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Drawing Columbus’s ships

I found a great step-by-step drawing lesson over at Art Projects for Kids that we used with our kiddos to learn to draw one of Columbus’s ships!! The kids did a GREAT job!!

My awesome teacher tip for the day is this: Anytime GLITTER is involved, the kids will LOVE it! :)Today our awesome teacher award goes to Mrs. Linda, who taught us a little bit about galaxies and then let us use GLITTER!! I had to laugh a little bit, when all the girls in our group saw that she had brought…
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American History: Columbus

American History· Unit Studies

{we used the directions found here for drawing a Columbus ship!} We have the awesome opportunity to view the replica ships made of the Nina and the Pinta! Since this opportunity came our way, I thought we should take advantage of it and learn all about Christopher Columbus and his discovery of America! I’m embarrassed to admit that my kids…
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Gifts of Grace: Hannah’s baptism

Bragging on My Kids· Gift List

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4 Ashes to beauty. It is hard for me to put into words all that my Hannah’s baptism meant to me. It is especially hard…
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Sacrifice of Praise

Books I'm Reading

Earlier this week, I read the following devotional from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. (love this book by the way!!) “There is an old saying many Christians use: ‘Offer the Lord a sacrifice of praise,’ referring to Hebrews 13:15. In many circles this notion of a ‘sacrifice of praise’ almost becomes cliche. (Perhaps because worship does not often…
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