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No doubt you’re as grateful as I am for anyone in your life who comes alongside you in discipling your children. There are few things more heartwarming than seeing a friend praying with your kids, or your children’s ministry leader opening their eyes to some truth about Jesus.  Yet research1 suggests that the vast majority of […]

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Tween Christian Book

Family Discipleship

Lies Girls Believe – A Christian Book for Tweens

My daughter and I have worked through several True Girl Bible studies and highly recommend them! Lies Girls Believe, written by Dannah Gresh, focuses on 20 biblical truths and the lies that girls may believe instead. I read Lies Women Believe by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth a couple of years ago so I was interested to […]

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Girl sitting in an armchair doing a bible study

Family Discipleship

REVIEW: When Wrong Seems Right (A Kids Bible Study of Proverbs)

My daughter is ten-years-old and is beginning to study Scripture independently. She has just finished “When Wrong Seems Right: A Kids Bible Study on Making Good Choices” by Adam Griffin. If you’re looking for a Bible study for your tween, let me share more about this one! What’s this Bible study about? This eight-week study […]

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Family Discipleship

Our Favourite Advent Books and Devotionals for Families

Advent is such a special time of year, as we consider the anticipation and joy of Jesus’ first coming! Whether you are looking to find something for yourself, a young child or older child, a story or a study, here are some of our very favourite resources for this time of year. The Promise and […]

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Homeschool Mums from the Rooted to Flourish Podcast

Home Education

Home Educating Teens Series: Interview with Mary

If like me, you are home educating a pre-teen, you may be considering your options and wondering what it’s really likely to continue home educating teens. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about homeschooling teens […]

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Carrie De Francisco

Home Education

Homeschooling Teens Series: Workshop with Carrie

I recently attended a two-hour workshop called Homeschool High School with Carrie De Francisco of Coffee with Carrie. If you’re home educating a pre-teen, then I hope this review of her workshop is helpful to you! Carrie De Francisco With over twenty years of experience in home education, Carrie has two homeschool graduates. She is […]

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Home Education

Homeschooling Teens Series: Interview with Kristi

My eldest is nearly eleven, so I’ve begun considering our options for education over the teen years. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about their experience homeschooling teens and am pleased to be able to […]

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Open Doors Resources for Children about The Persecuted Church

Family Discipleship

Teaching Children About the Persecuted Church

On Monday afternoons, as part of our homeschool, we invest time in discovering more about Christian Living. This is distinct from our time in the Word. Instead this is an opportunity to focus on learning more about the church, and developing spiritual disciplines in a practical way. Topics could include studying church history, the lives […]

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Home Education

Homeschooling Teens Series: Interview with Lauren

Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several ladies who have more experience home educating than I have. I’ve asked them all about homeschooling teens and am pleased to be able to share here, the wisdom they have shared with me! Special Guest Lauren is a mother of seven, whose children […]

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Home Education

Year Six Homeschool Curriculum Choices

My daughter is headed into Year Six and here are the resources that I plan to use for her home education this year. If you are in the US, this is more commonly referred to as Fifth Grade. Language Arts In the first half of the year, we will work on our vocabulary and structured […]

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