With all this talk about planning for the year I thought I would put up a quick post about the most important part to my homeschool planning.Prayer,this is the single most important aspect to my decisions for our learning path. Going to God and seeking His plan for each of my children is the only way I will succeed in this homeschooling adventure....

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We love file folder games! There are loads of places online to find ideas and directions for games that you make and keep in a file folder. My children have used the ones we have made for years and they hold up really well. They are great for making learning fun! And cost is a minimum!Shanna Clark over at Intergritas Academy is offering...

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Sketch 16 is up over at CPCM! Head on over and check it out and don't forget to link us up so we can see what you come up with!Here it isAnd you can download the template hereAnd this is my take on the sketch for the week! Hope you enjoy! I used a fun kit from lliella designs! It's called BSDAY! That...

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I took some pictures of my file crate system and what the folders look like. I think this will really help in having a place to put things I find that I want to have the kids do....ideas, websites, links. Filed trips and that type of stuff now have a home! My lesson plans for that week will also be in here and...

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A post on homeschooling and planning is long overdue.....I am always excited this time of year as the kids and I look forward to what God would have us learning for the upcoming year. We are pretty relaxed schedule wise....we keep to routines much better. Using loose blocks of time to try to get things done.Now our homeschooling is so intertwined with real...

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Take a moment to watch......how can you not believe..... ...

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Yes, it is Friday again already and time for another sketch over at Triple the Sketch! I actually ended up doing a 2 page layout for this one.....very simple and clean...yeah...honestly I was really struggling with this one and had no inspiration at all and so kept it really simple. But I like how it turned out in the end.I have been busy...

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We need to be Jesus! And following His 2 most important commandments....Love one another and love your neighbor as yourself...Kelly over at Generation Cedar posted a very thought provoking piece on her blog today....."I have been thinking of some fundamental truths to the Christian life. Truths that are being squelched. Truths that need to be resurrected and relived among believers. Truths that would...

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Good morning! Sketch 15 over at Christian Paper crafts is up! I had a lot of fun with this one and did a 2 page layout of our river trip that we took yesterday! Talk about keeping up!Here is the download of the template for you to play withDownload hereAnd here are my pagesPlease head over and leave us a link in the...

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We are live this morning with sketch 65 over at TTS! And guess what? sketch 65 is one that I made up and I am also giving you the digi template for it right here!Down Load HereI love making templates and I have been doing so for myself. But now I am getting to share some with you! Please let me know if...

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I have been invited to host the sketch challenges over at the Christian Paper Craft Magazine Forums! I am so excited and hope that you will pop over to join in! Every Tuesday I will post the sketch and best of all I am posting the digital template for you to download as well!!These sketches can be used for layouts, cards or any...

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Sketch 64 is live over at TTS. I made a card using clear cardstock......it looks a little fuzzy in the pic...it's really sharp in real life!Head on over and check out the great eye candy!!Happy Scrappin!! ...

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Since setting up my library of memories system it is very easy for me to look through pics I have not scrapped yet and see what I feel like scrapping...fast and easy!!I know it's July but I really felt like doing a Christmas layout and ended up with my pics from 2004. the pic is a little hazy...sorry. I chose not to use...

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I have quoted Voddie Bauchman before and I will do it again....his post on Christians and public schools is right on!Thanks to Kellie at Generation Cedar for the heads up on this!he said“Jesus made it quite clear when he said, “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” (Matthew 12:30 ESV) I am amazed at...

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I am still clicking away and trying to keep up with my project 365. I decided to not do a digi album but I got this little album at Target and altered it for all my pics....now to print out the pics I have so far and get them in the album....maybe today? I like this idea a lot better, and it should...

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So today I had time to fool around a little with the blog.....time for a new look! I have been busy scrappin.....but not posting much to the blog. Sorry about that! I've also been doing some organizing and will show you how I am storing my buttons now. I picked up this spice rack at target.....but I think it looks much cuter like...

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