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Monday
May062013

Superhero Fun (Music, Reading, LEGO) & Squilt Lesson #9

 

 

This SQUILT lesson is dedicated to all those superheroes out there.

If you're new to SQUILT, it is a way to ensure your children have quality music at least once (or more!) each week.   It is a way to build listening skills, a critical ear, and attention.  It gives your child a repertoire of great music.

 No piece of music is more epic for a little (or big) superhero than the theme from Superman

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Friday
May032013

Collage Friday - Taking Time To See Beauty (and a LEGO Update)

 

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." 

This is one of my favorite quotes. To know that it is from Anne Frank is even more amazing. How could she find beauty in her circumstances?

In the past year there have been some not so beautiful things I have witnessed: a friend's husband with Stage 4 Melanoma, a friend from church hit by a drunk driver - he's paralyzed now, the death of a wonderful woman I knew from Ovarian Cancer, a homeschooling dad of two gone because of cancer. 

Perhaps it's my age, or maybe these events, but I'm trying to seize every moment and see the BEAUTY around me

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Wednesday
May012013

Everything You Need to Know About Blogging - iBlog Now Available!

 

I answered the question on Monday:  Why Would Anyone Blog?

Today I'm very excited to share a resource that will help you if you are considering starting a blog, if you have a blog and want it to grow, or if you have a thriving blog and want it to become even more awesome.

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