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  • Dancing in the Pain

    Finding Joy and Grace in the Midst of Struggle $14.95

    Dancing in the Pain: Finding Joy and Grace in the Midst of Struggle by Dara Halydier is authentic and encouraging. Dara was born with spina bifida occulta. She was told she should never have been able to stand, walk, or have children. She played softball, marched in the band, and has five grown sons. Through it all, she suffered from daily, often intense pain. Seven spinal surgeries and lots of physical therapy later, she still deals with chronic pain and the mental anguish that goes with it. Having been raised by two parents with mental illness, she has overcome clinical depression through Jesus Christ.

    Dancing in the Pain is a 30-day devotional with excerpts of Dara’s walk with Jesus through the pain. She shares her doubts, her frustrations, her joys, and her quiet inner journey with Jesus as she combats the daily war in her body. Satan is alive and well. Dara clearly explains his part of her pain and depression and how to fight with the spiritual weapons that Christians are given.

     Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Dancing in the Pain Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group.

  • Practical Proverbs for Older Students NAS

    High School Credit in Biblical Life Management Skills $42.95

    Practical Proverbs is an 80 lesson workbook for the mature 7th grader through high school, college, and adulthood.  The first 40 lessons are an expositional study of Proverbs 1-9.  The student will be completing a chart comparing the characteristics and results of wisdom and foolishness.  The last 40 lessons are topical taken from Proverbs 10-31. The grace of Jesus through New Testament verses is heavily referenced. The book includes the student workbook, application activities, discussion questions, Bible memory, and a list of additional resources.  The high school student can earn ½ credit in Bible or Life Management by just going through the workbook.  By adding some of the additional readings, a full credit can be earned.  

    Topics include:

    • Anger Management
    • Pride/Humility
    • Receiving Discipline/Rules
    • Trusting God
    • Food
    • Relationships with parents, others, and God
    • Wisdom and Knowledge
    • Honor/Dishonor
    • Money Management
    • Attitudes
    • Spiritual Warfare/ Renewing our minds
    • Shame
    • Drugs and alcohol
    • Raising children
    • Being a godly man or woman
    • Proverbs 31 woman
    • And more

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.  Click HERE to view the Abiding Truth Ministry: Dara YouTube channel.

  • Mentoring Session

    One-on-one mentoring with Dara Halydier $60.00

    Dara Halydier will provide a 1 hour session of biblical mentoring. If you have not done so already, please go to the Mentoring Page and sign the agreement for biblical mentoring.

    I understand that I am receiving biblical mentoring. I realize that Abiding Truth Ministry is a 501 (c) 3 ministry dedicated to strengthening and encouraging families and individuals, and that biblical mentoring is a means to that end. I understand that the mentors are not licensed therapists or psychologists, but biblical mentors. I understand that at any time during the mentoring process, for reasons sufficient to himself/herself, the mentor(s) or the mentoree(s) shall have the option of terminating mentoring. I understand that information disclosed in sessions will be held confidential unless the Bible or the law requires disclosing that information.

     

  • Living Beautifully Book Cover Book 1

    Living Beautifully – Practical Proverbs for Women Book 1

    8 week Bible study (Prov. 1-9) teaching women to handle life skills beautifully $16.95

    You are a beautiful woman who wants to live beautifully in all aspects of life. Living Beautifully will teach you how to apply biblical principles to many areas of your life. Learning to be content, having discernment, using wisdom, working whole-heartedly, trusting God, and guarding your heart will bring beautiful and eternal results in your life as you travel through the first nine chapters of Proverbs from the Bible. Living Beautifully will teach you spiritual warfare as you learn to stand against thoughts of doubt, unworthiness, and shame. Step into the pages of this eight-week Bible study and walk along with Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived.

    Note: The answers for the questions are in the back of the book.

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.

    Click HERE to view the Abiding Truth Ministry: Dara YouTube channel.

  • Living Gracefully – Practical Proverbs for Women Book 2

    8 week Bible study (Prov. 10-31) managing, money, emotions, words, food, etc. $16.95

    Living Gracefully: Practical Proverbs for Women Book 2 is an 8-week Bible study through Proverbs 10-31. It includes the answer key and suggestions for the teacher in the back. This workbook style study will lead the individual student or group in seeking out God’s truths in various life management skills such as pride/humility, money management, contentment, diligence, our words, anger management, honoring your body, honoring your parents, marriage, child-rearing, and the Proverbs 31 woman. The whole counsel of God’s word is used to support the premises set down in Proverbs. This study is written for women from ages 16 – 109! Living Gracefully will help you in your journey towards holy living and encourage you to act and react in situations with kindness, love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace.

    Note: The answers for the questions are in the back of the book.

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.

  • As They Sit and Stand

    A Resource and Guide for Teaching Your Children the Bible $14.99

    God’s gives us a mandate in Scripture to teach His word to our children.  By learning the word of God, we meet the Writer – our God and King! How do you go about teaching this book to your children?  Is church attendance enough?  Even if you don’t have a college degree, speak Greek, or understand all of the Bible yourself, you can teach the Bible to your children.

    As They Sit and Stand explains why you should teach this most holy book to your children and how children learn at different stages.  It offers loads of ideas and resources for teaching children of all different ages.  Each chapter includes ideas for teaching the Bible stories, Bible memorization, prayer, family devotions, service projects, and Biblical discipline to each age group.  The appendix is extensive and gives resource suggestions for each age and by topic.  Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour a day, you will find activities for teaching your child about the Bible.

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

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  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students KJV

    Biblical Life Management Skills training for 9-15 year olds $32.95

    Practical Proverbs for Younger Students is geared towards your 5th through 8th grade student, although some 4th graders might be ready for this more indepth study. If your high school student has not thought through and sought God’s Word about some of these topics, they will benefit from this book as well. This book is not an expositional study of Proverbs like our Practical Proverbs for Older Students. This book will give your child some background in the history of Israel and King David and Solomon and the kingdom split under Rehoboam. The topics are found in Proverbs and the author tried to include as much of Proverbs that she could. 

    Other Old Testament verses are included as well as some New Testament verses and always the grace and mercy given to us by Jesus Christ. The format of this study is as follows: there are 36 lessons on 36 topics. After each lesson is a worksheet. A few lessons have two worksheets. The teacher can go through the lesson and worksheet in one time or they can go through the lesson and assign the worksheet as homework or they can do the lesson one day and do the worksheet the next day. The worksheets were designed to make the topic applicable to the student’s life. All answers are available in the answer key book.

    Topics include:

    • Wisdom vs. Knowledge
    • Who is Wisdom?
    • Definitions
    • Fear of the Lord
    • Law and Grace
    • Who God Says You Are
    • Self-Esteem
    • Wisdom vs. Foolishness
    • Receiving Instruction
    • Trust
    • Fear
    • Watch Over Your Heart – Media
    • Relationships with God, Siblings, Friends, and Parents
    • Contentment
    •  Money
    • Attitudes
    • Anger
    • Modesty
    • Work
    •  Our Words
    • Lying
    •  Judging Others
    •  The Virtuous Woman

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.

    Click HERE to view the Abiding Truth Ministry: Dara YouTube channel.

  • Wisdom, Work and Wealth

    12 week Bible study about money and attitudes (8-80 year olds) $8.00

    Designed to be taught in 12 weeks. Topics from the book of Proverbs dealing with Wisdom, Work and Wealth. The discussion questions at the end of each lesson will enhance what is being taught in each lesson. The questions along with the groups discussion will greatly help the students process what they have learned and put them on the road to application. Be willing to answer the questions honestly yourself and receive feedback from your students. There is a discussion answer guideline at the end of book.

    Topics include:

    • Trusting in Riches
    • How Much is Enough? 
    • Suffering
    • Greed
    • Giving
    • False balances, Surety, Borrowing
    • Setting up a Budget
    • Types of work
    • Preparedness
    • Planning Ahead
    • Diligence
    • God Promises the Holy Spirit
    • Taking Care of the Poor

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group.

  • Practical Proverbs for Older Students KJV

    High School Credit in Biblical Life Management Skills $42.95

    Practical Proverbs is an 80 lesson workbook for the mature 7th grader through high school, college, and adulthood.  The first 40 lessons are an expositional study of Proverbs 1-9.  The student will be completing a chart comparing the characteristics and results of wisdom and foolishness.  The last 40 lessons are topical taken from Proverbs 10-31. The grace of Jesus through New Testament verses is heavily referenced. The book includes the student workbook, application activities, discussion questions, Bible memory, and a list of additional resources.  The high school student can earn ½ credit in Bible or Life Management by just going through the workbook.  By adding some of the additional readings, a full credit can be earned.  

    Topics include:

    • Anger Management
    • Pride/Humility
    • Receiving Discipline/Rules
    • Trusting God
    • Food
    • Relationships with parents, others, and God
    • Wisdom and Knowledge
    • Honor/Dishonor
    • Money Management
    • Attitudes
    • Spiritual Warfare/ Renewing our minds
    • Shame
    • Drugs and alcohol
    • Raising children
    • Being a godly man or woman
    • Proverbs 31 woman
    • And more

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.

    Click HERE to view the Abiding Truth Ministry: Dara YouTube channel.

  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students NAS

    Biblical Life Management Skills training for 9-15 year olds $32.95

    Practical Proverbs for Younger Students is geared towards your 5th through 8th grade student, although some 4th graders might be ready for this more indepth study. If your high school student has not thought through and sought God’s Word about some of these topics, they will benefit from this book as well. This book is not an expositional study of Proverbs like our Practical Proverbs for Older Students. This book will give your child some background in the history of Israel and King David and Solomon and the kingdom split under Rehoboam. The topics are found in Proverbs and the author tried to include as much of Proverbs that she could. 

    Other Old Testament verses are included as well as some New Testament verses and always the grace and mercy given to us by Jesus Christ. The format of this study is as follows: there are 36 lessons on 36 topics. After each lesson is a worksheet. A few lessons have two worksheets. The teacher can go through the lesson and worksheet in one time or they can go through the lesson and assign the worksheet as homework or they can do the lesson one day and do the worksheet the next day. The worksheets were designed to make the topic applicable to the student’s life. All answers are available in the answer key book.

    Topics include:

    • Wisdom vs. Knowledge
    • Who is Wisdom?
    • Definitions
    • Fear of the Lord
    • Law and Grace
    • Who God Says You Are
    • Self-Esteem
    • Wisdom vs. Foolishness
    • Receiving Instruction
    • Trust
    • Fear
    • Watch Over Your Heart – Media
    • Relationships with God, Siblings, Friends, and Parents
    • Contentment
    •  Money
    • Attitudes
    • Anger
    • Modesty
    • Work
    •  Our Words
    • Lying
    •  Judging Others
    •  The Virtuous Woman

    Bought the Book? Join the Community! You will gain access to a community of like-minded people who support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

    Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Facebook group. Click HERE to join the Abiding Truth Ministry Live Bible Studies Facebook group.

    Click HERE to view the Abiding Truth Ministry: Dara YouTube channel.

  • Practical Proverbs for Older Students NAS

    Answer Key $12.00

    Many parents and leaders find this answer key helpful.  Although the answers to Practical Proverbs are found in the Bible, it does take time to search them out.  If you  are doing the study right along with the student(s), you may not need this answer key, but if your student is doing the work independently, then this key can be very valuable.  It does not take the place of the discussion questions, though.  At the end of the section for the chapter answers, you will find answers to Appendix A and Appendix B, the wisdom and foolishness charts.

  • Practical Proverbs for Older Students KJV

    Answer Key $12.00

    Many parents and leaders find this answer key helpful.  Although the answers to Practical Proverbs are found in the Bible, it does take time to search them out.  If you  are doing the study right along with the student(s), you may not need this answer key, but if your student is doing the work independently, then this key can be very valuable.  It does not take the place of the discussion questions, though.  At the end of the section for the chapter answers, you will find answers to Appendix A and Appendix B, the wisdom and foolishness charts.

  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students NAS

    Answer Key $10.00

    Many parents and leaders find this answer key helpful. Although the answers to Practical Proverbs are found in the Bible, it does take time to search them out. If you are doing the study right along with the student(s), you may not need this answer key, but if your student is doing the work independently, then this key can be very valuable. It is advised that the parent still review the workbook and worksheets with the student.

  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students KJV

    Answer Key $10.00

    Many parents and leaders find this answer key helpful. Although the answers to Practical Proverbs are found in the Bible, it does take time to search them out. If you are doing the study right along with the student(s), you may not need this answer key, but if your student is doing the work independently, then this key can be very valuable. It is still advised that the parent review the workbook and worksheets with the student.

  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students NAS

    Worksheets for additional children $15.00

    Additional worksheets for the Younger Practical Proverbs Bible study. Copyright laws keep you from running off copies from the Younger Practical Proverbs Bible study, but with these additional worksheets, you can teach more than one child without having to buy a complete book for each child. This book contains only the worksheets found after each lesson. The lesson would have to be taught aloud, or you can have the children write the answers in a notebook. Crossword puzzles, word finds, unscramble the words, interview, matching, multiple choice, and more.

  • Practical Proverbs for Younger Students KJV

    Worksheets for additional children $15.00

    Additional worksheets for the Younger Practical Proverbs Bible study. Copyright laws keep you from running off copies from the Younger Practical Proverbs Bible study, but with these additional worksheets, you can teach more than one child without having to buy a complete book for each child. This book contains only the worksheets found after each lesson. The lesson would have to be taught aloud, or you can have the children write the answers in a notebook. Crossword puzzles, word finds, unscramble the words, interview, matching, multiple choice, and more.

  • On This Day: A Daily Guide to Spiritual Lessons from American History

    Daily Devotional for One Year $25.00

    It is the rare devotional that actually applies, exemplifies biblical teaching, and gets passed on from reader to reader. On This Day is just such a book. It is a riveting devotional that the entire family can enjoy and learn from together. Through the course of one year, this historically-based devotional will guide you through the pages of American history. You will experience America’s early years as witnessed by our nation’s citizens and presidents. Through daily studies and historical accounts, you will learn how this nation was truly founded on faith. Accompanied by a daily Scripture and prayer, On This Day will challenge you and your family to consider your American heritage in action and apply the Scripture and prayers to your daily lives.

    As a chaplain in the U.S. Army for 24 years and a current pastor, Dr. Paul Barkey knows how to relate biblical truth in relevant ways. His ability to recognize the hand of God in everyday occurrences makes him uniquely qualified to write a devotional based on the remarkable sense of Providence that guided the formation of this nation. Far from being simple history lessons with a Bible verse thrown in for good measure, Dr. Barkey shows that God’s unmistakable fingerprints are all over American history. More importantly, he connects biblical and American history with an eye to the present, being ever mindful to apply the lessons of history to the questions of today. On This Day is great not only for individual reading but also works well as a quick and easy lesson book for family devotions.

  • On This Day in Church Mission History: Spiritual Lesson from Martyrs, Missionaries, and Ministries

    Daily Devotional for One Year $25.00

    This daily devotional of 365 short stories and prayers is full of inspiring biographies of people of faith who ventured out to seek ways of winning others to Christ Jesus. As you read this book, you will discover men and women of different periods of history, many nationalities, races, and denominational traditions who had one thing in common: they were all committed to following Jesus Christ wherever He might lead them, but in very different historical contexts. Here you will find evangelists, hymn writers, poets, businessmen and women, pastors and teachers, clergy and laity, missionaries, martyrs, and others. Many worked primarily in the church, others in political life, some in business. But all were serious disciples of Jesus Christ. As such they are models for us. All of them sought to use the gifts God had given them for His glory.

  • On this Day in Kansas History: Spiritual Lessons from the Heartland

    Daily Devotional for One Year $25.00

    Like Paul Barkey’s other devotional books, this includes a daily devotion for each day of the year. He found something that happened on each day of the year in Kansas history and wrote a short story about it along with a biblical application and prayer. Great for individuals and families. Topics are extremely diverse from Indians and early settlement to politicians, rogues, the civil war, architecture, writers, engineers, and much more. The history included is accurate and includes lots of little tidbits as well as major happenings.

  • On This Day: A Daily Guide to Spiritual Lessons from Christian History

    Daily Devotional for One Year $25.00

    Paul Barkey’s research is authentic as he teaches daily lessons about church history from the earliest manuscripts available. From martyrs to meetings, the reader will get a glimpse of what early church fathers thought and wrote. He covers the main schisms in the church and the times when the church came together in one accord. His daily devotions will teach you church history, but also challenge your Christian walk and faith with truth from God’s Word, the Bible. He includes a short devotional, a Bible verse to ponder, and a prayer for each day. Even ardent history buffs will find new stories and personalities among these well researched stories.

  • Faces of Truth: Collection of Historical Biographies

    100 Christians that influenced America (Hardback) $32.95

    Premise for this book about famous Christians

    In 1988 Douglas and Norma Latta accepted in their spirits an extremely strong unction to begin developing artistic portraits and mini-biographies of famous highly achieving movers and shakers from our history, all of whom were outspoken Christians. These Christian testimonies represent examples of how faith formed and how it sustains our nation. The work on this book has continued from 1988 until this present time. America’s greatness was built on the Bible and Judeo-Christian principles.

    This book is dedicated to helping restore this fact of America’s historical truth. Since World War II American culture has been aggressively pushed in the direction of depravity by irresponsible entertainment, news media led by committed secularists and disingenuous educators’ desire to ignore and abolish our Christian heritage.

    America has never been without flaws. Her worst and most obvious flaw has always been her acceptance of slavery. It was Christians in America and England who, applying Biblical principles pressed relentlessly for the abolition of slavery which ended this terrible sin. Also, through our founding American jurists, the Bible has been the source of America’s legal system.

    The subjects in this book are:

    • Not clergy (some became clergy later)
    • All deceased
    • Of both genders
    • Representative of most major professions
    • Representative of many races

    This book of Christian testimonies is intended to:

    • Edify and inspire Christian families with the knowledge of how God’s hand has been on their nation through the faith of born-again believers in Jesus; the things they were taught in public school notwithstanding.
    • Be an educational tool in Christian schools and to home schools by academically documenting the Christian truth of our heritage; and by exposing our secularists’ academic disingenuousness.
    • Be an evangelical tool in Christian homes in the form of an artistically attractive coffee table book clearly available to all who visit their home. The art in this book is intended to be the “hook” of attraction for this book.
  • Before the Ring

    25 Questions to Consider Before Saying "Yes!" $15.00

    This is your pre-engagement workbook! Using checklists, quizzes and journaling prompts, you’ll find out if you have what it takes to co-create a happy and healthy marriage, and if you’re ready to put a ring on it.

  • The Insatiable Quest for Beauty

    A Young Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Our Culture’s Obsession with Perfection $15.00

    The Insatiable Quest for Beauty:
    A young woman’s guide
    to overcoming our culture’s obsession with perfection

    Grab a cup of coffee, curl up in a comfy chair, and get ready to talk girl to girl, woman to woman, about an insatiable quest for beauty and the things that come with it:
    body image issues,
    low self-esteem,
    unhealthy eating patterns,
    and looking to dating for our worth.
    Tiffany was one of those girls who hated her reflection in the mirror and wished to God she could spend a day in the shoes of someone who was truly beautiful. She tried to do whatever it took to make herself perfect, but the quest led down a road far uglier than she had ever imagined.

    However, out of her brokenness, Tiffany found a confidence that filled the depths of her soul and gave her a reason to walk with head held high. She found everything she was searching for – only it wasn’t to be found in beauty…

  • Anger Management and Forgiveness MP3

    Sources and Solutions of anger $15.00

    Anger is an emotion given to us by God. God the Father and Jesus got angry. Being angry is not sinful, however, how you handle your anger can be sin. Dara speaks to why we get angry, other emotions acting as anger, and steps to quench anger including (eventually) forgiving the other person (or ourselves). Dara will give the listener reasons people won’t forgive, what forgiveness means, and what it does not mean.

     She will tell you the difference between aggressive anger and assertive anger with charts of ideas to use before communicating and as you communicate your anger. There is a place for emotions in the Christian life, but by giving our emotions too much power, we invite trouble. How should a Christian prioritize his/her emotions and the truth of God’s Word. What does God’s word say about emotions?

  • As They Sit and Stand MP3

    A Resource and Guide for Teaching Your Children the Bible $15.00

    Whether you have toddlers or teenagers, you can teach them the Bible!  It doesn’t require a degree in Greek, a Bible college degree, or years of studying to teach your children the Bible.  Dara will share creative ideas for teaching all ages the wisdom of God’s word.  She will cover teaching Bible stories, Bible memorization, prayer, Biblical discipline, family devotions, and service.  Being a Christian is a 24/7 life and learning to commune with God through every part of every day is critical.  Hear how you and your children can bring God into every area of your life.

  • Building a Biblical Self-Esteem in Your Child MP3

    Strategies for leading children to understanding God and themselves. $15.00

    Self-esteem can have a negative connotation among God’s people, but it is really about a right relationship with God and a true perspective of Who God is and who we are.  As parents we have the responsibility to raise kids with a positive understanding of who God says they are.  Claiming these truths can change attitudes and actions.   Are you aware of how your words and actions can help or hurt your child as they find out who they are?  Is communication in your home healthy and honoring to God?  Dara will speak about the importance of words that build up and emotions that are handled carefully.  Learning and teaching how to take every thought captive, how to replace Satan’s lies with God’s truths, and how to give praise to our Amazing God will give you tools towards building a healthy and Biblical self-esteem within your child’s heart.

  • Experiencing Joy in the Midst MP3

    Keeping our eyes on Jesus in the midst of the chaos of our world $15.00

    Dara will talk about the troubles and suffering we all go through. Our storms may look different, but there are some strategies she sets forth to overcome and experience joy while going through each situation. It’s all about perspective and priorities. Join Dara as she explains where our trouble comes from, Who is with us as He teaches us to overcome, and how to stay connected to our faith in Jesus in the midst.

    Homeschooling is such a joy!  We get to spend time with our kids, see the light come on when they learn a new skill, experience life with them from a child’s perspective, and rejoice in the victories!  There is also laundry, and dishes, and dust, and extended family, and sickness, and moving, and unemployment, etc.  How does a homeschooling family keep moving forward in the midst?  Can they experience joy when life’s circumstances are anything but joyful?  YES!  Come hear Dara give personal and Biblical advice on finding Joy in the Midst.

  • Gracefully Letting Go MP3

    You raised them, now what? $15.00

    You’ve raised them to know right from wrong.  You’ve schooled them through history, math, reading, and science.  You’ve driven them to practices and games, competitions and reward ceremonies.  You’ve fed them, wiped their tears, and showed them the way.  You have introduced them to Jesus and encouraged them to have a relationship with their Lord.  Now it is time for them to fly on their own.  How do you let them go?  Are they ready? Are you ready?  Dara will address concerns of teens as they enter the next phase of life called adulthood, and their parents as they face empty nest.  There is a way to prepare your teen for what is to come and to prepare your heart for this different relationship with your child. Dara and her husband have homeschooled 5 boys who are successfully launched, but continue to be great friends and a real joy to their parents.

  • High School Fun: All the Subjects without All the Textbooks MP3

    Teaching through projects and research $15.00

    Text books have their place, but all textbooks and no fun makes a lot of homeschoolers want to throw schooling out the window!  Dara will share ideas about how to carry on the spontaneity of homeschooling fun through the high school years without compromising on the necessary knowledge needed to get into college.  Having five boys in or through college, she has insight and experience about what is really required to attend college.  She will inspire your creative genius to think outside the textbook box and enjoy the last few years your teenager will be home.

  • Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget

    How you can afford to keep your kids home $15.00

    Homeschooling doesn’t have to cost hundreds of dollars each year. With some extra time and energy, you can teach on a budget. Tracy and Dara Halydier started homeschooling while Tracy was in seminary and without a job. They continued on a minister’s salary while homeschooling five children through high school. Dara will share ideas from K-12 on bargain buying and teaching without the textbooks. She will share truths about copyright and give you resources on everything homeschooling.

  • Kids and Emotions MP3

    They all have emotions. Learn how to train them to process their emotions biblically. $15.00

    Emotions!  They can be our downfall, our nemesis, or our friend.  We were made in the image of God and that includes our emotions.  Dara will present Biblical instruction on the proper placing of our emotions and God’s truths.  She will give practical examples of learning to deal with emotions and helpful insights to teaching your kids about their emotions. Depression, anger, grief, and others will be discussed.

  • Marriage Matters MP3

    Why Marriage Matters and to whom and some different matters about marriage $15.00

    Romance, Passion, and Negligees – for too many homeschoolers these are things of the past.  Dad goes to work, Mom is busy from sun up to sun down with the house and kids, and there are still obligations outside of the home such as getting kids to activities, volunteering at church, and meeting with friends.  Everyone falls into bed exhausted!  But marriage is still the bedrock of the home and must be nurtured! Dara will give you some creative ideas on keeping your marriage a priority and maybe even a little bit steamy!

  • Practical Proverbs MP3

    Proverbs is a treasure trove of God’s wisdom that apply to every situation in our lives. $15.00
  • Raising Exceptional Children with Disabilities or Genius MP3

    From geniuses to the disabled, God’s not surprised. He has called you to be their Mom and Dad. $15.00
  • Raising Godly Kids from Law to Grace MP3

    Parenting changes as kids grow. Learn the classical levels of learning and apply it to discipline and daily living. $15.00

    What does a godly child look like compared to a perfect child?  Trying to raise a perfect child will lead to rebellion, low self-esteem and other problems, while raising a godly will lead to grace, joy, and freedom.  How did God raise His kids?  First came the law, then grace.  We, as parents, need to start out with law and then move through faith to grace as our kids get older.  Scriptural basis is Galatians 3:22-26 and 4:1-7.  We will walk through aspects of the law that can be incorporated into our family (written out, concise expectations, rewards and punishments, etc.), and then we will give ideas of moving the child to grace as they mature and grow.

  • Taking Care of Mom: Avoiding Burnout MP3

    What are the signs of burnout and how can you balance life to keep burnout at bay? $15.00

    “When Mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy.” So how can you keep Mommy happy?  By making sure that her needs are met!  What are those needs and how can she take the time to meet those needs without feeling guilty or leaving something else undone? Dara will teach the five stages of burn-out and the solution to overcoming burn-out while giving helpful ideas to meet the needs of Mom so that she is filled up and able to meet the needs of her family.

  • The Real World: Are They Ready? MP3

    How to raise kids who can navigate the world with Jesus at their sides. $15.00

    Will homeschooling really prepare your children for life academically, socially, and spiritually? Will they be able to go to college and be competitive in the job market?  Will they be able to stand against the world’s culture and be able to stand for Christ?  Dara will talk about making life management skills a part of your home life and how to incorporate it into high school credits.  She will bring wisdom from Proverbs and show you how to teach your kids to apply it to their lives as she shares with you the journey of her own 5 boys and their successes and failures in the real world.

  • What Homeschoolers Won’t Talk About MP3

    Having feelings of inadequacy or insecurity? You are right where God wants you to be! $15.00

    Do you sometimes wonder what in the world you were thinking when you signed up to homeschool?  Do you tend to compare yourself and your school and your children with others and find that you are lacking? Dara will address issues like insecurity, feelings of inadequacy, being overwhelmed, not having perfect children, not being a perfect mom, etc… Dara uses a Biblical base to her talks and many personal stories and humor.  She wants to encourage homeschooling moms that God is able when we are not!

  • When It Hurts to Homeschool MP3

    Life happens to us all. Homeschooling during tough times can teach invaluable character and life lessons. $15.00

    Life happens. Homeschooling does not create a protective bubble around us or our children. How can you keep going during tragedy and troubles? Dara recalls why we chose to homeschool, what are kids are learning, and the greater messages that they are watching as parents and kids face disease, surgeries, childbirth, a move, a relationship outside of the home going badly, a friend’s view of cultural issues that are a dichotomy to your family’s view, caring for grandparents, getting laundry done. Life.

  • What Really Happened at the Cross?

    Not Just Forgiven but Loved $15.00

    What does Jesus’ sacrifice really mean? Are we just forgiven, or is there more? What is justification? Is it a one time act or do we need to keep going to God for it? What is the flesh? Dara will give you a flesh inventory so you can find out your own, unique version of the flesh and how to use your spiritual weapons to fight Satan against using your flesh to depress or destroy you. Dara also talks about reconciliation, adoption, mercy/grace, sanctification, and what we are set free from and set free to, as well as what we are not free from. Above all, Dara wants her listeners to know that God delights in them! He knows who you are, and that you are of infinite worth.