This is a notebook of mine, where I keep various ideas and goals and all kinds of things for now and also for the future. I guess you could call it a homemaking notebook or something like that. I started this when I was fourteen, and have been adding to it since then. It has [...]
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
8 Aug
Newest Book!
The Has been expanded to include: Finally!!! A real dictionary. We were all quite excited over it… I was thinking, Only homeschoolers would get this excited over an old dictionary… I’m very happy. I was just saying that I wished we had this dictionary, and now we have it. It was present to [...]
4 Aug
Little Women
Emily, Hannah, me and Cheryl reading on the couch. Notice that they are all girly books. Emily is reading a Little House on the Prairie cookbook, Hannah is reading Anne of Avonlea, I am reading Old-fashioned girl, and Cheryl is reading the fifth Elsie book. We all read out loud out of our books at the [...]
31 Jul
What Do You Do All Day??
When we tell people that we don’t have TV, after they get over the shock of it all, they often wonder what we do all day. So, I thought I’d answer that question for any who read this blog and wonder. l Now you know!
28 Jul
Before You Meet Prince Charming Study
Last night, we had our fifth study on this (fantastic, must-read!) book by Sarah Mally. To give you a better picture of the type of study it is, I’ll tell you about our group. There are 5 girls in this group. One of which is myself. The other four are: my sister Hannah, my sister [...]
2 Jul
Don’t Waste Your Life Study
Question 1: Is it true that all men seek happiness (even those who commit suicide?) In my limited experiences, I find that it is true that all men seek happiness in some way. Some seek it in power, some in relationships, some in amusements, others in money, and the list goes on. Is [...]
26 Jun
Do Hard Things
My dad and another dad from church have been leading a study on “Do Hard Things”. We have been very excited to see God working through this book in the lives of some of the young people in our church. We have had some of them start projects- Nathan is organizing a “Teen [...]
22 Jun
Reading Lessons
Have you ever taught someone how to read? Have you ever taught two little boys to read–at the same time? Well, I taught my sister Cheryl to read, but I’ve never taught two little boys to read- until now. We are on lesson 11 of “100 Easy Lessons”. 10 done, [...]
26 Feb
Winners and Whiners…
The Top 10 Distinctions between Winners and Whiners 10.Winners take responsibility. Whiners play the victim. 9. Winners can have what they want. Whiners want what they cannot have. 8. Winners find a way. Whiners find an excuse. 7. Winners brighten a room by entering. Whiners brighten [...]
3 Feb
(Some of) My Favorite Fiction Books
Little Women Heidi Anne of Green Gables Treasures of the Snow Caddie Woodlawn A Little Princess Island of the Blue Dolphins Pride and Prejudice My Side of the Mountain Swiss Family Robinson G.A. Henty books (some of them) Outlaw Red Gentle Ben Trumpet of the swan The Yearling Little Lord Fauntleroy The Bronze Bow The [...]
