Sparkle
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How about Anthony Trollope? I love his Chronicles of Barsetshire series. The Warden is the first one.
I also second (third?) The Woman in White and The Moonstone.
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We have a workbook, Personal Finance, by Mark Twain Media, that is secular. They also publish another workbook called Real World Math. Personal Finance
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Thanks for the recommendation. I've been looking at this book for a while, I'm glad to hear you like it. It would make a nice gift for my dd for Christmas.
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Praying for your Aunt Louise. Keep us updated :grouphug:
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Is this the same thing at Google Books?
Sea-side and Way-side by Julia Wright?
Yes :)
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. ~Psalm 17:22
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I picked other. I'm pretty sure we're done from a biological standpoint (I'm almost 44), but I'd love to adopt. So we'll see.
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Does anyone know of a resource like the Christian Liberty Nature Readers that is secular?
Alternately, how pervasive are references to Christianity in them?
Thanks,
Amanda
Lepanto Press publishes a set of nature readers that are similar to Christian Liberty's. The publisher is Catholic but the books themselves are secular. There aren't any religious references at all except for a little blurb on the back cover. The books are Seaside & Wayside Book One, Animal Life Science Book Two, and Seaside & Wayside Book Three.
Lepanto Readers The books are the first, and the last two in the list.
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Thank you! The kids will enjoy this since we are studying the Holy Land right now.
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Liking:
We are doing Christian Cottage Vol. 2 - For God So Loved The World - a geographical/cultural study of the eastern hemisphere, along with A Child's Geography of the World: Explore the Holy Land by Ann Voskamp. Enjoying both a lot so far.
Not liking:
I will never enjoy teaching math. Also trying to teach my K'er to read is very slow going.
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Congratulations! How exciting! That is a gorgeous sweater, and very professional looking.
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Oh, I'm sorry, Soph...58 - that is so young. :angelsad2:
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That looks like a heart attack waiting to happen. Not appealing to me.
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I said 6 or more. I would consider 6 large but not unusually so. I'd say 8 seems more like a large family to me, where I would really think that was a lot of kids.
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I sympathize with you entirely. I am also a person who stresses easily and finds it hard to let go of things. Financial things in particular drive me crazy. Here's my little offering that maybe will help you (the others have given great advice already): the Serenity Prayer. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
For me, just laying my problems out like this can be helpful. Is it something I can change? If not, then don't stress anymore. I've done everything I can, it's not up to me. If I can change it, then great. What is there I haven't done yet that I can do?
I'm sorry about your situation. It sucks. I hope you can find a peaceful resolution :grouphug:
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We just spent our first week in Davis...from Nashville, TN. We are loving it so far!
Oh, very cool! That's where I went to school (UC Davis). It's a nice town, kind of expensive, of course, but great for bike-riding! I want to bring my kids there one of these days and go to the Explorit museum and the Arboretum.
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We live in a college town and this past weekend was when most of their leases are up so the apartment complexes set aside spaces in the parking lot for the students to place items they don't want anymore.
We got two bookshelves, a table, a desk chair, and a computer mouse and keyboard (all in excellent shape I might add) for FREE!
Free is the best!!
Just curious where you live? We are in Sacramento. PM me if you don't want to post here.
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Praying :grouphug:
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Here's my great bargain for yesterday. I went thrift store shopping for fall/winter clothes for the kids. I got:
6 pairs girls pants
1 dress
2 ponchos
1 girls shirt
11 boys shirts
3 pairs boys pants
1 hooded sweatshirt
All for $30. Pretty good, yes? They were all in excellent condition too. Brands were Gap, Old Navy, Lands End, Adidas, Gymboree, Lee, Arizona...
I also got a like-new copy of an Elsa Beskow book, normally $17.95, for 99 cents. And a set of bongo drums for $7.99 :lol:
Found any great bargains lately you want to share?
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I remember when I was growing up, my mother didn't let me wear black. It was considered "fast" or too sophisticated. I guess I usually consider the cut and style of clothes when buying for my dds and not so much the color. Is black still considered inappropriate or is it OK?
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We do a lot of community service activities through our 4-H group - food drives, collecting used eyeglasses, Operation Christmas Child, sending items to a sponsored child through World Vision, etc.
As a family, we recently began maintaining the butterfly & bee garden at the children's museum. It's something all the kids can help with - pulling weeds, raking, tidying up, etc.
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We're with you in spirit, Jo! Can't wait to hear your update! :grouphug:
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You all are making me hungry! :drool5: Thank you for the yummy ideas, can't wait to try them!
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How terrible! I'm sorry and I will be praying.
Free Bath and Body Recipe Book today only
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Thanks! I snagged it :001_smile: