You’ve been asking and waiting for this one! Redeeming the Time Journal™ forms are back! Well, making a comeback anyhow.

I’ve reformatted your 3 favorites, that are requested most - Spiritual Journey, P.R.A.Y., and Day-by-Day Book of Remembrance Journal. Now with design choices and more formats to choose from. And ready for you to download, and print the ones you want, as many as you want for your own immediate family.

See the details and order Redeeming the Time Journal™ Favorite Forms here. SPECIAL SAVINGS when you buy Redeeming the Time Journal™ Favorite Forms and Refrigerator Charts Master Pack together.

FYI, the Redeeming the Time Journal™ Education forms are just about ready for re-release too!

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Last year I wrote a post or two (1, 2, 3) about using ebooks. I am not against ebooks, I have found them very helpful in our learning. But my conclusion was, I am not out to piece together all our learning through free ebooks. That would limit us beyond what is acceptable to me for our home.

2 weeks ago I wrote about organizing your ebooks and free downloads, in conjunction with the UHSE which will give you plenty to organize. I recommended a basic file folder hierarchy. It works.

However, after reading Michelle Gefflin’s ebook about organizing your ebooks, (received through the UHSE, but you can get a free copy too, even if you aren’t a Member of the Expo) I am experimenting with pdf organizer apps. These may have some advantages over just the folder method.

Michelle recommended ‘My eBook Library’, which is only for Windows XP/Vista. (I don’t see a link to it in Michelle’s book, and am not taking the time to look it up since I’m a Mac user.) I am a Mac user, and Michelle didn’t have a recommendation, so I went on a search. Here’s what I’ve found so far, and I’ll write more after I experiment with them a bit. ‘Yep‘ and ‘Yojimbo‘ seem to be the best options. There is also a way to use iTunes, which would be Free, but I’m not finding it very viable if you have a lot of pdf’s/ebooks. ‘Papers‘ is another option, but is specifically for scientific articles so has features applicable to that, and may be too genre specific for your general home ed use.

Michelle also recommended the Kindle, eInk ebook reader. I have ignored it up until now, but am giving it another look. Even though I’m now intrigued, it is still way too pricey for me to think seriously of getting it. Perhaps the next gen will come with a reduced price.

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Do you find you enthusiastically download the latest ebook deal or free offer, then promptly forget you have them? Do you even wonder how ebooks can benefit your busy homeschool life, especially when you have a growing library of print resources already?

Learn how to manage all those elusive files and actually use them! You’ll be astonished at how easy it is with a free downloadable tool you’ll find all about in this helpful resource from Yes, You Can! Publications.

http://www.yesyoucanpublications.com/manage-ebooks.html

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Just sharing a bit from my heart today. I have been slowly working on the new Freedom & Simplicity™ resources that are nearing completion, but having some struggles in staying focused on one, or even deciding which one I should be staying focused on completing first. That’s a problem for a writer.

In fact, I’ve had some stirring in my soul. Seeking rest. Sensing greater need to pull in closer to God and His Word. Seeking Him even more intensely than usual. I recognize the stirrings well enough to know that it is time to put aside the "things" I’m trying to figure out, and just seek God and His Kingdom. And He will add all things. That’s what I’ve had to do. I’ve wanted to complete resources, but won’t do it at the expense of seeking Him.

My Father is always faithful, and Sunday a.m. I awoke with fresh insight. I cried as I read His Word. I cried in the shower. I cried throughout church worship. I am in awe of our Creator, our Savior, our Master, my Abba. He is GOD! He is worthy, just because He is!

But my Heavenly Father goes beyond. He not only let me see HIM clearer. He not only drew me closer to Him. But He also gave me a greater insight and direction for Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ - which, at least in my case, nearly always goes back to the foundations He gave me long ago, and making sure I am staying on that path. Not trying to broaden it beyond its bounds to the left or to the right, which could, if taken too far, cause me to stray in a whole other direction. He keeps me headed where He has directed - in Freedom & Simplicity™.

I covet your prayers, as I prepare for my seminar session for Ultimate Homeschool Expo next week, and Freedom & Simplicity™ of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ ~ The Seminar LIVE! 2008 in June, and in the completing of new L.E.D. Freedom & Simplicity™ resources. I continue on, renewed in faith that I am following the path that God would have for Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™. May God grant me grace to share that in clarity with those He desires to hear it.

I could go many different places with that title. And many of you probably know my ultimate answer - renewing your own mind. But what I want to look at today is what area of learning should we start to renew our own mind in when beginning to apply a biblically principled education in our homes.

I believe we begin with our foundation, the Bible itself. We need to KNOW the Bible, to have it internalized. Learn how to study the Bible, how to deduce principles - find wisdom therein, and apply it to our lives, and also learn the content of the Bible, its unified message and stucture. This will be completely fleshed out in Freedom & Simplicity™ in Bible, and bits and pieces can be found in the L.E.D. Bible & Worship category of this blog and on the L.E.D. webpages.

The other area I believe is key to begin in is HisStory. Just as the Bible reveals God’s Plan. HisStory demonstrates the outworking of His Plan, in the lives of men and nations. Everything we study will connect to these two things - God’s Word and God’s World. In our studies of HisStory we apply our methods of study through reasoning, to apply Biblical principles, apply the lessons learned to our own lives and the world around us. We first lay down the foundations of the origin, purpose, principles and rudiments of HisStory, and then begin to study through the content of HisStory, looking at it through this Big Picture foundation, and studying it through our reflective methods. Freedom & Simplicity™ in HisStory fleshes this all out, leading you through how to learn and teach HisStory. In addition, you will find bits and pieces on the L.E.D. HisStory category of this blog and on the L.E.D. webpages.

What can you do in the meantime, while you are renewing your mind and learning how to teach by biblical principles? Check out this article.

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Bounty of L.E.D.
Thanksgiving Sale

Yep, that’s ALL theL.E.D. Exclusives resources bundled together as the Bounty of L.E.D. for one UNBELIVEABLY LOW PRICE! from now until Thanksgiving.

I am incredibly stuck in the ’90’s. Some of our products have not had a price change in 15 years! But I keep putting it off - for years.

So NOW instead of a price hike, I’m going to give you a nearly 35% discount off our already Rock Bottom prices! I know, I’m crazy.

Truth is, I’ve got to get those prices more in line. There are web bills and credit card processing fees to pay. So after Thanksgiving our prices will become more realistic - but still a fantastic value. But until then you can take advantage of our Rock Bottom prices on all L.E.D. Exclusives individually and get a SUPER deal on the Bounty of L.E.D.

But don’t worry about the new prices. We’re a single income family too and I understand. Those home ed dollars have to stretch so far. Since I still want you to have the best value possible, I’m working on even more FREE Bonus items to include with our L.E.D. Exclusives.

So take advantage NOW and get the Bounty of L.E.D.,  ALL the current L.E.D. Exclusives at a price you’ll never see again. Individual L.E.D. resources at our current Rock Bottom prices. And ANOTHER OFFER for those of you that already have a few L.E.D. Exclusives, and you just need to fill in a few items. (See the Special deal we have for you.) I’ve got to wake up and come out of the ’90’s before 2008 hits!

What’s the price for the Bounty of L.E.D.?  Click here to see!

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Our newest e-resource. A color-coded timeline journal! Finally available as an ebook download. You’ve gotta take a look at this Lifestyle Education through Discipleship exclusive.

An order page and more info about it can be found here.

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What could be better than our Book of Time, a comb bound color-coded timeline in a book, your personal journal to put all of history in context?

Our new PIPEline Book of Remembrance color-coded time line in a book (same book, but remade and renamed) that you download and print out yourself!

What’s better than buying a Book of Time for each of your children at $15 each?

Buying a PIPEline Book of Remembrance for $20 once and printing out a book for each member of your own family.

What’s better than paying $20 for the PIPEline Book of Remembrance masters to print a book for each family member?

Buying it this week for the old price of 1 Book of Time - $15! (Good through Aug. 10th only.)

Watch our L.E.D. Resources page for the addition of thePIPEline Book of Remembrance, coming in the next few days. But you can order now so you don’t miss out on the Special Price, if you’d like

Since there is no Shopping Cart button yet, just email us and we’ll send you the ordering info. UPDATE: Order button here.

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P.S. The PIPEline Book of Remembrance makes a great companion to Freedom  & Simplicity in HisStory and PIPEline of HisStory.

Greetings from Me and My House,

I’ve been busy the last couple of weeks and have several new resources available for you now! Not that it’s easy for this busy mom (you know what that is like) to get what we do put into a format that is easy for you to use. But it’s a labor of love. I love being a “helper of your joy”. (See 2 Cor. 1:24) So I hope you enjoy the resources as you Disciple for Life!

Some of these resources are updates and expansions of previous versions. And the best news is that they are all available as pdf downloads now! You can have these in your hands today!

Read to the bottom for another great Announcement from Me and My House.

Freedom & Simplicity™ in Handwriting is a principled approach to
teaching penmanship. Perhaps you got our free sneak preview of the first part of it a couple months ago. This book contains all you need to teach handwriting - foundational studies, history, rudiments and principles, as well as instruction for teaching and learning both manuscript and cursive.

Handwriting Journal Pages is over 50 pages of notebooking forms designed to correspond with the teaching in Freedom & Simplicity™ in Handwriting. Our Introductory Special price for the 2 together is $10.

Book of Remembrance Journal Pages is a complete expansion and redesign of our Topical Journal Forms. It now includes notebooking forms for all the aspects of a Biblical principles type of study, as well as more detailed instruction for how to use them and some study helps. Reproduce whichever forms are helpful to you in documenting your non-textbook based study. They are $5.

Refrigerator Charts Master Pack got a face lift and some additions also. As a downloadable resource, you are now able to get all our refrigerator charts forms and reproduce whichever ones you want, whenever you want. This Master Pack includes 9 reproducible forms - with the addition of a Learning Map™ format for a couple of them. They are $5.

Here’s great news! We are offering one of the Refrigerator Chart Masters as our Free Offer for the next few days to everyone that signs up for our Me and My House musings newsletter. If you already get our newsletter you will receive info in the newsletter on how to get your Free Offer.

Announcing! We now accept Credit Card payments through PayPal for your orders. I don’t have the Shopping Cart set up yet, but it will be coming soon to make ordering even easier for you. But you can start making Credit Card payments NOW! You can also still pay by check or money order if you prefer.

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Greetings from Me and My House,

Some of you may be gearing down for the summer, allowing for a lot of outdoor play time while the weather is good. This is great and just as needed as indoor book time. But I hope you aren’t gearing down and allowing your children to sit in front of the TV or video games and turn their brains to mush.

Whether it be for days when it’s too hot or stormy to play outdoors, or for while doing indoor chores, or for long trips in the car, when mom’s voice is worn out or she’s busy elsewhere, stories on CD are a great choice for an enriching pastime.

Our whole family loves listening to all of the recommendations below, but I’ve divided them into target age groups to help you choose. Links are given for those that are not available through our website. For others just enter in the search box on our resources page, or browse our catalog pages. The ones in bold print are available through us, others may be.

Some of our favorites for the younger children are Your Story Hour and Patch the Pirate. There have been several others over the years - Jungle Jam and the older Adventures in Odyssey. We also have several audio books. We especially love the ones by produced by Blackstone Audiobooks. You can buy these on tape or CD or download many of them in mp3 format from Audible. Just a few of our favorite ones for little ones are Beatrix Potter’s stories, Winnie the Pooh, and Charlotte’s Web. And I can’t leave out the Elsie Dinsmore series, the favorite of our 7 yo for a couple of years now. For just plain music listening they love Judy Rogers’ CD’s, Go to the Ant and others, the children’s worship CD’s from Sovereign Grace ministries, the old Tiny Tot Pwaise series (are they still available?), as well as the music on Patch the Pirate.

Middle age children love Jonathan Park, the Kingdom series audio books, and Radio Theatre’s Ben Hur, Squanto, and the Luke Reports. But my 5 yo loves Jonathan Park, Ben Hur, and Squanto as well. He likes the others, they just don’t hold his interest as long.

We think of the Radio Theater series and other advanced books for youth and adults, but my just turned 7 yo has loved and listened to Silas Marner and Les Miserables for 2 or 3 years. Others we have include the Hiding Place, and we just got Amazing Grace.

Just a few other audio books we enjoy as a family are Pilgrim’s Progress, Ivanhoe, Swiss Family Robinson, the Henty books, A Basket of Flowers, Robinson Crusoe, and there are many, many more. We listen to many of the classics, both literature and historical Christian great books on audio.

Also we belong to 2 email lists that send an audio story for children each week: Jim Erskin’s Living Books for the Ears and Robert Green’s You Need a Story.

Have a great time listening!

See our other posts on Audio Books - Part 1 and Part 2.

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Strange subject I know. Even though I’m across the timeline and it’s getting late for lunch our time while we wait in our motel room for the rest of the family to return from the a.m. sessions of the CHEC home ed convention, this post isn’t about physical food.

It’s about food for the soul. Today and tomorrow only I’m offering a taste of our 2007 Freedom & Simplicity of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship seminar ~ Seeking Biblical Wisdom for FREE, hoping it will make you hungry for more. Receive the first session FREE and info for ordering the whole seminar - for a LIMITED TIME SPECIAL PRICE at this link. Hope you’re hungry!

UPDATE: The Free listen and special are over, but the good news is the seminar is now posted and you can order AND receive it AND there is a new SPECIAL! You can see more about and order the 2007 Freedom & Simplicity of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship seminar ~ Seeking Biblical Wisdom here.

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