We aren’t big into crafts in my home. With one exception. My boys LOVE making historical paper soldiers. They go to Junior General as frequently as mom allows to print out their armies. Junior General has all kinds of soldiers, from ancient Egyptians to World War 2 and everything in between. If you want to […]
Out of the mouths of babes…
August 28, 2008 by ·
My kids say the funniest things all the time. We’ve had lots of opportunities to laugh during our study of the Old Testament this summer. Today we were reading about the Israelites wandering in the desert. They were whining, bitterly crying out to the Lord for meat. He provided them with quail stacked 3 feet […]
Tweaking the Schedule
August 23, 2008 by ·
Well, it is time to tweak the schedule! We have almost finished our first 9 weeks of school. Enough time has passed to make it abundantly clear where the weaknesses are, and what needs to change. The biggest problem is, as always, unrealistic expectations about how long it will take to transition from one activity […]
Celebrating Shabbat
August 17, 2008 by ·
We’ve been studying Ancient Israel and reading through the Old Testament. This week we read about (and worked to memorize!) the Ten Commandments. As we began to learn about the importance of honoring the Sabbath (Shabbat) we wanted to have a Shabbat Feast celebration in our own home. Our six year old son Colin was […]
Shabbat recipes
August 17, 2008 by ·
Here are several recipes we used during Shabbat, and the details of our complete menu below. Again, we were not observing a strict Jewish Shabbat, as we are Christians. I did not concern myself with whether or not we were meeting dietary laws or whether these foods were Kosher. To read exactly what we said […]
Our Shabbat Script
August 17, 2008 by ·
I put together this Sabbath “script”, drawing on many of the ideas and prayers I found in Martha Zimmerman’s book Celebrating Biblical Feasts. I wanted to follow her recommendations as to the elements and order of a Shabbat feast, since I had never participated in one before. Some of the prayers we read follow […]
Getting Perspective
August 14, 2008 by ·
Yesterday was a hard day. I woke up feeling tired and grouchy, and made no attempt to conceal my bad mood from the kids. I felt impatient with them, and annoyed about my normal daily tasks, such as serving breakfast and starting the laundry. I felt keenly the stress of having to juggle running a […]
Galapagos birds for my Lifelist
July 28, 2008 by ·
We just returned yesterday from a 9 day trip to Quito, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. We were so blessed that my husband earned this trip-of-a-lifetime as a bonus from his employer! As the photos show, it was one amazing wildlife encounter after another. Magnificent Frigatebird Colony: Juvenile on the left, male and female in […]
British Tea Party
July 15, 2008 by ·
We are on our mid-summer 4-week break right now, so I haven’t had much to post about! I thought I would share a few highlights from our British Tea Party, which we did just for fun. We all love British Tea Parties, so we have this meal several times a year, either for lunch […]
Tomb Painting
July 13, 2008 by ·
Our hands-on project last week was very simple. I hung newsprint on 3 walls in a walk-in closet, using painters tape to protect the walls. Newsprint can typically be gotten very cheaply in giant rolls at your local newspaper office. It makes great packing material if you are moving, and it is awesome to have […]
