Welcome back to the #LMMLinkup this week where we are focusing on the back to school season. Last week we had a number of great resource posts for starting the school year linked up.

As you prepare, here are a few tips to think about.

• If you send your child to public school or private school, be sure to check your school’s website or district website for important school supplies lists.
• If you want to know what your child is learning this year, your district or school websites are great resources.  One resource my district website shares is the Family-Friendly Guide to South Carolina Academic Standards.  If you homeschool, checking out your state’s standard resources will help guide you in preparing lesson plans as well ensure that your student is learning on the same pace as public school students.  Standard guides also include great links to resources for learning that you can direct your student to when they are working on projects and assignments.
• Put a prayer and verse card in your child’s book bag in the mornings before she heads off to school.  If you homeschool, tape the card to your student’s work desk.
• Don’t forget to pray with your child on the first day of school. Let your child lead the prayer and express their goals for the new year.

What are you tips for starting off the school year. Be sure to linkup your great posts related to back to school. Also leave your tips in the comment area below.

We will have an exciting guest post next week on preparing for Back-to-School. I hope you come back next week and check it out.

Also, if you want to write a guest post on Back-to-School issues, contact me at marykatbpcs45 @ gmail.com.

Now let’s

Last Week’s Top Clicked Post!

By Jennifer Lambert

This post lists some great resources for homeschoolers, but I found it useful too even though I send my daughter to public school. Some of the ideas can be modified for a homework center.

My Favorite Post of the Week

This guest blog post by Kelly R. Baker on Debbie’s blog really inspired me this week. It is so uplifting and encouraging. I loved this quote: “What I need to pray are His promises.”  She includes great verses to pray here and then concludes with this thought: “Just like that, the weight of my problems roll into His capable hands.”   Also I recommend you check out Kelly’s The Daily Time with God Challenge.

Remember to check out other hosts’ blogs to see which posts from last week were their favorites. Want to be the next to be featured! Just link up a post and if you are read the most, we will feature you. Also please make sure you link back to us so others will know about our link up and join in. We try to make it worth your while to linkup with us by promoting your posts across our social media networks. We also pin our most clicked and featured posts to our Pinterest Board each week!

Now, it is time to link up to the Literacy Musing Mondays hop!

Linkup Rules:

1. Include a link back or the blog hop button linked to this hop on your posts.
2. Link up the urls to your posts not to your blog.
3. Please remember this is a family-friendly linkup. Although we believe in the right for adults to read whatever they want to read, we prefer to read wholesome posts that feature literature that edify and uplift families. We reserve the right to delete any posts that are not family friendly. We love all kinds of literature and genres including family-friendly inspirational romances, fantasy, or science fiction. We do not welcome any posts that feature excessive violence, sexual content, or any cursing. This rule also applies to book review posts that feature books that are not family-friendly. These posts will be deleted without notice to the blogger or explanation. While we believe in the right for all adults to read whatever they want, we feel our linkup is for family-friendly posts only. Thank you for understanding.
4. We also want to be loving community by supporting one another. Please make a point to do this this week! Visit the two posts before yours and at least one other blogger’s post of your choice! I want to see lots of clicks on everyone’s posts. Remember it is also nice to follow them on their social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
5. Follow your hosts and co-hosts on their social media.
6. Tweet about the link up too.

Be sure to check out my Linkup Parties page for great blog hops that I join each week.