Cut Hair at Home!

We just watched the DVD Bring It Home Beauty Hair Edition Volume 1 it is GREAT! It shows how to style hair, how to cut long hair, bangs and a men's cut. It also shows how to do highlights! Right now you can get it for $10.00 on Amazon. Just think, for $10.00 and

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Movieology – Helping You Choose Wisely!

I can't tell you how many times we've brought home a movie only to turn it off 20 minutes into it! Now that our children are older we tolerate a little bit more 'junk' than we use to, but we always talk through it and after it, tearing apart the movie and it's world-view. Even good movies can hav

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Why Books Over Movies

On the post Manly and Respectful Boys Trisha asked: "I was wondering what makes you say that books make more of an impression than movies? I hope that’s true, but I’d love to hear what makes you think that." When you read a good book it will draw you into another world for hours and even days.

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A Great Family Movie

  Last night we watched The Astronaut Farmer, from Netflix. It does have a little language in it, but overall it is a great family movie. I love how the wife stood by her husband and the kids were so supportive. Yes, the story line is fiction, but that's OK! They encouraged Dad to follow his d

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What Can We Learn from the Amish?

Last night we watched a neat documentary about the Amish people, The Amish: A People of Preservation. No they are not perfect and yes, they are legalistic in many ways. Say what you will about them, but we can learn a lot from them about teaching our children and enjoying our families, not to menti

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