Stopping to Count your Blessings is not just a tradition, it’s a universal law of prosperity. Being grateful to God for every good thing, for every good gift comes from the Father above, is something that should be exercised daily. It helps you stay focused on the good instead of leaving a hole in your heart for the missing, a hole that would otherwise be filled with greed, such as we witnessed with the folks fighting at the sales.

Life is more than stuff, it’s about family and love. We hope this finds you with a plethora of both.

The new website is also in beta.  We uploaded all the pages, so if you have a link to the page directly it should work.  Just reload the page to see the new one.  We are learning yet another software as we prepare the java menu with layers.  Since we have almost 250 pages, we thought you’d appreciate NOT having 250 links on the side.

So we are here to serve you.  We are updating the support group page, adding a Tutor Directory, and expanding out articles and lesson plans.

Also, we want videos made by YOUR KIDS, yes, if your homeschool kids are budding movie producers, we would  love to help let the world know about their talent.

So what are your homeschool questions?  Have you hit any walls that you need help with?  Let us know and we will find the answer!

Here are the words to the 14 Days of Homeschool in case you want to perform this fun skit at a meeting.   The last two verses were composed on a homeschool group as Moms shared and added to the song.
Merry Christmas!

You will be required to take the state normed tests, and provide shot records.  You may receive free items for study.  But you will be considered to be a public schooler at home, not a homeschooler, in the purest sense.  Also, if you are an HSLDA member, you will no longer qualify for that membership, as they require that at least half of the child’s instruction be accomplished in the home with the parent.

I know that some folks will flinch with that opinion.  However, I want you to be informed.  I understand if you need to do this because of finances.  However, having known families who have continued to homeschool through extreme financial challenges, I would have you ask yourself if the decision is one of convenience or of conviction.

So when you see this *academy* discussed on boards and lists, please say to yourself, this is a public school academy.

However, while traveling last week I had forgotten my slip, just a little half slip, but something that made a big difference in my favorite dress I was going to wear to an important dinner event. Well, I went to Walmart to gather some last minute items, knowing I could pick up a half slip there and save time. Not!

Called KOHLS, they had slips, but not in my size. Went to Target, same thing. Finally I hit the women’s stores of Lane Bryan, Dress Barn, and Avenue, NADA. One lady said that only Sears and JCPenney had slips anymore. Nope. Called both and JC said they only had slips in the catalog.

So after NOT wearing my favorite dress to the event, I came to the conclusion that being immodest, showing more than you really want to, is a conspiracy among the store buyers. Instead of buying one good blouse for $30, we have to buy 3 blouses for $20 each because they are so thin you need to *layer* your clothing. Back when I was a kid, the first layer was called underclothing, for a reason!!

So if you are in need of underclothing, be sure and order it ahead of time. It won’t be in the stores.