http://quiverfullfamily.com Musings on Christian family living, Christian book reviews, homeschooling, homesteading, recipes, home business and more! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ***This is a sticky post, please scroll down for latest posts.*** Here's our list of current contests: Your Choice, Rock 'n Learn DVD! US/Canada, Ends March 24, 2010 http://quiverfullfamily.com/2009/07/22/current-contests-sticky/ Congratulations, you’ve successfully potty-trained your child! They can run to the potty, pull down their pants and do their thing. However, just maybe, there is some fine-tuning that needs to take place. Maybe your child is afraid to flush, doesn’t wipe or wash heir hands, leaves the door open, or ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/14/book-review-potty-animals-what-to-know-when-youve-gotta-go-by-hope-vestergaard-illustrated-by-valeria-petrone/ We all have them – our top choices for babysitting DVDs. These are the ones you pop into the DVD player when you’re desperate for 30 minutes of relatively interruption-free time to get some work done. Rock ‘N Learn’s Dance with the Animals DVD for preschoolers is at the absolute top ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/13/dvd-review-rock-%e2%80%98n-learn-%e2%80%93-dance-with-the-animals/ It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/13/first-tour-the-country-house-courtship-by-linore-rose-burkard/ Our family loves probiotics, and we're always on the lookout for new, palatable, and effective products that we can get into our children.    DanActive from Danone is a sweet, convenient way to quickly ingest 10 billion L. casei Defensis® friendly bacteria in each bottle. Created by Danone to boost immunity ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/13/product-review-danone-danactive/ Life sciences are a fascinating field, and many children are entranced by the study of human anatomy – my six-year-old certainly is. However, the complex body systems, difficult to visualize positioning of organs within three-dimensions, and confusing terminology can make anatomy a difficult subject to master for children. Rock ‘N Learn’s ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/12/dvd-review-and-contest-rock-%e2%80%98n-learn-%e2%80%93-human-body/ Early American Poetry "Beauty in Words" is a splendid introduction to poetry in America from the early colonial period in the 1600s through to the beginning of the twentieth century. Author Stephanie Buckwalter has set each of eleven prominent poets firmly in their historical setting and used their work to ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/10/book-review-early-american-poetry-beauty-in-words-poetry-rocks-by-stephanie-buckwalter/ Bible reading is still on track!  The kingdoms of Israel and Judah have divided.  God is bringing on the prophets with ever increasing intensity.  I've read through Jonah, Hosea, and am going to finish up Amos shortly.  Israel's adultery is absolutely heartbreaking.  Reading through king after king turning to idols, ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/10/another-bible-reading-update/ I've written in the past about how much I appreciate my affordable eyeglasses from Zenni Optical.  You may have read Eric's review in the Brooklyn Liberal Examiner, but I can tell you that it's just not hearsay, I'm a real person who wears them!  Before I started buying Zenni glasses ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/10/one-pair-bit-the-dust/ Yes indeed, we've been potty training here in the Bogart home.  Basically, that looks like our youngest running around without any clothes on (or very few) for several weeks while she figures out her urges, learns that peeing on the floor is an uh-oh, and pees on the floor - ... http://quiverfullfamily.com/2010/03/10/potty-training/