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| May,
2005 E-Newsletter |
Mother’s Day is here and what better way
to refresh yourself than with these encouraging, humorous and helpful
articles, plus some really great gifts and contests – check
it out: |
In this issue of The Old Schoolhouse
Enewsletter:
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Family Time with the Editor - a peek into my
heart, home and homeschool. Plus a page from my journal from
a few years back to encourage you in your homeschooling. |
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Remember Me – get one homeschooling mom’s humorous
yet genuine perspective. |
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Product Review: The book everyone’s talking about,
“Created to be His Helpmeet” by Debi Pearl –
if you need help in your marriage, this is a must read! |
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Auditory Learners with Pamela Maxey – how to help the
“hearers” among you. |
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More contests! Ten EACH of Debi Pearl’s books and Draw
Write Now! And as always... NO strings attached. |
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19 Homeschool Gifts - Free! $300 value. Curriculum, DVDs,
Gift Card to Family Christian Stores - even Oatmeal from Bob's
Red Mill! All Free to Homeschoolers! See below for all the info. |
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Welcome to the Old Schoolhouse
Enewsletter!! We pack into every issue as much practical
homeschooling help and godly encouragement as we possibly can
and send it out once a month via email. As your Enews Editor,
I have listened to your recommendations and I think we have
come up with a pretty good end-product here! If there is anything
you’d like to see added or changed, or if you have a question
about homeschooling - just email us and let us know what we
can do for you! Here’s the address: Devotions@thehomeschoolmagazine.com
We are so pleased you are here with us this month!
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| My daughter Hannah went to work with
her Daddy this week. When I went to go pick her up for a co-op class,
I told the three younger ones to just get in the van the way they
were since we wouldn’t be getting out of the van at all.
Richard was supposed to meet me at the van. Well, I got to his workplace
– which is huge - and my cell phone wouldn’t work. I
tried and tried, but no answer. So I ended up having to drag all
the kids in the building with me. All of us were looking so ragged
– Mercy with her black rubber boots on and covered in chocolate
ice cream from the rare treat I got them on the way to Dad’s.
Joshua had on his jeans that have the huge holes in the knees and
Caleb had just come from the backyard and was covered with dirt
when we left and now the dirt was covered with chocolate ice-cream.
I was in my comfy pajama pants, hadn’t brushed my hair or
teeth, no make-up and carrying baby Hope (who was also still in
her pajamas at mid-day) Three very ragged, dirty looking children
following close behind me. To this mother’s heart, they looked
so precious holding each other’s hands and following me; the
two “big” boys on the outside with baby sister protected
in the middle with boots clumping along, but I knew the rest of
the world would just see the dirt. I cringed when one lady actually
passed by looking at us all very carefully. She said the same statement
I’ve heard literally thousands of times, “Are all these
yours? You’ve got your hands full!” Without waiting
for an answer, she sped her manicured self past as I smiled and
said to myself, “my heart is full too.”
I tried to blend into the woodwork, but knew we stuck out like a
neon sign at night. I was hoping that no one would associate us
with Richard – I didn’t want him to have the reputation
of being the husband and father of this motley crew. We made it
to the front desk’s phone and back out to the van in a hurry.
I hope not to make that mistake twice, but probably will be caught
“not all put together” sometime in the future. It’s
not that I am looking for the world’s approval; on the contrary,
I want to make a good impression on the world for my God, for my
husband, and for homeschooling!
The world looks so very much on the outward appearance. Hair cuts
every six weeks, brand new clothes worn perfectly clean in the newest
styles, Mom looking as if she were either the business professional
or like she did no work at all. It can definitely be discouraging
if we tried to keep up with the world and kept our focus on these
temporal things. Additionally, we are called to be different from
the world – not just blend into it. That doesn’t mean
we are to go about always looking unkempt, but that we know what
is truly important for eternity and focus on those things whether
they match the world’s ideas or not. To be the picture perfect
family speeding along on its way to hell is not appealing. If I
knew that today I would straggle into heaven with all my ragged
kids in tow, I would be the happiest mommy on earth.
What about spiritually – are we ragged and dirty from not
coming to His word to be washed and cleansed from the world? God
doesn’t mind if we are sometimes physically unclean or don’t
meet the world’s standards as long as our hearts are clean
before Him. We don’t want Him to have the reputation of being
the Father of children with unclean hearts.
This Mother’s Day month, I learned two things, 1) I will spend
a few extra minutes and be more prepared to meet the public in the
future, and 2) I will spend a lot more time in preparing myself
and my children for their future in heaven.
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| Thursday, November 20, 2002 |
Jonathon and Hannah had a huge fight today over Legos. They both insisted
that they were right. Their anger was immense. I wasn’t sure
how to handle this one, and so I had them put all the Legos away and
go to their own rooms. I told them to think about their actions, pray,
and read the Bible. Then, they could come out and talk to me. I didn’t
think their vehement attitudes would soften by leaving them alone
like that, but God can speak to our children if we let Him and give
Him the time. My flesh wanted to counsel each one according to my
own understanding, but His Spirit was guiding in a different way.
Jonathon was the first
to come out. He apologized to me for his bad attitude and actions
and said that he had prayed and read the Bible. When I asked him
what he read, he told me that it was where one of Job’s counselors
was urging him to repent. “Did that say anything to you, Jonathon?”
“Oh yes!!! It was exactly what I needed to hear!” We
then talked about the Word of God as the sword of the Spirit –
being two-edged in order to divide between the soul and the spirit.
To show us the error of our own emotional outbursts compared with
His Spirit living out his reactions through us. With a smile on
his face, he then went to find his sister to apologize to her and
to find a way to bless her.
After her brother apologized, she then came to me sheepishly and
said, “I prayed and read the Bible.” However, she didn’t
want to tell me what she had read, and just stated that she didn’t
remember what it was. I began to talk to her about her unloving
ways and the name calling towards her brother. I told her to go
back and read the Bible again so as to remember. “I remember!”
She quickly replied. “I don’t know where it was, but
it said that whoever calls his brother a fool is in danger of hellfire.”
Of course this was very relevant to her particular situation. We
discussed fire and the pain of being burned and she apologized to
me and skipped off to go love her brother.
Isaiah 9:6 says that Jesus is our Counselor. Our children are first
His children and He longs to counsel them. My usual ranting and
ravings to my children about “You know you are wrong! What’s
more important, this toy, or your brother or sister? You need to
love!” was not what would bring life to them. Only God’s
Word brings life. Where else can we go, only Jesus has the words
of eternal life?!
“Lord, when I want to counsel your children, help me to listen
to you and not to lean on my own understanding, for You know them
intimately more than even their own mother. May I get out of the
way as You draw your children to You with Your Words of eternal
life.”
Deborah Wuehler is the Devotional and E-Newsletter editor for The
Old Schoolhouse Magazine. She lives in Roseville, CA with her husband
Richard and their seven gifts from heaven. E-mail Deborah at Devotions@thehomeschoolmagazine.com
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| By Marla Nowak, Contributing Writer,
TOS |
He stared at me with the same incredulous look poor Balaam's donkey
must have had when she hee-hawed her famous words, "What have
I done?" Poor hubby.
For whatever reason, I feel overwhelmed again. I don't like me. That’s
okay; I don't particularly like him either - nor my children. You
know, the ones I've ruined. In times like these I turn to a trusted
friend. Her first question...PMS? Maybe, but PMS is real. All my emotions
are just amplified. All my failures weigh on me, like...like the carrot
cake I said yes to last night. I only had a very little piece (about
six times).
Why is my heart so heavy? Maybe I am not allowing myself to be honest.
Maybe too much has been pushed down and it is spilling over. Or maybe
my wise eldest daughter is correct with her acronym for PMS, ‘Possessed
Mother Syndrome’. Am I getting enough sleep? No, “her
candle goeth out not by night.” See, I am a Proverbs 31 woman.
Faithfully taking my B complex? Sometimes. Do I have legitimate reason
to be hurt? Maybe. Can I control my emotions? Don't want to at the
moment. Sometimes can't seem to. Today I can. Am I really looking
that much older? Can I just be joyful? No. I can't just be joyful.
I can fake joyful, fairly well. Maybe I can find joy, but today it's
hiding.
Okay, go back. When did I start feeling overwhelmed? Must have been
just after that homeschooling "support" group meeting. You
know, the one where all the moms share. Mrs. A shared some drawings
her brilliant son had finished and encouraged all the moms to use
his drawing teacher. The mom beside me is taking notes. Great - I
did not even bring paper. She is signing her son up for Draw Like
a Master. What else will I miss? Mrs. B -- her infant is being stimulated
by Mozart. Oh, like that makes children so smart! If that were true,
why is it we have no idea what Mozart's children did with their lives.
And if Mozart did not have children, no wonder he could play so well.
He had time to practice! Mrs. C went on a field trip to the Great
Pyramids; we made one out of sugar cubes. It collapsed. Mrs. D --
her children are learning Latin. And I can't even tango. Let's see...Mrs.
E made a dessert out of toasted buckwheat. She said all the glory
goes to God. Hey, it wasn't that good. Mrs. F custom makes quilts
for orphans. Mrs. G, her children look polished. They do. Their hair
gleams; their eyes twinkle. Their socks make the Tide socks look dull.
Her children willingly floss their teeth. Mine floss their toes. Mrs.
H chaperones her children to swim meets all over the East Coast. I
barely can keep my gang in haircuts. Mrs. I can understand higher
math (that would be anything over fifth grade to me). Mrs J's son
is going to play with the Boston Pops, as soon as he turns nine! Mrs.
K just ran a 10K. She has eight children and is expecting twins. Mrs.
L is working on her dissertation. Mrs. M just developed a character
building curriculum based upon her exceptional daughters, Patience,
Hope, Mercy, and Joy and her unequalled sons, Righteous, Loyal, and
Steadfast. (Maybe my children will inspire me and I can write a character
curriculum about Sneak, Cow poke, Aloof, Miss Fragile Princess of
Emotions, and Moody.) Mrs. N is lecturing at a major homeschooling
seminar. (Oh I lecture plenty myself!)
Hmmmm, I feel like I am getting in touch with the real me. It's not
me that’s the problem. It's all these over zealous children.
It's all these moms and their accomplishments. They, well they pick
on me. You've been there. These moms do all sorts of wonderful things,
to bring me down. They are talented, bright moms of easy children,
who have it all together while I'm afraid my crew is in the back yard
hacking down a dogwood tree with a wheelbarrow. It's a conspiracy.
True, these ladies are my homeschooling sisters. Siblings bicker and
they just want to start a fight. They are so competitive. Okay, bad
theory.
Maybe it's my hubby. Let's not even talk about why there is not a
Proverbs 32. I mean we all have faith, but let's not push it. He goes
to work every day. And he leaves the children here with me - every
day. He even goes on vacations (calls them work trips) many times
a year without me. Just because he deposits a paycheck in the bank
every couple weeks, he thinks this gives him the right to have all
this free time at work. I'm home and he is off gallivanting at his
job, earning the respect of his co-workers and clients, focused on
doing a good job, and providing for us. I'd like to see him sitting
at his desk doing research talking with one child by phone, while
one child is sneezing on his arm, another needs help on the potty,
one telling him she has been waiting for him for 15 minutes and one,
oh, oh, oh, he lost the other one! Now he has lost my baby! He even
thinks there is "the" system for loading the dishwasher.
Only an engineering brain would force a non engineering brain to load
the dishwasher his way. And don't get me started on the way he puts
clothes away when he helps. I can see I'm oppressed. Well, maybe not.
Now I figured it out. I know why I am overwhelmed. My tank is empty.
I'm poured out. No one appreciates me. I quietly serve in the background.
No one cares. I'm not important. It's a thankless job. My children
are supposed to rise up and call me blessed. One won't even rise up.
She oversleeps nearly every day. Maybe if someone told me how worthy
I am... Maybe they do and I can not accept it. Maybe I'm too humble.
That’s it. In my desire to be a humble servant, I've neglected
that my poor soul is so downcast from being so humble all the time.
I've passed from marriage to motherhood to martyrdom. Oh, let me watch
your children. Sure I would love to have nursery duty every week.
No problem. I'll make the meal. Yes sweetie, Mommy will pick all the
little seeds out of your grapes. Friend, I'd be happy to if it lightens
your load. What trouble? Sure, I'd be glad to help. Idle hands you
know. Children, I'd love to wash your precious little paw prints off
the walls. I'm here to serve. It will give me something to do. Yes
dear, I'm sure I'd love to look for your misplaced sunglasses today,
and that form, and write the card to your aunt, and you need the receipt,
and your grey sweatshirt that you left in the back of the van last
year - sure, I'll be glad to look. Host the fellowship--sure what’s
another project? Could I take some of the burden off, friend? I'm
here to serve. Yes, that’s it. I've been nice to everyone and
neglected poor, poor pitiful me. Nah.
Okay, it's not my children, my hubby, my friends, or my serious overload.
What could it be? My parents! Yes, I always knew that they liked Gina
better. Well, I like Gina better too. I can't blame them for the blatant
favoritism. I can't blame them that I never had piano lessons –
never wanted them. I can't blame them that I looked like a hippie
cowboy in the 70's - that was my choice. I can't blame them that they
never got me braces - my teeth were straight (emphasis on were!) I
am a bit short. Yes, I can blame them for that. How dare them!
This is looking desperate. Let's try PMS again. It's Eve's fault.
The curse. The child bearing is a temporary pain; perhaps the Lord
meant the whole kabang. The hormones and all. Is this what is meant
by woman's suffrage? She had to eat the apple - couldn't be happy
with the peaches and strawberries. Or cocoa beans. That woman gave
no thought to what her callous actions would do to my life. Oh, I
can't blame Eve. Yet, I just can't seem to put my finger on the problem.
Maybe there is no problem. I mean I've had problems, and I know problems.
There isn't a biggy in my life right now, that keeps me close to Him,
that keeps me dependent, that gets me out of my comfort and in to
His.
What is going on? Why do I feel so restless and unfulfilled? Maybe
it is me. When did my eternal perspective turn in to an internal perspective?
Maybe I'm depending on me again. Maybe I need my plan, my control,
my will be done. Then I can get the glory. Then I can trust in me.
Then I can think I'm important. Then I can show them. Then I can thank
me. Then they can say, “Wow!” Yes, that’s probably
it, again. Again, I turn to a trusted friend when I should have turned
to Him. He would have told me more quickly. He would have told me....I'm
the one getting the glory here. When you get the glory, they look
at you. You look at you. If they get the glory you look at them.
In Deuteronomy 8 the living Word tells us, "And he humbled thee,
and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest
not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that
man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Thy raiment waxed not
old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou
shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee." Yes, but Lord my clothes
do wear out, and my head swells. Are you telling me I'm taking care
of me again? Maybe I'm like my sometimes naughty young daughter who
covers her eyes with her chubby little palms when I scold her. She
can't bear to look at me. Maybe I can't bear to look at God when I've
been naughty. Maybe I'd rather look at nothing or everything, rather
than sit still before the one who is allowing me to wallow in a sorry
desert.
Why does my walk seem to revolve around learning the same lessons
over and over? Why do I frustrate myself by trusting in me so often?
Why does the Lord tell me, warn me, not to forget Him, even in this
same text? Because I do forget Him. “I'm
sorry Lord. I'm sorry for last time. I'm sorry for this time. And
I'm sorry there will probably be a next time. Thank you for being
so gracious to bring me back. Help my time away from you to be shorter.
Help me to return more quickly. I know you will be waiting for me
to remember you.”
Marla Nowak has accomplished her childhood dream to be a mommy.
She is the mother to seven children, one adult daughter, four at
home, and two with the Lord. Story time is her favorite part of
the school day. Pleasures like a good cup of coffee, or the first
hydrangea bloom are simple things she appreciates. Admittedly a
bit of a homebody, Marla delights in her family (most days!) She
is in the tenth year of homeschooling her children, including two
with Down Syndrome.
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No Greater Joy Ministries
Created to Be His Helpmeet
By Debi Pearl
www.nogreaterjoy.org |
“Somewhere over the passing years and changing culture, women
have lost their way. This book is written to lead them back home.
Regardless of how you began your marriage or how dark and lonely the
path that has brought you to where you are now, I want you to know
that it is possible today to have a marriage so good and so fulfilling
that it can only be explained as a miracle.” ~ Debi Pearl
I have never reviewed such an incredible, life-changing book –
and I am not prone to exaggerate! I guarantee you will be challenged
and changed in your heart and mind. This book reminds us of our God-given
roles as wives and challenges us to step up and be just what that
requires. The cover of the book states, “Discover how God can
make your marriage glorious” and Debi Pearl certainly does guide
the way toward a more glorious marriage as she cheers you on toward
loving that man you live with – as being more than just a man
you live with – but being placed there as God’s authority
in your life who is deserving of your full respect and admiration.
Is he not even close to admirable in your eyes - is he even intolerable?
This view will change as you read this book. As an old pastor of mine
used to say, you will learn how to “love the unlovable, reach
the unreachable and teach the unteachable” without a word !
You will be convicted of sin, yet at the same time spurred on towards
loving and reverencing your man as you love and reverence Christ;
“that the Word of God be not blasphemed” in your own life.
(Ephesians 5; Titus 2)
There is a brilliant excerpt from the book which can be viewed
at the No Greater Joy website (http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/index.php?id=25&backPID=17&tt_news=211
) which will give you a glimpse of the kind of man you may be married
to and how to respond as a help meet to that particular type of
man. This section will make you laugh and cry as you realize who
it is you are married to and the God-like qualities he possesses.
I happen to be married to a “Visionary” and have been
hanging on for the wild ride through the years and now know how
to sit back and enjoy that ride! You, too, will discover how to
love your man the way God has wired him and give up the burden of
trying to ever change him into being your help meet. You will be
reminded that you are the one made to be the help meet and this
book is chock full of very practical nitty-gritty advice on how
to do just that.
I highly recommend that you read this book if you want a new marriage
relationship, if you want to know what your role as a wife truly
is from both biblical and practical perspectives, if you are hurting
in your marriage or even if you are seemingly content, but especially
if you want to see a fresh glimpse of your husband bathed in a brand
new light of respect and awe.
This book will not only change your mind about your man, it will
change your marriage! It is doing its work in mine already!
Reviewed by Deborah Wuehler, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
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| By Pamela Maxey, President, Classic
Apple |
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" One of my
favorite scenes from the old television program 'WKRP in Cincinnati'
was when the station manager had turkeys dropped from a helicopter
to promote the radio station. The result was of course disastrous
and made for high humor as on-the-spot news anchor Les Nessman reported
the event as if the Hindenburg itself was crashing down. The manager
made a horrible mistake because he thought he was working with birds
that could fly. Great idea. Disastrous results. Sometimes wrong assumptions
or misguided decisions can have famously bad outcomes. This makes
for a great laugh when it's on TV. It's not so funny if the disaster
unveils itself at your dinner table during school time. With good
information about your child's learning style, you may avert your
own home education disaster of "Titanic" proportions! We
have many choices to make as a parent educator with how and what to
teach. It is best to make those choices with our child's learning
styles in mind so we can provide the best education possible for our
children. As a parent educator, you are in the unique position to
teach your child using tools that work best for you. We will explore
three basic learning styles in the next few issues. You should discover
ways that you and your child best learn, your personal weakness, and
how to work around or through your strengths and weaknesses. First,
I will discuss auditory activities, traits of auditory learners, traits
of those with auditory weaknesses, and how to help. In future articles
I will discuss visual learners and kinesthetic / tactile learners.
Auditory learners are those who learn best through hearing information.
You or your child may be an auditory learner if he follows oral directions
better than written directions. An auditory learner will understand
information better when it is read aloud than when they read it themselves.
A child who is an auditory learner will prefer someone to read a book
aloud or have it read to him rather than reading himself. An auditory
learner may at times talk to himself, often sing or hum aloud, and
can easily discriminate sounds. He will also often require others
to help interpret diagrams, maps, and graphs. An auditory learner
will often do well in more advanced learning situations such as college
lectures. This type of child will often do well in typical school
settings because these settings are more geared to strong auditory
learners.
Your auditory learner will be the child who doesn't need things explained
many times. You use that strength to your advantage when teaching
things your child needs to memorize by rote. This type of child will
memorize better by pairing the memorization with a tune or rhythm.
Give instructions verbally when possible and talk about visual materials
such as graphs and charts. After reading, discuss the story and story
elements with your child. Use videos and taped books when possible
for learning activities. An auditory learner will not be as motivated
with computer learning or individual learning. They will want interaction
and talking about learning situations. Your child may like to read
and study with music playing; in fact, it may even increase their
learning levels. An auditory learner will often be strong in reading
and language skills, but not as strong in math and spelling skills.
An auditory learner will most often learn well with reading instruction
based on phonics skills. Sounding out words and understanding context
in reading will most likely be a strength because of strong language
skills.
A child with weak auditory skills will have more difficulty in typical
school settings. This child will have a difficult time with oral directions,
phonics skills, and too much discussion. My youngest son falls into
this category. It is typical for him to become overloaded when there
is too much conversation for him to deal with on anyone subject. The
other night, we had this wonderful time of sharing family memories
of our grandparents and growing up. It was a great family time of
sharing and talking. He was 'with us' for about 20 minutes when out
of the blue he said, "Can we stop talking about this now?"
He wasn't being rude; he just couldn't talk about it anymore. He 'checks
out' after too much conversation. If he is working with something
visually, he can work for hours, but he couldn't talk for hours if
he had to. I don't know how he came from my genes, but God works in
mysterious ways! To teach reading strictly by phonics skills will
be difficult for a child with weak auditory skills, this child needs
other ways to help decode reading texts. Reading and language skills
will most likely be difficult for a child with very weak auditory
skills. In my teaching experience (seventeen years with learning disabilities),
I have only taught a few children with such weak auditory skills that
they could not learn phonics skills to help with reading. But, I have
had many students who needed other skills such as context, sight words,
and language patterns stressed so they could begin reading.
Whether your child has strong or weak auditory skills, you need to
keep providing information through auditory modes. If your child learns
well with auditory modes, you will further enhance their learning.
Presenting lessons with increased auditory input will help your child
who has auditory strengths learn information quicker and remember
lessons longer. If auditory skills are a weakness for your child you
need to help your child improve in auditory skills. Remember to pair
your auditory input with visual or kinesthetic modes. Keep in mind
your child and his or her own unique characteristics when teaching
lessons and picking out materials to study.
There are times that children with strong auditory skills run into
trouble with learning. For example, my oldest child is a very strong
auditory learner. Those skills have served him well in school lessons,
reading, and memorizing (especially lines from his favorite movies).
Those strong auditory skills caused some problem when it came to his
first year of tackle football. He had always been a good athlete and
played many sports before, but this was the first contact sport. He
happened to get paired with some coaches that were not very good at
telling him what to do when practicing. My husband was getting frustrated
while watching practice and not understanding why our son wasn't getting
the plays they were showing him. We stood on the sidelines and had
a painful discussion about how our son learns (or not in this case)
and why he was struggling. After our talk, my husband realized our
son was doing exactly what the coaches said but not what they were
showing him. They couldn't tell him what to do; they could only show
him. He needed to be told how to do the skill. Over the season and
with my husband's intervention, we finally had a successful year but
we had to modify how our son learned the skills. You too may need
a new "game plan" to modify how you teach and materials
you use with your child to score a victory this year!
Pamela Maxey is the founder and President of Classic Apple. She is
the author of Classic Start Curriculums and Themed Unit Studies. Pamela
graduated magna cum laude from the prestigious William Jewell College
in Liberty, Missouri with a degree in Elementary Education and Learning
Disabilities. Over the past years, she has home-schooled her two sons
and tutored privately. She resides in Lee's Summit, Missouri with
her husband and two sons. You can contact her at classicapple.com.
[Reprinted from the Fall 2002 issue of The Old Schoolhouse magazine.]
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either one of these:
Created To Be His Helpmeet
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No Greater Joy Ministries. (see Product Review above) Hurry, these
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(Michael and Debi Pearl) to give away to anyone who requests some
at Devotions@thehomeschoolmagazine.com
This newsletter is a great resource to add to your home and homeschool!
You’ll love it – ask for one today!
The TOS Homeschool Gift Bouquet is back for SPRING,
2005! But only for the next 5,000 moms who
purchase a two-year subscription. New subscribers only. (Leaders,
see below for special perks)
Last Spring, our promo sold out in only 5-6 weeks, so we added more
packages this year to make things last longer. See website for further
details, or call today! No strings attached. 1-888-718-HOME, 1-530-823-0447
or 1-530-889-1698.
www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
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The Old
Schoolhouse Magazine's
Homeschool Spring Bouquet
19 Total Gifts
$300 Value
To the Next 5,000 New Subscribers
Postage Paid!
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real! The first 5,000 new* two-year subscribers will receive
19 free gifts from popular homeschool companies
with a two-year (only $39) subscription to The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine! And yes, it's true –
even the shipping is paid for, making these gifts a $300
value. Let your group know!
Your NINETEEN free gifts include valuable resources from the following
companies. Included below is each one's estimated value with shipping/handling:
(You get ALL of these)
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You get ALL NINETEEN of the above gifts,
postage paid! But only to the first
5,000 respondents. Hurry, last year we sold out in
approximately FIVE WEEKS!
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
is approx 200 pages, full color, gloss, and packed with support
and fun! Contests and a multitude of product reviews abound,
as do excellent columns like Creation Answers with AiG's Ken
Ham, Resource Room for special needs homeschooling with Christine
Field, Diana Waring's HisStory column, our Finishing the Race
(High School) department, and Show and Tell – where
readers share their own detailed methods and curriculum choices.
And don't forget our lengthy Teachers' Lounge where homeschool
parents hang out and talk homeschooling! Jenefer Igarashi
chats each issue as well, and Dr. Ruth Beechick drops in from
time to time. Keep up with mainstream news with Zan Tyler
and Amelia Harper. It truly is "a
homeschool convention wrapped up in a journal!"
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Already, packages are selling out quickly.
As of May 2nd, 2,000 are GONE already. Price for the two year
subscription is only $39 total. And you'll
pay nothing for the 19 gifts! The companies
will pay the shipping of your gifts, too! That's it! Enjoy!
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Call 1-888-718-HOME or 1-530-889-1698
or 1-530-823-0447 for further details on how
gifts will arrive or to pay by credit card (phones ring frequently
so if you don't get a live operator, leave a voice mail message
for a call-back). Or visit our site: www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com.
Paypal address is Publisher@TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
to secure your spot today. $39
total. Be within the first 5,000!
Already, an estimated 2,000 are GONE. Less than 3,000 left!
*This promotion is for new TOS subscribers, only. Other
gifts apply for renewing subscribers, but please
wait until you receive a renewal letter with your magazine
issue so you can take advantage of the gifts pertaining to
that cycle. Support group leaders ONLY are permitted
to renew early and receive all 19 gifts since they
often represent/introduce new resources to homeschool families.
Leaders may advertise their support group information at no
charge on the magazine's website. Just ask! (subject to agreement
with TOS Statement of Faith if group is faith-based)
Also, the first 200 leaders who request a free back issue
will receive one, postage paid - no strings attached.
US Subscribers only. All 50 states. In Canada or UK?
Your promo is coming soon! January, 2006.
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Support Group Leaders ONLY: We would like to invite
you to join our Yahoo! Group to discuss issues related to
leadership and share fresh and new ideas to keep your group
moving forward. Send a blank email to:
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to subscribe. We value your privacy. Never will we give out,
sell or share your email in any way.
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HEADSUP
(Homeschool Educators on Active Duty, Sending Upward Praises)
is a free monthly e-mail newsletter of general interest, encouragement,
and information for homeschooling Christians and their families.
Provided as a ministry and labor of love, it is available to
anyone who wants it. If you would like to be put on the subscription
list or just to receive a sample copy, contact editor Wayne
S. Walker at wswalker310@juno.com.
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The Bluedorns
invite you to join them on the ChristianLogic.com
board for
logic discussion. Bring your questions on specific logic curricula.
This
month they will be interviewing Michael Baker (president of
Critical
Thinking Company), Ron Tagliapietra (author of Better Thinking
and
Reasoning), and others. James Nance and Martin Cothran are also
available
for questions. http://www.christianlogic.com/forums/
Christian Education Awareness Network (CEANet)
Do you think Jesus cares about the education your children receive?
Are your children learning a worldview with which you do not
agree? What does the Bible communicate concerning the responsibility
of teaching young Christian children? To find the answers to
these questions and more, you may want to consider joining the
Christian Education Awareness Network (CEANet). |
What is CEANet?
The Christian Education Awareness Network (CEANet) is a national/international
E-mail list, which provides members with articles, essays, and
other, related sources which demonstrate a need to restore education
as a parental/Church ministry. CEANet also examines the significance
of the origins debate with regard to the impact of worldviews
which stem from humanist compared to divine revelation. Here
is a short list of some of the areas under examination:
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Creation vs. Evolution |
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Education (public, private, and homeschool) |
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Separation of School and State |
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Globalization Efforts |
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Government (international, national, state,
and local) |
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Other Issues of Interest to Christians |
Membership to CEANet is free. CEANet does not solicit donations.
Message frequency varies from zero to three messages per week.
In addition, CEANet has a website full of related essays, references,
links, and recommended recourses to help shed light and bring
more understanding to this important part of Christian living.
Contact Information:
Christian Education Awareness Network (CEANet)
Requests to Join May Be Sent to E-mail Address: CEANet@list.whidbey.net
CEANet Website Address: http://www2.whidbey.net/jmboyes
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think the E-newsletter is great! I can't wait to read it each time
it comes in. Sometimes I get discouraged to the
point that I wonder
why I homeschool,
and then I get your
e-newsletter in and it reinforces why I so.
Your emails open up resources that I didn't know existed (with
6 kids, I can't browse the bookstores too much). I enjoy the devotionals,
written by other moms going through the same trials I am going thru.
Thank you for keeping up such an encouraging newsletter."
Edward & Tracey Lamb, Galivants Ferry, SC
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“I just wanted to say thank you for this month’s
newsletter! I have been feeling very weary and overwhelmed
lately, and your devotional really helped me to change my
focus back to God. Thanks for all of your hard work!”
Carrie, Granger, IN
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Do
you have a question about God, Jesus, the Bible, or theology?
Have you ever needed help understanding a Bible verse or
passage?
Are there any spiritual issues in your life for which you
need advice or counsel?
If so, we highly recommend - www.GotQuestions.org |
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