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Founder and Publisher of El Hogar Educador Reviews Raising Real Men
We have all heard older people say something like “enjoy your children now because the time passes fast.” Pam and I have ten children—seven boys and three girls. The oldest is thirty-two years old and the youngest is only a year old. That fact gives us a perspective that most people do not have. The…
Founders director calls RRM “a treasure trove of practical wisdom”
"Hal and Melanie Young have written a delightful book for the parents of boys. With biblical insight and lessons learned from raising six sons of their own, they have provided a treasure trove of practical wisdom for dads and moms who are blessed with the challenge of helping boys become men. Entertainment, education, risk, leadership,…
Over 3900 Downloads from 49 Countries
Our Homeschool Freebie of the Day of a download of our Ballistic Homeschooling workship resulted in over 3900 downloads in 49 countries!!  A big thank you to Jim Erskine of Homeschool Freebies for helping us get the word out.  We hope it was a blessing to all who downloaded!
Trouble Accessing Today’s Freebie?
Don't worry! We had an unbelievable response to the offer of our wildly popular workshop, Ballistic Homeschooling, with folks downloading it on six continents and in 39 countries!  I realize our servers have been a bit overwhelmed and although we've never given away Ballistic Homeschooling before, we want everyone who wanted today's Homeschool Freebie of…
Raising Real Men featured on The Homeschool Freebie of the Day tomorrow!
We recently discovered a wonderful resource - The Homeschool Freebie of the Day . On this great site, you can download a homeschool resource, usually something that would cost you something any other time, absolutely free. You don't even have to give them your email address!  Tomorrow only you can download the talk that started…
G.A. Henty’s Heroes
In the first chapter of Raising Real Men, "Someone To Look Up To," we talk about the importance of giving your sons worthy heroes to emulate. One of the things that has helped our boys understand the manly virtues and gain real heroes from the great men of history is reading the novels of G.A.…
Fascination With Crime
What kind of heroes do our sons have? Do we help them apply Christian principles to their entertainment? What about ourselves? Dr. Albert Mohler of Southern Baptist Seminary has a review of the book behind this summer's movie, Public Enemies. He observed that stories about crime, criminals, and police work form much of our entertainment…