Jul 4
2008

Today we celebrate the blessed founding of the united States of America. When those 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence they had no idea what would become of it. They were not a mighty nation, (weren’t a nation at all!) had no national army or navy, and were going against the greatest power of the world.

But God was with them. They looked to Him and His Word for guidance, and they not only won their Independence, but went on to found a Federal Republic based on biblical principles of government bringing such liberty as the world had never known. We have so much to be grateful for as the first Christian Constitutional Federal Republic.

Today we see those liberties being eroded away, as our nation turns it’s back on God who established her, His Word that gave them direction, and our Constitution that framed our great nation. Today we beg again that God’s people would humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from their wicked ways; that God would hear, forgive our sin and heal our land.

 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (II Chronicles 7:14)

May God once again Bless America!

A few of our favorite resources on America’s founding come from Wallbuilders and Vision Forum. (our affiliate links to their products at CBD) (Plenty of others, but no time to post them now.)

Read or Listen to the Declaration of Independence today.

Some articles to read today. (Thanks to Scott Eash at Biblical Worldview Media for these article links.)

Relect on our Freedoms – and how to restore them – and have a great day!

For Me and My House ~ At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
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Jul 2
2008

It’s a win – win – win situation for Learning Maps™! Me and My House is now an affiliate partner of NovaMind, meaning you Win! Win! Win! You get the convenience and great looks of a computerized Learning Map™. You get a great mind mapping software to help you do it, NovaMind. And you even get an educational discount on the Pro edition; (home educating families qualify). Both Windows and Mac versions are available.

Me and My House also wins! Your purchase through our website helps support Me and My House ministries. 

You don’t know what Learning Maps™ (mind mapping) is? You haven’t hung around me long enough! :-) Mind mapping is an AWESOME and POWERFUL tool for learning, for gaining and retaining understanding! It is a natural with biblical principles learning because it shows relationships!

Basically a mind map (our terminology is Learning Map™) is a way to graphically/visually outline and organize, brainstorm and research, plan and present, educate and evaluate, comprehend and communicate. We first learned how to make these as a pre-writing help many years ago. I was impressed by their usefulness and benefits as both a learning and teaching tool, and it grew from there to be one of the primary tools we use in education – both learning and teaching.

You start with a word/picture/idea in the middle of a paper and then branch out from there – first your main points, then each of those branched into subpoints. Utilizing color and pictures, as well as the design, helps us to remember the ideas and information easier. (Schools sometimes call these "webs".)

I originally drew my Learning Maps™ by hand, and my children still do most of the time. But software is available to make our Learning Maps™ on the computer. That makes them super fun and convenient, as well as enhances our use of color, pictures, and all sorts of design. (I LOVE color and design. — And I own 3 different mind mapping apps.) :-)

We use Learning Maps™ to plan studies, to document studies, to outline lessons (for me to teach from – or the kids outline as I’m teaching/ what they learn), to outline writing assignments, to brainstorm anything, etc…… I even made a Learning Map™ of their daily responsibilities. :-) And I make them of each seminar session I teach, as well as for the books I write.

You can take a peek at a few of our simple Learning Maps™ on our webpages.

Then look at what others have done with them. (It’s up to you how elaborate you want to make them.) (Please note, these are examples of the types of things you can do with mind mapping – not recommendations of the content within the examples.) :-)

There are several editions of NovaMind to choose from.

NovaMind Pro – for advanced Mind Mappers, senior school and university students, coaches, and for general business use. The 30% educational discount is available to home educators for NovaMind Pro.

NovaMind Express – an entry level product, providing excellent Mind Mapping capabilities for schools and beginning Mind Mappers.

There’s a Pro edition too. You can compare all three here: NovaMind Feature Comparison.

AND here’s another way you WIN! You can download a 30-Day FREE Trial.

What are you waiting for? Have some fun over the next month as you work on your Lesson Planning for next year!

For Me and My House ~ At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
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