homeschooler
1/30 Meme: Goofiest Response Ever..
2/6 Meme: Beating Those Winter Blues
2/7 How To Tutorial
2/8 Featured Homeschooler
2/9 Homeschool Twitter Chat
2/13 Video Meme: Why I Love My Spouse
2/14 Bible Study part 3
2/15 Around the Web
2/20 Unit Study: Black History Month
2/21 Book Club: Making Children…
2/22 Featured Homeschooler
2/27 Meme: Real Life Subjects
2/28 Bible Study part 4
3/6 Meme: Sharing the Resources
3/7 How To Tutorial
3/8 Featured Homeschooler
3/9 Homeschool Twitter Chat
3/13 Video Meme: Family Heritage
3/14 Bible Study part 5
3/15 Around the Web
3/20 Meme: Indoor Gardening
3/22 Featured Homeschooler
3/21 Book Club: Organizing For Life
3/27 Meme: Person of the Past
3/28 Bible Study part 6
4/4 How To Tutorial
4/8 Heart of the Matter Magazine Spring Edition
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Beth on Thu, 8th Jan 2009 7:28 am
Yeah! I really like this. You all have done an awesome job. Thanks for all the hard work and effort it took to make this happen.
Beth
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Stacy Smith on Thu, 8th Jan 2009 9:40 am
HUGS!! Thanks for ‘listening’ to God and being his tools to enrich and encourage us all! Praise the Lord!!
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HOTM eMag is back, Project 365, and an Award! | My Home Sweet Home on Thu, 8th Jan 2009 9:06 pm
[...] of the Matter online’s January eMagazine is live and accessible in three ways: flipbook, PDF (go to #2 to download), and blog [...]
Marsha on Thu, 8th Jan 2009 11:06 pm
It makes me smile!
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