Lighthouse Beams

We had a wonderful time with the Hughes Brothers and they are planning a big event with us during Homeschool Weekend. After the show the whole family plans to come out and talk just to us. This isn’t a usual event but you will fall in love with them just as we did. Watch this video of our afternoon with …Continue reading →

This is a terrific math product for grades 1-7. The worksheets are cute, colorful and fun. You can either get them downloadable and or on CD. As a mother that has a special needs child I have really fallen in love with this setup because it has short lessons, are fun and if the child doesn’t pick it up immediately …Continue reading →

This is an awesome website! All students would benefit from this, but especially the special needs children that struggle with putting sounds together and making words. I have been using this with my own special needs son lately and LOVE it!!! Why? They have put together words for Pre-k through 3rd grade. There is a page with all the words …Continue reading →

This audiobook is about 3 Christian boys that are shipwrecked in the South Pacific on The Coral Island. You will find yourself going through the hardships of these young men as the battle what comes against them. You will rejoice during the triumphs, too. Does God desert them? Will they parish? Jim Hodges makes the story come alive. This audiobook …Continue reading →

Wanting to make the American Revolutionary War come alive for your children and you? This audiobook by G. A. Henty that is ready by Jim Hodges will do just that. You will find yourself right in the battle with those fighting for independence. You will find yourself wondering if anyone will make it out alive from the indian raids, what …Continue reading →

This audiobook is one of three book that Jim Hodges has done by Amy Puetz. Amy is a homeschool graduate and author and I love reading her works but with her writing and hearing Jim Hodges read them, the book takes on a whole new outlook. This audiobook has almost 10 hours worth on it. This audiobook has 10 adventures …Continue reading →

This audiobook is one of three book that Jim Hodges has done by Amy Puetz. Amy is a homeschool graduate and author and I love reading her works but with her writing and hearing Jim Hodges read them, the book takes on a whole new outlook. This audiobook has 9 hours worth on it. As the title says it is …Continue reading →

This audiobook is stories that Richard “Little Bear” Wheeler compiled of impossible triumphs despite a losing battle. You will be emotionally drawn into the stories. You will find that you feel the pain of those that are being persecuted and then rejoice when God sees them through to their victory. Jim Hodges voice isn’t just another person reading the book …Continue reading →

This audiobook is read by Jim Hodges and is from the Old Time Radio Shows Series. Looking for something to help your children to understand the “Old West Frontier Fighters”? There over 9 hours worth of reading on this mp3 format CD or downloadable from his site. Some of the ones you will learn about is Lewis and Clark, Kit …Continue reading →

This audiobook is in mp3 format only and is part of the Yesterday’s Classics Series. We downloaded it to one of our mp3’s and hooked the player to our car radio and listened to it on a trip. It is just over 4 hours of listening. You will start with the story at the Scrooby Inn and follow the Pilgrims …Continue reading →

I am so excited about this review!!! I have recently been working on scrapbooking some of our families memories. You say you don’t have time to do that, well, I thought so too until I used MyMemories Suite! Let me tell you it is cheaper, less time consuming, less messier, and you can do so much more with it. Today …Continue reading →

The Shepherd of the Hills invited us to the grounds to do a review for them. Before going, our awesome coordinator for the day, Traci, heard the story of our son, Milton, and planned an extra special day for us. So some of the events we did were added to make it extra special for our family but we had …Continue reading →

The Lesson Library is a terrific site for homeschoolers. This is run by a family that is dedicated to help out others. When we first learned about this site they were charging $40/year in US money and they were going to give MATCH members a discount and only charge $2/yr in US money. We felt that they were really under …Continue reading →

HomeSchool Minder is an awesome way to track your school calendar, assignments, and grades all at once. Some programs have the same type of thing but the one thing I like about this one is it is easy to set up and you don’t have to look all over the place to set it up, it is all right in …Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this book, because of how it told the story of two different girls. It’s like being told two stories at the same time! It’s hard for me to pick my favorite part in the book, but if I had to choose I think it would have to be when Rebekah found the baby outside the door. I …Continue reading →

The Language & Literacy Pre-K Teacher’s Guide is a wonderful resource that has different activities to do with the Handwriting Without Tears hands on merchandise. Fun ways to learn their alphabet, hear the sounds and say it, printing concepts, comprehension, writing and more. These are wonderful additions that have been added to help make the child not to get bored …Continue reading →

The Numbers & Math Pre-K Teacher’s Guide is a wonderful resource that has different activities to do with the Handwriting Without Tears hands on merchandise. Fun ways to learn to count, add, subtract, geometry, patterns, measurement, time and more. These are wonderful additions that have been added to help make the child not to get bored and tired of the …Continue reading →