Wednesday

Our Family Adventure to the Ark Encounter and Beautiful Scenic Areas That Are a Must See!

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Recently I shared our family of nine's trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky and this week I want to share not only our experience at the Ark Encounter but also some incredible places that we visited in the area. If you're visiting either the museum or the ark, you really must also stop by these places!

We've heard so many great things about the Ark Encounter over the years and I'm so grateful that our family had a chance to see it in person. And wow, seeing it personally is truly a must in order to fully grasp the enormity of the biblical account of the Ark.

I'll share from the very beginning how things went so that if you're also traveling with little ones you'll know what to expect but first I'll share a little story that could have ended in a not so great way! 😮

Since the place we were staying at, Haymark Farms (which we HIGHLY recommend) is about 1 1/2 hours from both the museum and the ark, we made sandwiches the night before to eat on the way. Unfortunately, one of our littles one did not like his sandwich at all (I didn't either to be honest ha ha!) so he was saying that he didn't want to eat it. I remember thinking when we got there that he should just give it to my husband to eat but I forgot. And turns out, my 3 year old didn't eat his either. Once we got inside the first main building we needed to buy some extra food anyways like fruit so they ended up being set when it was all said and done. That is not the end of the story but I'll save that ending for later in the post. 😬

Our Family Trip to the Creation Museum

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I'm so grateful that our family was finally able to visit the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter! It was an amazing experience for our family of nine and well worth the time and effort to travel to Kentucky. It's something we wanted to do a long time ago but it finally worked out for us to visit.

Our oldest is graduating from homeschool this year and while my momma heart is still in shock about how this is possible, I really wanted to be able to commemorate the end of his homeschooling with a special trip for the family.


While praying about where to go and how to make this all happen, God clearly laid out our trip for us when I asked Him about where to go and what to do. I thought I knew where I wanted to go, but our first plans for a different location fell through. So back to prayer I went. My son that is graduating suggested the Creation Museum and Ark so I began pursuing that. Our biggest hurdle was finding an affordable place to stay for our large family. 

Friday

Sale on Schoolhouse Teachers Subscription

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Our family has thoroughly enjoyed our subscription this past year to Schoolhouse Teachers. There are lots of learning options to choose from include breadmaking courses, devotionals, American Sign Language classes and more!

The classes are easy to use and cover a wide variety of ages.

They are currently running a sale (ends September 6, 2022) and as a family that has ditched most of our curriculum, you might like this option as well! No need to drown in expensive curriculum when you can take control of your school year as a SchoolhouseTeachers.com member.

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Thursday

FREE New Year's Eve Printable for Kids

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Every year I make a New Year's Eve printable for our kids to do as part of our New Year's Eve celebration. It's something that they look forward to and since I'm making it for them I always like to share it with my readers. Click here if you'd like a copy of this free printable for your own family. 



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Curriculum Review: Physics with Apologia (And a SALE!)

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We are close to embarking on our 12th year of homeschooling which is truly hard to believe. We've tried a lot of different curriculums over the years, in part, because sometimes it takes trial and error to find a really good one, but also because I currently have six children and not all of them learn the same way so sometimes you have to change things up a bit.

And, as I said in my recent review of Marine Biology, I certainly don't have all the answers to homeschooling high schoolers and I often find myself leaning on the Lord and asking Him for help and direction in how to best guide them. I am so thankful that He loves our children even more than we do and that He cares about every detail of their lives and that includes the interests that He has put within them and how they learn best. 




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