On the LibriVox website there is a list of poems in audio that are well suitable for children. They are short and can be easily memorized.

I want to read many of the classic short stories with my children. I figured a simple way to do this is to listen to some of them online. I found a site that is full of all kinds of classic literature at Harrold.org and then I found some narration of some classics:
LoudLit.org
LibriVox
FreeAudio.org— historical documents
Kayray.org
Sherlock Holmes Audio
TellTale Heart
Talking Digital Books
The Story Spieler

Today is mine.
Tomorrow is none of my business.
If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.
I was reading through a devotion by Elizabeth Elliot today from the Back to the Bible website. I discovered this good quote as a paragraph in the devotion I wanted to share it with you.

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“Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.” — Galileo Galilei
Here are some good websites to help learn math that a teacher I helped found for her students:
1. AAA Math— lists many areas of math and has lesson that can be done online as fill in the blank
2. GoMath— This is a site that can help you learn the fundamentals of algebra, geometry and physics
3. FunBrain— This site is full of color and offers fun ways to learn math.
4. moneyopolis— This website helps 6th through 8th graders play video games to learn math (you have to sign up)
5. Mathplayground.com— The student can learn about logic, word problems. There are tutorial videos also.
6. Purple Math— Goes into detail about algebra
7. AlgebraHelp.com— Another site to help with algebra
8. Library.thinkquest.org— interactive math games
9. Factmonster.com— This is an entertaining site filled with all kinds of booklearning
10. CoolMath–This is a vivid colored interactive site kids needs to take several hours to sort through

Here’s a helpful website to learn more about explorers. I found it on Mrs. Happy Housewife.

Here is a national program called MathCounts. Students can get involved through schools. Here is a website which has drills to test your math ability. Here’s a webpage with practice problems.

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
-Henry David Thoreau

An old song by England Dan and John Ford Coley (great harmony)

Do you happen to have extra money or time you need to use more wisely?
An attitude of trust and faith in God are in the forefront of many modern Christians in other countries. In countries where Christianity is illegal and if you have a Bible or tell others of Christ, you could go to prison, your family could be punished, you could be beaten or monetarily punished.
There is a website of an organization called Voice of the Martyrs. It has a museum and its headquarters are located in Bartlesville Oklahoma.
Here is a list of projects that are ongoing through this ministry:

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Here’s what I like about it:
  1. It a nice, quick access to other important links.
  2. It’s fun to play with.
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