About Me

Hi I am a home school mom who loves to always be learning something new and to pass on a love for learning to my kids and others.   Join our Explore Your World @ the virtual library to add your curriculum and meet Librari_Anne and other moms.

Daniel in the Lions Den

Blessed Toys has developed an entire series of toys that help teach kids about the heros of the Bible. Playtime can now help reinforce the invaluable lessons we can all learn from regular people who became extraordinary heros because of their faith...

Laura Ingles Wilder

If you grew up reading or watching Little House on the Prairie, you cant help but fall in love with Laura Ingles Wilder because of her spunky character.  Although her books and movies provided great entertainment for the whole family, she shared...

Saul Becomes Paul, and Preaches the Gospel to the World

Paul, at first an enemy to the Christians when his name was Saul but after being blinded for three days by the Lord on his way to Damascus, he was converted after his recovery and also became an Apostle. He earnestly preached the Good News of Jesus m...

Donkeys

I especially like the story in the Old Testament where a donkey's behavior was misunderstood.  Her owner Balaam, could not see the angel of the Lord that stood in the middle of the road blocking their path. The donkey laid down at the feet of the...

Jonah Runs From God... and Gets Swallowed By a Whale!

God gave Jonah a very important job, but Jonah did not want to do it. He tried to run, but he could not hide. God sent a big fish to teach Jonah a lesson! (Jonah 1-4) Children can make this story come to life with our interactive “Jonah” p...

Teach the Story of Noah With Bible Games, Toys and Crafts!

Noah was the only good and honest man on the Earth. Everyone else was so bad that God decided to send a great flood to cover all of the Earth. But God remembered Noah. God saved Noah and his family from the great flood by giving him a very special as...

Mary - Mother of Jesus

Mary was chosen by God to be the mother of God's Son. One day, an angel appeared and told her that she was going to have a baby, and that she should call his name Jesus. Mary was betrothed to Joseph, and when he found out she was already pregnant, h...

David and Goliath Tales of Glory

David was a man after God's own heart. He did not fear anything because he trusted God to always protect him. Even when the giant soldier, Goliath, wanted to fight, David trusted God to keep him safe! (1 Samuel 17) Children can make this story come to...

Moses and the Ten Plagues Figurine Set

Moses was a great messenger of God. God gave him special powers to help free the Jews from slavery! (Exodus 5-12) Children can make this story come to life with our interactive “Moses” play set, featuring everything you need to help your c...

Jesus Feeds 5,000 ... Figurines From Blessed Toys

Jesus performed many miracles while He was here on Earth! One of those miracles occurred when He was teaching on a hillside one day. (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:11-17; John 6:4-13) Children can make this story come to life with our interac...

Jesus Walks on Water ... Figurines From Blessed Toys

Jesus performed many miracles when He was here on Earth! One of those miracles occurred when the disciples were alone on a boat in the middle of the night! (Matthew 14:24-33; Mark 6:47-52; John 6:16-21) Children can make this story come to life with o...

Noah and the Ark

Noah has often been called the Captain of the first floating zoo... Here, you will find links to archaeological findings, official reports, Bible references, craft ideas, games and more. Everything a busy Sunday School teacher needs to help develop an...

The Field Mouse

You would never figure these cute little creatures to be very destructive yet they are actually considered to be as destructive as locusts. In the Bible a field mouse could also mean rat or hamster.      Thanks to Lisa for Country Gr...

Messengers of Faith Lensography

Are you old enough to remember the booming voice of Charlton Heston when he commands Pharoah to release the children of Israel, and let them go free? He was playing role of Moses in the major motion picture called "The Ten Commandments" ...

Minnesota - Land of 10,000 Lakes

View from cabin on Borden Lake in Garrison, MN. Small town of under 300 people but is known as a very popular fishing destination at Lake Milleacs with the Spring and Winter opening fishing seasons and other community events.

Hard Working Ants

Ants - you either are fascinated with them or can't stand them! Ants have never really bothered me but now that I home school my children, I have become fascinated with learning about these tiny creatures and many others.  My daughter loves to l...

Simon Peter... aka "The Rock"

Simon Peter was a fisherman by trade, and became a follower of Jesus. Jesus also called his brother Andrew, who also became an Apostle, preaching to the masses in Jerusalem; who were primarily Jews.  Peter's original name was Simon, and was give...

Moses Tells Pharaoh... Let God's People Go!

Moses was a great messenger of God. When the Pharaoh of Egypt decided to keep God's people as slaves, God sent Moses to demand that he free God's people. The Pharaoh would not listen, so God gave Moses great powers to bring ten horrible plagues on th...

Samson Tales of Glory Figurine Set

Samson was the strongest man to ever live! He loved a woman named Delilah, and he was used by God to do some really amazing things. (Judges 13-16) Children can make this story come to life with our interactive “Samson” play set, featuring...

Night Hawks

Hawks are believed to have vision that is about eight times more acute than humans with good eyesight! Hawks are sometimes used in falconry, a sport in which trained hawks are used to pursue and catch small game. Let's see what else we can learn abou...

Bald Eagles

The eagle is known for many things - most notably it's beauty, power, vision and graceful flight. Eagles are a member of the Accipitridae family, which includes hawks, kites, and old-world vultures, which is why they are also considered ravenous birds...

Pigeons

One of the most interesting characteristics of city pigeons is that they come in many different colors...some pigeon watchers can identify up to 28 different color patterns of pigeons, known as color morphs. Most of these color morphs include beautif...

Owls

Owls are far-sighted, and are unable to clearly see anything within a few inches of their eyes. Their far vision, particularly in low light, is exceptionally good, and they can turn their head 135 degrees in either direction; so they can thus look be...

Goliath - A Spirit Warrior

Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior. Standing over 9 feet tall, he towered over all of his enemies! Because of his great size and strength, he became one of the most important soldiers in the Philistine army. In fact, the Philistines would win bat...

Bees

Welcome to our discussion about bees,  and where we can find them mentioned in the Bible! Battling Bumblebees (c) Connie Walcott All rights reserved

Spider Facts

Found this spider as we were out Rasberry picking last summer.  Looks like he has a big dinner waiting for him.

Birds of the Air

Birds - They are so beautiful to look at and lovely to listen to. There are so many fascinating birds we can learn about but this lens will just be about birds in general and what we can learn from them.

Camels

Welcome to our discussion about camels! Camels were important for travelers in Bible times. They could travel for days without water, as well as carry heavy bundles of merchandise. Camels are mentioned in the stories about John the Baptist, Jacob...

Aesop

Who hasn't heard of the Tortoise and the Hare? This is a classic Aesop fable that is enjoyed by many. Aesop has written many other wonderful fables that you may never have read or heard of as a child and this lens will bring you a new fable from time...

Charlotte Mason

If you are a parent who home schools your children you more in likely have heard of Charlotte Mason and her teaching philosophy.  Here you will learn about this wonderful woman who invested much of her life to improving the quality of children's...