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Christian Homeschool Schedule: Get Your Work done! + Be Creative

Four Humpty Dumpty mugs lined up on window ledge. These mugs show the creative side of our home school schedule.

Christian Homeschool Schedules put God first.

As a Christian, I like all things to be done decently and in order and my homeschooling schedule is no exception.  I like advanced planning and scheduling.

We planned time every morning to start with prayer. What did we pray for?

  • We prayed that God would help us do our school work to His glory, doing our best as good stewards.
  • We asked that we would use our time wisely.
  • We asked God to help us to get along together.
  • We prayed for the salvation of friends and family members.

We had an excellent Bible curriculum that we used: BJU Press Homeschool. This curriculum teaches Bible principles and how to apply them to everyday living, beginning doctrinal truths introduced in an age appropriate way, memory verses as well as the history and geography of Scripture.

However, it did not have a lesson every day, but we would read a portion of Scripture, with or without comments. Proverbs is a good book to read together. Wisdom and Foolishness are contrasted throughout the book with a plea to choose the wise path.

Note: Maybe you know someone that “unschools.”   Basically, this means they have just pulled their kids out of an organized school and are letting the kids run the show. They play, they help mommy make bread, they go to a museum, cut coupons, go shopping and lay around the house.  I do not like that kind of home school although a few days off may be needed sometimes.  I was a lot more like a drill sergeant! Continue reading “Christian Homeschool Schedule: Get Your Work done! + Be Creative”

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Fresh Apple Cake: Delicious, They Always Want More!

In less than an hour you could be eating this cake. Picture of Fresh Apple Cake, one slice removed

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Fresh Apple Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup walnut pieces, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 4 cups chopped apple pieces
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375° Spray tube pan with non-stick cooking spray.

  2. Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of this mixture to sprinkle on top of batter once the batter has been poured into the pan. Note: The remainder of this mixture will be added to the batter.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients (sugar, eggs, copped nuts, baking soda, cooking oil, chopped apples, flour, salt and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture) and stir thoroughly. Batter will be thick.

  4. Pour batter into tube pan. If you use a pan other than a tube pan, you will need to adjust the cooking time.

  5. Sprinkle the reserved brown sugar/cinnaon mixture on top.

  6. Bake in the middle of the oven at 375° for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.

In less than an hour you could be eating this delicious FRESH APPLE cake!

My husband asks for this cake frequently and there’s no wonder- it is delicious. From the brown sugar/cinnamon sprinkle on top to the great apple flavor, this cake has all the right ingredients in the right proportions.

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Cochlear Implant: Noises that Hurt and Annoy, and How You Can Help

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Cochlear Implant: Noises that Hurt and Annoy, and How You Can Help

According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, “in the United States, roughly 118,000 [cochlear implant] devices have been implanted in adults and 65,000 in children.” You can help a cochlear implant recipient you know to have a better hearing experience by  avoiding noises that hurt and annoy.

Most of us can relate to having a few sounds that annoy us:  a child scraping fingers on a chalkboard, someone “tsk”-ing their tongue on their teeth or a co-worker who constantly clicks their pen.

With the cochlear implant recipient, sounds can hurt.  My husband describes the pain as if someone is sticking a needle under his fingernail!  OUCH! Continue reading “Cochlear Implant: Noises that Hurt and Annoy, and How You Can Help”