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As our two older girls grew, I eventually incorporated our morning time routine which started with a Bible reading or pictorial devotional, Scripture memory, Bible songs and story time. We also go over Scripture memory, read a chapter from Vos' The Child's Story Bible, read a chapter or two from our current read aloud and then have time for some extras such as poetry, hymn studies, Greek and Latin root review, logic, manners, or our unit study vocabulary words. After our group time we separate with the teens going to the dining room or their bedrooms for independent study and the younger school aged children join me at the school table for math and language. Our current readings are from the following books: the Bible, Vos' The Child's Story Bible,

Go through your preschool toys and games and make a list of everything you have that will make up a fun learning experience for your little one. I have a file box full of fun activities for early learning in all subject areas: science, physical activities, language, crafts, etc. As I make out my lesson plans for the older children I can easily write down 2-3 activities from the list on my plans for Caedmon. I am hoping that being a little more organized with his activities will keep us all a little less frazzled and Caedmon a little more content.

From movies based on historical fiction to documentaries on history, science and geography topics to great film versions of our favorite British classic literature, we love them all. And they add to our studies with very little effort on my part. Jeff has been working with PureFlix in the past few years as he has served as producer for American Family Studios. Recently I looked over what they had to offer and was impressed with the variety of their selections including many that would be useful in our homeschool like these for history and government or these forTake a look at what they have to offer and check into a trial membership!

At the end of a busy day of homeschooling, cooking, cleaning, errand running and child training it is so easy to think only of myself, to get tired of answering just one more question, of listening to one more piece on the piano, to hear the constant drumming, banging, snapping that one son MUST do (he has so much music and rhythm within him that it MUST come out! ), Yes, I will strive to clothe myself in all the qualities listed in Colossians 3, but will daily remember that Christ has paid it all and has clothed me, even me, with His righteousness. My sinful soul is counted free; For God the Just is satisfied To look on Him, and pardon me. One with Himself, I cannot die, My soul is purchased by His blood; My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Saviour and my God.