In My Homeschool: Sharing What Works – Week 11

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In My Homeschool Linky 300pxWe are a pretty low-tech homeschool at this season of our life.  No online lessons, no computer software/games, no Ipad/Ipod/Kindle apps.  We DO read books on the Kindle and watch dvds.  Today I’m especially grateful for one simple technology we love - audio books! 

I have a cough that has been hanging around for a month and reading aloud is really difficult.  I rarely get through a chapter before collapsing in coughing spasms.  So what’s a mom to do?  Find an audio book!  This week I got our current read aloud from Audible so we can listen together.  The Mysterious Benedict Society is our read aloud for Homeschool Book Club.  I’m so grateful for simple technology that allows us to listen to books.

We also use our local library’s audiobook download area when we can.  The kids are currently listening to Eragon and Pippi Longstocking from the library.  Free is always a good price though lately I’ve been having technological difficulties between the library software and my device of choice.  Grr.

Do you use audio books in your homeschool?  Have you got any Audible favorites to recommend?

Now it’s you’re turn to share one thing that’s working in your homeschool this week.  It may not work forever but right now it’s working!  (If you are reading this post by email you’ll have to click over to see the linky.)

 

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Spring Encouragement with Chalk Pastels

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As I look out my window at the snow I’m dreaming of springtime.  I am ready for flowers, sunshine, and warmth.  It’s the perfect time for a bit of encouragement and the new A Seasonal Start in Spring Chalk Pastels gave my children and I a relaxing afternoon daydreaming and creating.

3.52Makayla was the first to pull out the pastels and try a tutorial.  With just a few colors and a bit of time a beautiful nest appeared on her paper.  It was lovely and she was pleased.  She’s been birdwatching all winter and we’ve got a pair of sparrows building a nest.  She’s already asking when they’ll lay eggs.

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Joseph, Daniel, and I were the next to pull out the chalk pastels.  Joseph wanted to do the rainbow tutorial because rainbows mean spring to him.  Daniel chose chicks.  Cute, fluffy, sweet chicks.  Of course he also asked for a few as pets.  I had to remind him that chicks come from eggs and with Joseph’s egg allergy we were not getting chicks anytime soon.  I worked alongside my sons, talking and laughing at messy fingers and silly questions.  Then it was my turn to choose a tutorial.  I did quilts hanging out on the line but couldn’t resist changing one quilt to clothing.  I wonder if I can convince my husband to string up a laundry line this summer? Hmm.

3.5Emma wanted to do the dogwood blossom tutorial and asked me to do one too.  She was probably the funniest partner because halfway through she shrugged and said, “It looks like a butterfly.  I think I’m going to make it a butterfly in the grass mom.”  That is the joy of chalk pastels – even if your work doesn’t turn out quite like you planned it is flexible and easily changed.

A Seasonal Start in Spring Chalk Pastels bannerYou can find all these and more tutorials in the new A Seasonal Start inSpring Chalk Pastels.  You can go to this page to watch a video tutorial for the Bird’s Nest chalk pastel or see a peek at some of the other tutorial topics.

If you’ve read my blog for any length of time you know we are big fans of the Hodgepodge ebooks, I’m even an affiliate. I’ve shared my reviews of many of the chalk pastel ebooks from Southern Hodgepodge here on the blog before.  Here are those posts in case you’ve missed them:

Have you ever tried chalk pastels??  I would love to hear about your experience!  Do you have a topic you would love to see used for a new chalk pastel ebook?  Leave me a comment and I’ll pass the ideas along to Nana and the Hodgepodge crew!

{Disclaimer: We love these tutorials and really do use them in our homeschool.  I was given a free copy of this ebook with no expectation of a review.  All opinions are my own.  Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to find some frames to hang up our spring artwork to brighten up the house until spring really does arrive here in Ohio.}

The Short Version – Week in Review

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IMG_3377I’m sick so this week in review is going to be short.  I have a few pictures I want to post so they don’t get lost in the depths of my computer.  Like this first one of Emma.  Who can resist a face like that?  Oh, wait, that’s her “Math makes me crazy!” face.  I see it on a semi-regular basis.  I’m not likely to forget it.

2.28The week has flown past just like the years do.  My fifth child turned 5 years old.  Oliver is in that confusing in between age where some days he wants to be a toddler/preschooler with his younger three brothers and other days he wants to be a little boy following after his older four siblings.  He changes his mind several times a day.

I look at my oldest and youngest and it hits me even harder – the days may be long but the years fly by.  Who is this young lady emerging from my oldest?  And when did Samuel grow out of the newborn stage?  More than half his first year is over already.  His personality peeks out more with every day.

I have managed to capture our week in a few posts so let me direct you to those.

  • Monday I shared our M.C. Escher inspired family art day.
  • Tuesday gave you a glimpse at my oldest son and his Cub Scout adventures in cake baking.
  • Thursday I shared how daily reading time is working in my family.  Several people have linked up posts about one thing that is working for them, so be sure to check those out as well.

IMG_3359 We finished out February with a few more medical appointments bringing our total to 22.  It is our new record and I hope to never come near it again.  I blogged about the last two appointments over on Mason’s Spina Bifida Journal.  Come on over to see more Mason cuteness and feel free to ask any questions you have about Mason, Spina Bifida, and life as we know it.

Okay, that’s all folks.  I’m off to do a bit of grocery planning because according to some weather reports we’re heading into Snowmageddon again – a projected 12-18 inches unless the storm changes trajectory.  Can I just note here that spring can’t show up fast enough?

How was your week?

I’m linking to Collage Friday and This Week.

In My Homeschool: Sharing What Works – Week 10

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In My Homeschool Linky 300pxIt’s Thursday and that means it’s time for In My Homeschool: Sharing What Works.  The premise is simple – write a post sharing one thing that is working in your homeschool right now.  It may not work next week, next month, or next year, but for now it’s working.

Half of my children know how to read.  Half of my children are age 4 and under.  We do a mix of reading aloud, listening to audio books, and independent reading.  One thing that works especially well at my house is having children spend a set time each day reading from a book we’ve chosen together. The daily practice improves their reading skills and keeps them moving steadily through a book they might not have otherwise chosen to read.  I do NOT read the book, though I usually have pre-read the books.  I rely on the child to narrate a few times a week about what is happening in their story.  This narration is often spontaneous because they just have to tell me what happened.  My role is enthusiasm when listening to what they have to say.

The amount of time for this daily reading doesn’t matter.  Over the summer my children were required to read at least 30 minutes from the current book.  During the school year it is 20 minutes a day.  When a child first starts it is 10 minutes.  If they get caught up in the story and want to read longer they are welcome to do so.  I prefer assigning a length of time to read than a number of chapters because each child’s reading speed is so different, as are the lengths of chapters in different books.

What are they reading right now?

  • Joseph is reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.  It is the first in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and he loves it.  We have listened to all the books in the series already, so Joseph is familiar with the story.  Reading is a weak area for Joseph.  The daily reading time over the last year has slowly but surely improved his reading ability and speed.
  • Emma is reading The Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull.  It is the fifth book in the Fablehaven series. Reading is something Emma enjoys and finds pretty easy.
  • Daniel is reading Color Day Relay, a Magic School Bus chapter book.  Reading is easy for Daniel and has been since he was three.  He flies through books and so far has a preference for non-fiction topics.  The more facts he can soak in the happier he is.

What about Makayla? 

Makayla is in 7th grade and chose to do her literature list for the year over the summer and early fall.  She reads well, loves to read in her free time, and I am hard pressed to keep enough books on hand for her.  She also can be found re-reading favorites.  At this point in the school year she is free to read books of her own choice.  I try to nudge her through a variety of genres if she comes to me looking for a book recommendation.  We do a good bit of discussion the first time through books because she likes to talk about what she’s reading.  In February she has read or re-read:

  • Black Water by DJ Machale – in the Pendragon series.  Her great grandmother introduced her to this series and she’s read them all.  She has favorites and will go back to reread them.
  • The Hunger Games trilogy - This is one series that is not for everyone, I’ll be the first to admit.  However, it was a genre she wanted to try and provoked many interesting conversations along the way.
  • Beyond Foo by Obert Skye – She’s finished the first book and is in the second one.  These were just given to her by my mother and she’s already asking me to look for another series by this author.
  • Reached by Ally Condie – She’s just picked this one up to reread.  When I asked her why, she said it was because she felt like she missed a lot of the details in the book the first time through because she didn’t recognize what was significant until it was over.

When does daily reading time happen?

Until 2014 I would have said “Sometime during the school day, it’s up to the child.”  Daily reading time was on their assignment sheet and they could do it any time they chose.  That worked well enough but when January rolled around I wanted to try something new.  Now daily reading time is the first 20 minutes of quiet time each day.  This has worked beautifully.  My children are all snuggled in their beds reading comfortably and it is not unusual for them to keep reading beyond the 20 minutes when they are caught up in the story.

Inquiring minds want to know:  Do you have assigned reading time each day?  Have you read any of the books listed in this post?  What did you think about them?  Are your children happy rereaders or is once through a book enough for them?

Now it’s your turn to link up a post sharing one thing that is working right now in your homeschool. (If you’re reading by email you will need to come over to the blog to see the link up.)

 

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In a Galaxy Far, Far Away… there was a Cake!

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IMG_3342Joseph is my very first Cub Scout.  He’s been doing this since he turned 8 and every year there are some fun activities that are repeated.  They never grow old.  Tonight was one of them – the Blue and Gold Banquet.  This year’s theme was Star Wars and the boys baked and decorated cakes to serve for dessert. (Last year was Angry Birds – check it out.)

For about a month Joseph and I have been cruising Pinterest looking for cake ideas.  I let him pin any that caught his eye.  As we got closer and closer to baking day he knew it was time to narrow it down and choose a cake he could do.  You see, it’s his project.  I’ll hang out in the room to keep him company while he bakes but it’s all him.  Measuring, decorating, it’s imperfect but just right for a 9 year old boy.

IMG_3315Maybe a week ago Joseph came across a fun Stormtrooper idea using marshmallows.  While the original idea was marshmallows on lollipop sticks he wanted to put them right on the cake mired in mud icing.  Last night he baked the cake using our egg free recipe. Today he got out the edible pen and got to work.

IMG_3335He had to create an entire army after all!  It always amazes me how simple lines and shapes get across ideas.

IMG_3340Joseph had a great idea to put a sign on the cake but really didn’t want to write it.  “Can I print it?”  Sure.  Go for it.  So he printed a sign, grabbed the hot glue gun, and added black foam and a stick.  What is it with boys and hot glue guns?  He loves it and laughs when he burns himself.  The finished cake was delicious!

M.C. Escher Inspired Art

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Scrappily_BabyLove_zip01This week our family art project highlighted the work of M.C. Escher.  I printed out small copies of this free PDF file Lizard Tessellation this morning from Kathy at Art Projects for Kids.  Her original file makes one large tile but I shrunk it down before printing to make the project easy to complete in one morning with a wide age range.  We pulled out our Sharpie markers ($11 right now on Amazon) and I gave my family simple instructions.

  1. Choose two markers.
  2. Open the first marker and color all the white spaces on the four tiles.
  3. Open the second marker and color all the light gray spaces on the four tiles.

2.24I love that Kathy shaded these so my children could easily be successful with the project!  We spent a half hour happily coloring together and talking about art. People chose colors and argued over whether they should color the lizard eyes the same solid color as their body or do special colors just for the eyes.

2.241Once colored we cut out all four squares.  Matching up pieces we soon learned that it was possible to have either color lizard with their noses in the center of the square.  It all depended on how you matched things up.

IMG_3301As each person finished their set of tessellations we were able to play with larger sets.  Now the possibilities expanded like the patterns of a quilt.  What happened if we put all of one color set in a vertical row?  Could we make diagonal lines by alternating color sets?

IMG_3298Do you do family art projects?  Have you introduced your children to tessellations or M.C. Escher?  In case you haven’t, let me share a few resources we’ll be using in our homeschool to continue playing with this fun concept:

Do you have a favorite tessellation project or resource?  I would love to hear about it in the comments!

Week in Review – Still February

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IMG_3176The week has flown by with the everyday life you find in this homeschooling family of ten.  To get a really detailed look at Monday you can read my One Homeschool Day post.  It has pictures and a report of all the goings on for that day in an unedited, real-life-is-what-you-get sort of way.  You’re welcome to write your own One Homeschool Day Post and link up with me anytime in the next two weeks.

Tuesday’s homeschooling had nothing out of the ordinary and everything done cheerfully.  I love days like that!  Tuesday night is when we have activities.  This week Makayla had piano lessons and youth group, Emma had Activity Day with the 8-11 year old girls, and Joseph had Cub Scouts.  Mommy got to enjoy the younger five boys while the big kids were gone.  Having just five little boys at home for an evening is always interesting.  They are funny little men with more energy than an atomic bomb.  I wish I could borrow some of it!

Wednesday the only pictures I took were working with Oliver, my turning 5 next week son.  We have started All About Reading Level 1 with my sweet Oliver so I thought I would share how I tweak this to make it energetic little boy friendly.

2.20We have been using it for 2 weeks with Oliver.  We are still on lesson 1 on purpose.  I add in a lot of movement and repetition because I want Oliver to learn to read at his pace.  I’m not in a hurry and I know little boys.  The more movement there is the happier they tend to be.  So what have we done to keep interest up for the same lesson material for 2 weeks?

  1. Hide the letter cards and send him to find specific sounds.
  2. He brings back each card as I ask.  After a few cards he happens to have a word, which I ask him to sound out and read.
  3. Send him looking for the word card that has the same word he just read.
  4. Put up a word with magnetic tiles somewhere in the house for him to find and read.  It can go on the dishwasher, freezer, fridge, dry erase board, a metal chair leg, the metal homeschool shelving, etc.
  5. Play change a letter – once we have that first word built he goes searching for a new letter sound I assign.  When he brings it back we change it out for one of the current letters and sound out the new word.  So map becomes sap or Pam becomes Sam.
  6. Put magnet tiles on the floor and have him jump from sound to sound as I call them out.
  7. Pull out a fly swatter and have him swat the letter sounds as I call them out.

As you can see all I’m doing is taking a simple idea and playing with it in child-friendly ways.  Other things we’ll do include using letter stamps and ink or playdoh to make our words.  We will pull out magnetic letters from other sets like our Melissa and Doug See and Spell or one of our Leap Frog Fridge Magnets to spell our words.  The idea is to make practice fun.

Thursday was spent getting right to work homeschooling so we could be done before lunch.  Our afternoon was taken over by 3 dentist appointments, bringing our medical appointments total this month up to 17.  With new additions to next week’s schedule that total will top 20 and be our busiest month ever for medical appointments.  In a 28 day month we will have had almost enough appointments to have one every day.  It makes me tired just thinking of it.  I’ve become quite skilled at scheduling multiple appointments per day to keep the mayhem contained.

2.211Friday we finished off the week with math tests and free writing, among other things.  Caleb was quite proud when he built a wooden platform for his Lego minifigure to stand on.  Mason enjoyed chasing his siblings around the house.  Even better, we had over three little friends from Church for part of the morning while their mommy had an appointment so he had more playmates near his age.

What have you been up to this week?

I’m linking up with Collage Friday, This Week, Weekly Wrap Up.

 

One Homeschool Day Linky – February Edition

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One Homeschool Day FebruaryWelcome to the February Edition of One Homeschool Day where I share an unedited peek into my large family homeschool and invite you to link up a post of your own.  Today I’m sharing our most recent Monday, February 17th.  Come on in to Our Busy Homeschool!

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My night did not involve much sleeping because Samuel was awake more than he was asleep.  He’s a sweet middle of the night companion.  I finally gave up on sleep at 6:15am and came down with Samuel and my husband Jason, who is off on Mondays.  I started oatmeal in the rice cooker for breakfast and checked email.  Jason and I spent some time researching flexible glasses frames for Mason, the 2 year old.  By 7:30am all eight children were awake and everyone sat down to breakfast together.

IMG_30267:51am I hop in the shower and get ready for the day.  As usual I put my hair up so little fingers aren’t pulling it.  This is the Freestyle Princess Tiara Flexi Clip in medium.  Check out my store if you haven’t tried Flexi Clips, they’re my favorite functional and fun hair jewelry!  Chores are being done during this time, from emptying trash and cleaning bathrooms to sweeping floors and washing dishes.  I also pass out morning medications and vitamins to the crew.  In my family this means nearly 50 pills, chewables, or liquid medications.  (Allergy medicines, asthma meds, thyroid meds, multivitamins and vitamin C for ten, folic acid, Ditropan for Mason, and more.)

2.178:30am We begin our homeschool day a bit early because I will be gone after an early lunch.  Devotional is where we begin.  Today we sing Dearest Children God is Near You and I Will Follow God’s Plan.  We’ve made it to Joshua in our Old Testament reading.  We read and talk about Joshua chapter 1.  It was interesting to hear Joshua reminded several times to be courageous, knowing what he was about to face with Jericho.  It is even more interesting to hear some of my children discover these Old Testament stories for the first time.  I try to highlight what is coming up before we finish each day so I mentioned that the next chapter has spies and a woman named Rahab.  All my boys perked up at the word spies. ;)

8:55am Children disperse to begin their schoolwork. Makayla and I do math review of a few concepts she missed on her final exam for MUS Zeta.  We’ll be reviewing all week before we move into Pre-Algebra next Monday.  Joseph and Emma do math as well while Daniel does copywork. Daddy and the little boys watch Talking Words Factory by Leap Frog.

2.1719:25am I’m helping Emma review skip counts for 7s and 8s, Joseph has done language lessons (subject and predicate) and is doing Discover the Book of Mormon. Makayla is doing Apologia General Science Module 8, today is about catastrophists and the geological record.  I love how much I’m learning as we go through this course!  So much of this simply was never presented in my public school classes and it’s fascinating. Daniel is doing his personal scripture reading.  The little boys start taking cushions off the couch to climb.  Emma moves to language lessons then scriptures and Daniel comes to me for a new math lesson.  Samuel falls asleep for a nap in Daddy’s arms.

2.1729:40am Oliver and I do All About Reading.  Today he practiced letter sounds and built words to match his word cards, then jumped on letters when I said their sound.  Daddy gathered children for Anatomy and the little boys got out an activity tub in the living room.  Makayla and I discuss a question in her science and then she heads to her room for personal scripture study.

2.17310:10am everyone takes a break for snack time.  Oliver and Emma play around on the piano, doing a freeze dance game.  When the music stops so do they.  Makayla takes over the piano for practice while they dance in the background.  Joseph and Daniel have disappeared to their bedroom to play Legos.  Mason plays on one end of the piano while Makayla practices.  :)

10:30am Daniel brings me a picture he made with the spirograph set.  So sweet!

2.17410:42am is the end of break so I gather a few children for art while Makayla continues to practice piano.  We work on Value, the fifth page for our Elements of Art book.  While the original has us drawing a house Joseph decides to draw a tree and Emma draws a minion.  While we work on our lesson Daddy and the younger boys draw with Sharpie markers at the table beside us.

2.17511:07am the younger children are finished with art and I begin another lesson from Artistic Pursuits with Makayla.  We focus on line in Japanese art and try our own horse drawings.  She brings along an art project she finished, a dragon with stained glass type wings using some of the tissue paper left over from Valentine’s Day.  Beautiful!

11:25am Mason is tired and crying, school is done other than writing for Makayla.  I’m off to settle my little man and prepare lunch.  We eat a bit early today so Mason and I can get on the road during his nap time.

12:00pm I chat with my sister for a few minutes and then Mason and I head to the big city to order new glasses.  On the drive we listen to the soundtrack from Frozen until Mason falls asleep.  Then I re-listen to two Brave Writer podcasts.

2.176We decide on these rectangular frames.  There are about 15 color options that we flip through.  In the end I have them bring us frames in several colors.  Then I tell Mason to pick the color he wants.  The lady was surprised – “You’re not really going to let him pick the color, are you?”  Of course!  I narrowed it down, made sure I could live with the six or seven colors I had her bring over, but the final decision is Mason’s because he is the one who will wear them.  Any guess as to what color he chose?  His new glasses will be in by the end of February.  These MiraFlex frames are super flexible so hopefully we’ll have no more broken glasses.

We get home nearly 3 hours later at 2:45pm.  While we’ve been gone the other children have played, written, and done quiet time.  The boys watch How Stuff Works about steel with Daddy while the girls are sewing upstairs.  Mommy takes some time to type up this post.  Samuel is napping.

3:11pm Apples are sliced for snack and the girls join Daddy watching How Stuff Works.

IMG_31763:30pm everyone gathers for Family Home Evening.  This week we go with a very free-flow plan.  Each person chooses something to share: a song, a painting from the Gospel Art Book, a scripture.  We sing or talk about each then gather on the floor in a circle.  We play a simple game for our younger ones, passing around a stuffed animal until mommy says stop.  Whoever has the mouse names one animal Noah brought on the ark that they like.  From rabbits to tigers and everything in between, the answers are varied.  In round 2 we take turns naming one animal we would have been okay with Noah leaving off the ark… Skunk, crocodile, and stinging insects make the list.

IMG_3177At 4:00pm the kids head off to play with wooden trains or Legos, watch an episode of Wild Kratts, etc.  I start cooking dinner, putting some ham in the oven to go with French bread, corn, and peaches.  Easy food that everyone will eat seems to be the cooking phase I’m in.

2.1774:24pm  While observing a robin in our trees with the children they debate names.  He is christened Martin, a reference to Redwall’s Martin the Warrior.  We have a pair of cardinals we’ve been observing all winter named Vivian and Arnold.  We also have some sparrows who have been building a nest in the last week.  Fascinating to watch the birds in the snow!

4:37pm Samuel wakes up from his nap.  Most of the children are gathered upstairs playing together.  Dinner is eaten at 5pm and the children vanish upstairs to play together.  It’s one of those days when they all play well together for hours without squabbling.  I love it!

6:17pm it’s time for Mason’s enema.  This is a nightly thing because of his paralysis from Spina Bifida.  We hang out by the bathroom and watch a few episodes of Curious George during the process.  Unfortunately he seems to be constipated as this is the second day in a row with no results.  Drinking fluids spiked with higher doses of Miralax and repeat enemas becomes the new priority for tomorrow, along with a call to Children’s Hospital for a chat with doctors.  Not fun.

IMG_32047:15pm the children put on pajamas and have a last snack.  They clean up the bedrooms and settle in to watch a few cartoons until bedtime because Daddy has to head to bed by 8pm.  He’s got an early wake up time for work (2:30am).  Samuel falls asleep at 7:45pm too.  I just hope he’ll stay asleep so I can get the other little boys to bed.

8:30pm Joseph, Emma, Daniel, and Oliver head up to bed.  They’re listening to the third book in the Penderwicks series on audiobook and each child has their own book light if they want to read.  Makayla stays downstairs with Mason, Caleb, and I.

8:45pm I go upstairs to lay down with Mason.  He’s asleep in 5 minutes.  By 9:00pm Makayla heads to bed and I lay down with Caleb.  He takes a bit longer to fall asleep tonight.  I read him a story and his eyes can’t seem to stay open.  Success!  I head to my own bed and sleep until Samuel wakes up at 10:30pm for a diaper change.  Back to bed and sleep…

One Homeschool Day FebruaryYou made it through One Homeschool Day at my house.  Now it’s your turn to link up a February day of your own!  The linky will remain open for two weeks so if you don’t have a post ready to go you have plenty of time.  Write it how you want to – a long narrative, a list, lots of pictures, no pictures.  The only requirement is that you blog honestly – share the good, the bad, and the messy!  Then visit the other blogs that link up to see what one homeschool day is like at their house.  You can join me on the 20th of each month this year for One Homeschool Day.  Can you imagine how fun it will be to look back over the whole year in twelve posts when we’re through? 

 

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A Match Made in Texas – A Bethany House Review

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a match made in texasWhat is better than reading a book by one of your favorite authors?  Reading a compilation that introduces you to even more great writers!  I was so excited to read A Match Made in Texas from Bethany House because it included TWO of my favorite authors.

As I worked my way through the four novellas I enjoyed the way they related to each other, sharing characters.  All four authors wove stories that drew me in.  Set in Dry Gulch, Texas in 1983 the overarching premise that pulls the four novellas together is simple:  “Sometimes true love just needs a little help.”  The first three stories have an unknown matchmaker who uses notes to prompt characters to help one another, introducing them in the process.  The fourth novella is the story of that matchmaker having the tables turned in their own turn for romance.

As soon as I finished reading A Match Made in Texas I started looking for more titles by the two new-to-me authors.  I enjoyed the book and wholeheartedly recommend it if you’re looking for clean romance with a historical setting.

{Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  All opinions presented herein are my own.}