Lighthouse Beams

“Help, Lord, I’m Getting Ready to Start Homeschooling My High Schooler!” is a wonderful encouraging ebook! This isn’t a book to tell you how to homeschool your child but an encouragement of how others made it through the high school years. Each chapter is written by a different person and how there family made it through those tough years.  I …Continue reading →

Molly’s Money-Saving Digest for August is a wonderful, helpful book that all of us need to read! It is all about organization, and boy do we ever need that. The first part is on getting things organized and easier to fix quick meals. Like to cook but need some new quick ideas? You will find them here! She has seem …Continue reading →

Seasons, Trees and Me for preschool and kindergärtners is a beautiful ebook that holds lots of fun and learning for both the kids and moms, published by the Teacher Book Bag.  My handicapped 6 yr old enjoyed it so much!  The pictures are bright and colorful and print off wonderfully in color or in black and white.  You will find …Continue reading →

All – If you think we cannot make a difference, look at what we did in Jefferson City on May 14th. Over 3000 people made their voices heard and changed the law, on less than 24 hours notice. You responded, God delivered, and Mo’s Governor signed SB 291 yesterday (July 13th). He signed SB 47 & 232 (pro-homeschool bills) earlier. …Continue reading →

Preschoolers E-Book is a wonderful book for mom’s who are looking to homeschool and have preschoolers and even kindergarten age children!  It is written by different authors but you will find so much help in this 85 page book!! It starts out explaining how to teach your little ones.  As we all know we start teaching our little ones from …Continue reading →

Hey! I just got an email from my friend, Cindy Rushton.  She is "pumped" about her Ultimate Homeschool Expo resource library.  Actually, she is so "pumped" that she has just shared a sneak peek into her Membership Site. You see one of the neat things about the Ultimate Homeschool Expo is that everything is ONLINE as more than a convention–it …Continue reading →

Looking for some helpful and fun material, we have a suggestion, "The 2008 Schoolhouse Planner Useful Excerpts". This is a very wonderful ebook that has been put together by The Old Schoolhouse.  They have it setup for monthly areas.  Here is what you will find: A special topic of interest for help how to teach and make it easier for …Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is going to be a different one for our family due to the terrible flu bug that is going around!  Our family is fighting it and for some reason our families don’t want us to visit them right now.  But we are thankful to be able to be together and at this point at least not …Continue reading →

Do you enjoy saving money and buying ebooks?  If so check this place out Children Ebooks from eLibrary – Open Ebooks Directory Electronical Books in PDF.  Don’t just turn your kids loose with this site because not all books can we recommend.  But you will find come classics, great children ebooks, and wonderful recipe ebooks. Take a moment to check …Continue reading →

It is hard to believe that it is almost Thanksgiving, but it will soon be here (2 days from now).  I’m sure by now you are thinking about gifts for Christmas or you soon will be.  Can’t decide on what to give that special someone but know you need to give them something?  Check out http://www.gifts-in-a-jar.com/.  They are giving away …Continue reading →

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The following was written by my darling husband during the early hours of the morning.  May God help each of us to draw nearer to Him during the next few years. Change for America: My Forecast for 2009-2010 (November 5, 2008) Yesterday, Americans voted for change. They chose as their new president a man who has made lots of promises. …Continue reading →

Cindy’s Perfect Pecan Chicken Salad… Let’s Make a Memory Seminar Talk about a YUMMY recipe! This is one of our family favorites.  We make up a batch and serve this one year around. This is great with soups during the Fall…or fruit during the Spring and Summer.  We love it on croissants, wheat bread, or served in a salad. Want …Continue reading →

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Penny Raine has a blogging 5 day give away contest going on!  It started this morning and goes through October 31.  Make sure to check it out at http://pennyraine.com/blog.  She has some wonderful gifts to give away.  I have already signed up and hope you will do the same. Orilla

Oh, what a blessing Cindy Rushton has been yesterday and today!  She has talked right to my heart alone and inspired me to do all I can for my family.  Guess what we don’t have to be a "perfect" mom and house wife! Looking for someone to inspire you?  Are you down and don’t know where to turn?  Oh, please …Continue reading →

Science Fairs Tips to Get You Started! by Felice Gerwitz Exciting, fun, and educational may not be the words you would use to describe your past experiences with science fairs! Yet, it can be a wonderful experience for your children. Understanding a few simple organizational techniques as well as getting a handle on the rules can go a long way …Continue reading →

I am honored to call Cindy Rushton a friend of mine.  I have gotten to know her and love her through her work through her ministries that she has.  If you have never heard any of her workshops (she has some free ones weekly) you are missing out! This weekend she has a treat for all of us!  Her Training …Continue reading →