July 4, 2011
April 8, 2011
Family Strategies: Practical Issues for Building Healthy Families
As I've mentioned many times before on my blog, our family has been blessed and benefited from numerous insights from Doug & Beall Phillips of Vision Forum Ministries over the years while raising our future leaders. They now have a new series, Family Strategies, consisting of 20 weekly, encouraging messages delivered right to your inbox with a link to download and listen to at your convenience!
From the site description:
To Survive and Prosper: It’s Time to Think Strategically
About Your Children, Your Household, and Your Family Culture!
strat-e-gies: The art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal.
About Your Children, Your Household, and Your Family Culture!
strat-e-gies: The art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal.
If you are a Christian parent living in the twenty-first century, you need to think strategically about your family. Settling for the priorities and practices of the world is a proven formula for disaster. As parents, we must do more than settle. We must self-consciously choose. This requires strategic biblical thinking. It means self-consciously building your family culture. And whether the subject is entertainment choices, home décor, travel, music in the home, or dealing with antagonistic relatives, it means that wise, Scripturally-informed parents must think creatively as they aggressively engage impediments and obstacles to success.
A 20-Week Energy Boost of Strategic Thinking and Encouragement from Doug and Beall Phillips
These are the weekly messages from Doug and Beall that you will receive:
1. How to Organize Your Home to Promote Family Unity
2. How to Cultivate a Love of Reading with Your Children
3. How to Make Mealtime Meaningful
4. How to Prepare for a Year of Home Education
5. How to Take Children Safely Through an Airport
6. How to Involve the Whole Family in Family Worship
7. How to Address the Plague of “Jive Talk” in Your Home
8. How to Encourage Masculinity in Sons
9. How to Encourage Femininity in Daughters
10. How to Handle a Social Worker Visit
11. How to Wage War on Sibling Rivalry
12. How to Use Household Decorations to Teach Character
13. How to Talk to Your Children about Miscarriage
14. How to Involve the Whole Family in Hospitality
15. How to Build an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Children
16. How to Watch a Movie As a Family
17. How to Cultivate a Love of Meaningful Poetry with Your Children, and Why Doing So Is Important
18. How to Prepare Your Children to Listen to a Symphony
19. How to Take a Road Trip with Your Family
20. How to Select the Best Locations for Family Vacations
1. How to Organize Your Home to Promote Family Unity
2. How to Cultivate a Love of Reading with Your Children
3. How to Make Mealtime Meaningful
4. How to Prepare for a Year of Home Education
5. How to Take Children Safely Through an Airport
6. How to Involve the Whole Family in Family Worship
7. How to Address the Plague of “Jive Talk” in Your Home
8. How to Encourage Masculinity in Sons
9. How to Encourage Femininity in Daughters
10. How to Handle a Social Worker Visit
11. How to Wage War on Sibling Rivalry
12. How to Use Household Decorations to Teach Character
13. How to Talk to Your Children about Miscarriage
14. How to Involve the Whole Family in Hospitality
15. How to Build an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Children
16. How to Watch a Movie As a Family
17. How to Cultivate a Love of Meaningful Poetry with Your Children, and Why Doing So Is Important
18. How to Prepare Your Children to Listen to a Symphony
19. How to Take a Road Trip with Your Family
20. How to Select the Best Locations for Family Vacations
As the parents of eight children and the founders of Vision Forum Ministries, Doug and Beall Phillips have spent the last decade collecting and implementing helpful strategies for building a strong, safe, and visionary family culture.
Doug and Beall share some of the most practical and proven strategies for building a vibrant family culture through their new 20-week, 30-minute episodes audio series called Family Strategies.
A weekly energy boost for the price of a fancy cup of coffee.
For about the price of a fancy cup of coffee, you can get a real energy jolt — a weekly encouragement boost from Doug and Beall in which they share their favorite and best strategies for building family unity.
Doug and Beall share some of the most practical and proven strategies for building a vibrant family culture through their new 20-week, 30-minute episodes audio series called Family Strategies.
Receive a New Family Strategies Message in Your Inbox Every Tuesday!
A weekly energy boost for the price of a fancy cup of coffee.
For about the price of a fancy cup of coffee, you can get a real energy jolt — a weekly encouragement boost from Doug and Beall in which they share their favorite and best strategies for building family unity.
If you have been listening to these or decide to, I'd love to hear how your family is being blessed by this new series.
April 7, 2011
The Homeschool Channel
Have you been to The Homeschool Channel lately? They have some great programs lined up and two nice giveaways lined up for their "Freebie Friday" this week.
The following is from their latest email:
Homeschool Channel Newsletter/Program Guide
Ch Ch Ch Changes - To make The Homeschool Channel Web site easier and quicker to navigate, we have made some minor changes. The discussion forum is now located in the left hand column, along with our blogs. The center column is now all about video. That's where you will find our live stream and a host of helpful videos you can watch any time and as often as you like.
Homeschool Channel On Location - James Nickel
Have you been to a homeschool conference? One of our goals at The Homeschool Channel is to bring the inspiring speakers from the home education movement straight to you.
This week we will be featuring James Nickel. Log on and watch these sessions:
Mon. 4 p.m. EDT Ep. 203 Algebra: The Language of Science
Tue. 4 p.m. EDT Ep. 210 The Third R - Restoring the Rudiments
Wed. 4 p.m. EDT Ep. 219 Mathematics: Is God Silent?
Thu. 4 p.m. EDT Ep. 232 Study Habits from the Proverbs
Fri. 4 p.m. EDT Ep. 245 A Truly Christian View of Education
The video stream can be viewed on our home page at www.thehomeschoolchannel.tv.
Freebie Friday - We have two giveaways this week: America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations By Bill Federer and The Greatest Hoax On Earth? Refuting Dawkins on Evolution By Jonathan Sarfati. Enter any day before Monday. We'll pick two winners this week, so get your name in the hat. Instructions for entering the giveaway are located in the top left corner of on our web site (www.thehomeschoolchannel.tv). Respond to the Forum Discussion Post "Freebie Friday 4/8 Entry."
Thank you for watching and supporting the Homeschool Channel. Plan to catch all the exciting programs coming up. Click here to view the program guide for the upcoming week.
Sincerely,
The Homeschool Channel
April 1, 2011
FREEBIES! The Home Educator's Tutor
I'm technically still on a blog break until the end of April, but just have to share this with you...
If you're a Charlotte Mason or Classical Education fan, you won't want to miss this one! The owner of HomeschoolRadioShows and Homeschool FREEBIE of the Day! is offering this 100 page sampler full of wonderful little gems to use in your homeschool.
If you're a Charlotte Mason or Classical Education fan, you won't want to miss this one! The owner of HomeschoolRadioShows and Homeschool FREEBIE of the Day! is offering this 100 page sampler full of wonderful little gems to use in your homeschool.
To download THE HOME EDUCATOR'S TUTOR SAMPLER EDITION, go here.
From the site: "The Home Educator's Tutor (also known as "The Tutor") is a nine-volume resource library in the Classical Education / Charlotte Mason tradition that is designed to give your students an understanding about the things that make civilization, knowledge about the world and the arts, and the ability to express oneself. It starts where the "Three R's" leave off.
This terrific 100 page PDF Sampler Edition of meaty excerpts from the series, includes nature studies & activities, stories from American history, art appreciation, elocution exercises, literature, copywork, a bit of Shakespeare & Plutarch, character building stories and much more. Don't miss it!"
While there, read more about how you can also get the entire 9 volume resource library, now available on 1 CD in PDF format, for just $27!!! I just received mine last weekend and started using it in our homeschool on Monday. My children are raving over it and said it was one of the best weeks they've had all year! I so wish I would have found this years ago.
To download THE HOME EDUCATOR'S TUTOR SAMPLER EDITION, go here.
Enjoy!
February 28, 2011
HUGE 4000 Fan Celebration & Boys Will Like To Read!!!
My poor blog has been so neglected. I'm so busy having a HUGE 4000 Fan Celebration for my Bless Others With Cards Facebook fan page that I haven't had a spare minute for blogging. The good news is I'm almost at 4600 fans and loving every minute of the Celebration!!! We have 282 FABULOUS giveaways donated by some of the best bloggers & pages on Facebook!!! You heard me right, it's HUGE ~ 282 gifts to give away to our fans!!! If you haven't been over to Celebrate with us, please stop by Bless Others With Cards on Facebook! The giveaway ends this Friday, March 4th. Be sure to say "Hi" on my wall.
Anyway, I just read this interesting little article on my CurrClick Newsletter about boys and reading. Having 5 boys who do not care much for reading, I just had to post it.
Boys’ brains are 10 percent larger than girls, but girls have a larger corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is the part of the brain that allows for the exchange of information between the right and left hemispheres. Because girls have a larger corpus callosum, they can apparently use both sides of their brain more readily than boys can. Girls also appear to have verbal ability residing in both hemispheres, which inc reases their ability to verbalize. Boys tend to have verbal ability in the left hemisphere and have weaker auditory memory. Boys, however, excel in right-sided dominated tasks that require visual/spatial intelligence. That’s why they often succeed in hands on-manipulative activities. Boys’ brains also produce greater level of testosterone than girls, so members of this sex have tendency to be aggressive and enjoy competition.
The average classroom is feminized. About 79 percent of teachers in the United States are female. School activities often call for using verbal skills and doing “seat work,” with little opportunity for physical movement. Parents who want to provide equal opportunity so that their sons will succeed academically, especially in reading, should engage boys in some of the following activities.
1. Create a listening center in your son’s bedroom. Alo ng with CD and/or DVD players, provide read- along books and sing-along tapes.
2. Incorporate movement when reading a story. For instance let your son march around slowing and chant, “I think I can, I think I can” when you’re reading The Little Engine that Could.
3. Use non-traditional literature such as Highlights Magazine.Boys respond to literature when they can see a practical use for reading and getting information.
4. Use visual stimuli to engage your son. Help him make puppets from popsicle sticks and cardstock, or socks.
5. Let him select books that he likes. Take your son to library and bookstores to select books that are interesting to him.
6. Let him dictate his own story. Use a computer to rewrite the story. Then let him read it out loud.
7. Read a read-together book. The words of the characters are often color-coded to enhance the shared reading experience.
8. Involve his father. Encourage his father to read to him. Let your son see his father read books for pleasure.
If you follow many of these tips, there is a great probability thatYOUR SON WILL ENJOY READING.
Kathy Nash MSW is the Director of Programs for TNG Publishings in Conyers, Georgia. TNG is committed to publishing materials that promote character virtues. Kathy most recently co-authored the read aloud/read together book and animated DVD “Big Box, Little Box” with her son Damien Nash.
Anyway, I just read this interesting little article on my CurrClick Newsletter about boys and reading. Having 5 boys who do not care much for reading, I just had to post it.
Boys will like to READ…
Boys will like to read when we provide topics that captivate their interests and create an atmosphere that meets their needs. Recent research studies reveal a disturbing trend: Boys have always lagged behind girls in reading during the early years. Some 50 percent of boys, in fact, are more likely to be held back at the end of eighth grade than girls. If we look at brain development theory and gender-based education, we can understand why there is such discrepancy in the academic success of girls and boys, especially in reading achievement.Boys’ brains are 10 percent larger than girls, but girls have a larger corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is the part of the brain that allows for the exchange of information between the right and left hemispheres. Because girls have a larger corpus callosum, they can apparently use both sides of their brain more readily than boys can. Girls also appear to have verbal ability residing in both hemispheres, which inc reases their ability to verbalize. Boys tend to have verbal ability in the left hemisphere and have weaker auditory memory. Boys, however, excel in right-sided dominated tasks that require visual/spatial intelligence. That’s why they often succeed in hands on-manipulative activities. Boys’ brains also produce greater level of testosterone than girls, so members of this sex have tendency to be aggressive and enjoy competition.
The average classroom is feminized. About 79 percent of teachers in the United States are female. School activities often call for using verbal skills and doing “seat work,” with little opportunity for physical movement. Parents who want to provide equal opportunity so that their sons will succeed academically, especially in reading, should engage boys in some of the following activities.
1. Create a listening center in your son’s bedroom. Alo ng with CD and/or DVD players, provide read- along books and sing-along tapes.
2. Incorporate movement when reading a story. For instance let your son march around slowing and chant, “I think I can, I think I can” when you’re reading The Little Engine that Could.
3. Use non-traditional literature such as Highlights Magazine.Boys respond to literature when they can see a practical use for reading and getting information.
4. Use visual stimuli to engage your son. Help him make puppets from popsicle sticks and cardstock, or socks.
5. Let him select books that he likes. Take your son to library and bookstores to select books that are interesting to him.
6. Let him dictate his own story. Use a computer to rewrite the story. Then let him read it out loud.
7. Read a read-together book. The words of the characters are often color-coded to enhance the shared reading experience.
8. Involve his father. Encourage his father to read to him. Let your son see his father read books for pleasure.
If you follow many of these tips, there is a great probability thatYOUR SON WILL ENJOY READING.
Kathy Nash MSW is the Director of Programs for TNG Publishings in Conyers, Georgia. TNG is committed to publishing materials that promote character virtues. Kathy most recently co-authored the read aloud/read together book and animated DVD “Big Box, Little Box” with her son Damien Nash.
January 20, 2011
Featured Birthday Blog!
We LOVE celebrating birthdays around here!!! Bless Others With Cards would like to wish a very special Blog & Fan page friend a VERY Happy Birthday!!!
Please stop by Kayla's Blog, The Arrowood Zoo, and wish her a Happy Birthday!!! Having more followers would be a great birthday present, so don't forget to follow while you're there! Just click on her banner below. What a great way to meet another awesome blogger!
Happy Birthday, Kayla!!!
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2
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I don't think Kayla's birthday card arrived yet. I was hoping it would reach her today on her birthday, but the mail seems slow. This may ruin the surprise, but her family is just so beautiful I have to share it with you!
This is the front. Look at this gorgeous family!!!
This is the inside with a photo of my family spanned across a 2 panel card.
All Featured Birthday Blogs are now being celebrated on both of my blogs - Bless Others With Cards & Raising Future Leaders!
To see some more of my fabulous Picture Plus 2.0 cards sent with SendOutCards click here.
It's My Other Blog That Is Featured!
If you're stopping by from the blog hop today to Congratulate me on being featured, thanks so much!!! But it's not Raising Future Leaders that's featured today, it's my new blog, Bless Others WIth Cards! :) The featured post is correct, but there was a little mix up with the button that was entered in the featured spot and it couldn't be changed after it was done.
It should have been this one:
I'd love it if you'd pop over there and follow. It's just a click away! I will follow you back no matter what. :)
January 19, 2011
Special Offer - "This Little Church" Trilogy
My good friend, founder of Teaching the Word MInistries, and host of The Scripture Driven Church weekly half-hour radio program, Dr. Paul Elliott, just sent an email announcing a special sale on This Little Church trilogy by Dr. Gary Gilley.
I was so excited to see this! I have This Little Church Went to Market and it is an excellent book based on sound, biblical principles. What a great price for all three.
I was so excited to see this! I have This Little Church Went to Market and it is an excellent book based on sound, biblical principles. What a great price for all three.
Now only $24.99 + free shipping!!! (Save Over 50%)
Limited time
Regular price
$52.88
Many churches, riding the faddish waves of our times, have "gone to market" — but not all. Some churches are trying to remain firmly grounded in the truth of the Scriptures. Still, the pressures mount, the temptations are repackaged, and the schemes of the world become more and more persuasive.
Dr. Gary Gilley explores the manifold pressures on conservatives churches to sell out to un-Biblical trends and innovations, including the present temptation toward mystical theology. He challenges churches that are toying with "new paradigms" to remain true to God's Word and to God's chosen means of converting sinners: the authentic Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pastors, church leaders, students, and church members who want Scripture to be paramount in their lives and ministries will find in these three books a timely message to a Christian subculture that has become focused on human methods rather than God's power.
Set includes:
- This Little Church Went to Market:
Is the Modern Church Reaching Out or Selling Out?
- This Little Church Stayed Home:
A Faithful Church in Deceptive Times
January 17, 2011
Tuesday Blog Trail
I just had to join this blog hop and promote it because the host, Jenilee, and I have something very special in common. We are both moms of 6 children!!!
Welcome to the WEEKLY blog hop hosted by Six in The Nest!
Come back every Tuesday to find new blogs and new readers!
This blog hop is simple, there are no rules, but please follow Six in The Nest! She will follow every single blog that links up!
And of course, follow Raising Future Leaders while you're here! Please leave me a comment with your link so I can come follow you back. I ALWAYS follow back!
And of course, follow Raising Future Leaders while you're here! Please leave me a comment with your link so I can come follow you back. I ALWAYS follow back!
Also, if you grab a button, post it to your blog, and leave the link below you will be entered to be next week's featured blog!
This week's featured blog is....
January 11, 2011
Featured Birthday Blogs!
We LOVE celebrating birthdays around here!!! Raising Future Leaders would like to wish a very special Blog & Fan page friend a VERY Happy Birthday!!!
Please stop by Trisha's Blog to wish her a Happy Birthday today!!! Having more followers would be a great birthday present, so don't forget to follow while you're there! Just click on her button below. What a great way to meet another awesome blogger!
Happy Birthday, Trisha!!!
I just found out late last night that Trisha's birthday is TODAY!!! Please help her have the best birthday ever!
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2
All Featured Birthday Blogs are now being celebrated on both of my blogs - Bless Others With Cards & Raising Future Leaders!
January 7, 2011
Featured Birthday Blogs!
We LOVE celebrating birthdays around here!!! Raising Future Leaders would like to wish 2 very special Blog & Fan page friends a VERY Happy Birthday!!!
The birthday cards are being sent (just learned about their special days) and now it's time to celebrate these wonderful blog followers of mine!
Please stop by their Blogs to wish them a Happy Birthday today!!! Having more followers would be great birthday presents. so don't forget to follow while you're there! Just click on their buttons. What a great way to meet some new, awesome bloggers!
I just found out the other night that Tabitha's birthday had already passed, it was Dec. 26th when so many birthdays are overlooked. So, please stop by and say Hi to her. Tabitha also has a Fan page for you to Like while you're there.
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Happy Birthday, Karren!!!
Oh! My Heartsie
Karren's birthday is actually TODAY!!! I'm so glad she let me know this morning so we can celebrate with her! Please help her have a lovely birthday!
We hope you both have the Happiest Birthdays Ever!!!
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2
We love to celebrating YOUR birthday!!! In case you missed my earlier post on birthdays, read it here. We would love to feature you on your birthday! Join our birthday list here so we can remember you on your Special Day and send some Blog Follower Love your way!
All Featured Birthday Blogs are now being celebrated on both of my blogs - Raising Future Leaders & Bless Others With Cards!
We love to celebrating YOUR birthday!!! In case you missed my earlier post on birthdays, read it here. We would love to feature you on your birthday! Join our birthday list here so we can remember you on your Special Day and send some Blog Follower Love your way!
All Featured Birthday Blogs are now being celebrated on both of my blogs - Raising Future Leaders & Bless Others With Cards!
January 6, 2011
Charles Dickens Classic From Homeschool Radio Shows!
I don't know about your children, but mine absolutely LOVE listening to old time radio broadcasts and audiobooks. My 12, 10, & 8 year old boys listen to something every single night before bed. My 16 & 14 year old sons used to do the same thing, but it's not as frequent as when they were younger.
They have been through every episode of Sherlock Holmes, The Great Gildersleeve, The Whistler, Father Knows Best, and Family Doctor ever recorded. I can't even begin to list the 100's of audiobooks they've listened to, from the unabridged versions of Alice in Wonderland and Pilgrim's Progress, to The Iliad and Treasure Island. It's such a great way to enjoy these classics. HomeschoolRadioShows got us hooked many years ago!
I was so excited to learn that HomeschoolRadioShows just posted a great hour long audio dramatization of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS at their site this morning! This is a terrific "living book for the ears", especially for ages 10 & up...
Enjoy!
I'm Featured! Thursday's Train to Facebook
Thursday's Train to Facebook!!
The train is about to leave the station!
$aving Toward A Better Life and Buzzing the Day Away have teamed up to bring you this hop aimed at gaining more Fans to "like" your Facebook page, as well as allowing you to check out some new pages you may not have known about!
If you would like a ticket for this train, all you have to do is follow these steps:
- Check out the Facebook pages of the two engineers (also known as the hostesses); $aving toward a better life and Buzzing the day away.We will be in the first two slots of the linky. Please also check out this week's Featured Blogger who will be in spot #3. "Like" us and leave a comment on our wall with a link to your Facebook page and we WILL "like" you too!
- Link up your blog name and the URL to your Blog's FACEBOOK PAGE. (You only need to add your info once and it will be seen on all lists).
- Grab our Thursday's Train button (located in the left sidebar) and include it in a post on your blog to help us spread the word. The more people that know about this hop, the more fans you will get for your Facebook page! You can include the linky code (at the bottom of the post) if you like as well.
- Go to as many other Facebook pages on the linky as you want and "like" them as well. Be sure to leave a comment on their wall with a link back to you and let them know you rode over on Thursday's Train!
- Be sure to "like" back any new fans you have gained through our Facebook Hop! A hop only works if people like and like back.
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Each week one participant will be chosen at random to receive spot #3 on the following week's train list. In addition to the #3 spot, we will also be posting an entirely separate blog post featuring this person and highlighting their blog and Facebook page!!
If you would like to be eligible for this fantastic exposure, you must follow the rules of the Train: follow hostesses, say "Hi" so we know you're following and which blog is yours, and post the Train button on your page.
This week's featured blog is....
She is in the #3 spot this week. Her feature will be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned for that! Also, please remember to stop by her Facebook page and let her know you "Like" her!
The Busy Buzzer will be absent from blogging until mid-January. She's moving into her new house! So the hop is being run by Tabitha at $aving Toward a Better Life (heaven help us all because I have no idea what I'm doing! LOL!) You still need to Like Buzzing the Day Away on Facebook to be eligible for the #3 spot. She'll like you back as soon as she's online again!
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