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Honesty is something I value highly.  In fact, the older I get, the more I value honesty and despise lies.  I deeply respect a person who is earnest and honest even when his or her beliefs are in opposition to my own.  In reverse, any respect I may have had for a person quickly vanishes when he or she demonstrates a propensity for saying whatever they think will gain them the most at that moment.

One of the reasons I started this blog was so that I would have an outlet for my honest thoughts and opinions.  Now that I am doing some product reviews, that will not change!  I will always give my honest opinion of any product I review: the good, the bad, and the ugly.  If I really don't like something I'll be nice about it, but I will tell you the truth!

 I will also let you know any time I use an affiliate link or was provided with a product for review.

 Reviews: 
Book: A Light for My Path
Book: A Tale of Two Kingdoms
Book: How Do We Know God Is Really There?
Blog Planner 2013 (it's free!)
FamilyMint's Money Management
iTooch educational apps
Math Mammoth
Medieval History Memory Game
My Home School Grades
Ooka Island
Saving Memories Forever (an app)
Seed Starting by Gary Emmett 
Spanish for You!
TeenCoder Windows/Game Programming
The Ultimate Homeschool Planner
The Waterproof Bible
Typecrush (a word game)
We Choose Virtues

 Affiliates:
Amazon.com -- Amazon dropped all of its Missouri-based affiliates as of 8/27/13
My Home School Grades
NotebookingPages.com

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