I’ve followed Crystal Paine’s ‘Money Saving Mom‘ website for years, so when I got a copy of her book to review– I was pretty excited to check it out!
It arrived via UPS… right at dinnertime, and as soon as I cracked it open, I was hooked. I was flipping chicken in the cast iron and flipping pages at the same time! It’s been a long while since I’ve read a book I couldn’t put down!
The Money Saving Mom’s Budget is SO much more than budgeting bills…it’s about purpose-filled living!
Not only get your financial life ‘together’ (whether you have 50 cents or 50k!) but clear clutter, say NO, get creative, bloom where you are planted– !
I absolutely loved this title and am on my second read through; jotting notes & goals for application and implementation in my own life. This book is a definite game changer– grab your copy here– it will change your perspective, your outlook and your life. Seriously. Great book!
~Lisa
As a very busy Homeschoolin’ Momma, I want educational resources and tools that not only give my children the best, but make my job easier too! WonderMaps from Bright Ideas Press is a Homeschool Momma’s ‘match made in heaven’! What a wonderful tool WonderMaps is!
WonderMaps is divided up into 4 areas; Maps of the World, Maps of the US, Historical Maps and Thematic Maps (including Biblical Maps)! So not only can you go into a specific category, you can then pinpoint what type of map you want even further with WonderMap’s ‘layering’; say you want a black and white outlined map of a country, easily done–however maybe you want to see the cities, borders, or add color to it? It’s ALL there, you just check off the boxes of the features you want on your map and VOILA- a couple clicks and you have a customized map for your lessons!! It is SO easy to use and implement, it really gives History a new light when you can ’see through a map’, the geography that the lesson pertains to.
WonderMaps offers over 350 maps you can customize, 60+ maps of the world, 60+ maps of the USA, over 125 historical maps including 25 biblical maps! You can use historical or modern day maps, black & white or color maps, outline, reference, political or topographical maps– the list is endless! Great thing is you can use this with ALL your children; whether in Kindergarten or High School!
I am absolutely loving WonderMaps, it is so easy for me to use and the children LOVE all the maps and visuals they get with their lessons! This is one tool you will want in your ‘Homeschool Momma’s Toolbox’ without a doubt!
You can check out WonderMaps HERE at Timberdoodle or go here to request the catalog of all their excellent and FUN resources!
~Lisa
Legal Disclosure:
As a member of Timberdoodle’s Blogger Review Team I received a free copy of “WonderMaps” in exchange for a frank and unbiased review.
As a homeschool family, finding great resources to use in our teaching is akin to finding hidden treasure!
Our latest treasure? The Body of Evidence DVDs that bring Dr. David Menton, PhD right into our living rooms to teach the whole family! Dr. Menton teaches from a biblically based perspective, honoring and giving glory to our Creator in his teaching; just what we look for in our resources and you can’t find a better tutor!
Dr. Menton teaches on the Digestive System in this, the 6th DVD in the Body of Evidence series. He presents the facts in a very clear, straightforward manner (did you know the average person eats about 100,000 pounds of food in his lifetime?!) with excellent computer graphics and anatomy models that really bring his teaching to life! Body of Evidence DVD: The Digestive System has Dr. Menton teaching directly to a few students (this DVD is geared toward ages 13 to adult), going over the digestive system processes in detail, using anatomy models to show us exactly what, where and how our Creator designed us and our bodies to work in such an amazing way. You can see a short sample of the DVD here. Although this DVD starts off a bit ’slow’, once it gets going it is fantastic!
I know we never give a whole lot of thought to what exactly happens inside our bodies and how they work to use the foods we eat to nourish these bodies God gave us. We eat what we like, tastes good and is good for us (most of the time!) and take for granted the amazing handiwork of our Creator who knit us together! It truly is an eye opening experience to learn from The Body of Evidence DVD’s and be reminded of how we ought not to take for granted our Creators handiwork! Did you know our digestive system is 20 to 30 feet long and it takes about 2 hours for foods to be worked through our systems and for the digestive process to do its job to make the fuel our bodies need for growth?! We loved the easy to follow teachings of Dr. Menton and his direct style.
The Body of Evidence DVDs are an absolutely excellent resource (that we will use again and again) for our homeschool libraries, perfect for stand alone teaching or as an extra special class for your students to accompany their current curriculum- highly recommended!!
You can check out all the Body of Evidence DVDs and great science products at Timberdoodle here or go here to request the catalog of all their excellent and FUN resources!
~Lisa
Legal Disclosure:
As a member of Timberdoodle’s Blogger Review Team I received a free “Body of Evidence DVD” in exchange for a frank and unbiased review.
