Ancient history is a favorite in our house! We love to dig in and study Creation and the early years before the flood. We enjoy learning about Sumer, Crete, Minoa, Ancient Israel, Babylon, Assyria, Persia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
As I celebrate my 60th birthday this week, I’m wondering why I’ve always had to learn lessons the hard way. Yet I’m so grateful. The Lord has been good to me–I’ve enjoyed 60 years of blessings–but I wouldn’t call my life easy. Those rough times have taught me deep truths about myself, the Lord, and…
Prisoner of War by Kinsey M. Rockett from Whatsoever Stories took me back in time to World War II to meet pilots, gunner, and soldiers who risk their lives behind enemy lines. Thrilling, wholesome, and adventurous are the words that come to mind about this work of Christian fiction, but they are inadequate to describe…
One of my favorite preschool and early elementary learning themes is farms. Kids love the animals and their sounds and babies! There’s something exciting about tractors, animals, and plants growing that pulls children to farm play.
When I homeschooled my oldest daughter, the internet wasn’t really a big part of our lives. As I homeschooled down the line, the internet became a bigger and bigger aspect of daily life. Soon it was on our phones and homeschool assignments at co-op involved the internet. The internet can be used responsibly but we…
Over the years, we have found some excellent novels that make geography come alive! These living books have added life to our studies. We hope they will add joy and fun to your geography studies, too.
Exploring our national parks is a great way to learn US geography. Even if we just visit their websites, we can learn about landforms, animals, and plants. Better still to visit in person and see God’s beautiful creation up close!
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Reviewing Christian missionary Lottie Moon’s biography and unit study from the Heroes Now and Then Series, Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China from YWAM Publishing was a meaningful experience for all of us. Lottie Moon was already a hero to us–this gentle southern belle who gave up everything to follow the Lord’s calling to…
Underneath the St. Patrick’s Day symbols of shamrocks and leprechauns is the true story of a man called by God to share the Gospel with the wild Irish–those same folks who captured him and sold him into slavery. He loved Jesus and the people of Ireland with a zeal seldom seen. This brother in the…