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Book Review: Bound for Oregon
Jean Van Leeuwen This was based on the true story of a girl named Mary Ellen Todd who made the journey on...
3 June 2023
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 6
Isaac Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Remember that Isaac was almost sacrificed by Abraham on...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 5
Abraham Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Abraham was kind of a big deal. He was a man...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 4
Noah Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Noah was a righteous man so when God decided to destroy...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 3
The Fall Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Adam and Eve disobeyed God and were asked to leave...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 2
The Creation of Adam and Eve Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): God created Adam and Eve. For...
Christmas for Beginners – Day 1
Creation Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): From nothing, God created everything. For those that can...
Happy Feast Day of Saint Andrew the Apostle
This is Saint Andrew, Saint Peter’s brother and one of Jesus’s apostles. He was the first called. And though he wasn’t renamed and had God’s church...
Christmas for Beginners, An Introduction:
Like many parents, I wanted my children to keep the actual meaning of...
Happy Feast of Saint Cecilia (November 22)
This is my confirmation saint. Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. I was in band and under the impression that I would graduate and...