Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he [...]
Relevant
Friday, October 28, 2011 7 Comments
Stop for 5 seconds and think about the most important thing in your life. 1…2…3….4…5. Is it an object or person. There isn’t a right or wrong answer but I want you to visualize the most important person, task, object in your life: husband, Bible, job, friendships, writing, children, any answer is acceptable. Now think [...]
Ancient Fashion Statements
Friday, October 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Ancient HIStory Friday posts are now devoted to exploring HIStory, the unfolding of God’s story as he has written it. Our literature club is reading books during the ancient times so for this school year I thought it would be fun to explore Ancient HIStory on Fridays. I plan to share interesting, amazing, and fun facts about the [...]
Transformation of a Nonreader
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1 Comment
Outside the Lines of Literature I created Literature Club so my children would have a group of friends to hang out with, and I wanted them to read great books and learn to talk about their thoughts in a group. I’ve been doing this since 2002 and still love the process. At our clubs we [...]
Dancing in Community
Monday, October 24, 2011 2 Comments
Proverbs 8 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work.” 8:22 Wisdom was with God when he created us. “…when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and [...]
Underwater Pyramids of Japan
Friday, October 21, 2011 3 Comments
Ancient HIStory Friday posts are devoted to exploring HIStory, the unfolding of God’s story as he has written it. Today let’s explore… The Underwater Pyramids of Japan Our literature club is reading books during ancient times so for this school year we’ll explore Ancient HIStory on Fridays. I plan to share interesting, amazing, and fun [...]
How to Improve PSAT, SAT, and ACT Scores
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2 Comments
Outside the Lines of Literature Last week my sons took the PSAT. The week before we went thro ugh the PSAT study guide and they took a practice test. Before we started the study guide I read aloud all the information about the test. One fact hit me squarely in the jaw: reading and discussing [...]
Look in, Look out, Look up: Choosing a Career Path
Monday, October 17, 2011 5 Comments
Sharing HIStory My sons are 13 and 16. There’s a lot of talk around our house about college and career paths. I spend a lot of prayer time on the subject. I don’t remember my parents conversationally digging too deeply into the subject. They simply wanted to me do what made me happy. Maybe they [...]
Ancient HIStory Literature Booklist for 4th-8th Grade and High School
Friday, October 14, 2011 2 Comments
Ancient HIStory HIS·to·ry noun \ˈhis-t(ə-)rē\ plural HIS·to·ries Definition of HIStory 1: tale, story 2 : a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes 3 : a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events 4 : the study of God’s story as he has written it for us. Friday posts [...]
3 Ways to Improve Critical Thinking
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5 Comments
I read books for information. Whether non-fiction or fiction, I want to know more because I read it. Why? So I can share it. So I can be more than I was before I read it. It’s pretty obvious how this works with a non-fiction book. A fishing book makes me a better fisherman. A [...]
