Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ musings

WonderMaps are truly Wonderful! In just a few clicks I can bring up any map I want, at any level–and print it out, if I desire. I love the convenience.

The maps work in levels and layers. For example, I click on the picture of North America on the World Map, and I get a map of just North America. On it, I click on United States and a USA map pops up. On it I click on Nebraska. Once I get to the map I want (whether it be Nebraska, North America, USA, or World–or anything else) I can view or hide various layers of labeling and features. Say I want city locations shown, but not names. Or rivers, capital, State names (including those surrounding,) and much more depending on the map. I just hide or view exactly what I want, including color overlay, black and white overlay, or plain blank background. Once I have the exact map with the information I want, I can print it for the children to view or label.

In addition to maps for all over the World, WonderMaps also includes maps from whenever in the World. Historical maps for time periods and events help us with not only geography studies, but also our HisStory studies, as we see where things happened, where people traveled to, and who possessed what land when. These maps are also listed Thematically, to help you find them that way.

Tyler Hogen has done a great job, on a great interactive resource, that will be used much in our home. You can pick up your own copy at Bright Ideas Press. Thanks Tyler for the review copy of WonderMaps.

SDG - For God's Glory Alone, For Me & My House, Me & My House ministries ~ Discipleship for Life!

What Homeschooling Mom Couldn’t Use $100 Worth of Resources for Under $20?

A friend of mine, Kimberly Eddy, is having a Fabulous Fire Sale this coming Monday – Thursday (Oct. 10-14th). And you can get a folder full of new resources for a steal. Included in the line up is our Freedom & Simplicity™ ThanksGiving Study, a super study for your family this time of year, which is worth almost the price of the entire package!

Read Kimberly’s story below, then click over to her site to grab this great deal!

In today’s economy, we’re all looking for a great deal. Well, you’ve found one right here.

This special offer bundle of digital resources is available for just $19.95, from October 10th-14th. Not only will you get a great deal on all of these digital resources, but you’ll also be helping to meet a very serious need in our family. The sale ends at 11:59pm, EST.
Why are we doing this?

This is very, VERY hard to write… but I need to share with you WHY we have put together this very special offer.

After a long, painful  series of pay cuts, lay offs, unexpected expenses and missed payments, we are about to lose our home.  In the last 12 months alone, our income went down by $4 per hour, and we’re making 60% less than what we were earning when we bought this home.

We’ve fought against the loss of our home for a few years now. At this point, all our options of keeping our home are all exhausted. There is nothing more we can do about it. It is only a matter of time before the foreclosure is final and we have to be out.

But the most difficult part of all this is: we have no place to go.

We’re actually not picky about what size or style house to live in, as long as it is affordable, safe, warm, and dry, and preferably close to work. Right now, my dear husband’s new job involves a 150 mile commute each day! The problem is,  we’ve not found anything under that description that is willing to rent to a family our size (we have 5 teenagers), and we have no family members able or willing to help or house us. Most of the rentals we’ve called on either tell me the house isn’t big enough for a family our size, or the price is far more than the cost of the house we’re losing.

Because of the large number of foreclosures in our area, we are instead hoping to make an offer on a cheap foreclosure… or a mobile home… or whatever we can afford with the funds we can pull together from this fire sale and what we are able to save while waiting for foreclosure. More than anything, please pray for our family to have wisdom and direction in this matter, as we know that it is God alone who can work out all of the details.

So, fellow self-publishing friends of ours have kindly donated some of their digital products to this blessing sale to help raise as much money as we can to that end. I’ve also included several of my more popular ebooks as well. Additionally, by purchasing this bundle, you’ll also be entered into a drawing to win one of three door prizes (more on that later). This bundle is a great opportunity for you, while also meeting a need in our family!

What’s Included for you? (please visit the Joyful Momma site for descriptions of each product!)

• Picture and Writing: Younger Ages from Diane Hurst, Gentle Shepherd (A $6.00 Value),
• Club PALs: Responsibility (being reliable and dependable — a $20.00 Value) and Club PALS: Awareness (being aware of surroundings, paying attention to others – a $20.00 Value) by CindyLindy
• World of People StoryBuilders from WriteShop, (a $7.95 Value)
• Freezer Cooking 101 by Christina Wong, YouthfulHomemaker.com (a $1.99 Value)
• Quilted Hearts Doll Quilt Pattern by Theresa Powers, Joyous Home, (a $5.95 Value),
• Homeschooling Through High School: There’s Joy in the Journey! Audio Package from Janice Campbell, Everyday Education(a $12.95 Value),
• Map Trek: The Ancient World by Terri Johnson, Knowledge Quest Maps (a $14.95 Value)
• What Really Happened During the Middle Ages by Terri Johnson, Knowledge Quest Maps (a $12.95 Value)
•  Freedom & Simplicity™ ThanksGiving Study, from Me and My House Ministries (a $15 value)

Plus some of Kimberly’s most popular digital resources:

• The Bread by Hand Ebook (a $6.00 Value)
• Growing Your Groceries (a $8.95 Value)
• Advent: Preparing for the Coming of the Lord (a $12.00 value)
• Christmas Gingerbread and Other Holiday Treats (a $2.50 value)
• Thriving on One Income (a $8.95 Value)
• The Grocery Price Guidebook (a $1.95 Value)

Purchasers of this bundle will be entered into a special drawing to win additional prizes this week!

FIRST PRIZE: WriteShop One random winner gets her choice of one (1) WriteShop curriculum package. Package includes Teacher’s Guide and accompanying Activity Pack or Student Workbook. (a $32-$100 value)
SECOND PRIZE: Mystery of History Audio MP3, Volume 1 (Second Edition) — a $40 value

THIRD PRIZE: A $25 Gift Card to Amazon.com!

SDG - For God's Glory Alone, For Me & My House, Me & My House ministries ~ Discipleship for Life!