Category Archives: creative teaching

Again~Oscar and the Reminder

November 5, 2015Christianity, creative teaching, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom, motherhood, Parenting, Spiritual Encouragement, UncategorizedAbba Father, Biblical lesson, christian encouragement for moms, dogs, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Parenting, simple spiritual lesson, West Highland TerrierT.W. Allgaier

I am in the craft room working…low and behold…there Oscar is…again…on the same day as last year. I think the message deserves a repeat post. The Father used my dog again.

Oscar and The Reminder

Our furry baby is a West Highland Terrier named Oscar.

We are “empty nesters” and he has moved into our hearts and taken it, throwing away that silly key! He drives us crazy (‘tenacious terriers” is not an understatement). But we cannot imagine life without him. We lost our other Westie, Bubba almost six years ago and we were never having another animal because his death hurt so much.

Right…….Our animals can teach us a lot.

Oscar brought something to my attention again. I have seen it before, and most likely written about it..but it really confirmed the importance of the lesson to me again. Continue reading Again~Oscar and the Reminder →

Valentine’s Day is Coming!!

February 9, 2015children creativity, creative teaching, homeschooling, Love one another, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, simple spiritual lessons, Uncategorizedencouragement for moms, love, TEACHER MOM, Teaching Ideas, ValentineT.W. Allgaier

Valentine’s Day Activities

As a teacher in the public schools and a homeschooling mom…I have spent a lot of time with Valentine’s Day activities and teaching about love.

Here are some interesting and useful sites I found: Continue reading Valentine’s Day is Coming!! →

Memories…Love Unconditionally

January 5, 2015Christian encouragement, creative teaching, Discouraged Christian, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual EncouragementAbba Father, agape love, Biblical lesson, children, dubbing, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, recording vcr to dvd, spiritual encouragement, TEACHER MOM, vcr tapesT.W. Allgaier

Memories..Love Unconditionally

We are currently in the process of transferring our old VCR tapes to DVD. It is a long, tedious process. But VCR tapes are known not to last more than 20 years and some of ours have outlived their lifespan. Or at least I hope they outlive that age until I can play them one more time for recording.

I am using the “Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder” which I found on Amazon. I am sure there are other quality recorders, this is just the one I chose. For me hooking it up to the TV was the hardest part. Continue reading Memories…Love Unconditionally →