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Oct. 4, 2012
A 21-day Prayer Challenge
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. –Philippians 4:6 I'd like to be more strategic in my prayer habits. I believe God hears our prayers and … Continue reading
Tagged family, government, missions, prayer
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Jul. 26, 2012
A Public School Success Story: The 1,000 Books Project
I read a stunning article last month. It begins: "Melinda started 2nd grade with everything against her. She lives in poverty, her mom is not literate in English or Spanish, and she was severely abused at the age of 6. … Continue reading
Jun. 28, 2012
World Missions Update
I sat eagerly, waiting for the promised "fire hose of information." John and I had joined other charitably-minded, missions-focused business owners for a special conference on missions and giving. Our missiologist speaker for the event was Lindsay Brown, the International … Continue reading
Tagged missions
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Jun. 14, 2012
Keep the Picture Books Alive!
Have you read Jill's plea to keep picture books alive? I'd like to shout her message from the rooftops. I believe picture books are a vital, wonderful part of a child's education. From my position as an educator, mother and … Continue reading
Tagged books, children, literature, picture books, reading
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May. 31, 2012
How to Teach Children to do Original Research
Do your students trust the Internet? A little too much perhaps? The famous Watergate journalist Bob Woodward recently criticized a class of elite journalism students at Yale. Their failure? He says they show "a heart-stopping over-confidence in the quality of … Continue reading
Tagged critical thinking, history, reading
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Apr. 19, 2012
Why I Read the End First
John "caught" me the other day reading the end of a book first. "Does it spoil the fun for you?" he asked. "Isn't it sort of cheating?" Despite what my middle school English teacher taught me, I usually read the … Continue reading
Tagged books, read-alouds, reading
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Apr. 5, 2012
Behind the Scenes: Why we revamped the 2012 IGs
It all began with Wayne. He took a long, hard look at Sonlight's Instructor's Guides and wondered if they had become a bit complex over the years. Were they truly the straightforward, easy-to-use homeschool guides we intended them to be? … Continue reading
