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Tribute to My Dad (Written by my daughter when she was 14)

I love my dad! I think he’s wonderful. Let me explain. My dad loves the Lord and strives to do His will. He tells others about the Gospel. He has shared his faith with his coworkers and others. He also loves me, my mom, and my brothers unconditionally. He shows it in his words and actions. John 15:13 says, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." Dad would die for us. My dad truly cares for us and about us. Not only does he care for us physically but spiritually as well. He does his best to answer our questions about the Bible and God, etc. He is also not afraid to admit when he doesn’t know something. He’s humble. He teaches us to always trust in God . I enjoy spending time with my dad. He plays sports with us and teaches us how to play better. He’s our personal coach. He has also taught me piano. My dad has a great ear for music. One of my favorite things to do is watching movies alone with my dad. My dad has a gre

What We Did…Last School Year (2006-2007)

This is a way of record-keeping for me.  We’re so thankful to the Lord for another year of homeschooling.  All kids : Bible Study/Prayer Time : Bible/memorization                                             Foundations                                            You Can Change the World Volume 1 and Volume 2 Character-building : A Child’s Book of Character Building Book 1 and Book 2                                  A Child’s First Book of Virtues                    Others: The World of Tools and Technology (Great Science Adventures Series)               Unit study on 50 States using various resources and games               Science experiments using various resources                Postcard exchange with people from other states and countries                Package exchange with other homeschoolers around the world               Chess Club Our daughter (13 yo then) : Math : Saxon Algebra 1 Accounting : LifePac Accounting Grammar and Composition : A Beka Grammar and Com

Homeschool Open House

Tiany  is hosting a Homeschool Open House from Aug. 1st to Aug. 15th.  Please visit her site for details.  What a wonderful opportunity this is to encourage one another and learn from one another in our homeschooling journey/adventure!  Welcome, everybody, to Children of Light Christian Academy!  " For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.  Live as children of light  (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord ."  Ephesians 5:8-10  Who are we?  We’re Christ-centered, Bible-based, mission-minded, family-bonding, character-building, & life-long learning homeschoolers.  We cherish our togetherness; we enjoy learning and growing together as the Lord leads us.  Last year, I wrote a post about why we homeschool . We home school our three precious blessings : 14 year old daughter , 8 year old son , and 5 year old son.  We have been homeschooling for over 8 years now.  We mi