Homeschooling for His Glory

Come and See      Matt Redman Behold the author of our salvation Behold the wonder of grace so free Behold the blessing of true forgiveness At Calvary. Behold the answer for all the broken Behold the mercy that makes a way Behold the pronise of perfect healing At Calvary. Ref:   Come and see, come and see what God has done Come and see, come and see what Love have done In this place hearts and lives waking up To the Light of the world You're light of the world Your cross is speaking words of freedom No condemnation shall we now fear Our shame is silenced Your love has triumphed At Calvary Bridge : God it's your love, here on display We stand in awe it takes our breath away

What has been going on at our house in the past weeks or so? As usual, not so much, but I thought it would be nice to note a few things that happened this week. 1. The boys had their first dentist visit this week. It went all well and no one complained. 2. Joho has been on an Asterix marathon, to which Zach and dad joined in. 3. We've been reviewing another science program ( Supercharged Science) , so we have been up to some experiments as well. 4. On the school front: We are plodding through finishing The Logic of English. We are at lesson 31 out of 40. In Math we are reviewing CTC Math , which seems to be working for the boys. We're also covering Geography, History, Latin, French. We are still enjoying our new writing curriculumL Writing and Rhetoric. Zach is still plodding along in his Lord of the Rings as well as enjoying Kingdom series books. Joho is going along in his Hardy Boys series. 5. I am enjoying reading my newly arrived in the mail Old Sch

Last week I had a few bananas that were left uneaten. Today I thought I wanted to make something sweet and thought I need to use these bananas. Of course, I went and browsed Pinterest, I got inspired and remembered a jamaican pastry that I used to like: Banana Tarts . So that is what I ended up making. The boys and mom approved! Banana Tarts Ingredients: Filling: 3 ripe bananas (you could use ripe plantains as well) 1/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp water nutmeg vanilla Pastry dough 2 cups flour 1/2 salt 2/3 cup butter or shortening 5Tbsp water Prepare the dough: 1. Mix together salt and flour. 2. Cut the butter in the flour until ressembles coarse crumbs. 3. Add water, 2 Tbsp at a time, mixing with a fork. Form dough into a ball, and refrigerate wrapped in waxed paper. Prepare filling: 1. Put bananas, sugar and water in a saucepan and cook at low to medium temperature until mixture thickens (about 15 minutes). 2. Add a pinch of nutmeg and vanilla. 3. Add optional f

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Learning a new language can be very beneficial in many ways. As I have mentioned before I am a native French speaker but have lived in English-speaking countries for over 16 years now.  I also married an English-speaking man so we speak English at home. For some reason I have had a hard time teaching my boys French, so, I always jump at opportunities that will allow my kids to learn it. Mango Languages is an online language learning program that offers courses in over 60 languages. Among these languages you will find, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Greek (ancient and Koine), Latin, Hebrew, Chinese, Tzeck, Bengali, Hawaiian and many more. Mango Languages offers an array of products for different kind of uses. You can have an account for personal use, school use, homeschool, library, higher education, government or corporate. I got to review the Mango Homeschool Edition .   Mango Homeschool Languages could be used as a supplement or a full homeschool language pro

We were delighted in the past month to review a science experiment DVD. It came from ScienceandMath.com , a company dedicated to providing resources in Science and Math to help students understand the subjects better, and enjoy them as well. ScienceandMath.com offers focussed products: Science DVD called Amazing Science, Volume 1 Math programs ranging from Grade 4 to college Math We chose to review the science DVD as my kids love science (especially my youngest), and the 30 seconds sample video  on the site looked really cool. We were not disappointed. We all enjoyed watching the video, better yet we enjoyed actually doing some of the experiments. The DVD is great for all ages. For the young ones (K-G.2) the explanations might be above their head, but they will surely enjoy watching what happens with each and every experiments, which will help spark curiosity. I used it with a 3rd and 5th grader. This DVD comes in two disks. Here is a list of what is covered:

 Zucchini Fritters  I made these a couple weeks ago and they were a hit with the family. Ingredients: vegetable oil for frying  3 cups grated zucchini 1 cup diced onion 2 eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper When I made tis I half the recipe and it came out just fine. Preparation: 1. Combine the zucchini, onion and egg in a bowl 2. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and chili powder together. 3. Mix together the zucchini mixture with the flour mixture. 4. Heat some oil, deep enough for frying, but no too deep. 5. Drop a heaping tablespoon of batter in the oil and fry for about 2-3 minutes until firm inside and brown on the outside. 6. Place on a paper towel to fdrain the excess oil. 7. Transfer to a serving plate and enjoy, as a side or a snack. Et Voila!

I absolutely love bread. Iam aloways trying new bread recipe. This one is an abslute winner. Try it and you won't regret it! I did prepare the dough in the bread machine and it turned out just fine. Parmesan-Garlic Pull Apart Bread 1¼ cups warm water 2 tablespoons sugar, agave, or honey 2 tablespoons canola oil 3-4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2¼ teaspoons yeast 4 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup  Parmesan cheese  Directions Mix the water, oil, and agave/honey/sugar. Add half of the flour, yeast, and salt. (If you are using dry yeast and non-instant, mix yeast with liquids and let sit for 5-10 minutes before adding flour and salt.) Slowly add the rest of the flour as needed and continue to knead by hand or mixer for 5 to 7 minutes. Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover with towel and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled. Cut dough into 20-25 pieces. Mix melted butter and minced garlic. Dip dough in butter mixtur

Build Your Kingdom Here By Rend Collective Come set Your rule and reign In our hearts again Increase in us we pray Unveil why we're made Come set our hearts ablaze with hope Like wildfire in our very souls Holy Spirit come invade us now We are Your Church We need Your power In us We seek Your kingdom first We hunger and we thirst Refuse to waste our lives For You're our joy and prize To see the captive hearts released The hurt; the sick; the poor at peace We lay down our lives for Heaven's cause We are Your church We pray revive This earth Ref: Build your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land. Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build your kindgom here We pray. Unleach your kindgom power  Reaching the near and far No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing hearts You made us for much more than this Awake the kingdom seed in us Fill us with the stren