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Local Profile: Village Home

January 25, 2012 By Taunya Leave a Comment

Occasionally I will mention a trip to Village Home. Have you ever wondered what I am referring to? I thought I would use today to share with you our “community college for homeschoolers” in the Portland Metro area. What is Village Home? Village Home Education Resource Center serves homeschool families in Beaverton and Portland, Oregon. Started in 2002 by a group of homeschooling parents, the community has grown to over 400 families between the two campuses. Each … [Continue reading...]

Wordless Wednesday: Winter Wonderland

This blog is linking up with other Wordless Wednesday posters. … [Continue reading...]

When Family Resists: Your Child

Have you considered homeschooling? I mean REALLY considered homeschooling? Considered it to the point where you mention it to your family? I’m guessing you get reactions from “ARE YOU … [Continue reading...]

Vineyard Worship I Love Your Presence Review & Download Giveaway 1/30/12

Synopsis: LOVE OF GOD was recorded live at the Burn Bright: Worship and The Kingdom Of God conference, hosted by Vineyard Worship. Several hundred worship leaders and worshippers gathered in the … [Continue reading...]

Happy Chinese New Year!

Credit: Prisqua.com Today, the Chinese celebrate a new year. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. For our family we will be trying not to think of today (It’s my father’s birthday). What a … [Continue reading...]

Deal Alert: We Choose Virtues!

We Choose Virtues is one of my new favorite vendors. Our family is currently reviewing a couple of the products and cannot wait to share how it has helped us learn lasting character traits! I … [Continue reading...]

The Labor Week

The Homeschool Mother’s Journal began as a single post by Sue on a Friday morning, and turned into a link-up for homeschool mothers across the blog-O-sphere to share a piece of their journey with … [Continue reading...]

Schooling Made Fun: Notebooking

</A < p> Love of learning. What does that phrase mean to you? When I began homeschooling, I figured my children would naturally love to learn. I would not need … [Continue reading...]

To Be Honest

This is my house the morning of Christmas. But to be honest, it’s a sample of what my house can look like on any given day. When you blog publically, you often find yourself being … [Continue reading...]

Grammar & Living Books

Keeping with our theme of living books, I’d like to introduce you to some of our favorite grammar reading books. We chose Punctuation Celebration for a lesson on punctuation. As we read each … [Continue reading...]

What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him

A powerful and compelling new voice in Christian publishing, with a message urgently needed by today’s Christian … [Continue reading...]

NEW Subdomain: Reviews

Hi! I decided to move my reviews to their own subdomain. I will still post links here on this webpage. Please visit today and bookmark! http://www.taunyasplace.com/reviews/ Taunya … [Continue reading...]

Hands-on Fractions

After our Hersey’s® Multiplication Lesson, we decided to jump into fractions. Both girls are learning how to add fractions. I created flashcards using index cards torn in half. I had … [Continue reading...]

Math Reading: Hershey’s Multiplication

The girls LOVE hands-on learning, especially if it involves chocolate. What girl doesn’t love chocolate? Right? When I told the girls we were going to review this book, they were … [Continue reading...]

Movie: A Mile in His Shoes

Team manager and Coach Arthur “Murph” Murphy needs a miracle. His team is 0-13 when Murph sets out to meet with a promising pitcher. Unfortunately Fortunately, fate has other plans and Murph … [Continue reading...]