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Belated October Goals

Posted on 11 October 2014 by Amy

I keep getting later with my goals’ posts. Guess that’s typical for the end of the year, right? I almost didn’t do it this month, but I’ll try to just go fast. Here’s my online accountability group for this year. … Continue reading →

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September Goals

Posted on 7 September 2014 by Amy

I know this is late,(a week late to be precise), but it really doesn’t matter that much, as my post will make clear. I don’t have huge goals for this month. But I am often happy when I do take … Continue reading →

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People of a Book

Posted on 31 July 2014 by Amy

Christians are essentially “People of a Book.” But that also increases our appreciation for other books. Today I’m guest posting on this topic over at Creative K Kids, my sister’s blog. I hope you’ll hop over there to read more … Continue reading →

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Guly Joals

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Amy

Well! I feel happy to be even still talking about New Year’s Goals! We’ve got to be doing better than if we hadn’t tried to be intentional about our goals. Here’s my online accountability group for this year. It’s not … Continue reading →

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June Goals ~ Still Truckin’ Along

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Amy

It’s time again to check in with my online accountability group on our goals for this year. Sigh. I’m trying to still be excited about my goals for the year. 🙂 Anyone else still goin’? Join in, share your goals … Continue reading →

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Watery Wonderings ~ Weekly Report

Posted on 30 May 2014 by Amy

This week we immersed ourselves in watery wonders: In homeschool, we spent time with castles and moats and the aquatic creatures that might reside in those moats, and on the homefront we purchased a “borehole” (well)! Here are the blessings … Continue reading →

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A Water-Filled Week ~ Weekly Report

Posted on 9 May 2014 by Amy

My pictures this week are mostly from different science demonstrations. We were studying “prehistoric” swimming creatures–mothosaurs, nothosaurs, ichthyosaurs, and plesiosaurs. Why don’t we have many fossils of these swimming dinosaurs? This demonstration shows that they floated and decayed or were … Continue reading →

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Still Goin’? (2014 Goals)

Posted on 1 March 2014 by Amy

It’s time again to check in with my online accountability group on our goals for this year. How did February go? Anyone is welcome to join in, sharing their goals and progress either on her own blog or in the … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Calvin

Posted on 27 February 2014 by Amy

Last week I shared a book review of The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin by Douglas Bond. This week I would like to share many of the lessons I learned from Calvin through this novel. “A great cloud of … Continue reading →

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Reading Goals 2014

Posted on 2 January 2014 by Amy

We like books in this family. We really want to like books, and we want our children to love them. I usually don’t like making a reading list for the year. Makes me feel too boxed in, and a failure … Continue reading →

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