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Party Prizes

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Oh Wow is all I can say! We have got a SUPER line up of Prizes going for tomorrow night’s Celebrate Freedom (& Simplicity) Facebook Party.

In addition to plenty of Freedom & Simplicity™ resources from us, to help you home educate Biblically, in Freedom & Simplicity™ we have a full night of great resources from some of our friends. See a partial list below. If we get too many more this party isn’t going to be over in an hour, or you’d have prizes flying at you faster than you could enter! We want to leave some time for visiting and getting to know each other. 🙂

 

Here’s a list of some of our friends who have provided prizes for our Party. What do you think?!!

Grace and Truth Books

Wisdom’s Gate

Jeannie Fulbright Science

Raising Real Men

Jim Hodges Audio Books

Trivium Pursuit

Gentle Shepherd

Bright Ideas Press

  

 

 

See you at the Party!

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We’re having a party and YOU’RE invited! We want to Celebrate Freedom (& Simplicity) in Biblical Home Education! Join us for fun, fellowship, and FREE Prizes!

Tuesday July 12th, 7-8 p.m. Central time
Mark your calendar! 

“Like” our Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Page now, then join us on that Page when it’s time to Party!  Be sure to RSVP on the Event Page too.

We want to meet you and get to know you. We’ll also share Freedom & Simplicity™ with you, answer your questions, and giveaway a boatload of GREAT Prizes – from Me & My House and some of our really cool friends! You won’t believe how SUPER the prizes are. There’ll be Party Favors for EVERYONE that attends too!

Don’t forget to invite your friends who are interested in Biblical home education – and looking for Freedom & Simplicity – too! If we reach 500 Likes, we’ll add another Party Favor for all!

If you haven’t subscribed to our Free monthly newsletter yet, do that now, and check out our Celebrate Freedom Special and FREE resource for this month. And we’ll send you a Party reminder through the newsletter too.

See you at the Party!

Timeline-Map App Review

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Terri Johnson, my friend from Knowledge Quest maps and Apps-school.com has released 3 new mobile apps that are perfect for home educating techno families.

Nothing puts history in context like a timeline. And nothing makes a timeline more helpful than awesome visuals. Wonders of Old is a beautiful, new Timeline Book of World History. This timeline in colorful pictures is divided into streams for the different areas of the world. Wonders of Old:Ancient Timeline, that I received for review, covers time from Creation to the end of the Roman Empire. Tapping on a label (event with date) will bring up additional information about it. Tapping on a picture will bring up the wikipedia page for it. Swiping will move you down the timeline horizontally (forward in time), or to another part of the world (at the same time,) vertically. This is a thorough, informative and gorgeous timeline app. Whether you are using it along with your history studies, or you’re just swiping and tapping around to learn a variety of new things, you’ll enjoy this app. Even my dad said, “Now this is the kind of app I’d like.” It will provide hours of fun learning. The second app in this series, Wonders of Old:Medieval Timeline, was just released. It continues where Ancient leaves off and goes through the 16th century. There will be 4 apps in this series, when they are completed.

Geography should be studied right alongside of history, so you can see where things happened and get a better understanding of them. The Map Trek app is the perfect companion to Wonders of Old to do just that, and it works in much the same way. It too is divided into 4 timeperiods—with just the first, Ancient, currently available. Along the (more simplified) timeline are labels (and some map pics) of key happenings. Tap the label and a map of the event opens up. The maps are clearly labeled and have drop pins at points of interest. Tap a pin and information about the location, related to the event, opens up. You can pinch and spread to zoom in and out. These interactive maps can be used along with your pen and paper mapwork you do for your journals, or as a standalone enrichment activity.

These apps provide a fun, interactive way to enrich your studies of history and geography. They can be purchased (inexpensively) through Apps-school.com or directly at the iTunes App Store.

Party Prize 4

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Welcome to our Summer Splash! Facebook Party Door Prize post! If you aren’t at the party on the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page, click on over there now! “Like” the Page and join the fun for more great prizes from Me & My House and others!  Then read below to find out how to enter the drawing for this Door Prize. If it is after 8 p.m. central time, Tuesday July 21, 2011, sorry, you missed it.

 

Tonight, Me & My House ministries (that’s us) is giving Freedom & Simplicity™ of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ ~ The Seminar ToGo to one blessed attender of the BiblePrinciples Facebook Party. Keep reading for instructions for entering.

 

Looking for Freedom & Simplicity™ in Biblical Home Education?

 

Real Books and Family-Friendly Natural Methods
+ Biblical Foundations and Reasoning for Excellence
= L.E.D.

 

Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ is a way of looking at Life and Learning, based on seeking Biblical Wisdom through Universal Principles with Unique Applications™.

 

This multi-session Seminar presents the foundations and the vision of Biblical learning for excellence in the lifestyle of the Christian home. In our Seminars you will learn not only the Philosophy, Principles, and Practical Application of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™, but you’ll also experience Times of Refreshing, Reflection, and Renewing the Mind. Hands-on Discipleship yoU!™ exercises will help you integrate L.E.D.™ into your own life.

 

 

The winner of this drawing will receive the Freedom & Simplicity™ of L.E.D. Seminar by download. You’ll get the audios, handouts and slideshow files of the complete Seminar. You can enter this drawing several ways. Increase your chances of winning by doing all of them!

1) Post a comment below as to why you think you’d enjoy this Seminar.

2) Subscribe to our Free monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings – and comment below to tell us you did. (You must confirm your subscription too.) If you are already a subscriber, post that in the comments below and tell us what you like best about the Newsletter. Using this Subscribe link will get you another FREE GIFT from Me & My House.

3) “Like” our Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Page, and invite your home educating Facebook friends to “Like” it too! – and comment below to tell us you did.

4) Encourage your friends to Subscribe to our Newsletter by posting this on your Facebook status. “Subscribe to Me & My House musings, a Free monthly email newsletter for Discipleship for Life! – http://newsletter.frommeandmyhouse.com ”  (Articles on Christian living, home keeping, home educating, health through nutrition, and more.)

Winner of the Freedom & Simplicity™ of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship Seminar ToGo will be announced in a Special edition of our Newsletter, tomorrow! – as well as posted here.

 

If you don’t receive our FREE monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings, click here to subscribe and get another FREE GIFT.

If you aren’t following Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ on Facebook, click here and “Like” us.

 

 

Party Prize 3

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Welcome to our Summer Splash! Facebook Party Door Prize post! If you aren’t at the party on the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page, click on over there now! “Like” the Page and join the fun for more great prizes from Me & My House and others!  Then read below to find out how to enter the drawing for this Door Prize. If it is after 8 p.m. central time, Tuesday July 21, 2011, sorry, you missed it.

 

Tonight, Me & My House ministries (that’s us) is giving  Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory to one blessed attender of the BiblePrinciples Facebook Party. Keep reading for instructions for entering.

 

 

Looking for Freedom & Simplicity™ in Biblical Home Education?

The Bible is the heart and LifeBlood of all we learn and HisStory is the Backbone. Everything has a history and it is all His Story.

The Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory – L.E.D. Learning Guide will walk you step by step through the learning and teaching process in HisStory, beginning with Biblical foundations, principles, and rudiments, through the processes for studying and planning, to presenting and documenting the lessons. Provides an overview of what to study – time period divisions and content/ aspects within them.

How to plan, learn, and document a LED study of History.

 

 

The winner of this drawing will receive Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory (ebook). You can enter this drawing several ways. Increase your chances of winning by doing all of them!

1) Post a comment below as to why you think you’d enjoy this book.

2) Subscribe to our Free monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings – and comment below to tell us you did. (You must confirm your subscription too.) If you are already a subscriber, post that in the comments below and tell us what you like best about the Newsletter. Using this Subscribe link will get you another FREE GIFT from Me & My House!

3) “Like” our Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Page, and invite your home educating Facebook friends to “Like” it too! – and comment below to tell us you did.

4) Encourage your friends to Subscribe to our Newsletter by posting this on your Facebook status. “Subscribe to Me & My House musings, a Free monthly email newsletter for Discipleship for Life! – http://newsletter.frommeandmyhouse.com ”  (Articles on Christian living, home keeping, home educating, health through nutrition, and more.)

 

Winner of  Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory will be announced in a Special edition of our Newsletter, tomorrow! – as well as posted here.

 

If you don’t receive our FREE monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings, click here to subscribe – and get another FREE GIFT from Me and My House.

If you aren’t following Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ on Facebook, click here and “Like” us.

 

 

Party Prize 2

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Welcome to our Summer Splash! Facebook Party Door Prize post! If you aren’t at the party on the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page, click on over there now! “Like” the Page and join the fun for more great prizes from Me & My House and others!  Then read below to find out how to enter the drawing for this Door Prize. If it is after 8 p.m. central time, Tuesday July 21, 2011, sorry, you missed it.

 

Tonight, Me & My House ministries (that’s us) is giving  Freedom & Simplicity™ on R Road to Biblical Wisdom to one blessed attender of the BiblePrinciples Facebook Party. Keep reading for instructions for entering.

 

 

Looking for Freedom & Simplicity™ in Biblical Home Education?

The Freedom & Simplicity on R Road to Biblical Wisdom – L.E.D. Learning Guide answers your ‘how to’ questions about  Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™.

 

Come along with us on R Road, and learn the R’s you can apply, simply, to learn anything you desire, from a Biblical perspective. Each R along the Road is a simple method that leads to excellence in learning, so we can grow in Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge and walk in liberty. Nearly 100 pages of detailed information and application tips.

 

 

The winner of this drawing will receive Freedom & Simplicity™ on R Road to Biblical Wisdom (ebook). You can enter this drawing several ways. Increase your chances of winning by doing all of them!

1) Post a comment below as to why you think you’d enjoy this book.

2) Subscribe to our Free monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings – and comment below to tell us you did. (You must confirm your subscription too.) If you are already a subscriber, post that in the comments below and tell us what you like best about the Newsletter. Using this link will get you another FREE GIFT from Me & My House!

3) “Like” our Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Page, and invite your home educating Facebook friends to “Like” it too! – and comment below to tell us you did.

4) Encourage your friends to Subscribe to our Newsletter by posting this on your Facebook status. “Subscribe to Me & My House musings, a Free monthly email newsletter for Discipleship for Life! – http://newsletter.frommeandmyhouse.com ”  (Articles on Christian living, home keeping, home educating, health through nutrition, and more.)

 

Winner of  Freedom & Simplicity™ on R Road to Biblical Wisdom will be announced in a Special edition of our Newsletter, tomorrow! – as well as posted here.

 

If you don’t receive our FREE monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings, click here to subscribe and get another Free Gift.

If you aren’t following Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ on Facebook, click here and “Like” us.

 

 

Party Prize 1

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Welcome to our Summer Splash! Facebook Party Giveaway! If you aren’t at the party on the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page, click on over there now! “Like” the Page and join the fun for more great prizes from Me & My House and others!  Then read below to get your Party Favor. If it is after 8 p.m. central time, Tuesday July 21, 2011, sorry, you missed it.

 

Tonight, Me & My House ministries (that’s us) is giving the PIPEline of HisStory™ to all attenders of the BiblePrinciples Facebook Party as a Party Favor, just for you! Keep reading for the download link.

 

History is God’s Story, and it is best taught within a framework – seeing the Big Picture. Ruth Beechick says that this framework should be simple enough for a child to memorize – no more than about 12 items. The Principle Appraoch® utilizes this same concept in their Chain of Christianity.

 

The PIPEline of HisStory™ is a set of pictorial representations of major links on the PIPEline of HisStory™ to give your children this framework. Use for a wall or notebook Timeline framework. On a wall you can fill in the details of HisStory, under each link in this framework, with small timeline figures.

 

Use these with our Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory guide or any history program to give an outline of God’s Story throughout time. Easy to use! FREE BONUS links included!


 

This Party Favor download will expire at midnight (Central time) on Tues. July 21, 2011.

 

If you don’t receive our FREE monthly email newsletter, Me & My House musings, click here to subscribe. Using this link will get you another FREE GIFT from Me & My House!

If you aren’t following Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ on Facebook, click here and “Like” us.

 

 

It’s Party Time – Tonight!

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My BiblePrinciples home ed friends and I are having a Facebook Party tonight! (Tuesday, July 21st.) Join us for a Summer Splash Kick-Off!

Chat with other Biblical home educators. Get some great free giveaways and enter to win door prizes from several different BiblePrinciples authors. We’ll also highlight some super articles on home educating by Bible Principles. Starting at 7 Central, (that’s 8 Eastern, 6 Mountain, and 5 Pacific time,) we’ll have an hour of FUN and fellowship. (You’ll have to bring your own food.) 🙂
Click on over to the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page and “Like” it to join the fun. (If you aren’t on Facebook yet, you will need to create your own account there first. So don’t delay.) Go “Like” the page now, then come back to the BiblePrinciples Facebook Page at 7 for the Party!!
Here’s the direct link:
And if you aren’t following our Lifestyle Education through Discipleship Page on Facebook yet, be sure to “Like” it too! We’ll be doing our own Facebook Party next month. Watch for details in our July Newsletter.

 

Human Body DVD Study

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“Finally you can explore human anatomy & physiology in a Creator-honoring way!”

 

I just ordered the new human body study by Answers in Genesis, Body of Evidence. I’m especially excited about this because it is in DVD format. We also own Biology 101, another DVD science study from a Biblical perspective, and really like it, but I’ve wanted to add something deeper on the Human Body, in DVD format. This looks like it’s that.

 

Here’s what our friends have to say about Body of Evidence:

Do you understand how your body works and why God designed it that way? How do you respond when modern “science” says there is no connection between mankind and our Creator?

To answer these questions and more, our friends at Answers in Genesis just released a new 8-DVD study course that teaches human anatomy and physiology from a Christian worldview. It’s called called Body of Evidence, and it is designed to equip Christians with a biblical understanding of our bodies and to help students defend their faith and combat the lies of evolution.

 


Body of Evidence is insightful, biblical, and hosted by former medical university professor Dr. David Menton. Dr. Menton is an excellent teacher loved worldwide for his humorous and insightful talks that leave audiences in hushed awe at the Creator’s wisdom. In this series, Dr. Menton employs anatomical props, models, and microscopic images to teach students about God’s amazing designs as he takes students on a fascinating teaching-tour through the major systems of the body.

Topics covered in Body of Evidence include:

  • Cells & Tissue
  • Skeletal System
  • Integumentary System (Skin)
  • Cardiovascular System (Heart)
  • Respiratory System (Lungs)
  • Digestive System
  • Urinary System
  • Hearing Ear & The Seeing Eye

Geared for teens and adults, Body of Evidence is a 16-part series on 8 DVDs and comes with a study guide containing more than 600 questions. As a curriculum, this course is designed for a junior high/high school audience. This course is also excellent for anyone studying the human body, and is a tremendous outreach tool for declaring a biblical view of the handiwork of God.

 

Also available through our CBD affiliate links.

 

301370: Body of Evidence 8-DVD Set Body of Evidence 8-DVD SetBy Dr. David Menton / Answers In Genesis

Explore the amazing evidence for design in human anatomy and physiology! This 16-part, 8 DVD series is taught by Dr. David Menton; employing anatomical props, models, and microscopic images, his humorous and insightful talks will take students through the major systems of the body. A self-test book will help viewers to learn even more! DVDs cover: cells & tissues, the skeletal system, the integumentary system, the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system, the hearing ear and seeing eye. Teens & Adults. Eight DVDs with two 40-45 minute sessions each and 1 64-page self-test booklet.

 

 

 

 

iMindMap 5 is here TODAY

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iMindMap 5 was released today. Below are just a few quotes from the CEO of  iMindMap on this innovative rebuild of this awesome brainstorming, organizing, notetaking, outlining, planning, … software, that I love and use all the time. One aspect you’re sure to love is that iMindMap 5 Basic is FREE.

Why should you care? Learning Maps™ are an integral part of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™, and using a mind mapping app to make them makes it convenient, fun, and fast – not to mention neater.

Click here for more details about iMindMap 5 – and to take it for a test drive.

More on why you’ll love having a mind mapping app for your home education (and what we use them for) here.

Buzan's iMindMap

The ThinkBuzan team has worked extremely hard to rebuild iMindMap completely from the ground up, and I would like to thank them all for their commitment and dedication – I feel very lucky to work with such a great team. Also, a big thank you goes to all of our Beta Testers, Trainers and Users, who provided invaluable feedback in developing iMindMap 5.

iMindMap 5 has lots of new features and a brand new interface, so there is plenty to explore. My favourite features include 3D View, which I love presenting with, and MultiMaps, as I find that I often have related Mind Maps which deserve their own space, but belong on the same page. If you have trialled iMindMap V4 in the past, you can start afresh and take iMindMap 5 for a test drive – come back and tell us your first reactions! Plus our cloud application, iMindMap Online, is also released today. I look forward to hearing your feedback!
And remember, it doesn’t end here. iMindMap 5 will offer our most aggressive update plan yet, and we expect to make improvements and enhancements regularly, so you will literally see the software evolve in front of your eyes.

As part of the iMindMap 5 launch, we have also released a brand new edition, iMindMap Basic, which is totally free! This is our way of getting everyone around the world to think and work differently for better results. It something we have wanted to do for a long time and are delighted that it is finally possible.

– Chris Griffiths
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Available in 4 editions: Basic – Elements – Pro – Ultimate