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Vtech InnoTab

The Vtech InnoTab is a new interactive learning tablet, released just in time for Christmas. Adapting the design of Mom and Dad’s favorite touchpad devices, the VTech InnoTab Learning App Tablet helps your child take...

Happy Birthday Jesus Printable Advent Calendar

The first day of December finds most of us, especially our children, counting down the days to Christmas. For the next twenty-five days, use this free printable advent calendar to keep little hands busy with a craft and little...

Vlogging with Jenny

Jenny Penton is a homeschooling mother of seven children and loves the closeness that being home with them provides. Un-schooling is how they live and learn and she blogs about their learning experiences at...

The Real Social Security Story

It’s hard to avoid, especially when you are a child. You read about it, hear others talk about theirs, and are prompted to write, talk and answer questions about it. What is the subject of this insidious obsession? A best...

Take December Off

We started our school year the last week of July. (I heard those gasps). Before you judge me, we started then, because it was the height of the summer heat and mosquito biting. And we started slowly, adding in subjects. We also...

How to Bless Homeschool Moms Who Have Chronic Illnesses

They look normal. They look healthy. They even look happy. Most of the time anyway. But they aren’t any of those things all of the time. I’m talking about homeschool moms with chronic illnesses. On the surface, they look...

Huge Amanda Bennett Christmas Sale!

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Christmas: A Time to Rest

In our house, Thanksgiving dinner is a big deal. Like thousands of others, my table will groan under pounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, and way too many pies. We will pass platters and refill plates and someone will...

The Gift of Service

“Giving our children the gift of service is not really a matter of teaching them what to do. It’s more a matter of helping them look at other people through Jesus’ eyes and respond as he did.” Sally Clarkson (from...

Permission to Grieve

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s the beginning of the holiday season. Christmas is coming near. The new year with its promise of a fresh start is just around the corner. But, some of you may not be celebrating. Some of you are...