My son has been selling marshmallow guns over 5 years and wants to tell others how he does it.  To give you the best information, he has a very short survey you could fill out.  (Hey, it will only take 3-4 minutes!)

Click here to complete his survey about marshmallow guns.

Marshmallow Gun Survey

I read these verses today and they are a good reminder for all of us!

And in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.

Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’”

Therefore with joy you will draw water
From the wells of salvation,

And in that day you will say:
“Praise the Lord, call upon His name; 

Declare His deeds among the peoples,
Make mention that His name is exalted.

Sing to the Lord,

For He has done excellent things;

This is known in all the earth.

Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion,

For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

Isaiah 12

I meant to send this last week, but time flew by as we prepared for a quick trip to Texas for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.

That’s right - 50 years of marriage.  It’s amazing.  While we were at my parents’ farm last weekend, I asked Steve if he could imagine being married for 50 years.  He quickly said “Yes!”  All I can say is it was so much fun to have the entire family together for the weekend and celebrate 50 years of my parents’ devotion to each other, as well as to the Lord. I posted some pics on my family blog.  Take a look.  http://www.KerryBeck.com/blog

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Well, here’s the real reason I meant to write last week after you finished your taxes…ahhhh, such fun!
I hope this will be helpful to you and your family.  Post a comment and let me know.
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Tax day is over….thank goodness!  If you’re like me, you feel like you need to “save” some money after “forking out” money to the government last week….ugh!

Well, I have a friend who specializes in helping families save money.  In fact, Tawra Kellam’s family paid off $20,000 debt in 5 year with an annual income averaging $20,000.  Now, that’s what I call shopping frugally and saving money to get rid of that horrible debt.

Tawra has several ebooks such as Dig Out of Debt, Menus On A Dime, Grocery Savings, Cleaning Cents, Kids Cents and Money Management. That means you can use these with your kids as you wind down from the school year. Plus, you get $87 worth of ebooks for only $17!

http://savingsofgreen.familye-biz.com/

Oh…I almost forgot.  Here’s my deal for you…
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If you invest in Tawra’s book package and can’t save $17 (package price) by inplementing 3 of her strategies, I will pay you DOUBLE the cost of this package.  That means I’ll pay you $34 out of my own pocket if you can’t save $17 with 3 of her strategies.  Just send me a list of what you tried and how it didn’t work.
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Take a look at what Tawra has for you:
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Blessings,
Kerry

ps.  You can get a huge “savings of green” dollars with this Living on a Dime ebook extravaganza.
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In my Raising Leaders package, I have a Classical Book List.  I received this question about the list:

In your Classical Book Lists report, what ages or grades do you consider early and late school age, and how do you define youth?  Do you feel these books are appropriate read alouds for younger children?  (Our boys are 7 and 9).

On the Classical Book List,  my age groups are definite.  They may differ for different kids.  So, here’s  rough estimate:

Early school age (5-8)
Late Elementary (8-11)
Youth (12 and up)

If my kids were 7 & 9, I would find some easy readers for them in the early stage and read aloud ones in the next stage. 

 I hope that helps.  Thanks for emailing and thanks for your support.

 Kerry

Yes, you read that right!
Your child can make a notebook from paper bags and record what he has learned this week! Doesn’t that sound like fun???

All you have to do is choose the subject area you want to notebook and gather the materials. Then, your child can have fun “learning” and “recording”. He won’t even know he’s doing “school.

Click here to get the Paper Bag Notebook directions

Or, you can make the Waterfall Paper Bag Notebook right here

from scrapbook-crazy.com

Can you believe this is what I saw when I walked outside this morning?

“The farther backward you can look, the farther foward you can see.”

– Winston Churchill

With all of his time spent studying history, Churchill was able to see into the future and make predictions of what would happen. The ones we often remember are his predictions about Hitler and the Iron Curtain.

But look at these comments that Churchill made long before they became mainstream.

1901 - 8 hour work day
1917 - air power in the next world war
1917 - atomic bomb
1928 - energy crisis

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” -Winston Churchill

History is vital to our own liberties. Teach it well to your children so they can make wise decisions about the future.

Here are a few ideas:
Gileskirk
Ancient History
Medieval History
US History

Do you see a man who excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.
Proverbs 22:29

When our children grow up and perform excellent work, they will be seen by kings.  They will become godly leaders who can make a change with those in leadership now.

Take some time to make this journal with your children.  When you are finished, you can use it as a reading journal or notebook.  If you use it for a notebook, put pictures, drawings and paragraphs about the science, history or literature topic you are studying.  Have fun.

Change the colors and papers for a boy or a specific topic.

directions come from Splitcoaststampers.com right here