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We'll be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling next week (September 14) and we would love to see some submissions about homeschooling boys, raising boys, living with boys, books for boys and resources for boys! To enter, go to the instruction page, send submissions to the forwarding address CarnivalOfHomeschooling@gmail.com, or enter with the blog carnival form.
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Congratulations to Cynthia and Cheryl Lynn, who won a copy of Ned, Bernardo Boy and the unit study that goes with it! Keep your eyes peeled for more reviews and contests to come...
From: "Mike Richardson" Subject: And now for the rest of the story from Mexico-it is a good one! Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:44:15 -0500 Over the last few weeks I have thought a lot about Matthew 6:34. "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Sufficient…
Congratulations to Akbowlin88, who won a free copy of This Means War: Equipping Christian Families for Fostercare or Adoption! I hope all of you who didn't win will consider heading over and buying a copy. This is a book every family who is considering adoption or fostercare ought to read! Keep an eye out for…
One of the realities of hiking, camping, or even just working in the yard is the possibility of ticks. Now, I'm not quite like Humphrey Bogart and the leeches in Africa Queen, but close enough -- I really don't like the little bloodsuckers. I was over at Duke Medical Center yesterday for an appointment and…
I hate that we are so far behind in posting these updates for the Richardsons in Mexico. We've been away at Hal's family's lake camp and in contrast to previous years, the internet service was so wretched we were not able to do nearly what we needed to online. Please be in prayer for our…
Another update from Mike Richardson, missionary in Mexico in the area devastated by Hurricane Alex: Subject: God is good Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:06:24 -0500 Early this week I was asked by the government disaster relief agency to all the damage to the orchards here in our valley. Then they came back and asked…
Dear Friends, The following messages are from our dear friends, Mike and Pam Richardson, missionaries in Mexico. Their area has been devastated by Hurricane Alex, some dear brethren losing their entire source of support, their orchards. We thought you'd want to be praying for them and would also enjoy hearing about how Mike's sons have…
I am posting this for the children of a friend, who just lost their mother unexpectedly. I wrote this several years ago when a dear friend's mate died. As I read over it just now, I thought that others might benefit if I posted it more publicly. My dear young friends, I am writing because…