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A shelter in the time of storm

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV

A helping hand, what does it mean? Well it can mean a variety of things to people depending on their culture and/or their upbringing. It could mean saying a prayer for a loved one, a friend, or a stranger; it could mean lending a listening ear to someone who just needs someone to listen to them.

I have been thinking a lot about helping hands lately. The economy is so troubled right now, and every day I keep hearing about how tough it is for everyone to survive with the gas prices, the stock market problems, and people losing their jobs. The election is on everyone's mind, and frankly people are just worried about the direction we are choosing to go in as a nation.

Should we worry? Should we be afraid? Nothing wrong with having healthy worries, but I truly believe we need to put our faith in God, know that he has blessings ready to pour on our lives...Be still and know that he is God. He is our shelter in these times of storm.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:31-34

Helpful Homeschool Links Pt 2

Hello all! Once again, up way too late! (Rantings of a sleep-deprived mother :-) ). This is my last post for right now, but just thought I'd post this cool list of homeschool-related sites. Some are paid services, but many are free. I have a lot more links, but I won't overwhelm you tonight.

I'm going to post the links here...Why? Because I can't figure out how to set up a section where I can just put useful links without it showing up on the main page first...sorry, I appear to be truly blogger challenged . I also know that some people who may be reading this is wondering why I don't have any pictures posted of myself and my family, and my only answer is.... it really took me a while to warm up to the whole idea of blogging, so I'll just take it in baby steps for now, bear with me as I adjust my comfort zone .

Now, as promised, here's a list of 100 Top Homeschool related sites (ok...there might only be 99 ). sidenote: if some of the links don't work, check to make sure there aren't any extra spaces in the address. For some reason, sometimes when I copy and paste, the program inserts extra spaces.

Reference

Gateway Educational Materials
http://thegateway.org

Ed Helper
http://www.edhelper.com

Learning Page
http://www.learningpage.com

Britannica
http://www.britannica.com

Discovery School
http://school.discovery. com

Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org

Merit Badge Research Center
http://www.meritbadge.com

New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning

ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org

Miscellaneous

Autism Today
http://www.autismtoday.com

BBC Online Learning
http://www.bbc. co.uk/learning/ subjects/ basicskills. shtml

Ideal Lives
http://www.ideallives.com

Tutor.com
http://www.tutor. com

Math

Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math

Math Worksheet Generator
http://www.TheMathWorksheetSite. com

KidsBank
http://www.kidsbank .com

Math Goodies.com
http://www.mathgoodies.com

Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com

Mega-Mathematics
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/ mega-math

Purple Math
http://www.purplemath.com

Web Math
http://www.webmath.com

Science

BrainPOP
http://www.brainpop.com

Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu

HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com

Imagine the Universe!
http://imagine. gsfc.nasa.gov

InnerBody
http://www.InnerBody.com

Kids Dig Reed
http://www.kidsdigreed.com

Life Beyond Earth
http://www.pbs.org/lifebeyondea rth

Science Friday
http://www.sciencefriday.com/ kids

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty. washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Nine Planets
http://www.nineplanets.org

Ocean Planet Home Page
http://seawifs. gsfc.nasa. gov/ocean_planet.html

Sci4Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/ is/kids

StarChild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

The Electronic Zoo
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

The Franklin Institute: Learning Resources
http://sln.fi.edu

The MAD Scientist Network
http://www.madsci.org

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

Try Science
http://www.tryscience.org

Arts & Crafts

Arts Workshop
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/ index.html

ArtsEDGE
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Art Lessons for All Grades
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/ lessons.html

Inside Art
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart

Kinder Art
http://www.kinderart.com

Crayola
http://www.crayola.com

Kids Space
http://www.kids-space.org

World Kids Network
http://www.worldkids.net

Reading

Starfall
http://www.starfall.com

How To Learn
http://www.howtolearn.com

Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Pink Monkey
http://www.pinkmonkey.com

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.net

Writing

ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com

CRAYON - Create Your Own Newspaper
http://crayon.net

MidLink Magazine
http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~ MidLink

Take Our Word.com
http://www.takeourword.com

The Write Site
http://www.writesite.org

What Makes a Good Story?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/ literature

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com

Geography and Virtual Travel

Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon. html

Colonial Williamsburg: Electronic Field Trips
http://www.history.org/trips

CyberBee
http://www.cyberbee.com

Global Online Adventure Learning Site
http://www.goals.com/Index.htm

The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org

Virtual Field Trips
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/ tours

Xpeditions @ National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/ onlinen2/ Historyn2/ a.html

Justice for Kids and Youth
http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage

K-12 Africa Guide
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ African_Studies/ Home_Page/ AFR_GIDE. html

Lewis and Clark
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark

Life in the Middle Ages
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/ schools/brisas/ sunda/ma/ mahome.htm

New Perspectives on the West
http://www.pbs.org/weta/ thewest

States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com

The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil- war

The Canada War Museum
http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/ kidsection/ cwmindexeng. html

The Civil War Homepage
http://www.civil- war.net

The Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/ Oregontrail.html

WestWeb
http://scholar. library.csi. cuny.edu/ westweb/noframes /main.html

White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids

Homeschooling

About Homeschooling
http://www.homeschooling.about.com

Homeschool Learning Network
http://www.homeschoollearning.com/approaches/

A to Z Home's Cool
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

Homeschool Blogger
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/home. php

Homeschooling Forms
http://www.donnayoung.org

Homeschool Oasis
http://www.homeschooloasis.com/

The Well Trained Mind
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Educational Games

I know that
http://www.iknowthat.com (my dc love this one)

Study Stack
http://www.studystack.com

Family Fun
http://www.familyfun.com

Teach With Movies
http://www.teachwithmovies.org

The Smart Guide to Financial Aid
http://www.finaid.com

Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com

Study Spanish
http://www.studyspanish.com

By Kids For Kids
http://www.bkfk.com/

Family Travel
http://www.familytravel.com