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What is the Media Not Telling You About the Louisiana Flooding?

August 17, 2016 by Susan 8 Comments

Imagine this scenario:

You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, and you see a woman up ahead of you get mugged. By the time you get to where she is, the mugger is gone, leaving the victim bleeding from a punch to the face and empty handed…her purse stolen. There is no one else in sight. You get out your phone and call your friend, saying, “Did you see what Hillary Clinton did today?!” Barely glancing at the woman, you walk by. After all, you’re going to have to vote in 3 months.

Despicable, right?

The news media is choosing to collectively ignore the tens of thousands of people left with nothing and effectively ‘punched in the face’ by the massive Louisiana flooding.

The Ultimate List of Brilliant Gift Ideas (You’ll Want to Keep for Yourself)

August 16, 2016 by Susan 7 Comments

Winston Churchill said

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

Birthdays, weddings, Christmas, Valentine’s Day… With so many holidays telling us to give presents, gift giving can become merely a rote activity. Thoughtfully considering what to give someone is an art. Are you looking for a clever gift for someone? I’ve collected a list of unique gift ideas for you. They’re things that I’ve had tucked away in my ‘idea file’ forever. Click the pictures or links to learn more.

I want to say up front that I haven’t purchased all of these things myself. But I will be sure to comment on those I have.

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Disney

August 9, 2016 by Susan 15 Comments

This is the ultimate guide to adding learning to your Disney vacation. Literature, history, geography, science, and more. You might be surprised how many educational opportunities there are!

Incorporating our real life into our schooling has always been important to us, like when we took an impromptu trip to Texas to spend a few weeks, and the ways we’ve learned about our state with fun first day of school field trips. So deciding to homeschool Disney World was a no-brainer!

Studying about an amusement park, you ask? Spending valuable school time learning about a cartoon Mouse?

If that’s what you’re thinking, you are in for a treat!

Food for Thought: # 2

August 4, 2016 by Susan Leave a Comment

The Sparrow’s home was created to build community. We all have so many things coming across our feeds and desktops throughout the week. Sharing some of what I’ve been reading I hope spurs you to check out something new, and share with us what you’ve been reading.

I hope you check out some of these links. And I’d love it if you commented and let me know what you think of them. They range from household tips that I’m learning, to lifestyle tips, family, and spiritual growth.

Online Protection for Your Family: Keep Porn Out of Your Home

August 1, 2016 by Susan 15 Comments

We protect our family in every other way. Why do we forget this? We’re sharing real ways to protect your children and family from pornography online.

I don’t know a single mother that would let her child play near a street without supervising him. We make sure that our whole family is buckled in before we leave the driveway. I could make a list of 100 things we all do to protect our families every day.

Why in the world do we let our computers, cell phones and other devices go un-monitored?

You want to know why I think? I think that we want to believe that our husband, our children…that we are not susceptible to the myriad of temptation that awaits in cyberspace.

If you think that, I’ll start out nice. I’ll give you that one. Maybe your family is not ever tempted to do wrong online. Ever. But guess what? The bad stuff is so pervasive and sneaky that it shows up even when you’re not looking for it.

Food for Thought: Volume 1

July 28, 2016 by Susan 2 Comments

Part of what The Sparrow’s Home was created for was to share resources, information, and inspiration. I thought it might be beneficial to further that conversation by sharing some things occasionally that I’ve been perusing.