It's the wee wee hours of the morn and I am sitting with my laptop up in my bed. It's my new guilty pleasure. My feet don't have to be cold and I am snug AND typing away. Cool.
Today at church is going to be a blast. If your kid is in my class, they are in for some fun. Thanks to wonderful Jeff and Philip, we have the beginnings of the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be learning about what that Feast meant and about what Living Water means...with some fun hands on props and tastes. Rach and I spent 2 hours making biblical head dresses for each child. Who knew cutting pieces of rectangular faabric, braiding and tying three strips of fabric 15 times could be tiring. But it's done and now there will be fun head dresses for the church for whatever they want. VERY rudimentary mind you. No Michelle mcGlaughlin hems or anything like that. Just raw edges and braided rope. Remember my big box of fabric? I am so glad it came in handy!
I have always been a hands on teacher. Which is why I have a hard time going to Life Pacs or canned curriculum or FVS. Seems like it loses the best part of homeschooling. Passion, Fun, Excitement, LOVING to learn.
What's my motto ladies???? If school's not fun, school is DONE.
Its the same way with Bible. WHY would you teach the WORD OF GOD with anything less than excitement and passion? It was and IS the grandest adventure in the world! I am against teaching Bible in any way except teaching to RETAIN and APPLY. I would rather have them taught the meat and meaning of scripture than to memorize it for a one time recitation for a fake dollar to buy a cheap toy at the "church store". Hey, I don't disagree with memorization. It's important. I just see the terrible error in it unless they are taught the actual truth and are taught to apply it. CC and I have so much in common. That whole doer of the Word thing. Unless they can cite me each one they have memorized and what it means and you can see fruit in their life because of it, then I say it is bit of busy work... The whole "God's Word does not return void" is true but is not an excuse for the good being chosen over the excellent.
We did Awana for awhile in our old town. The kids liked it OK but were unhappy with the undisciplined nature of the other kids and lack of meat. It is good for kids who never get any bible at home I guess. I am not JUDGING Awana guys, I know some of you must do it. It's fine. One more thing to do.
Today I am making heart attack food. If I ever die, if Jeff and I ever die, let this be yet another clue that I have left officially and legally stating that my kids are NOT to go to my mother. Every time I even remotely joke about dying or take a trip, I always send someone different a little note so there is a trail of that wish that one could follow. Sad but true. Kids don't want to go to her either. Funnier? The kids want to be left to one of YOU if anything ever happened. Boy, we should really get a will. Do you have one?
The baby was crying for Hi-C last night which really means McDonalds. She calls it Hi-C because she used to get Hi-C there..."Do you want to get a Hi-C?" Hi-C! Hi-C!
Anyway, she really wanted chocolate milk so I pull up and they are say:
"We are out of chocolate milk."
Ok, how about a chocolate milk shake?
"We are out of milkshakes.
Ok, how about a sundae?
"We are out of sundaes."
Well, what DO you have?
"We have everything."
Everything? You have EVERYTHING? You mean, everything EXCEPT chocolate milk, milkshakes and icecream, right? EVERYTHING except those three major McDonald's items.
We pulled out and went to Wendy's.
My room is a disaster. I hate it.
Has anyone seen the new issue yet? Woohoo.
Well, it's 3:41 and I have been up since one so I better at least make an attempt to sleep.
We can't have a sleepy tabernacle now can we?
Today at church is going to be a blast. If your kid is in my class, they are in for some fun. Thanks to wonderful Jeff and Philip, we have the beginnings of the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be learning about what that Feast meant and about what Living Water means...with some fun hands on props and tastes. Rach and I spent 2 hours making biblical head dresses for each child. Who knew cutting pieces of rectangular faabric, braiding and tying three strips of fabric 15 times could be tiring. But it's done and now there will be fun head dresses for the church for whatever they want. VERY rudimentary mind you. No Michelle mcGlaughlin hems or anything like that. Just raw edges and braided rope. Remember my big box of fabric? I am so glad it came in handy!
I have always been a hands on teacher. Which is why I have a hard time going to Life Pacs or canned curriculum or FVS. Seems like it loses the best part of homeschooling. Passion, Fun, Excitement, LOVING to learn.
What's my motto ladies???? If school's not fun, school is DONE.
Its the same way with Bible. WHY would you teach the WORD OF GOD with anything less than excitement and passion? It was and IS the grandest adventure in the world! I am against teaching Bible in any way except teaching to RETAIN and APPLY. I would rather have them taught the meat and meaning of scripture than to memorize it for a one time recitation for a fake dollar to buy a cheap toy at the "church store". Hey, I don't disagree with memorization. It's important. I just see the terrible error in it unless they are taught the actual truth and are taught to apply it. CC and I have so much in common. That whole doer of the Word thing. Unless they can cite me each one they have memorized and what it means and you can see fruit in their life because of it, then I say it is bit of busy work... The whole "God's Word does not return void" is true but is not an excuse for the good being chosen over the excellent.
We did Awana for awhile in our old town. The kids liked it OK but were unhappy with the undisciplined nature of the other kids and lack of meat. It is good for kids who never get any bible at home I guess. I am not JUDGING Awana guys, I know some of you must do it. It's fine. One more thing to do.
Today I am making heart attack food. If I ever die, if Jeff and I ever die, let this be yet another clue that I have left officially and legally stating that my kids are NOT to go to my mother. Every time I even remotely joke about dying or take a trip, I always send someone different a little note so there is a trail of that wish that one could follow. Sad but true. Kids don't want to go to her either. Funnier? The kids want to be left to one of YOU if anything ever happened. Boy, we should really get a will. Do you have one?
The baby was crying for Hi-C last night which really means McDonalds. She calls it Hi-C because she used to get Hi-C there..."Do you want to get a Hi-C?" Hi-C! Hi-C!
Anyway, she really wanted chocolate milk so I pull up and they are say:
"We are out of chocolate milk."
Ok, how about a chocolate milk shake?
"We are out of milkshakes.
Ok, how about a sundae?
"We are out of sundaes."
Well, what DO you have?
"We have everything."
Everything? You have EVERYTHING? You mean, everything EXCEPT chocolate milk, milkshakes and icecream, right? EVERYTHING except those three major McDonald's items.
We pulled out and went to Wendy's.
My room is a disaster. I hate it.
Has anyone seen the new issue yet? Woohoo.
Well, it's 3:41 and I have been up since one so I better at least make an attempt to sleep.
We can't have a sleepy tabernacle now can we?
7 comments:
Well, it's 7 after 7 so that make like what, 3 hours of sleep?
Think they sell coffee at the Taberacle?
at CC tabernacle? if they don't, they will eventually ;)
meant to write you a long email yesterday but ran out of time... either will or call over the next few days and catch up.
Oh, there's PLENTY of coffee at CC tabernacle...thankfully. I was being cute. Ain't I a cutie????
I sooooo wish Hannah could be there to be in your class. She should be there next week. We are turning our noses toward home tomorrow morning. We should be home by Thursday at the latest.
I never go to that McD's anymore--the last time I was there they were out of ketchup and napkins. HOW can a McD's run out of ketchup and napkins??? I mean really.
I so agree with you about teaching the Bible. The only problem is I can't seem to figure out how. We should talk.
Woohoo!Tif is coming home. I really knew you were gone when I couldn't drop issues off to you since I knew you weren't here!
Did she have her babhy? What's happening?
Everyone pray for safe travels home for TIf! Love you Tif, email us when you get home!
I would definitely recommend having a will drawn up... especially if you have suspicions that there may be divided parties within your extended family, all desiring custody over the children. It is my understanding that the state could get involved in such circumstances, splitting up children and placing them in a temporary foster care situation. Yikes! The thought makes me shudder to even think about the possibility... Anyways, we do have one and it specifically identifies the guardians of the children (actually it lists a primary choice, but in the case that they are unable...such as death or poor health...it identifies a second choice. We did this so we didn't have to pay a lawyer to amend our will should some change occur to our primary choice.)
I meant to mention that I do love the redesign. I picked up a copy at the Y last time I was there. It looks so clean, more organized, and more sophisticated. What a big task I'm sure that was! Congrats! It looks like a success!
I love what you said about teaching the Word of God...not only about teaching it with passion, but also with understanding and heart change in view. The children can sooo see the difference...And I think also, our children learn to orient their lives to Scripture as their plumb line when Scripture is echoed and breathed into our day to day conversations...and that it is not sequestered into a "bible" time once a day...But I will say, that I also see the benefit of rote memorization, even if fruit does not immediately show forth.
Certainly it is a more excellent way to instruct our children, so as to lead them towards wisdom and to show them that the Word was meant to penetrate and transform our lives. I know from personal experience that the Word of God did not return void when this is the way it was presented to me as a child.
I was born and raised in the church, went to a Christian school K-8th that was big on memory for the sake of memory, and had parents who abdicated their responsibility to instruct us in the ways of the Lord to the church and school we attended. But, even despite all that, the Lord blessed me and (my sisters) with that founda-tion that was hidden in my heart and laid up for me in my mind when He drew me to Himself in high school. I remember how clearly I felt blessed when all those precepts I had learned came together to direct, correct, and even rebuke me...especially having friends who were also new believers who did not share that heritage. It was only then that His Word truly impacted me. And I am forever grateful.
Sorry for the book :o)!
Heather
Wow! Hi there. Yes, I completely agree. I wish I would have had it when I was younger...might have made a difference in a lot of my years.
Like I said, I don't disagree...I think it's important...especially for kids who didn't get it at home.
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