It was early and the house was quiet. My Bible sat open to Psalm 31. With each line a new image formed in my mind. First was the thought of David fleeing for his life, dashing from cave to cave with an entire army in tireless pursuit. Reading on, I could imagine him caught in the shame of his sin exposed. Oh, the shock that would reverberate throughout his kingdom. Would the people know quickly that their king had betrayed their trust, or would it filter out slowly as the rumors grew - infidelity, murder, conspiracy?

Homeschooled himself in the 1960′s and 70′s, Kevin Swanson and his wife Brenda are now homeschooling their five children. Since graduating from his homeschool and then serving as student body president of a large west coast university, he has gone on to other leadership positions in corporate management, church, and other non-profits. Kevin has 35 years of experience in the homeschooling movement and serves as the Director of Generations with Vision – a ministry he founded to strengthen homeschool families around the country.

Be sure to visit the The Oasis at the convention this weekend.

"You expected much, but see it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?" declares the Lord Almighty. "Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house." Haggai 1:9

Today is the last day to register online for the convention!

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

Today Hearts At Home Store is giving away Volumes 1 & 2 of Mike's Inspiration Station Art Instruction DVDs. There will be one winner who will receive both volumes.

And the rains fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.  Matthew 7:25

About a week after our 9-month-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, while my husband was at the hospital, I was having our morning worship time with our children. Part of our worship time was listening to music, and this particular day, we listened to "All Things are Possible" by Hillsong. A part in the song is,

Illinois Christian Home Educators has been blessed to schedule Kathie Morrissey of Courtship Connection as speaker at this year's state convention. Kathie will give eight workshops covering all three days of the convention.

Today's curriculum give-away is The Fallacy Detective.

What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic – a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking.

“A cloud is 90% water. A watermelon is 90% water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon.”