It doesn't sound exciting does it? To begin waiting? We hate waiting. Waiting in lines. Waiting on children. Waiting on spouses. Waiting on money to come in. Waiting on God with an endless list of desires. Waiting. Usually we think of waiting as a drudgery. But this year, I'm excited about the waiting. I'm eager for this period of waiting to begin. Eager to wait...almost seems like an oxymoron. I'm eager for the joyful expectancy of the birth of my Savior. I'm eager for a period of ... Read More about Advent …let the waiting begin
Christmas Tree Ponderings
I love sitting in the dark gazing at the lights on Christmas trees. This year we have a new Christmas tree. Our old one was a bit ragged, and so last year after Christmas I got one for 75% off. It looked like a nice one in the box, however when we pulled it out and put it together, we realized it was awfully "bare" looking. Just not very full, you can see straight into the "trunk" of the tree and at first I was a bit disappointed. However, as I've looked at our tree and began to love it, God ... Read More about Christmas Tree Ponderings
Christmas Carols Around the World
Since we are becoming quite the world travelers this year, what better way to have school in the month of December than to learn about Christmas around the world? There are sooooooo many resources for this!! I'm still even having trouble picking and choosing what we will focus on...but here are the main resources that I am using. Books for All Countries (overview) We will read a portion from one of these books each day. Homeschool Share has a free, HUGE, Christmas Around ... Read More about Christmas Carols Around the World
Many, many gifts
Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. Psalm 95:2 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalm 100:4 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil. 4:6 217. a spontaneous day off with David and the kids 218. a husband who plans a "surprise" day off ahead of time and had the details all worked ... Read More about Many, many gifts
Preparing our hearts for Advent
For the desert places in which we walk The streets we roam The paths we cross Guide our feet Take us to places Where You would go Give us words that You would use That in this Advent season Of promise and preparation We might point the way with John the Baptist To the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!(anon. taken from here)We wait in anticipation and hope for ... Read More about Preparing our hearts for Advent
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