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Lesson from the Trees: Learning to Let Go

Lesson from the Trees: Learning to Let Go

by Jessica Frierson, October 2022   As October rolls around and the temperatures drop, the world outside my windows has become much more colorful. It’s my favorite time of year. Not only is the weather perfect (in my opinion anyway) and the fall foliage so beautiful, but I am always reminded of an important concept as I watch the trees prepare to drop their multi-colored leaves. There is a time to let go.    All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried.” — Donald Miller   We tend to hold onto things that should be...

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Merey’s Review of Blue Skies West from Appaloosy Books

Merey’s Review of Blue Skies West from Appaloosy Books

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. What a creative idea! I thought as I started reading Blue Skies West by Mattie Richardson from Appaloosy Books. Blue, the horse narrates the book for us so that we see life along the Oregon Trail through a horse’s perspective. Very cool! With a beautiful family and loving owner named Charlie, the story begins with Charlie’s dad wanting to travel to Oregon and his mom not wanting to make the trip. Each character is protrayed beautifully as a real person with hopes, dreams, strengths, and flaws. Set in the...

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STEM Tuesday– Extinction– Writing Tips & Resources

STEM Tuesday– Extinction– Writing Tips & Resources

                                                                                                                                                                          Extinct. Over. Done with. Gone. There won’t be a whole lot of writing tips and...

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Portable Lap Desks Only $15.82 on Amazon (Regularly $30) | Great for Classrooms & Homeschooling

Portable Lap Desks Only $15.82 on Amazon (Regularly $30) | Great for Classrooms & Homeschooling

Your kids can work anywhere with an Amazon deal! Hurry over to Amazon where you can score the lowest price ever on this ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk at only $15.82 (regularly $29.99)! This lap desk allows you to have a writing surface and a seat all in one! This desk can be used in your home, or if you’re a teacher, these would make a fun and unique addition to your classroom. Learning can happen anywhere and in any room with this desk! See why this desk gets 5-star reviews… These seats are a hit in my 8th-grade...

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Fall-Autumn Word Search

Fall-Autumn Word Search

Fall Freebie! Today I have a fun fall freebie for you!  This is a fall/autumn word search with fall words such as acorn, apple, autumn, fruit, harvest, hay, rake, red, yellow and others. Just click on the link or picture below to download the PDF. There are two pages, one with color clipart and one in black and white. I made each fall word search slightly different in case your kids want to do both! Let me know (here’s my email) if your kids enjoy this and I might try to do some other seasonal word searches! ~Liesl Click here...

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