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Oh, Oh, Oh!! I have been running to my mailbox for the last two days and have not gotten it yet!! It should come today!! I live in the KC Missouri area, and usually when HOD mails something it only takes a few days to get to me. AND....our mail man's route changed recently and now we don't get our m...

Hi Lyn.....:) This is a great question you have asked, and you've gotten great feedback as well as good links to answer your questions! I second Julie's list of reasons we love and use HOD!! A few things I wanted to add to what has already been said......HOD really reinforces the way I want to teach...

I don't know if this is a repeat of Tabitha's reply, so sorry if it is! :) This is how we do half-speed...... As you know, one day's worth of work in the guide is a two-page spread. When going half speed, I do only one page per day, looking like this....Monday-left side page only; Tuesday-right side...

Thank you all so much for your kind and encouraging words. I have felt God sustaining me in recent days, where otherwise I would be really struggling. Tina, everything you said is SO SO true! This issue causes me to COMPLETELY rely on God's strength and spoken word, and I am thankful for that. It ma...

My daughter and I are having so much fun with the watercolor instruction in CtC!! It is such a good balance with the other daily assignments. It really brings the poem to life each week. We love art here at our house so we are just havin' fun!!!! My daughter is really enjoying working with professio...

Oh, dear. I'm sorry that this is not pertaining to curriculum, but I just have to post this on here. I would just really love all the prayers I could get right now! My emotions are just running wild. By His grace, the Lord is helping ride this emotional wave with grace and beauty, but it sure does h...

Yes!!!! I noticed the link on her signature and read her blog last night!! It is so cool! What a lovely family. Gotta love boys!

By the way, isn't Julie pretty?? I love her hair!! I love getting to see what online friends look like.

Blogs are fun......

Well, if she is reading chapter books, then she may be ready for DITHOR, especially by next school year. What I would do is double check her on comprehension. Maybe read a chapter in one of her books, then have her read it. Then, ask her to tell you what she read about. Maybe you have already done t...

The writing in Beyond is copywork using the poetry from each unit. I don't see that Carrie suggests one style over the other for Beyond copywork. As far as what approach you should take, cursive vs. manuscript....I don't know that my 2 cents will help much..:) but for what its worth, I say to do wha...

Wow, Rebecca!! That is awesome! We've found our niche here with organizing/scheduling/etc., but I wish I could do it the way you have done it! I love those cubbies! And that checklist sheet thingy looks so crisp and professional. I just typed our schedules on the computer and each child has their ow...

Well, I am using CtC with my daughter. I wanted to give you what I could about Write with the Best, as we LOVE it! Firstly, the manual is divided into "units". There are 9 units. Each unit contains 10 days of instruction. The units are titled as follows: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph-describing an...

I think it would be very worth it to go with Beyond even though you wouldn't use the math or lang. arts. There are so many other components to Beyond...Poetry, Bible, Weekly Devotion, Science, History reading, Storytime, Art, Geography, History acitivies, and music....and this is WITHOUT math and la...

It is so awesome how God is putting together this plan for your family! It is SO NORMAL to feel nervous/anxious even apprehensive, even though you are inspired and excited. :) I gathered from your post that you are new to homeschooling?.....if you are, give yourself plenty of time to adjust. Expect ...

Wow! So awesome!!!!

I'm so glad God has blessed you with all of the materials! Now you don't have to think about when you are going to buy everything.

Have fun with all of the books! Can I bring my coffee over and have a look at those in a comfy chair??!!

Maybe someone else will chime in with a past thread discussing this issue, because I don't know how to search the boards either!!

I just wanted to say that my suggestion would be to just pick another verse of your choosing and use it.

That's what I would do.

Hope you find what you need!!