Can you believe it’ll be July 1st tomorrow? I certainly can’t. Seems like the summer is already flying by, but that’s just way the life is, huh? During all of our busy plans for the summer it’s easy to get carried away and that’s when you need to stop and re-prioritize… or at least check and make sure you’re accomplishing what’s important: your kids, spouse, and faith. I want to bring to your attention to special people who both need your prayers…

PRAYERS:

>>> Please Pray There is a little 12 year-old girl who needs our prayers. Please pray for Rachael Kligmann. Rachael was riding her bike and was hit by a car. She is not doing well. Please pray for her and her family. She is one of twelve children….

>>> Pray for Baby Joe… I do not like these prayer requests. I will just say it up front. I don’t like to hear about sick and dying children. Here is a request for a new little baby boy. It is also urgent.

I hope you will take a few moments to stop over to their sites and leave some words of comfort and encouragement to the families who are going through these hard times.

Here are the rest of the announcements and happenings around blogworld.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

>>> The 56th Carnival of Homesteading at The Daily Planet!

>>> The 129th COH will be held this week at About Homeschool! Please make sure to stop by and check it out for great homeschooling ideas and experiences from other homeschoolers.

>>> 10 Items our Homeschool Cannot Live Without… 2008-06-29 via Lesser Road Academy

>>> Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them, and Not Burn Out 2008-06-28 via Homeschoolbuzz.com Reviews

>>> Statehood: Alaska is 50 Years Old 2008-06-28 via Homeschool 2.0

>>> Yeah Right 2008-06-28 via Consent Of The Governed

>>> HSC Legal Co-Chair Interview about California Re-hearing 2008-06-28 via Corn and Oil

>>> Homeschooling Methods- What’s Your Flavor? 2008-06-26 via Higher Up and Further In

CONTESTS:

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BE PROFOUND:

“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”

“No one would be foolish enough to choose war over peace–in peace sons bury their fathers, but in war fathers bury their sons.”

NOAH WEBSTER”S DICTIONARY:

REPROOF’, n. [from reprove.

Blessings!