Join me and several other BPA families at 7pm CST for the Summer Splash! It kicks off our BiblePrinciples group Faceboook presence and [re]introduces our online BPA community.

We will have giveaways, door prizes and lots of great information. I’ll be there, along with Lisa of Me and My House Ministries, Renae of Life Nurturing Education and Gina of A Cherished Keeper. Mrs. Smith of Pilgrim Institute will also be on hand with information you won’t want to miss.

It only lasts an hour so don’t miss a minute of it! Be online at 7pm CST and click the picture above to join the conversation and to get in on some fantastic giveaways.

If you know a parent-teacher whom you think would like to join us, please let them know. See you there!

Just want to spread the word about a few things.

• Ms. Dang has audio and handouts from her regular Wednesday night salon. They are a must-listen.
• Mrs. Smith with Pilgrim Institute has a free 45 minute video on Repairing the Breach for you or your church.
• Mrs. Smith also is working on some online classes. Details coming.
• Her latest (#4) history book will be out later this year.
• FACE has some dinged books at a discount.
• 23rd Pilgrim Institute conference will be in Elkhart , IN March 19-20. Theme is “Educating for Liberty”

In case you didn’t know, you can take a Rudiments of America’s Christian History & Government by correspondence course. More details here.

Pilgrim Institute is holding its annual conference in Dell City, OK April 10 and 11. Find the details at the link below.

Pilgrim Institute Annual Conference

American Christian Leadership in the Home, Church and Nation

Mrs. Smith and Mr. James Rose will both be there to speak at the general sessions, along with Mr. Bullard and Mr. Henry. The workshops look terrific.

I just received my latest order from FACE: the Christian History Library in Libronix. It is the best investment I’ve made in a long time.

There are 11 volumes included (see the list here). They are all searchable and interactive, so I can search a topic and the program will search all volumes for every reference. It saves so much time.

I can also tag passages with my own notes and save them. This is very handy as I study.

The footnotes are hot linked as well, so when it refers to other volumes you can click and read the full context of the footnotes. It’s so nice not to have to get out 4 books to read 4 pages!

It copied all the volumes to my hard drive, so I do not need the CD-ROM every time I need to use the program. I can just click the icon and get cracking. It saves time on 4-R ing subjects and word studies as well, because it contains a KJV Bible and Webster’s 1828 Dictionary.

If I discover any more cool things the program will do I’ll post again (and I probably will!). The hard copies are also terrific to have because sometimes you need to hold a book or you just don’t want to be at your computer. But for study and lesson preparation this is a wise investment.

Believe it or not, I was nominated in the controversial but fun HSB blog awards. There are two I’m up for (best encourager and best curriculum/business).  I don’t see myself winning against the stiff competition, but it’s fun to be nominated all the same. Check out the categories by clicking the logo below:

And while you are there, make sure to vote for Dana of Principled Discovery (“Live what you believe” and “Current events”) and Renae of Life Nurturing Education (Artistic content). The BPA community needs representation at these awards, so get over there and vote for these ladies!

I am so excited to let you know that I have complied all my favorite posts from the last 3 years into one handy file. 

A Mother’s Joy: The Best of PrincipledMom Volume 1 is 40 pages of blogging goodness available as an instant download. Click the cover below to download and enjoy.

Thanks to all of your who have encouraged me to keep on writing all this time. And even more good news is on its way!

I have just launched my newest Web site. It has a lot of the same info as Principium, my old Biblical Principle Approach home educators’ site, but it has a different feel and focus. And keep in mind that I am adding to it almost every day. There is a lot of work ahead but it’s a labor of love.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

PrincipledMom™

As I have done so many times, I get wild ideas and don’t really think them through. So, in case you have been looking for the principles study here, it’s not happening. That’s because I have been working with Lisa H. on an idea we have had for a couple of months now. We are beginning a study similar to the SDS in James Rose’s book, A Guide to American Christian Education.

We are really excited about it. It’s not overwhelming or voluminous. It will fit neatly into your summer schedule the next 12 weeks (it starts next Monday, June 19). If you need a little refresher, if you are new to BPA or if you just like to study, we hope you will join us for the weekly lessons and discussion. You’ll be glad you did!

join the GACEstudy group

And don’t forget about the opportunities to see Ms. Dang and Mrs. Smith this summer. If you can get to where they are you should go. (look on these sites for more info on conferences)

Oh, and I’m working on lots of material for my blog here, I just have been really busy lately and blogging is down on the list. Thanks for reading and let me know any BPA questions you have. I’ll answer to the best of my knolwedge and then I’ll find an expert.

Starting next week, I will post one of seven principles of America’s Christian history and government and discuss it. I do not claim to be all knowledge, but I will attempt to explain things and hopefully spark some dialogue. I plan to include links, summer reading, activities for all ages (even preschoolers) and resources to make your study time easier and more fun.

 Hope you will make plans to be a part of the excitement over the next 7 weeks!