Amanda Bennett Unit Studies

Nov. 20, 2009
Extreme $5 Friday at UnitStudy.com!

Guess what's already in motion in a BIG way? EXTREME $5 Friday! And I can't wait to see what you think of it all:
http://unitstudy.com/$5_friday.htm


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Nov. 6, 2009
$5 Friday at UnitStudy.com - it's crazy! :-)
Good morning!

I woke up to an overwhelming response to the new $5 Friday  - what a wake-up call! I am thinking that having the Christmas Unit Study in the mix has been helpful?

Have a wonderful Friday!

Blessings,
Amanda B.
www.UnitStudy.com

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Nov. 6, 2009
$5 Friday is back and rocking!

This Friday's sale has FOUR unit study titles - hope this helps. Remember, shipping is only $1 for orders until midnight on Friday. Here's the link:
http://bit.ly/2opSxW


Blessings,
Amanda B.
www.UnitStudy.com

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Oct. 30, 2009
$5 Friday is up and already rocking!
Check it out at

$5 Friday from Amanda Bennett


Hope it helps - have fun shopping! Remember, shipping is only $1 for any order placed today, Friday, October 30, 2009.

Blessings,
Amanda B.
www.UnitStudy.com

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Oct. 16, 2009
Amanda Bennett's $5 Friday is rocking!

$5 Friday is already busy! Enjoy!
http://bit.ly/2opSxW

Please spread the word, and thanks!

Wait until you see what $5 will buy...

Hope this helps,
Amanda B.

UnitStudy.com
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Sep. 25, 2009
Nearing the end of the $5 Friday unit study sale!
Only a few hours left until the end of the $5 Friday unit study sale 

http://bit.ly/3z9TAK

Shipping is only $1 for the day!
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Sep. 25, 2009
$5 Friday Sale and Unit Studies!
$5 Fridays at Amanda Bennett unit studies

Bargains Rock
http://bit.ly/nH1Ff

Great explanation of how to use unit studies - thanks, Michelle!
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Sep. 24, 2009
$5 Friday Sale has begun - Sweet Savings!
$5 Friday sale has begun: http://bit.ly/3z9TAK

Shipping is only $1 for the day, and check out this Friday's $5 unit study specials!

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Sep. 24, 2009
$5 Friday - Sweet Savings!
Stay tuned - have you heard of our $5 Friday yet?

Starting at 12:01 AM on 9/25/09, $5 Friday  begins! 

Please help spread the word - thanks!
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Sep. 6, 2009
When things just absolutely do NOT make sense…
This has been one of those weeks when so much has happened, most of which has not made “sense.” I have lived long enough to realize that my “sense” and my way is not necessarily God’s way. But still, when a child is taken or catastrophe strikes or the economy tips and keeps on tipping, I struggle with pushing back and wanting to know WHY. Sometimes I look for answers that fit into a logical pattern, when there is no human explanation.

In the midst of the mayhem, I have discovered an amazing book and author that remind me of the wonder and awe of God’s creation, while keeping me aware of the fact that this is His story, not mine – and that this is just the beginning. Like you, sometimes I need a faith boost, and this book delivers in a big way.

The title alone caught my eye and made me want to know more:

Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God’s Spoken World, by N.D. Wilson.

This is one of those books that can make you laugh out loud in the middle of Panera or shake your head in stunned wonder – how did I miss this perspective all along? He makes you see just how complex our world is, and just how simple our minds are as we try to make “sense” of this planet and our lives. It is a breath of fresh air, a load off your shoulders, and a motivator to go on to the next day.

His chapters are all seemingly disconnected, yet they so closely resemble the fabric of our lives that it is hard to see the similarities up close – you have to step back with him to see just how it all plays out. As I go through these days, I find myself recalling his words and savoring them. His thoughts and perspective are such a breath of fresh air and so very reassuring. Here are a few examples:

“This storm is nothing, and I am less. But to an infinite artist, a Creator in love with His craft, there is no unimportant corner, there is no thrown-away image, no tattered thread in the novel left untidied.”

Our Creator cares about the minute details, we just can’t see them all while we’re riding this Tilt-a-Whirl we call life. What a great perspective reminder – our Creator is in love with His craft, and ALL that He creates. And oh, we can’t even imagine all that He has created:

“Just to be clear, I live on a near perfect sphere, hurtling through space at around 67,000 miles per hour. Mach 64 to pilots. Of course, this sphere of mine is also spinning while it hurtles, so tack on an extra 1,000 miles per hour at the fat parts. And it’s all tucked into this giant hurricane of stars. Yes, it can be freaky. Once a month or so, my wife will find me lying in the lawn, burrowing white knuckles into the grass, trying not to fly away. But most of the time I manage to keep my balance despite the speed, and I don’t have to hold on with anything more than my toes.”

I love the way that the book helps us to see Jesus – in new light and truth:

“From birth to the end, He never left the trough, Christ walked from insult to insult, from filth to filth. Lepers. Prostitutes. Tax men. The Dead. He chose fishermen to stand closest to Him, and from the educated He chose one great man – a murderer who did not want to come and had to be knocked off his donkey.”

Yes, days spin by and life flies past, filled with so many unexplainable events. But miracle of miracles, we are still hanging on, and this author shows us our days with fresh wind and new sunshine to keep us moving to the finale:

“Come, let us grow old like fishermen. Let us sweeten the air with songs while we fade. Let us die. Winter cannot hold us. Let us go into the ground, and our faces will find the sun. Let us ride the eruption of Easter.

Our Maker waits. He would have a conversation. What words will we have?

We will laugh and carve FINIS on the earth. We will carve it on the moon. We will look to the Voice, to the Singer, the Painter, the Poet, the One born in a barn, the One with holes in His hands and oceans in His eyes, and on THAT day we will know–

The story has begun.”

This is a book that I will give to friends, as Christmas gifts, to those searching, and to those who desperately need Hope. Get it, read it slowly, and take notes – the words will be timely reminders of this ride and the next one. The best is yet to come!


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Sep. 6, 2009
Don't miss the Labor Day Unit Study Sale - ends tomorrow!
Don't miss the Labor Day Unit Study Sale - ends tomorrow!

Photography, Scrapbooking, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & more:

http://bit.ly/aufyQ
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Aug. 31, 2009
Gathering Memories Unit Study Package Sale
Includes both the Digital Photography Unit Study AND the Scrapbooking Unit Study for only $19.95. It's part of the big Labor Day Unit Study Sale.

I looked at the name this morning & thought, isn't that what happens with homeschooling every day - gathering memories as they learn?

Hope your week is amazing!

Blessings,
Amanda B.
www.UnitStudy.com


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Aug. 31, 2009
Homeschool lessons and laughs!
Homeschool science lesson: never put white curtains on the window by the table where science experiments are conducted.

Trust me on this.

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Aug. 30, 2009
Fun Labor Day Sale from Amanda Bennett!
Fun Labor Day Sale from Amanda Bennett!

Big savings, and order before midnight Monday 08/30/09 for free
shipping!

See you there - Amanda B.

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Aug. 26, 2009
Things that I wish I knew when we first began homeschooling, Part 3

Read classic literature with a new eye – finally having the time and curiosity to “see” what the author was saying, and how it fits in with the big picture. When the children were younger, we read The Swiss Family Robinson aloud, and what an eye-opener it was to read it again after living out here in the middle of nowhere. While studying Lighthouses, we learned that Rudyard Kipling wrote Captains Courageous while living in a lighthouse off the New England coast. This classic took on a whole new meaning with this knowledge!


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Aug. 25, 2009
You know that you in the Deep South when...
You know that you are in the Deep South when the local Hardees has a sign out front that reads: New! Fried Bologna Breakfast Biscuits!
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Aug. 25, 2009
Surprise - Guess who is today's featured speaker?
Surprise!

Guess who is the featured speaker today at The Old Schoolhouse Speakers Bureau http://bit.ly/IqBkC

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Aug. 25, 2009
What I wish I had known about homeschooling...
Interesting ideas being exchanged on what we wish we had known when we 1st began homeschooling:

http://bit.ly/RMv0a

Join the brainstorm!

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Aug. 16, 2009
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education and Freedom
While researching for a new and top-secret product line [:D] , I came
across this quote from a letter written by Laura Ingalls Wilder:

"Today our way of living and our schools are much different. It has been
many years since I beat eggs with a fork, or cleaned a kerosene lamp;
many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things
haven't changed; they can never change… Great improvements in
living have been made because every American has been free to pursue his
happiness, and so as long as Americans are free they will continue to
make our country even more wonderful."

When reading her writing, it made me think of how much has changed in
homeschooling and technology in the past decade. HUGE changes! The
changes that have come about in this decade can also be attributed to
Americans being free to pursue individual happiness. Interesting how
that theme of freedom keeps rising to the top in many areas of our lives
these days.

Blessings,
Amanda B.
Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett
www.unitstudy.com


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Aug. 8, 2009
Last day of the $10 Back to School Sale!

Last day of the $10 Back to School Sale! For those of you that bought 3 or more studies, your Dogs Unit Study will ship in September - hurray! Thanks to all who have participated so far - packing and shipping here in my corner of the Appalachians, and praying for all of you as I work. YOU are special!


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