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thankful for what has been given to me #576-590

December 9, 2011Written by Joy

Luke 1:38

³⁸And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Now November has ended and December is quickly passing us by. This is the first chance I have had to sit down at the computer this week to blog. This week has quickly gotten by as well, but I wanted to take the time to give thanks to God for the little things that He has allowed to happen in our lives.

576. Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts app. I am truly enjoying this app on my phone. I must say it is my favorite one at the moment. I am able to keep track of our blessings a little better by this.

577. An awesome Thanksgiving with friends.

578. The boys I watch on Tuesday and Thursdays.

579. The true friends my children have.

580. The scripture and lessons I am learning at our church.

581. The fellowship of those at church.

582. Family time getting our Christmas tree.

583. The precious family who opened up their Christmas tree farm to our homeschool group.

584. Watching all of my children decorate the tree together.

585. Talking with my children about the real meaning of Christmas, and them understanding it.

586. Words that hurt, that truly teach a needed lesson.

587. A reliable vehicle that gets us from point A to point B.

588. A dinner out with my wonderful husband.

589. My blessed children taking care of the house, while I had to lay down due to a migraine.

590. Mary, the mother of Jesus, without hesitation, doing what God asked her to do. By having Jesus, by being the one to carry Him in her womb, and then giving birth, so that we may have eternal life.

If you don’t know Jesus as your personal Savior, I would be more than happy to talk with you, to help you know Jesus.

I hope you will join us by taking part in the Multitude Monday by visiting A Holy Experience!

blessings

thankful for what has been given to me #576-590

December 9, 2011Written by Joy

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Luke 1:38

³⁸And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Now November has ended and December is quickly passing us by. This is the first chance I have had to sit down at the computer this week to blog. This week has quickly gotten by as well, but I wanted to take the time to give thanks to God for the little things that He has allowed to happen in our lives.

577. An awesome Thanksgiving with friends.

I hope you will join us by taking part in the Multitude Monday by visiting A Holy Experience!

blessings

Studying God’s Word..

November 30, 2011Written by Joy

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2 Peter 3:14-18

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. ¹⁵And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, ¹⁶as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. ¹⁷You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

For the last several months, our Pastor has been leading us through the books of Peter. There have been several Wednesday’s that I have shared with you some of that scripture. We finally finished up the books this past Sunday. I really enjoyed going through the books and seeing what Peter had to say. While all of it is important, I am still reading these last scriptures over and over.

Some men (and women), like to be lifted up on a pedestal and will tell you anything to get the glory of it. When you read your bible, pray before and ask God to open your eyes to what He is saying in the scripture. You need to grow in the knowledge of the Lord and can only do that by keeping yourself in the word.

Satan would like nothing better than for you to leave your bible on the shelf, unread. He doesn’t want you to know the scripture. He doesn’t want you to know the answers of questions asked. So it is that much more important for you to read your bible.

In the last several months I have been reading my bible a lot more. I know I have enjoyed it and find that if I have my quiet time and get my bible read and prayers. I am learning more and I am wanting to read it more! It helped by having a great bible study and friends to keep you accountable! I know I have been enjoying the couple of bible studies I am doing.

So find a friend or find a bible study, either online, at your church or somewhere else and join in! I know you won’t regret it one bit when you start reading your bible daily. The bible is your guide to life!

2 Timothy 2:15

¹⁵Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

I am linking up with Seeds of Faith for iFellowship and Rebecca and Jennifer for Mustard Seed Planting. Won’t you join us?

2011, iFellowship, Mustard Seed Planting, study

Studying God’s Word..

November 30, 2011Written by Joy

4 Comments

2 Peter 3:14-18

2 Timothy 2:15

¹⁵Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

I am linking up with Seeds of Faith for iFellowship and Rebecca and Jennifer for Mustard Seed Planting. Won’t you join us?

2011, iFellowship, Mustard Seed Planting, study

The Earth: Its Structure & Its Changes – review

November 27, 2011Written by Joy

The Earth: Its Structure & Its Changes

Written by Tome DeRosa and Carolyn Reeves

The Earth: Its Structure and Its Changes is an elementary earth science book that does not disappoint. From the introduction of the Teacher’s Guide and Student Journal book, it reads, “The overall goal for each workbook is to include three components; good science, creation apologetics, and Bible references.” Not only does it do all three that is listed, it also gives the kids a love of science as it teaches about the mysteries of the earth.

The book has 20 different investigations that you and your kids can do together. It gives the students a chance to learn more about God’s creation. The authors have a process that they give the kids to work with.

Think about This (Engage)

The Investigative Problem(s)

Gather These Things

Procedures and Observations (Investigate)

The Science Stuff (Explain)

Making Connections (Apply)

Dig Deeper (Expand)

What Did You Learn? (Assess)

As the kids go through each process they will also learn about some of the early scientists and engineers and how they believed. They will also find creation apologetics and Bible lessons. For the kids to get the maximum of information out of this study, they recommend that you do each lesson in order. This way, each lesson will build on one another. It will have the students asking even more questions and doing more research to figure out the truth.

The teacher’s guide comes with student journal pages that can be torn out, so that the kids can make a notebook out of it. The journal pages have more questions and an area where the kids can make a drawing of their investigation or what they have learned.

While this book is geared towards kids in grades 3rd-6th, I had my 7th grader working in it and had her younger siblings watching on as she did the procedures. She enjoyed the little projects and investigations learning new information as she did the work. I would definitely recommend it to any homeschooling family who has a love of science!

I was given this book by New Leaf Publishing group, in exchange for an honest review.

2011, homeschooling, The Earth