My oldest son LOVES the weather. Well, I should say that he loves to follow the weather, but he does not like severe weather if it is "here"! I decided for this coming year, I would have him keep a weather journal. He thought it was a great idea, so I put something together and am having it published at Lulu. I thought I'd let you know about it just in case you may have a child who loves the weather as well. This is going to be a fun way for my son to do some extra writing this year.

If you are interested in buying a copy, you can do so at my Lulu storefront. While most of the products I sell are downloadable ebooks, I do have a few things that I offer in softcover books through Lulu. This is a huge, 371 page, 6x9-inch comb-bound book. CLICK HERE to go to my Lulu storefront where you can purchase a copy.

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Each month Christian Audio hosts a free download. I like to pass these on to you when I see ones that look good. This one sounds VERY good!

For the month of July, you can download Crazy Love for FREE!

Simply add this audio book to your cart, then enter JUL2009 in the discount code to receive the full discount.

Click here to see details about this ebook and to grab your copy today!

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I have been buying MSG-free chicken broth powder from the health food store for quite a while now. I use a LOT of chicken powder in my cooking and it was getting rather expensive! So...I went on a hunt to find a recipe to see if I could make my own. Guess what....I found one...and it works great! I can make it for about half the cost of the store-bought stuff.

I found that if I buy some of the ingredients (mainly the yeast flakes), I can save even more. I bought the yeast flakes and rice protein at our health food store here and I can get both of these cheaper online.

I also wanted to note that this recipes says that she has to use twice as much as the store-bought powder - using 2 teaspoons per cup of water instead of just 1 teaspoon. I tried using just 1 teaspoon and I think it worked fine. So that makes it even cheaper if I only use 1 teaspoon per cup of water!

I put all the ingredients into my little 2-cup salad chopper and blended it up. I store it in a pint jar with a lid. Again...I only use 1 teaspoon per cup of water to make broth.

CLICK HERE to go to the website for the original recipe.

HOMEMADE "CHICKEN-STYLE" BROTH POWDER

Yield: 1 1/2 cups of broth powder

1 1/3 cups nutritional yeast flakes
3 Tbs onion powder
7 1/2 tsp (2 1/2 Tbs) sea salt
1 Tbs rice protein powder
1 Tbs sugar
2 1/2 tsp. garlic granules or powder
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp finely crumbled dried sage (NOT powdered)
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp turmeric

Blend in a dry blender or food processor until powdery. Store in a dry, airtight container.

Use 1 level teaspoon per cup of boiling water.

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Do you have little learners in your home? Do you want an organized and easy way to sit down with each of them for some learning time of their own? If so, then these ebooks will help you get started! Create notebooks for your little ones, filled with all kinds of learning fun! Get your copies this month while they are on sale! Click on the covers below to go to our website where you can find details and sample pages on each of these ebooks!

For the month of July, you can receive either or both of these books at 50% off!

Simply enter the following discount code at checkout to receive the discount!

Discount Code: julysale

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I will be doing something a bit different this month. A while back I ordered two copies of this wonderful book by Reb Bradley, Child Training Tips. I finally had a chance to sit down and read through it and it is such a great book! Reb Bradley's resources are some of the best! Click here to go to Reb Bradley's website to see more details and sample chapters from this book!

So...I have one copy of this book that I will be giving away to someone this month. Anyone can enter, however, I am only able to ship to a winner in the United States or Canada. You can still enter even if you do NOT live in the U.S. or Canada...if Random.org picks you, then you will get to choose any one of my ebooks as your giveaway prize! Is that fair? If that does happen, then I will choose another entry for the Reb Bradley book.

How YOU can enter to win this book:

Simply send an email to sheri@school4jesus.com with EBOOK GIVEAWAY in the title AND your first name and last initial in the text (I will not be publicizing email addresses of the winners…only the first names and last initials to respect the privacy of our participants!)

All entries must be made by Monday night, July 6th. I will use Random.org to draw the winner on Tuesday morning.

I will mail this book to the winner, and post the winner here on my blog.

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I do so enjoy doing these monthly ebook giveaways! I plan to continue having a giveaway each month! If you know of anyone who would be interested in joining us...please send them on over to this site! My desire it to bless and encourage women to be all God wants them to be. Have a GREAT day!

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Anna Comtock's book, Handbook of Nature Study, is an excellent resource to use for your nature study! You can purchase a hard copy online, but a free copy can be downloaded here (in PDF format). This is a HUGE book with a ton of information. I can't say enough good about this book! Grab your copy today and print out pages as you need them!

I also found a wonderful blog to go along with this book. She has put together some fun Outdoor Hour Challenges that go along with the Handbook of Nature Study. Click here to check these out!

So...you have NO excuses! Grab these wonderful resources and head outside to explore the wonderful world God has made!

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If you are looking for a resource that would provide some of those "extras" that you would love to include in your child's education, then THIS IS IT - The Tutor! There are three volumes available. Each volume contains topics on nature, music, classical composers, artists, character, copywork, geography, Plutarch, and more! With about 200 pages in each volume, there is enough material to keep you busy for a while!

Click here to see more details and some sample pages. You will LOVE this resource!

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My family loves to have biscuits...biscuits & grave - sausage, egg, & cheese biscuits - biscuits with homemade blackberry jelly - the list goes on. I finally found a yummy recipe that I modified a bit and it is absolutely delicious! Now it uses unbleached all-purpose flour, so it isn't the most healthy option. Next time I make them I might try to mix in a bit of whole wheat flour, we'll see. These biscuits are so yummy though and easy to mix up. I used my Bosch to mix them up and they turned out great! My family thinks they taste like the biscuits you get at Kentucky Fried Chicken!

Here is the recipe...

The Best Biscuits

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup milk

In your Bosch or heavy-duty mixer with dough hook, mix up the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add the melted butter and mix until it looks like crumbs. Add in the milk and mix until the dough forms a ball.

Remove from mixer and roll out on dry counter top (you can dust the counter lightly with flour if you wish). Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut biscuits with cutter and place on greased cookie sheets.

Bake at 450 degrees for 8-12 minutes.

Note: This recipe can easily be doubled to make a huge batch of biscuits. You can also flash freeze the cut biscuits (not baked) by placing on a wax-paper lined cookie sheet in the freezer until hard. Transfer to freezer bags. To use, set out frozen biscuits on cookie sheets to thaw a bit while the oven preheats. Bake as directed above.

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I LOVE the Home School Enrichment magazine! For a limited time, you can subscribe to the digital version of their magazine for FREE! Click here for all the details!

Once you subscribe, you will be given a change to subscribe to the print issue at a very discounted price! Go check it out today!

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Heart of the Matter Online has put together a wonderful 47-page ebook called Our Summer Fun Book 2009. It is jam packed with fun things to do this summer with your family. If you subscribe to their newsletter, you will receive this ebook FREE!

Click here to go to their website and subscribe today!

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