Author Archives: Alicia Bodine

“MySpace for Mom’s and Dad’s” by Connie Neal

In this day and age it is more important for parents to be aware of their children’s activities. Almost all teenagers and even children much younger are connecting to their friends on a site called MySpace. MySpace can be safe if a parent knows what their child is doing and if that parent taught the…

If You Need to Learn Sign: The Joy of Signing

I am a single mom to two beautiful girls. My youngest daughter has Angelman Syndrome. She has been classified as severely mentally retarded. There is a piece of her chromosome 15 that is deleted (or missing). This piece seems to make her able to understand more of what I say to her, but has trouble…

Building Spelling Skills for HomeSchoolers

I currently homeschool my 8 year old daughter. She is a year ahead and doing 3rd grade work. This year I decided to try Building Spelling Skills by Christian Liberty Press. I found the curriculum to be easy to follow, and the words to be a little bit challenging. That is exactly what my daughter…

It Takes Two to Talk

My youngest daughter has a rare neuro-genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome. All of the children who are born with this syndrome are classified as being severely mentally retarded. That means that they are behind in their development. One of my daughter’s therapists introduced me to a book called It Takes Two to Talk by Jan…

I Saw the Lord by Anne Graham Lotz

This book is also a Bible study so you can read it by yourself or get a group going. We actually started I Saw the Lord by Anne Graham Lotz last fall. This book gives you a new way to study God’s word. Anne gives you 5 steps to use when studying each passage of…

The Best Places to Buy Christian Books

I love to read. Most of the time I spend reading Christian literature. I don’t care if it is fiction or non-fiction so as the topic doesn’t go against my religion. I thought if other people felt the same way they might want to know the best places to shop for Christian Books. 1. Christian…