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TV Guardian

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:48:00 -0500

Hi ho all! Just wanted to let you know about something we picked up a couple of weeks ago. It's called the TV Guardian (We have the 201). When you hook it up to your TV, it mutes offensive Language. We have it set to the strictest setting and it mutes out when people use the Lords name in vain, among other things. It's only as good as the closed captioning on whatever video/TV show you are watching, and so far we are very pleased.

Speaking of TV, we were so disappointed to see the new host and judge on "America's got talent" That show started off harmless enough last season, until some of the "acts" became raunchy. Now with the two new additions, that will be one show we won't be watching this time around. Why do they have to ruin a perfectly good concept with trash?????

A thought to ponder

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:45:00 -0500

It is estimated that 80-90 percent of children from Christian families attend public schools. One argument that I hear is "I want my children to be the salt and light of the school; I want them to be missionaries."

Is a 5, 8, or 12 year old student old enough to be a missionary? Sure, there are children in mission fields all over the world with their parents. If you send your young, impressionable child off to school alone, will they share the gospel with their non-Christian friends, or will they hide their Christianity to "fit in"

One last question......How do you know your children are the missionaries in class? Is it possible that other children who don't come from a Christian family are the missionaries? Perhaps they are "ministering" to your child far more than your child is ministering to them.

God Bless and have a great weekend!

I'm back!

Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:47:00 -0500

Well, it has been a long summer of heath problems, however, I'm praying that is behind us and we can move on with the business of homeschooling!

Today was our first official day, and I'm sorry to say it wasn't everything I wanted it to be. I'm glad we are starting slow, adding new subjects every few days, but it was dreary outside, everyone seems to have a runny nose, and the baby was into everything. However, I know it will get better! If I ever needed encouragement to keep on going, it is found here and here.

We are also beginning the task of remodeling our house DH warned me it would probably take several years to finish as we are doing most of the work ourselves. I'm starting to look forward to the task and would like some suggestions from all of you of things you have done or would like to do to make your home more "homeschool friendly"

Take care and God Bless!!!

Wendy

Eek! I have been tagged!

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:55:00 -0500

Please answer the following questions:

What is the name of your homeschool? Theophilus Academy

How did you come up with that name? DH thought it up

Look to the left of your computer monitor. What is there? My handheld computer and a phone

Where do you keep you unmatched socks? In the drawer with the matched ones

What habit are you trying to break? I have lot's of bad habits....but I'm not currently trying to break any LOL

What were you doing just before you got online? Eating Lunch

Creationism/Evolution....the debate continues

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:13:00 -0500

Have you ever typed something into a search engine and then became engrossed in the results, despite the fact that they were not your intended search? Such the case this morning when I typed in "God's Design lesson plans" The most "facinating" site I happened upon was this one.

The scary part of this site is that people call evolution "science" and creationism "theory" Science by definition has to something you can reproduce. Has anyone ever been able to reproduce evolution in a lab setting??????

I didn't think so.

The scariest part of this is that these people want your children to believe these lies. I'm so blessed to have my kids at home. And so are you. Please keep them at home....all the way through high school. It will be well worth the time.

Tell me how you do it!

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:15:00 -0500

Good morning all from sunny Illinois! I'm strongly considering going to a year round school schedule. I would love to know how you all structure your school days/weeks/months/years. Do you do four days a week or five? Do you do every subject every day? I'm looking forward to reading the hundreds of responses I'm sure I'll get!!!

ekk! Where have I been?

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:17:00 -0500

Wow, I'm really behind on my blog, but honest I have a good answer!!!

I spent last week (amidst other things) preparing for the APACHE conference. I poured over curriculum reviews trying to decide what I wanted to buy, and what would work best for our family. It was my little effort to be prepared and not spend so much money. (Insert husbands laughter here)

Anyhoo, I thought I had it mostly figured out, but you know how things change. I had it in my mind that I would get switched on schoolhouse history/geography(despite the mixed reviews) so I would have a subject Rachel could work on by herself. After a chance meeting with a stranger and a discussion on what we had seen and liked, she told me about Myteries of History. I attended one of the authors workshops and was hooked. As for the other subjects, we will be sticking with Bob Jones for Rachel's math, and using:

Math U See-Matthew

God's Design (Science)- Both

Reading made easy-Matthew

Rod & Staff English-Rachel

Rosetta Stone-Spanish

All in all it was a successful conference, but I need a vacation now!!! LOL

I'm not sure how we are going to do Bible. I'm wondering if we need a seperate subject area since our history and science are infused with Bible. We'll probably just need a daily reading schedule. For those of you who have this homeschool thing figured out, feel free to leave suggestions. For those of you like me who haven't figured it out, feel free to leave suggestions too!

Wow...I this tops it all

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:29:00 -0600

Want to really confuse your students? Have your gender reassigned Give me a break.

No more Mom and Dad!

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 -0600

For proof that political correctness has gone a wee bit to far, read<a href='http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49171'> this!</a>

Zero tolerance policy!

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:45:00 -0600

We are working on first time obedience at our house. I'm constantly amazed at the number of people who will argue with their children. Last week we were at a playland when we witnessed such an event. A woman was ready to go home but her three year old was not. Here was the conversation:

Mom: Time to go

Girl: wahhhhhhhh

Mom: I'm not going to let you do this to me!

Girl: wahhhhhhh

Mom: I'm not going to let you do this to me!

Girl: wahhhhhhhh

Mom: I'm not going to let you do this to me!

Girl: wahhhhhhh

After some more screaming by both parties and mom telling the three year old how selfish she was, they left with mom fuming.

It was an ugly scene, but certianly not unusual. It happens all the time. My kids are not perfect, but they know if you make a scene once, don't expect to come back!

I'm wondering, if more parents inforced a zero tolerance policy at home, would it be necessary to have one in the schools? I mean, if you give them a second chance, a third chance, a forth chance, etc, why should they listen to you , teachers, or anyone the first time? Kids need clear boundries. They need to know their are clear absolute rights and wrongs.

Just a thought........