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HEAV's
Virginia Homeschool Update
April 21, 2010
Above the Fold
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ExpectationsHave you e  ver felt weighed
down by expectations? Perhaps
you expected certain things of yourself, your children, and your
homeschool,
and they haven't materialized. Or maybe you know you are falling short
of what
others expect, and feel as if you've failed. It's easy to think we've
failed
when we compare ourselves and our homeschools with our own man-made
expectations. We need to remember God's expectations are not man's--and
His are
the ones that count!
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FEATURED
ARTICLE
The "Thre e-Faced" Father
In
this
article, Stan John draws insight into fathering from the
Trinity.
Don't Miss Stan John
at the
Convention!
Stan, who
has been with Focus on the Family for 24 years, will lead Focus on the
Family's The Truth Project training session on Thursday
afternoon. On Friday, he will offer a workshop for dadswhere he'll share
the practical, hands-on approach he successfully used with
his son so he would have more than just an academic education. |
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In
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his death in 2009, Chris Klicka journals
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UPCOMING HEAV SUCCESS SEMINARS AND
HOMESCHOOL DAY EVENTS
TOMORROW!
 Get Ready for College!
Making Decisions, Getting In, Doing Well
Richmond
- Thursday, April 22
Are you starting to think about college
admissions? Is college the next step for
your student? Do you feel overwhelmed at all the choices and decisions
that must be made? Join veteran homeschool mom Janice Campbell for a
practical overview of the homeschool-to-college transition.
 FREE!
Homeschool Open House at
the Lynchburg Museum System and Point Of Honor
Lynchburg
- Thursday, May 6
Take a timeline tour through Lynchburg history,
explore four galleries of
history, and learn about early 19th-century plantation life through
hands-on
activities!
Homeschool Day at Kings
Dominion
Friday, May 14
Enjoy
special hands-on educational programs and a day of rides with your
family and
other homeschoolers--all at a significantly discounted price! View the flier!
View
all upcoming Homeschool Days and Homeschool Success Seminars.
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CONVENTION
COUNTDOWN: ONLY 7 WEEKS TO GO!
Your Prayer Support is Welcomed!
As
the convention approaches, please pray for us as we complete the
preparations for this year's awesome convention. We appreciate your
prayers!
 Convention Video - Share with Your Friends!
In
this short video, Florence Feldman, HEAV's convention director, offers a
glimpse into the theme and offerings of this year's convention. Surveys
show most people learn about the
convention through a friend--would you share this video with someone you
know?
 Special Feature: Focus on the Family's The Truth Project
Focus
on the Family's The Truth Project is
a systematic and comprehensive biblical worldview DVD
study designed to help you reach your community! Come get trained to be
Truth
Project hosts! Cost is $79 (to cover the cost of the DVDs)--$99 if not
attending
any other part of the convention.
Save Money - and Get to
Shop Early in the Used Curriculum Sale!
Time is running out to
pre-register! Pre-registration
saves you money--and gives you early shopping in the Used Curriculum
Sale. If
you haven't done so yet, now's the time to register!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
 Help Answers in Genesis in the
Children's Program!
Do you love children and have a heart to
serve? Can you
help provide a welcoming and exciting environment for little ones? If
so,
please consider volunteering at the Children's Program! The
program, run by Answers in Genesis and
featuring Buddy Davis, promises to be an amazing three days for
the little
ones. We need full-time adult and mature-teen leaders to help out all
day
on Friday and Saturday, as well as some one-day assistants.
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 U-TURN Homeschool Physical
Education - Richmond
- Begins April 23
1.2 Homeschool Teen Missions
Conference - Richmond - Register by May 8
1.3 Free - PollinatorLIVE: A
Distance Learning Adventure - Online - May 12
1.4 Homeschool Family Week - Harvey
Cedars, NJ - June 7-13
1.5 Homeschool Entrepreneur Day -
Bristow - June 26
1.6 How Great Thou ART Three-Day
Class - Purcellville - Register by April
27 for Discount
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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 National Day of Prayer - May 6
2.2 Summer Music Classes -
Washington,
D.C. - Best Prices by June 11
2.3 ODU Engineering Camps -
Norfolk - June
and July
2.4 Outdoor Camps - Fairfax Station
-
June and July
2.5 Article Series by Janice
Campbell - "How to Raise Boys"
2.6 Free Workshop: "Internet Safety
101" - Richmond - April 29
2.7 Christian Filmmakers 36-Hour
Contest - April 23-25
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3) Cool
Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Article - "Five Tips for
Putting Scripture to Music"
3.2 Free Book and Study Guide: Refuting Evolution by Jonathan
Sarfati
3.3 In Season: Spring Recipes,
Healthy
Eating, and More!
3.4 Wall Builders Resources - The
Environment (and More)
3.5 Home Educators
Resource Directory
3.6 April - National Poetry Month
3.7 Martha White Winning Recipes
3.8 Presidential Physical Fitness
Award - Plus More
3.9 Mom,
What's an Engineer?
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4) Parting
Thought - Working Conditions
"'That's a great place to work!"
shouted
the 16-year-old after coming home from the first day at his first job.
"I
get two weeks' paid vacation!"
"I'm so glad," said his mother.
"Yeah,"
he added, "I can't wait to find
out where they send me!"
- Adapted from Clean Laffs
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5)
Worth Repeating
"I am
only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
What I
can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do."
-
Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), American teacher,
author, pastor, and grandnephew of Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale.
Edward
Everett Hale entered Harvard at age 13 and later taught at the Boston
Latin
School. He opposed slavery, published more than 50 books, and pastored
Boston's
South Congregational Church for 45 years before becoming chaplain of the
United
States Senate.
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6) Verse of the Week
Be strong and
of a good courage,
fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that
doth go
with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Deuteronomy
31:6 (KJV)
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7)
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from The Official Book of
Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with permission.
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Thank
you for your support!
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Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by
Maya Barnes
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