How Great is Our God!

God can be found anywhere we look if we will open our eyes and allow him to reveal himself.   God does not always show himself in the bold and obvious but often in the subtle, the underlying meaning of something. It is in the deeper meaning that we suddenly discover that what looks like [...]

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Update on Freemind and then — Miracles Abound!

Update on Freemind I was just visiting the Freemind website and Freemind has made into the top 12 of “Best Project for Educators” category.  I don’t know who the deciding body is but if you read my earlier post you know that I love the program and I agree whole heartily that it is a [...]

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ZOTERO Isn’t For Everyone BUT …

… If you do research either as a teacher or an older student, the this program may just be what you need.  I am a big fan of free software and there is a tremendous amount from which to choose in a variety of subjects but, until now, I had not seen a well thought [...]

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Fantastic Week at Church

I have developed a small following already and I just wanted to drop by and tell you that I am still here.  This week is Breakthrough Week at our church.  We are in the middle of a building program and each year at this time we have a fund raising week that we call Breakthrough.  [...]

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If you could do your first year again, what would you do different?

A short post today.  The week has been busy but nothing significant to talk about so I thought I would ask a question. If you could do your first year over again, what would you do differently?  What advice would you give a new homeschooling family to make their first year a success? I am [...]

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Header Images

I have been a photographer since high school and for those who have not yet read the blog introduction and tried to guess my age, I was in high school at the end of the 60s.   Yes, I will be 57 this year and later this year I will start homeschooling my two sons who [...]

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Flashcards

OK, so I was Stumbling again.  Yes I know, it COULD be a problem but I think I can control it. Today’s Stumbling gem is a Flash Card website called Flash Card Exchange.   This site has over 18 million flash cards in every category that you can imagine.  The site uses a Tag Cloud search [...]

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Find Home School Info on the Web You Never Even Knew To Look For- Use StumbleUpon!

I have been a Google fan for many years and have used their search engine almost exclusively. Then one day I stumbled upon, well StumbleUpon.  It is pretty popular but in case you have missed it, it is a browser plugin that allows you to quite literally stumble around the internet based on a subject [...]

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General Use Planning Software

Since I am just starting out as a home school teacher, I have a great deal of planing to do.  There is the switching of rooms in the house to make room for the classroom.  Researching curriculum, gathering furniture, supplies, materials and information on resources just to mention a few.  It seems as if everywhere [...]

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Hello Homeschooling World!

Welcome to Dad’s Homeschool Blog.  Yes, Dad’s Homeschool Blog and that does in fact mean that I, Dad will be the home schooling parent.  I have been the stay at home Dad since the boys, now 7 and 8 were born.  So how did I come to be the stay at home Dad and now [...]

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