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<title>Faith in Love - Homeschool Blogger</title>
<description>This is the musings of a woman&#039;s quest to love the Lord her God with all of her heart and her neighbor as herself.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~Free Gifts~ &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*God's grace, mercy and love&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*the freedom of living within the United States of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*good morning hugs and kisses from my precious daughters&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*a friend that listens without trying to fix the problem, thank you Lord for my husband!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*spiritual gifts and talents that the Lord has given me to use in the places He has selected&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;*the promise of a future home, with no more pain, tears or worries.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~time alone with the Lord, Him quietly and gently moving me along,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~His financial provision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~my warm and cozy home, we have enjoyed some wonderful fires in our fireplace this week.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~the laughter and joy in my daughters faces as they diligently seek to memorize His word and are rewarded at Awana's each week. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~an email from my husband, that though he is away, he is thinking of me, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a new to me book that I am reading &quot;Stepping Heavenward&quot;, what a blessing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~finishing projects and not leaving them undone. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I am blessed!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:14:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~TOS Crew Review-GyMATHetics~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;For review I received the following product for free as part of the TOS Crew, for the sole purpose of review.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/gExploramania--01_18.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_Sh2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exploracise&amp;reg; Gymathics&amp;reg; DVD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The Award Winning Exploracise Gymathtics program is the Ultimate Brain and Body workout teaching math and healthy lifestyle concepts during a complete 30-minute exercise routine.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Gymathtics is a fun fitness learning experience that kids will want to do again and again.&amp;nbsp; The exercise program is great for kids of all ages.&amp;nbsp; The math facts target the 2nd to 5th grade levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The complete 30 minute program includes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shape Stretches Warm Up:&lt;/strong&gt; Stretch your mind and body with line, circle, and polygon stretches. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Counting Calisthenics:&lt;/strong&gt; Aerobic movements work your heart as fun counting concepts work your brain. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pattern Power:&lt;/strong&gt; Growing and repeating pattern exercise combinations challenge minds and strengthen muscles.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well-Being Wind Down:&lt;/strong&gt; Relaxing stretches cool down the body and open the mind to think about healthy lifestyle choices including the Nice Wave Stretch and Big Dream Stretch&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;As creator, Carrie Scheiner's children reached elementary age, she realized that they were spending a lot of time in front of the TV and computer.&amp;nbsp; She decided to get them moving and incorporate math principles within her exercise for them. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A few screen shots to give you an idea:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/gymathtics1-02-screen.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff9900&quot;&gt;In Our Home:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Elizabeth LOVES doing this exercise DVD, she begs me at the end of each school day to do it.&amp;nbsp; Grace likes it too!&amp;nbsp; The girls have both benefited from the math concepts that are reinforced within the videos.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;The DVD pictured above costs $24.99 and may be ordered by clicking &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exploramania.com/ProductList.aspx?type=exploracise dvd collection&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;To view other TOS Crew members review of this product, please click the link below. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HomeschoolCrew/745118/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/untitled2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/745538/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;November 16, 1009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~the blessing of listening to the Lord speak to me through His Word, may my roots grow deeper into His living water&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~listening to my daughters read to me through out the day&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~my husband's diligence in lovingly care for his mother and sister&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~provision of a beautiful home, a warm fire and good food&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~conversations with friends on the phone and in person today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;~answered prayer... He is such a loving father. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;I am blessed! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/745259/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:13:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;November 15, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~^~^MY Lord and His word and a great message preached from it. Thank you Lord I needed that hit upon my tough head! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~^~^A God given appointment for my husband, a minstry where he can serve the Lord with his talents and gifts. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~^~^Continued answered prayer and guidance. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~^~^Those times when I don't see the Lord moving in my life, where He protects and sustains and provides. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~^~^For friendships-old and new.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/744845/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:13:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~*^*^*^*^~Today I am grateful and thankful for~*^*^*^*^~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^The value of the words spoken to me through His awesome word....Linda &quot;Keep your mouth shut!&quot;&amp;nbsp; It is amazing what a few moments in the Psalms will do for me.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^The Bread of life and it's food that feeds this hungry soul. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^A fun visit for the girls as their Uncle Bob is here from California.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^A home that is a haven of peace, rest and comfort.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^A husband that seeks the best for his family and strives to serve them. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I am blessed!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/744683/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am giving thanks...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for men and women who serve our country, to protect my family and sacrifice everything for us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for sweet friends&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for lessons learned and re-learned....the Lord is gracious to continually teach this stubborn brain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for His precious Words that fill our hearts and minds...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aholyexperience.com/2009/11/in-defense-of-food-land-our-children.html&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; blog post&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aholyexperience.com/2009/11/why-memorize-scripture-habit-of.html&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;and then if that wasn't enough meat to get out the steak knife for ....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I am grateful for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cornerstonesimi.com/special/media_player.html&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;this sermon....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;No exuses for complaining....I am blessed!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/744039/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:35:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am especially grateful for...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~His love....I am so undeserving He is so faithful and abundant in His love...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a great night's sleep&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a warm shower &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a fun afternoon at a park with my 3 favorite girls...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/743751/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:08:00 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~Answered prayer...&lt;/strong&gt;I have been praying about something for a long time.&amp;nbsp; This weekend I finally got the fact that I was standing in the way of God answering my prayer in His way.&amp;nbsp; I kept trying to fix/solve the problem.&amp;nbsp; Within hours of surrendering it to the Lord, He answered my prayer in a great way.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~&lt;strong&gt;Great husbands.....&lt;/strong&gt;my is the best!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~&lt;strong&gt;Grandparents....&lt;/strong&gt;We had a fun time with Grandparents at our Keeper's Grandparents luncheon. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~My dog Belle....&lt;/strong&gt;She is such a great dog and she likes me best! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Sleeping on my leg. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;427&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/november2009001.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Poor dear, Grace dressed her up!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~love...faith...and continually answered prayers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a beautiful teenage daughter who helps willing around our home&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~two sisters who play together and claim to be &quot;best friends&quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a husband who diligently prepares our home for winter, he is the best!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a Friday tea party with loving Grandparents. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~health!&amp;nbsp; We are all so healthy! Thank you Lord!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I am blessed! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu,  5 Nov 2009 21:54:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful for~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~full days...filled with grace, love, hope and joy!&amp;nbsp; Many activities and lots of smiles. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~daughters with tender hearts.&amp;nbsp; Grace and Elizabeth came home from Awana's wanting to send their favorite stuffed animals in the Operation Christmas Child boxes.&amp;nbsp; They have a shopping list started for what to send.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~faithfulness....a faithful God who always their to speak loving words to me.&amp;nbsp; A spouse that is faithful in so many ways.&amp;nbsp; Children that are faithful in their learning.&amp;nbsp; Parents who are faithful and taught me responsibility.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a warm home and warm bed...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I am blessed!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed,  4 Nov 2009 21:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~Bright Ideas Press~TOS Crew Review~</title>
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brightideaspress.com/catalog.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/BIP.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;As part of the TOS Crew, I received the following two books free from Bright Ideas Press, for review.&amp;nbsp; The opinions presented in the review are solely mine.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Why take the time to &amp;ldquo;Crack the Code&amp;rdquo; of Classical Music?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;bull; Music is from the Lord. He created it, and He created us with the ability to both make and appreciate music.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;bull; &amp;ldquo;Classical&amp;rdquo; music is uniquely part of our Western civilization.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;bull; Research suggests that both listening to and playing classical music aids brain development. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;bull; Even rudimentary exposure increases one&amp;rsquo;s level of enjoyment and understanding.&lt;br /&gt;
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This course provides a close-up look at famous composers, their music, and their times, with special attention to character traits and Christian testimony (or lack thereof). Even the musically challenged will enjoy this course! It&amp;rsquo;s perfect for grades 4&amp;ndash;8 but is easily adaptable for younger and older students. Minimal teacher prep will return maximum enjoyment! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Within the book there are a variety of great learning activities to use within your home.&amp;nbsp; Some of them include &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; 32 Weekly Lessons&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; 26 Bios of Famous Composers &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; 6 Eras of Music Explained &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Easy-to-Use Comparative Timeline&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Easy-to-Use Maps &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Composer Info-Cards &amp;amp; Game Directions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Note-taking Pages&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Quizzes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Answer Keys&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Listening Suggestions &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Intricate Coloring Pages&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; Resource Books&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Authors:&amp;nbsp; Maggie S. Hogan and Melissa Craig did extensive research and writing to bring this great resource.&amp;nbsp; They had music expert, Richard B. Pinkerton edit the book as well. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Cost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;C&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;D-Rom Book&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Price: $29.95&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;To purchase click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brightideaspress.com/YSGComposers.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;In Our Home: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;We've been using this great resource for over a month.&amp;nbsp; At least twice a week&amp;nbsp;I read through the detailed lesson with the girls.&amp;nbsp; They take notes on their provided note-taking pages.&amp;nbsp; Then we fill out a composer card.&amp;nbsp; The composer card is a place to collect all the facts about each composer.&amp;nbsp; There are also thinking questions to apply the interesting facts gleaned through the lesson.&amp;nbsp; Then using the supplied map, we map where the composer was born.&amp;nbsp; Each composer is divided by style of music and a great history of each music style is provided.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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I like the way everything is self-contained for our Classical Music discussions now.&amp;nbsp; I don't have to search for the perfect book to read, assemble the notebooking pages and make-up a timeline.&amp;nbsp; The only thing missing for me from this curriculum is actual music to listen to.&amp;nbsp; I want my daughters to also be able to recognize the composer's main pieces when they hear them.&amp;nbsp; It is easy to find CD's or the pieces online though to add to the curriculum.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/november2009002.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This is a picture of the folder that Jennifer has been putting together as we study Classical music. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/HandsOnGeography.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Written from a Christian perspective, Hands-On Geography will get you excited about teaching an oft-forgotten subject. Includes specific instructions for many activities, games, and projects designed to be appealing to kids and easy for parents. An easy, yet thorough, introduction to a very important subject. Grades K &amp;ndash; 5.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Written by Maggie S. Hogan. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This is a large paperback book&amp;nbsp;stuffed with wonderful Geogrpahy resources.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The beginning chapter has&amp;nbsp;information about the National Geography Bee.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Also present in this book are directions for six homemade geography games for the early elementary years.&amp;nbsp;Fun stuff that uses items you already have in your home to reinforce geography.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Included in this book is an extensive section of outline maps to copy.&amp;nbsp; Then Maggie S. Hogan has a large chapter on ways to use these maps called &quot;Maps Galore&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Things like sticker geography, jigsaw maps and booking maps to name a few.&amp;nbsp; There are sixteen projects in that chapter.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Jennifer did the chapter on Joseph's Journey, this is a detailed map and geography questionnaire to enhance her learning as we studied Joseph's life. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;A chapter on nature geography was filled with tools on how to include nature in your geography study.&amp;nbsp; A great guide to making your own field guide is on my to-do-list for the spring.&amp;nbsp; We will be using her helpful pages on studying birds that live in our area this winter.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This is a valuable resource that is well worth the cost of $14.95 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Order&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brightideaspress.com/HOG.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Maggie S. Hogan has written an extensive amount of great Homeschooling curriculum.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Please click the logo to read reviews of her other products. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HomeschoolCrew/724592/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/untitled2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu,  5 Nov 2009 21:29:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/october2009004-2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Continuing my 25 days of gratitude, with day number 3. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Today I am grateful and thankful for:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~answered prayer and His continue soft whispers in my life.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~praying with my sisters in Christ this afternoon, what a blessing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~Jesus...He is the way! No matter what happens, He is watching over me. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~I don't have to worry or fear the date December 21, 2012!&amp;nbsp; If the Lord chooses or doesn't choose to return on that date, so be it, but I say Marantha!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a warm fire, made by my wonderful husband and a hot cup of tea to warm me up! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~Thank you! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue,  3 Nov 2009 20:09:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~ACT Inc.~Discover Program~ TOS Crew Review</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://act.org/discover/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/act_logo.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;javascript:void(0);/*1257378571296*/&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/discover_logo.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;As Jennifer begins her high school years, we are all beginning to ask the question, what next?&amp;nbsp; Jennifer has some ideas, but has struggled to put those ideas into tangible work opportunities.&amp;nbsp; Even more important to us is that Jennifer has a job that fits her talents and desires.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;As part of the TOS Crew I&amp;nbsp;received a free month's subscription to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://act.org/discover/&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;ACT Discover &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;to review.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;DISCOVER can help you choose a career, find training, or learn how to find a job.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;This is an inventories based assessment tool. The inventories help you think about yourself, and which occupations would fit you best your interests, abilities, and values. As you grow older, you become more certain of your interests, abilities, and values.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;DISCOVER offers inventories to people based on your grade level. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Inventories available:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;People in grade 6 and above&amp;nbsp;use an&amp;nbsp;Interest inventory. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;People in grade 8 and above use&amp;nbsp;an Abilities Inventory. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;People in grade 9 and above&amp;nbsp;use an Values Inventory. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;If you have not yet selected an occupation, this is a great place to start. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Interests asks what you like to do &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Abilities asks you to rate your ability levels &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Values asks which work-relevant values are important to you. &lt;br /&gt;
Each inventory may be taken online or you may enter scores from inventories you have taken on paper. &lt;br /&gt;
Take all three inventories to get the best sense of which careers might fit you best. Each inventory focuses on a different part of your profile.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Based on your inventory results, DISCOVER suggests Career Areas on the World-of-Work Map.&lt;br /&gt;
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            &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The World-of-Work Map below shows the locations of all 26 career areas (groups of occupations). Career areas differ in how much they involve working with Data, Ideas, People, and Things.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I had Jennifer take all three inventories; interests, abilities and values.&amp;nbsp; She then received a detailed report of what would be the best careers that she was suitable for. Very detailed descriptions were given for each career including skills necessary, length of education and starting salary.&amp;nbsp; She then read through the list of occupations and marked her favorites. This really narrowed the field but also sparked great discussions and areas for future career exploration.&amp;nbsp; It was a great discovery process for Jennifer(9th grade).&amp;nbsp; She continually says that she doesn't really know what she wants to do post-high school.&amp;nbsp; We prayerfully will take these results and use them to help guide her in her decisions.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;They have a great tutorial and site menu to ease navigating the site.&amp;nbsp; Also present are help screens to futher provide education on the information.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I appreciated that the website is clear, not cluttered with unnecessary information.&amp;nbsp; I believe this to be a valuable tool for the homeschooled high schooler who does not have a clear idea of what they want to do post-high school.&amp;nbsp; It honed in on my daughter's strengths and presented clear career fields. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price:&lt;/strong&gt; $19.95 for a three-month license, $24.95 for a six-month license.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;To view the site for purchase click &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actadvantage.org/discover/#&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>~American Heritage Foundation~TOS Crew Review</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;For review I received of&amp;nbsp;CD of lesson plans for free, from&amp;nbsp;American Heritage Education Foundation, Inc.&amp;nbsp; As part of the TOS Crew my obligation is to provide a review of this product.&amp;nbsp; All opinions expressed are mine alone.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/homeschoolcrew/History%20and%20Geography/AHEF_Banner_update_v4.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;AHEF is a non-profit, non-partisan educational foundation dedicated to the understanding and teaching of America's factual and philosophical heritage to promote constructive citizenship and Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility among our students and citizens. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;AHEF accomplishes this patriotic mission by writing, producing, and distributing FREE K-12 lesson plans to teachers, students, and families in all 50 states and through additional initiatives, programs, and partnerships.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;AHEF's History:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot; face=&quot;Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT,sans-serif&quot;&gt;Our History&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT,sans-serif&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The American Heritage Education Foundation (AHEF) is a non-profit (501.c.3) corporation established in January 1995.&amp;nbsp; In 1993, current members of the Foundation worked with the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to establish American Heritage Month. Today, schools throughout HISD and the nation celebrate our nation's heritage each November through creative activities and projects. AHEF has assisted HISD in the development and subsequent revisions of an American heritage curriculum guide for grades K-12, entitled &lt;em&gt;America's Heritage:&amp;nbsp; An Adventure in Liberty.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;This curriculum continues to be introduced and activated throughout school districts in Texas and the nation.&amp;nbsp; American Heritage education workshops have also been developed to assist teachers in fully understanding and putting into practice the ideas and concepts included in the curriculum.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanheritage.org/k-12_lessons.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;America's Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;is a curriculum project designed and written by teachers with AHEF and HISD and is available in Texas and National Editions with correlating standards and objectives. The initial phase of the project included development of material designed for middle school students, published in 1996. The curriculum was later expanded to include lessons for K-12 and was published as a first complete edition in the spring of 2001. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do you get your FREE copy? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;It is available free of charge as a download, in hard binder format, or in CD format via mail. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Please click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanheritage.org/k-12_lessons.html&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to order.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I have read through the CD that I received from the company and scanned their website.&amp;nbsp; We currently are not studying American history and I was not lead to use this resource when we did.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The foundation of this course is to teach the students about the four key themes of Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility--to educate students in our founding father's beliefs and perserve our nations founding principles.&amp;nbsp; These are detailed lesson plans that use historical documents such as &lt;em&gt;The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence, Federalist 47, the First Amendment, and a government letter on religious expression in public schools.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;It is a good supplement to your US History studies and it is FREE.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;To view other TOS Crew Members review please click the logo below. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon,  9 Nov 2009 20:24:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Continuing with my 25 days of gratitude, this is day #2. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~for His Word, although sharper than a two-edged sword, is always there to provide guidance, comfort and peace in all circumstances. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~beautiful sunshine, bare trees and wind blowing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~big bear hugs from the man I love&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~an afternoon nature walk with two of my sweet daughters&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~family togetherness, these are sweet times. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~a full and complete day of school, the Lord blessed us with&amp;nbsp;a lot&amp;nbsp;of good learning!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~helpful library workers, I get a lot of books each week and they were kind &amp;amp; generous today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;~God's protection&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Blessed beyond measure,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mylivesignature.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/111/973F7F9558C6528AA0BA0EE83E9E698C.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon,  2 Nov 2009 20:14:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~25 Days of Gratitude~</title>
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;For the next twenty-five days I want to take time to be purposeful in being thankful.&amp;nbsp; Our world seems to push Thanksgiving to the side.&amp;nbsp; Christmas ads abounded in the newspaper today and the stores have been filled with Christmas since September.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But I want to take time each day between now and Thanksgiving, to express my gratitude.&amp;nbsp; The length and content of my list will vary, I am making no rules for myself on this one. &lt;br /&gt;
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For today I am grateful.....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^His amazing Grace, Mercy and Love......inspite of myself God choose to rescue me from the depths of my sin. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^verses that has been clinging to my heart....&quot;Then Jesus said to His disciples, &quot;If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.&amp;nbsp; For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it.&amp;nbsp; For what will a man be profitited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul?&amp;nbsp; Matthew 16:24-26&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;^For the grace extended to be my friends when I was discouraged by my error.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^For a beautiful, sunny fall day. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^An afternoon walk with my sweet Grace and wonderful husband. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^Family....a healthy family...both physically, emotionally and spiritually.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^A weekend &quot;off&quot; from the paying job, I am thankful for my job though...it is a gift! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^Daylight savings time....I love the fall time change!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^For two families from our church that are willing to give up the comfortable living of the USA, to reach those that have never heard. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^This next week...looking forward in anticipation. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;May your days be filled with whispers of His love and grace,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<pubDate>Sun,  1 Nov 2009 15:13:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>~ABC Teach ~TOS Crew Review</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abcteach.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/homeschoolcrew/Multimedia/abc_logo.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;For review as part of the TOS Crew, I received free access for 30 days to the membership site at abc teach. &lt;br /&gt;
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I have used abcteach for printables within our home-learning.&amp;nbsp; Things like field trip report forms, poetry writing paper, first day of school printables and nature study walk report forms.&amp;nbsp; But for thirty days I had access to their membership site.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Over 35,000 pages of printable worksheets, with more materials added each week! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;An extensive educational clip art collection that will add color to your classroom. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Also&amp;nbsp;members access to abctools. &lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/abctools_panel_270.jpg&quot; /&gt;There are over 60 abctools in a variety of subjects and categories. Each allows our members to create custom documents, tailored to their childrens' specific interests and learning style.&amp;nbsp; Some things include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Create your own word lists for &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcblue abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;crossword puzzles&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcblue abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;desk tags&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcblue abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcblue abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;word walls&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;word searches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcblue abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;word shapes&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;word unscrambles&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Create and save &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;shapebooks&lt;/span&gt; with as many pages as you like. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Choose from a variety of pre-made templates when creating &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #333333; FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot; class=&quot;abcdarkblue&quot;&gt;handwriting worksheets&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Save your work for future reference, printing, or modification. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Spell check your work. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;View your formatted document right in the editing screen. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Add clip art to any worksheet&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost~ &lt;/strong&gt;$40 for a year. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;To read more about the benefits of abcteach and to view a video describing them click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abcteach.com/benefits.php&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I personally love the site, it is easy to navigate with a lot of helpful things for our home.&amp;nbsp; Elizabeth is studying the human body for science.&amp;nbsp; I had purchased the book &lt;em&gt;A Skelton Inside Me&lt;/em&gt;, for her to read.&amp;nbsp; On the abcteach site I found six pages of worksheet for her to work through after reading it.&amp;nbsp; One included a crossword puzzle, she said &quot; I love this mom, can you get me some more of these types of worksheets with other books?&quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mylivesignature.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/111/973F7F9558C6528AA0BA0EE83E9E698C.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HomeschoolCrew/718688/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/untitled2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Click on the above logo to view other TOS Crew member's reviews of ABC Teach. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/740836/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>~Virginia Soaps and Scents~ TOS Crew Review</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;I received the following products free for the sole purpose of review.&amp;nbsp; I am in no way paid by this company for my review.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/homeschoolcrew/Other/Picture64.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the company:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Virginia Soaps and Scents is owned by the Spargur's a homeschooling family located in Southeastern Virginia with 9 children.&amp;nbsp; They began their homeschooling adventure 23 years ago and now have 5 graduates with 4 children still being taught at home and a granddaughter just beginning her first year of homeschooling. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Three years ago Mrs. Richelle Spargur decided to do a unit study with her children on Colonial Life in Virginia, and included within that was a bit on soapmaking.&amp;nbsp; They entered the endeavor strictly as a one-time school project&amp;nbsp;with a one pound batch of lavender soap, dyed with a melted purple crayon and molded in a piece of 3 inch PVC pipe.&amp;nbsp; But they made REAL SOAP.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;After that initial test project they continued to experiment,research,learn, design recipes and then 6 months later &lt;em&gt;Virginia Soaps &amp;amp; Scents&lt;/em&gt; was born.&amp;nbsp; They are now more than soapmakers but business owners.&amp;nbsp; They launched their new business at their state homeschool convention in Richmond, Virgninia in June 2008.&amp;nbsp; They're an example of a homeschool project that has become an entrepreneurial adventure.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;As a member of &lt;em&gt;The Old Schoolhouse&lt;/em&gt; Crew, I received a&amp;nbsp;wonderful Soap Sampler for review.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Included in the kit was a bar of the following soaps;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^&amp;nbsp;Handcrafted Olive Oil Soap in three scents, Fresh Orange, Oatmeal,Milk &amp;amp; Honey, Coconut-Lemongrass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^&amp;nbsp;Shampoo Bar, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^Laundry Soap kit. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;About their products;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Handcrafted Olive Oil Soap- &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This is real soap, not a detergent product.&amp;nbsp; They use all natural ingredients with no added chemicals for hardening or lathering properties.&amp;nbsp; Their soap is made by both cold process and in-the-mold hot processing.&amp;nbsp; The bars are extremely hard and long lasting due ot the recipe they have developed.&amp;nbsp; The big fluffy lather comes from a generous amount of coconut oil used in all of their soaps.&amp;nbsp; They take a great deal of pride in the testimonials from allergy suffering customers all over the country that are using their soaps without allergic reactions.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;These bars are 4. 75 ounces and come in the following scents:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Fresh Orange, Lavender, Oatmeal,milk &amp;amp; honey, Bay Rum, Sandalwood, Coconut Lemongrass, Violets &amp;amp; Lace, Victorian Rose, Baby Powder,&amp;nbsp;Country Clothesline, Peppermint, Pumpkin, Badlands, Kiddiwink, Cookies &amp;amp; Cream, Walzing Matilda, Outback, Tropical Paradise, Full Moon, Black Tie, Unscented, Wild Bayberry. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Don't those all sound scrumptious!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Cost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Single bar $4.50 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Buy three bars for $12.00 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Or the &lt;strong&gt;best &lt;/strong&gt;deal...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Buy four for $18 and get one free.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Thoughts:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; I loved using these soaps.&amp;nbsp; The scents are fresh, but not overwhelming.&amp;nbsp; They clean your skin without drying them out or leaving any lasting soap residue.&amp;nbsp; I will be purchasing some for Christmas presents!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^~^~^~^~^~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Shampoo Bar-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The Shampoo Bar is also an olive oil based soap but also contains castor oil which acts as an extra &quot;humectant&quot;, meaning, it holds moisture.&amp;nbsp; Simply wet your hair downa nd rub the shampoo bar over your hair a couple of times and you'll have lather clear&amp;nbsp;to your toenails!&amp;nbsp; Their regualr sized shampoo bar is a whopping 5.5 ounces, which should easily give you the same number of shampoos as&amp;nbsp; a 32 ounce bottle if not more.&amp;nbsp; They recommned using the shampoo bar all over if you have very dry skin and feel free to shave with it too! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This comes in three scents-Ginger Lime, Coconut Lemongrass and Cherry Almond. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;They also have an oil-clarifying shampoo bar that comes in Tangerine Grapefruit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Cost for this bar is &lt;strong&gt;$5.50.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Thoughts~&lt;/strong&gt; I tried using this soap on my fine, thin hair several times.&amp;nbsp; After several days of use, it would leave a coating on my hair that made my hair look greasy.&amp;nbsp; Others on the TOS crew loved it, also some used a vinegar rinse with it, I did not. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;^~^~^~^~^~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laundry Soap Kit&lt;/strong&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;This contains a grated bar of otheir lard cleaning soap and a pre-measured amount of borax and washing soda.&amp;nbsp; The recipe makes 2 1/2 gallons of a heavy gel.&amp;nbsp; Using this soap should 64-72 loads at about 7 cents per load.&amp;nbsp; The laundry soap works great in front laoders and high efficiency machines as well.&amp;nbsp; There are no cocnut oil in this product as suds don't actually wash the clothes, but they can be difficult to rinse out and the residue fromt he suds left in fabrics can cause many skin issues.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Cost: &lt;strong&gt;$4.95 &lt;/strong&gt;One order is enough to make two batches of soap. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Please visit their website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/index.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virginia Soap and Scents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;to see their complete product line.&amp;nbsp; Their &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_015.htm&quot;&gt;Gourmet Soap&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;page gives an outlet for branching in to many different artistic techniques and is constnatly change as they experiment and broaden their skills.&amp;nbsp; They also have &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_012.htm&quot;&gt;Shaving Soaps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for both men and women as well as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_008.htm&quot;&gt;Total Body Bars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which have become some of the best selling products they've ever created.&amp;nbsp; Their &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_007.htm&quot;&gt;Bath and Body&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; page contains&amp;nbsp;their lotions, scrubs and powders. They also make a beeswax based &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_018.htm&quot;&gt;Lip Balm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in 5 flavors and a heavenly &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.va-soaps.com/vss_019.htm&quot;&gt;Lavender Linen Spray.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Shipping cost is not clearly listed on the website, but seem to max out at $10 when I had reached $25 worth of products.&amp;nbsp; To purchase the buy 4 get 1 bars of soap, shipping was $7.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Please read other TOS Crew members reviews by clicking the image below. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HomeschoolCrew/735619/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x30/faithinlove_album/untitled2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mylivesignature.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/111/973F7F9558C6528AA0BA0EE83E9E698C.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/740547/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>~The Amazing Bible World History Timeline~TOS Crew Review</title>
<description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;DISPLAY: block&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;258&quot; src=&quot;http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/homeschoolcrew/Bible/adamswithbibletimeline.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;For review, as a member of the TOS Crew review I received a copy of the &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amazing Bible World History Timeline.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;This timeline is huge,is 37&quot; high and 45&quot; wide.&amp;nbsp; That's about three feet by four feet.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;It aligns biblical and world history dates side-by-side, showing events that were happening at the same time. You have over a thousand references at your fingertips.&amp;nbsp; All the important historical events of the principal religions and world cultures are indexed and outline in one simple to understand format.&amp;nbsp; It's color coded so you can track families, nations and world events all happening at the same time easily. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The Amazing Bible Timeline&amp;nbsp;is a tool to be used&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ^ to see the order of Biblical events&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^to visualize the length of time between Biblical or world events&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;^ to coordinate Biblical history with secular history.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;It is printed on heavy durable cardstock and scuff coat varnished for great durability.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The company does not laminate it because then it could not be rolled for mailing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Amazing Bible World History Timeline &lt;/em&gt;was last printed in 1931 and then updated by Bill and Margaret Agards.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The Agards, current printers of the &lt;em&gt;Amazing Bible World History Timeline&lt;/em&gt;, operate several websites that describe, allow purchase&amp;nbsp;and answers questions regarding their historical timeline.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;I encourage my readers to read through these sites before purchasing this product. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.time-lines.net/index.html#%20timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff6600&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bibletimeline.net/index2.html&quot;&gt;Amazing Bible History Timeline &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff6600&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.time-lines.net/index.html#%20timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff6600&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Amazing Bible Timeline&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agards-bible-timeline.com/index.html#bible%20timeline&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff6600&quot; size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Amazing Bible Timeline with World History, with Holy Land maps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Cost for this product is $29.97 with an additional&amp;nbsp;$6.00 shipping and handling fee. They ship this product&amp;nbsp;via USPS &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-WEIGHT: bold&quot;&gt;Priority mail&lt;/span&gt; with tracking included for fast delivery.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Right now they offer with this product, &lt;u&gt;Digital Amazing Bible&amp;nbsp;Timeline&lt;/u&gt;(&amp;nbsp;a $14.97 value) and &amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;TEXT-DECORATION: underline&quot;&gt;Interactive Maps of the Holy Land&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(a $14.97 value)&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: black&quot;&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)&quot;&gt;FREE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: black&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Thoughts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: black&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;This timeline is extensive and very large, it is great to find different world&amp;nbsp;historical facts and how they line up with biblical history.&amp;nbsp; It is large and so far I haven't found a great place for it to be located in our home. &lt;br /&gt;
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I highly encourage you to read other TOS Crew reviews and review the websites listed before purchasing this product. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;Please click the above logo to read other TOS reviewers thoughts on this product.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FaithfulGrace/740143/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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