Day #15 Reindeer hooves & the Gospel!
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. Did you know that reindeer hooves are like the word of the Lord? It’s true! Isn’t that crazy? Let’s look at the…
How to hide God’s Word in your heart (Psalm 91:2) Draw for Bible memory!
Psalm 91:2 has a very important lesson for us, and like all the Psalms, is so comforting and so informative! Drawing these verses helps us hide God’s word in our hearts so it becomes part of us and we can…
Day #16 A permanent change of status!
As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound: These verses have some interesting parallels to our salvation experience! Once Pa drew in his head, Santa came down the chimney.…
How to memorize scripture- Draw for Bible memory! (Kids love it! Psalm 91:1)
Psalms are endless encouragement and so beautiful! We are going to draw Psalm 91, the first eight verses, although it’s quite hard to find a stopping place, so if this motivates you, keep going! Maybe we can memorize the whole…
Day #17 Don’t be a clinker!
He was dress’d all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnish’d with ashes and soot; Santa finally comes down the chimney, and we see he is dressed in fur to keep warm against…
Day #18 Peddler or physician?
A bundle of toys was flung on his back, And he look’d like a peddler just opening his pack: I grew up in a ranch-style house that was red with white trim, nestled in the middle of 20 acres in…
Nugget #7- Overcoming adversity-How to have resilient kids (bounce-back ability)
Resilience is an important character trait to learn. The ability to recover quickly from challenging situations has great payoffs in life. I’ve always called this “bounce back ability” and have tried to teach my kids how to do this, because,…
Day #19 Be twinkling and merry!
His eyes – how they twinkled! his dimples how merry,His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, I love these words describing Santa Clause as joyful and cheery! He…
Day #20 Snow and smoke!
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. Santa Clause has just come down the…
What’s a day in the life of a homeschool family like? (Homeschooling is like shoes!)
I almost titled this blog post, “What’s a day in the life of a typical homeschool family like”, but what’s typical anyway? Does that even exist in homeschooling? The benefit of homeschooling is that it is unique and fits each family where…