Abundant Life http://www.mariannesunderland.com Faith Family Homeschool Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Your Child’s Spiritual Safety http://www.mariannesunderland.com/2013/05/protecting-your-childs-spirit/ http://www.mariannesunderland.com/2013/05/protecting-your-childs-spirit/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:32 +0000 Marianne http://www.mariannesunderland.com/?p=6298 BufferAs parents we spend a great deal of time caring for the physical needs of our children.  Feeding, clothing, cleaning  and nurturing their physical needs, though demanding at times, is easy.  When they’re hungry, they cry.  When they’re cold, they let us know.  When dirty, they smell! But what of their spiritual needs?  These are [...]

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]]> http://www.mariannesunderland.com/2013/05/top-10-books-about-dyslexia/feed/ 7 Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Attend a Homeschool Convention http://www.mariannesunderland.com/2013/05/reasons-why-you-shouldnt-go-to-a-homeschool-convention/ http://www.mariannesunderland.com/2013/05/reasons-why-you-shouldnt-go-to-a-homeschool-convention/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:31 +0000 Marianne http://www.mariannesunderland.com/?p=6276 Buffer    It’s that time of year.  The school year is winding up.  We’re making our summer bucket lists and pulling out the shorts and flip flops. Ahhh…summer.  Time to relax.  Time to take a break from the intensity of the school year schedule and have some fun. Even as we read the final chapters [...]

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