http://rachel-larkin.com Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:04:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have just entered into The Homeschool Lounge's Christmas Giveaway! It is for a 4gb MP3 player!!!!!!! You can too - here is the link The Homeschool Lounge Giveaway http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/12/13/4gb-digital-mp3-player-giveaway-christmas-on-the-lounge/ We all need to have a list of things we need to do before we die! I have only just realised this recently. Time is just so short and it is so easy to spend it on absolutely nothing worthwhile. Well, yesterday I totally surprised myself - I managed to cross off ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/05/17/things-to-do-before-you-die/ Living on a Dime is having a giveaway!!! I have just received an email from Tawra from Living on a Dime about a crazy sale they are having. Here's what she said: We are going to be having a 50% off sale on all our books and 63% off if you buy ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/04/15/mothers-day-crazy-book-sale/ I came across a short article from John C. Maxwell about change. I am going through a lot of change right now. It can sometimes be quite disconcerting. My changes are all external changes that are happening to me ,but John Maxwell was talking about internal changes and gave 6 ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/04/07/six-steps-to-successful-personal-change/ Anyone who has ever used a typewriter has experienced the frustration of hitting the wrong key. Depending on which year you made this mistake, you had very few choices as to what you could do after making the mistake. For most of the typewriter's existence, if it was an important piece ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/04/02/turning-typing-mistakes-into-liquid-gold/ I have just had a revelation this morning - my middle son found a verse in Proverbs in our Bible time. It was Proverbs 3 v 19 : The Lord by skilful and godly wisdom has founded the earth... This really struck me between the eyes! Wisdom is what created the earth. ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/02/23/get-wisdom/ The most important education is Character Training. What is the point of having a highly intelligent adult if their personality or character is corrupt or grating on everyone else? It is better to spend the time on gently guiding our children into God's paths and His wisdom in dealing with ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2009/01/27/character-training-your-kids-part-one/ There is a contest over at Learning at His Feet Blog this week. You can have a chance to win the fiction book called "The Missing Link" is the first of The Truth Seekers Mystery four book series published by Media Angels, Inc. It was written by Christina and Felice ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2008/11/20/the-missing-link-contest/ ......Staying Trim Over The Holiday Season. This is a pdf report on how to stay trim over the upcoming holiday season. It is packed full of great advice to keep sane in the food department. Here's what you have to do to gain this ebook - just leave a comment on how ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2008/11/14/chance-to-win-a-little-ebook-on/ DISCOVERING YOUR CHILD'S PASSION When we pulled our oldest boy out of school, the words “Mum I’m bored” was heard frequently in our home. He had only one year of state schooling and was already infected with the boredom disease. Schooling seemed to have taken away his ability to have ideas ... http://rachel-larkin.com/2008/09/10/productive-free-time-list/