Dealing with “Stuff”

I’m overwhelmed with stuff. Tubs full of craft supplies.  Art supplies.  Games.  Learning toys.  Boxes of books.  Children’s books.  Homeschooling books.  Educational resources for years to come. It wasn’t always this way.  A couple of years ago, when we lived in Mozambique, all that craft stuff fit in one...

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Celebrating God’s Creation with Your Children

by Nancy White Carlstrom, author of This Is the Day! Enjoy God’s creation not just on Earth Day (April 22, 2009) but every day. Celebrate God’s good gifts to us in the natural world with your whole family, from youngest to oldest. Here are a few practical “how- to” suggestions: It starts with you – Appreciation of...

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Earth Day

Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Online Meme. Every Friday we will feature a different topic for our meme. Please share with us your thoughts on the following: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: What are your great tips in honor of Earth Day? This is one of my very favorite topics!! I have literally spent hours browsing websites that...

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Earth Day Giveaway

The winner is Melissa of Sweet Serendipity. Are you ready for Earth Day 2009? Earth Day provides an excellent opportunity for us as homeschooling parents to teach our kids to take care of the wonderful world God has created for us! The theme this year is The Green Generation Let your kids share their thoughts on recycling by...

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