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How to Put God First in Your Homeschool

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A new year encourages us to evaluate our lives and all it’s components.  Homeschooling is one of those components.  When you spend such a large part of your life committed to something, you want to make sure you are doing it right.  The only way to ensure you are doing anything right is to lay it at God’s altar and submit to His will.  The same is … [Read more...]

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7 Ways You Can Support Orphans Even If You Don’t Want to Adopt

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Happy National Adoption Month!  This cause obviously has special significance to us because we began our family through the adoption process.  I wouldn’t have it any other way!  We adopted not because that was the only way for us to have a baby, but because we felt the tug on our heart.  We knew that we had a child somewhere in the world.  We … [Read more...]

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Welcoming the New President: A Family Devotion

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I have provided a basic outline, not a word-for-word format, because your children will enjoy hearing your perspective.  You can quickly skim through this devotion and get an idea of what to say.  Your children’s answers and understanding will dictate how deep your conversations go and what direction they will take.  Have fun!   Intro:  No … [Read more...]

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Whooo Is God? An Autumn Family Bible Adventure: Mummies–Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life

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I have provided a basic outline, not a word-for-word format, because your children will enjoy hearing your perspective.  You can quickly skim through this devotion and get an idea of what to say.  Your children’s answers and understanding will dictate how deep your conversations go and what direction they will take.  Have fun!   Whooo is God? An … [Read more...]

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Whooo Is God? An Autumn Family Bible Adventure: Candy–Nothing Is Sweeter Than Jesus

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I have provided a basic outline, not a word-for-word format, because your children will enjoy hearing things from your perspective.  Their answers and understanding will dictate how deep your conversations go and what direction they will take.  Have fun!   Whooo is God? An Autumn Family Bible Adventure Candy--Nothing is Sweeter Than … [Read more...]

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Whooo Is God? An Autumn Family Bible Adventure: Lord of the Harvest

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I have provided a basic outline, not a word-for-word format, because your children will enjoy hearing things from your perspective.  Their answers and understanding will dictate how deep your conversations go and what direction they will take.  Have fun!   Intro:  We can plant seeds, water them, and hope they will grow.  The rest is up to … [Read more...]

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Praying with Kids: Supplication

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We have been talking about teaching kids to pray through the acronym ACTS: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication.  Today we focus on supplication.  Most kids have no problem asking for things they want or need.  Believe it or not, there is great value in teaching your kids some specifics about supplication... Supplication … [Read more...]

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Praying with Kids: Thanksgiving

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Many of us think of thanksgiving as a season, but it is so much more than that!  Thanksgiving is something that should live in our hearts year round.   Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    for his steadfast love endures forever!” 1 Chronicles 16:34 God gives us so many good gifts, that there are lots of things to pray for every … [Read more...]

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Praying with Kids: Confession

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Confession:  The act of admitting that you have done something wrong Confession is a hard topic for most of us.  We all know that we aren’t perfect.  We make mistakes not just every day, but sometimes it seems like every few minutes.  When it comes to naming those mistakes, that is a different story.  No one wants to make a list of all the … [Read more...]

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Teaching Children to Pray: Adoration

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Adoration:  The simple act of showing you adore someone or something; Giving someone your utmost respect and admiration. Adoration is Essential to Christianity One of the essentials of Christianity is putting others ahead of themselves.  First we are to love God.  Then we are to love others.  We put ourselves third.   “Teacher, which is … [Read more...]

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Hello! I'm Tara. My kids and I spend a lot of time in our van (and elsewhere) singing, playing , and praying. Join us as we navigate through the winding roads of life, enjoy the journey, and arrive at a place where we love Jesus with all our hearts. Read More
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