Exciting News For Homeschoolers (Plus a Giveaway)
The first ever “Build Your Bundle” | |
| For one week only (July 21-28) save up to 92% on bestselling homeschooling products, including MANY on Cathy Duffy's Top 100 list! when the sale goes live? They will send you a reminder email! Click here and enter your email address and click “Remind Me!” | |
Take a Sneek Peek at Our Bundles:
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Tots & Preschoolers BundleThis Bundle includes products for little ones:
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Kindergarten – 3rd Grade BundleThe K-3 Bundle includes products in the following subjects:
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Elementary: 4th-6th BundleThe 4th-6th Bundle includes products in the following subjects:
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| Middle School BundleThis bundle features a full language arts curriculum from Cathy Duffy’s Top 100 picks and two science curricula, one of which is also from Cathy Duffy’s Top 100 picks, as well as:
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Bundle for High SchoolersThis bundle features:
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| Charlotte Mason BundleThis bundle features a complete curriculum using the Charlotte Mason Methods for:
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| Bundle Just for Moms!Save money, strengthen your marriage, and streamline your schedule using our Mom Bundle. Find the encouragement you need and the insight to speak to your child’s heart (even that difficult child!). Whip your home into shape and train your children to do their chores effectively using a popular book “chores program”. This bundle brims with useful tools to help you bring | |
“Build Your Own” BundlesOur “Build Your Own” bundles offer you the opportunity to select a certain number of products with a retail price of $19.99 or less for up to 80% off! We have MANY items to choose from, including Cathy Duffy Top 100 Picks!When you purchase a combination of any 2 “Build Your Own” bundles, you will get the 3rd one at 50% off! | |
Free Printable Arithmetic Flashcards
As I gear up for another year of homeschooling, I try to save as much cash as possible. But flashcards are not something which I feel I can do without. They are so important for solidifying those arithmetic facts!
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Organization Hacks
This is an awesome chart filled with tons of organization hacks!
The Space Savers Encyclopedia by Flexispace.
Free Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions!
Tropical Traditions is offering a FREE 32 oz. jar of their Gold Label Virgin Coconut oil through July 6.
You must make a minimum purchase of $12.99 and pay shipping, but don't let that scare you.
The 32 oz. jar is normally $40, and this is about the highest quality coconut oil you're going to get. I've put together a couple ideas of how you can get around $65 worth of products for a little over $20 shipped!
I'm definitely getting my order in!
You could order 2 sets of 2 coconut oil bar soaps, which would be $13.90, or you could get 3 bottles of toothpaste for $16.50.
(I'm personally getting the toothpaste as it is my favorite natural toothpaste and lasts a long time!)
To get yours:
- Go here and add the 32 oz. jar of Gold Label Virgin Coconut oil to your cart. (FYI: There are several places to add the 32 oz. jar, but there is one specifically that lists the price as $0. It won't work unless you click that one!)
- Add another $12.99 worth to your cart. (The toothpaste and bar soap are on the right hand side of the page if those are what you want.)
- The price of the virgin coconut oil will automatically be $0 at checkout.
Hurry! This offer is only available through July 6!
(Disclosure: I receive a small gift code from Tropical Traditions when you make a purchase through these links. I greatly appreciate it!)
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How to Pray for Missionaries (With Free Printable)
A couple years ago I posted about how we keep all our missionary prayer cards in a photo album. We can flip through it and pray for a different missionary at each meal.
I hope you have some sort of system in place that you use to pray for missionaries as well. And I hope that your prayer is more than just “God bless the missionaries.” They have specific needs, and it is our responsibility to intercede for them as they face the obstacles that the adversary sets before them.
It is easier than it ever has been to pray for the specific needs of each missionary that we know. Most of them send out updates by email, and you can get their most up-to-date prayer requests right in your inbox. I try to pray for specific requests that come through immediately as I read them. Later we add those requests to our family prayer time as well.
A couple months ago, we had a missionary in our church (Brenson Jennings, missionary to Niger) who preached a message on How to Pray for Missionaries. He gave some general ways that we should be praying for our missionaries on a regular basis. I am not sure I got 100% of the outline down as I was trying to hurriedly scratch it on the back of a receipt, but here is the gist of what he said: (posted with his permission)
1. Pray for their Deliverance
- from Wicked Men – there are many who oppose the work of the Lord and will do everything they can to hinder it
- from Wasted Time – they need wisdom to use every minute wisely
- from Weary Bodies – one of Satan's weapons against those doing God's work is to attack with illness
- from Worldly Attitudes – they need to remember that all things work together for good — even when it doesn't seem like that is happening at the moment
- from Wrong Choices – they need discernment to use their resources wisely, to know who to trust in a strange country, etc.
2. Pray for Acceptance
- of the Message – that people would respond to the gospel
- of the Motive – they need people to understand that they've come because God loves them
3. Pray for Encouragement
- In times of Stress – sometimes it seems they are all alone as they face trials
- In times of Sickness – we all have a tendency to feel discouraged when we're not feeling well
- In times of Sowing – it's discouraging when it seems no one is listening or responding to your message
- In times of Separation – being far away from friends and family is hard
There were so many specific examples that this particular missionary gave which illustrated each of these points. I'm sure that you can just imagine the missionaries you know and why they would need you to pray these things for them and how they would apply in their particular situation.
I wanted to remember these things, so I created a simple 4×6 printable that can go into the front of our missionary album. If you'd like to print it, you can do so by clicking on the photo above or the link below.
How to Pray for Missionaries PDF