Family Life
5 Days of Christmas Presence (not Presents)
A couple of years ago, we were trying to figure out how to make Christmas work with an ever shrinking budget. The solution? Homemade Christmas. I set up “Santa’s Workshop” in my room and made all kinds of wonderful treasures. It took forever, but Christmas morning still felt like that glorious day of opening presents…
Read MoreLego BrickUniverse: Inspiring Builders of All Ages
When we walked into the convention, we were amazed by the displays of Lego creations made by professional Lego builders. My son was instantly drawn in. He loved all of the realistic Lego creations like the city streets, skyscrapers, and bridges. Each creation listed the brick count required to build the display. After admiring the Chicago skyline display, he calculated the total number of Lego bricks required to build it – over 53,000. Amazing.
Read MoreBucket List Destination: Niagara Falls State Park
For the past fifteen years I’ve heard my mother dream of visiting Niagara Falls. It surely is a destination that everyone should put on their bucket list. Even though it was 1,400 miles away, driving up to Niagara Falls was well worth the effort. The first moment we reached the railing and looked over the…
Read MoreNIV Bible for Teen Girls – Giveaway!
One of my dad’s absolute favorite things to do was give away Bibles. He would go away on a business trip and come back with the address of the guy he sat next to on the plane that he was going to mail a Bible. Even in his Sixth Grade Sunday School class, the big…
Read More14 Sneak Peeks into Our Homeschool Life
So often I find that people see a slice of a person’s life and then produce assumptions based on their limited understanding. While you can never fully know what’s going on, sometimes it’s fun to get a behind the scenes sneak peek into someone else’s homeschool life. Here’s 14 random bits of information about our…
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