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Big Springs
July 19th, 2013 | 
Author: Since our house building is drawing to a close, we had to head back up to Van Buren to Crafton’s to pick out our finishing touches. The kids don’t always enjoy the 2 1/2 hour drive so much, but this time we had a few ideas to make it more fun. For starters we ate lunch at the Jolly Cone. They have been in business since the early 50′s and have picnic tables to eat on outside. The kids really enjoyed that, but they especially enjoyed their vanilla cone afterwards. We then went to Crafton’s and picked out our tile, stone, paint, cabinets and doors. Then it was time for the real surprise…Daddy carried us to Big Spring. It is a State Park located 4 miles outside of Van Buren. We noticed they also have cabin rentals (Those beautiful State Cabins built by the CCC) and we will be making plans to return and rent one!
The water is the most beautiful color!
Jo Anna
Eli (Above) Lee (Below)
Grady (Above) The farmer & Clara (Below)
The new baby, The farmers wife, Jo & Eli
The whole crew
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The Mailbox Club
When we went to the Farm and Gin Show this year we made our usual stop at the Fellowship of Christian Farmers booth. We had stopped by there the year before, but we neglected to sign up for the FREE Mailbox Club. This year we didn’t pass it up. The other day we received the first story (Bible Lesson) in the mail. Only 3 of our kids are old enough to participate, but even Eli joined in. They received a little Bible and a story with a memory verse color page and questions. After the story is read they color the picture and answer the questions. The questions page is detachable and this is the part you send back in to receive the next lesson. After 7 lessons are completed the kids will receive a certificate. The memory verse this time was Genesis 1:1. The kids already knew this one. I will warn you that on their worksheet they did not use KJV for their verse. Since the KJV is what we use ans memorise…we just adapted their worksheet!
The Mailbox Club Mission Statement
“To win the children and young people of the world to Christ, and help nurture them into spiritual maturity through Bible correspondence courses and into local churches. This is accomplished through direct ministry and by multiplying our efforts through key partnerships and the Body of Christ around the world.”
The Vision for the Mailbox Club
The Mailbox Club facilitates translation, production and distribution of Mailbox Club lessons around the world for people of all ages, with particular emphasis on children and young people.
We reach many more children effectively by teaming up with strategic partners (which includes the local church). We support our ministry partners by adequately training them and sharing the best practices we have learned from 45 years of follow-up ministry.
Our vision is to reproduce thousands of “mailbox clubs” around the world, by way of the distribution of curriculum through key ministry partners who share our calling to reach and disciple the children of
the world for Jesus Christ.
To read their statement of Faith Click…HERE.
To get your kids signed up for these neat mailbox Bible lessons check out Mailbox Club’s Website.
Homeschool Tracker Review
Our family has been using Homeschool tracker since we started homeschooling 4 years ago. It is great for lesson planning and keeping up with our grades, hours , attendance & overall progress. We use the baisic edition which is FREE to download at their site. It is a desktop edition and you only need the internet to download it. We cannot say enough good things about this product.
They also have an internet based adittion, at a cost, that can be accessed from any computer or smart phone. Since we are about saving money, FREE is the option for us!
Try it, we are sure you will LOVE IT!
This is what they have to say abouth their products…
Computer Based Record Keeping to Simplify Your Life!
Homeschool Tracker is planning and organizing software designed to adapt to your particular homeschooling style in a simple yet sophisticated way. With Homeschool Tracker, lesson planning and record keeping won’t consume a great part of your day. Many of the features were suggested by home educators just like you who wanted their work to be…well…flexible!
Flexible
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Efficient
Lesson Plans can be reused for multiple students or in different years and can be shared with other Homeschool Tracker users
Affordable
With Annual and Monthly subscription options, you can enjoy all the benefits of HSTOnline for as little as $5 per month.
