His Mercy is New

Advent …let the waiting begin

Advent and Christmas· Prayer· Praying the Scriptures· Quiet· Scriptures and thoughts

  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

Advent and Christmas· Prayer· Scriptures and thoughts

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

Advent and Christmas· Around the World· Holidays· Unit Studies

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

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