a Major Upheaval

Without going into too much detail my Husband finds himself looking for a new job this week.  We have  had several ups and downs this weekend and he finds himself  going through the whole process of applications and interviews.  I have no doubt that he will have a new job by the end of the week at the latest and that things will  be semi back to normal by the beginning of next month.   The circumstances that lead to this change are both ridiculous and actually a blessing in disguise.  The blessing part is that his job was taking a major toll on his body but he would never have left it on his own.  I won't get into the ridiculous part other than it is a product of the way the current legal system makes it so easy for someone to sue (which we could do twice over if we wanted to but have chosen just to let it go).   All prayers for our current situation and for the upcoming transition would be greatly appreciated.

As I have confessed  here to being a major book-a-holic.  I got my weekly email from Heart of the Matter (which you should subscribe) and the main subject was how to cultivate a love of reading in your children.  Some of the advice I have done with my children and you will find that you may already know but it just nice to see others using it with success.

Cultivating Readers,   Free children's books downloads, Encouraging a love of Literature were some of the articles I found interesting.

Another article was about setting a goal for ourselves to read great literature.  That article is here.

As a mother of a child who has always read way beyond her years I found this article about keeping up with an accelarated reader very interesting.  I always found it difficult to find books that Hannah would find enjoyable at her reading level.  (She has read at aobve 12 grade level since 3rd grade).

  

More Christmas fun!!

I get a newsletter from click schooling everyday.  She had a link in her newsletters about using different holiday activites for school.  The page is here.

Heart of the Matter online is offering a unit study of the symbols of Christmas.  You will find a pdf for the whole study on this page.

If you would like to try using podcasts in your schooling this page offers a list to get you started. We have used several in our school to make things a bit more exciting.

Here is a link to teach children to save while also paying for the things they need to live.

Anything I have Achieved, I failed my way there-Beth Moore

I try to listen to either Beth Moore or Kay Arthur on my way home from work every morning.  This morning it was Beth and in her talk she made the Quote that is the title for this post. 
Isn't this quote true for most of our lessons learned.  I know that I have failed more times than I care to count but if we are faithful and apply the lessons we have learned we will eventually make it.

Heart of the Matter is offering a free Lapbook from A journey through Learning if you sign up for their newsletter.  Also A Journey Through Learning is offering a free lapbook on the 17th centruy for signing up for their  newsletters.  My daughter has done several lapbooks and really liked them.  

End of Vacation

Today marks the official end of my vaction as I have to go back to work tonight.   We had a great time these past two weeks. 

The weather here in southeastern Pa is chilly and crisp.
This is a picture of the beautiful mums that my hubby got me for my birthday.  My birthday is not until Saturday but there is a chance he won't be home so he went ahead and got me these.  The picture is taken with the digital camera he also got me for my birthday.  We realized that with all the pictures we took on our vacation and with me blogging regularly a good digital camera would probably be a good idea.  I am still trying to figure it all out.
Here is an article from Heart of the Matter online How God carves a Pumpkin.  This website has a great newsletter that you can subscribe to for free.