The Land distributed, God dwelling in the midst

I need to apologize, it's been so long since I've visited with Ezekiel. Life's been so busy lately I've been doing other things rather than work through the last chapter. I'll finish up Ezekiel this week and then i think I'll start with Corinthians, or perhaps Romans. What do you think??  

Anyways, today's passage is from Ezekiel 48:1-29.

 “These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion. ² Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion. ³ Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion. ⁴ Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. ⁵ Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. ⁶ Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. ⁷ Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

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⁸ “Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it. ⁹ The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth. ¹⁰ These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it. ¹¹ This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did. ¹² And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. ¹³ And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. ¹⁴ They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
¹⁵ “The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, ¹⁶ and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. ¹⁷ And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. ¹⁸ The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹ And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. ²⁰ The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.
²¹ “What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. ²² It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
²³ “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. ²⁴ Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. ²⁵ Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. ²⁶ Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. ²⁷ Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. ²⁸ And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. ²⁹ This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

I have to admit, as I read through this list I've been wondering... what do I pull out of this passage that will point me to Christ and his amazing work in my life?   I see names and numbers and quite frankly kinda all runs together.

It's great to see how God ensured that each family line within Israel got the land it should have.   It seems like the larger families got more land than the smaller ones which makes sense right?

Do you also see how God put himself physically into the midst of them.  He didn't give himself and the priests a portion off to one side or the other, but a portion right in the middle. 

This makes me think of Christ, and how we are his people and he dwells within us.  He doesn't pick a small corner and say HEY here's where I will stay, but rather he dwells IN US.   Makes himself an integral part of who we are. Ergo affecting change within us.   God's people having God's Priests dwell right in their midst.  It's a good thing that eh?

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Today.. it's the Letter U for blogging through the Alphabet.

E.T. Phone Home..

I don't know about you, but I really remember that movie and need to show it to my lad sometime.  :)

Now with that in mind.. I want you to think back to Canada turning 100 years and wanting to find a good way to commemorate it.

It's two years before the first men even walked on the moon, years before images came back from Mars and what not.  

BUT The government decided to do something you might think is a bit odd. They helped a small town in Alberta put up a UFO landing pad.  St. Paul was designated a centennial city.

Pretty neat eh?

Like I mean that SERIOUSLY.  

Who thinks of putting in a UFO landing pad?   Only us creative Canadians.  :)   (grinning widely here eh?)

It was put up (with no public funds being used) at a time when people were highly optimistic about space travel. Wouldn't it be cool to explore space and possibly find alien species!?!?!?!

I found this image on TripAdvisor

This photo of Ufo Landing Pad is courtesy of TripAdvisor

St. Paul, Alberta wanted to do something different from all the other towns around them as a drawing card.. no oversized food or furniture for them!   How about the world's first UFO landing pad?   Make the aliens feel welcome yes?  And ... if in welcoming aliens you made yourself a tourist attraction.. ALL THE BETTER!  (see this article).

Built as part of the Canadian centennial celebration in 1967, St. Paul, Alberta has an official UFO landing welcome site. Weighing just over 130 tons, the large flat concrete structure contains a time capsule to be opened on the 100-year anniversary of the pad’s opening in 2067. (source)

It's actually a rather informative centre, teaching people about UFO's and various sightings.  You'll find photos of possible landing sites, mysterious Cattle mutilations and crop circles. 

A large map of Canada has been made with stones that come from each of the provinces.  This map is found at the back of the pad. 

This image below is from CTC News.

Check out this video of the Landing Pad. You may wish to shut your sound off unless you like music playing...

Anyways, I am so glad you joined me here today, I hope you will visit with Amanda as well and learn all about "Ugly".  If you have an alphabet blogging post, do join in won't you?

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Canada Book: O Canada, Our National Anthem

Want to help your children learn Canada's National Anthem?   Check out this book from Scholastic.  A 32 softcover picture book.

It's LOADED with images from all across Canada, her people, her land, her infrastructure and more.

My son thoroughly enjoyed this book when he was learning the words to O Canada.  I would belt out the words to the song and he'd be flipping the pages singing along with me.  It really didn't take him very long to learn the words either.  :)

O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

The book can be found: O Canada: Our National Anthem

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Hymn Study: Oh the Deep Deep Love of Jesus

Have you ever sat back and listened to a bunch of men around you sing a hymn together?  Just listened to those deep voices of men praising God together?

I had the privilege on Thursday of doing just that.

I joined hubby for the closing session of Banner of Truth conference this year, along with my 11 year old son.    The men sang "Oh the Deep Deep Love of Jesus".

It was just LOVELY, seriously LOVELY to sit back and listen.

Here is the session:

Here are the Lyrics:

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth, changeth never, nevermore!
How He watches o’er His loved ones, died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the throne!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love of every love the best!
’Tis an ocean full of blessing, ’tis a haven giving rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ’tis a heaven of heavens to me;
And it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee!

I found it very difficult to find a video of men singing this lovely old hymn.  Wasn't crazy about it but it's not a horrid rendition, just seemed very fast.  :)

Anyways, this hymn was written by: S.Trevor Francis.  A man who loved open air preaching and writing hymns.  He was a young man going through..what some might call a time of troubles.. troubling enough that he was tempted to end it all.  But then asked himself... do you love Jesus.   His answer?  “I do believe with my whole heart.”  His faith reaffirmed, he continued working his way onward.

This hymn speaks to his love for the Lord God.  Pretty cool eh?

I'll leave you with this rendition.

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Review: Voyage to Magical North

I have to admit to eagerness with Voyage to Magical North.  I thoroughly enjoyed the sequelin  Journey to Dragon Island and now I had a chance to find out how the whole thing began.   AND the book did not disappoint.  

What can I say... if you have youth who like fantasy... these books will not disappoint.  :)   Cleverly written with humour... it works!

Enter a girl (Brine), add a boy (Peter), an evil magician, a bunch of pirates (with their own set of rules) and a girl who isn't plus..throw in an unusual quest.. perhaps an impossible one.  Can they do it?  Will they survive?  Is it a hoax?   Will evil triumph?  NOW THAT is the question.

I absolutely refuse to tell you too much about the story.  I want you to dive right in and enjoy it from start to finish.  Use your brain, try to see where the story is going, quotes at the beginning of the chapter lend a clue.  BUT Brine is trying to find her place in the world, Peter is trying to be a decent magician, Pirates well.. they want to be the best pirates they can be, and well .. evil will be what evil is right... even clothed in an odd ball figure!

Know this.. the characters are real, their struggles seeming insurmountable.. but through it all they build their friendships, their loyalties are tested, their characters developed and life is lived.  This is not a humdrum book, but one full of life and wit. 

Watch out for the penguins... seriously....

Book Synopsis:
A swashbuckling story of a girl and a boy, an evil magician, a merry band of pirates, and an unthinkable quest.

Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past - if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she's spent the past years keeping house for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Peter.
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Title: Voyage to Magical North
Author: Claire Fayers
Publisher: Square Face
 336 pages
Ages 8-12 years
Series: Accidental Pirates

Reviewed for: Raincoast Books



What are you waiting for?  Get this book!   Not just for your middle schooler...but for yourself!
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Parenting Series - Identity

I have to admit, I struggled with this chapter.  
That when I am hurt by my son, that it's an identity issue not a love issue.   
Hmmm..

Tripp gave what I thought was a rather extreme example...so I felt this disconnect to be honest.  I don't drive my lad to succeed.

So if your child hurts you by saying something insensitive... if we find our identity in Christ then what?   It doesn't hurt???  AH... if you are immersed deeply in the love of God, if you are resting securely in the deep deep love he has for you, then the small hurts of this world don't matter so much.

Now that kinda makes sense eh?

What your children become doesn't define you.
What they do for a living, how they make life decisions, does not define you.
As Christian believing parents, what should define us is a deep relationship with the Lord God who saved us.  The one who brings true meaning to our life. 

So what are the warning signs that we are seeking our identity through our children?
1. Focus on success.
2. Focus on reputation.
3. A desire for control.
4. A Focus on what you DO what than who you ARE. 
5. Making it personal when decisions or actions are taken counter to what you expected.

Hmm...that last one eh?  At least for me.. makes me think.  Need to change up some of my thinking, and see God more clearly before I react with too much sensitivity to my lad and my man.   God calls me to be better than that!

Want to follow along?
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Art Series: Hand Lettering A to Z

You know how some people have a skill that amazes you?   I have a friend on the crew that regularly hand letters bible verses and her skill amazes me.  It really does!  And later I'll be sharing some of her work with you because I have this oh so lovely book to share with you today.   Hand Lettering from A to Z.  It's a book that is designed to give people who hand letter, creative ideas that they might want to try (or for people like me .. at least give me a clue about how to do it!)  (grin)

Abbey Ly has put together a book where she talks about three styles of lettering, why they are called that, and the different forms those letters can take.  Serif (6), Sans Serif (4) and Script (4).

She calls in four different artists to help illustrate these different ways to hand letter.

BUT before she gets to that, she has an introduction to the book where she teaches about different papers, different utensils, and different places to find creative ideas. I learned so much in this section.

Like...did you know that watercolour paper comes is three different styles?   Did you know that different paints work better for doing lettering or that pencil crayons can bring a vibrancy to your work?   Read and find out more eh?  :)

So let's say you want to do hand lettering...what should you do first?
Start with simple.  Seriously.  Write out a simple alphabet, learn a basic lettering of the alphabet.. make the letters smaller, bigger, squishy or wider, play around with just the basic lettering.

Then.. once you are comfortable with that...add a bit of width to it.  Draw a letter and just change one side of it. Maybe angle it a bit or make it wider all around.  Just slowly keep changing it, then as you go.. play around with it a bit, add some colour and pizzazz.  Just take it step by step and make a font that is all your own.  Who knows... perhaps your style might look like this: 

I love the bright colours found throughout this book.  Careful illustrations to show how you might replicate a style.

As you see different styles, learn the names of them.  Replicate them, become more confident in your own abilities.  Learn to create your own style all the more.  :)

As you get more confident, consider adding some embellishment to your work.

At the close of book, Abbey Ly showcases the work of her guest artists.   It was so interesting seeing the different styles.  This one is a serif style (see!   I learned something eh!).   Good to do that you know?

I thought I would share some hand lettering that I just adore from people mostly on the crew.   Don't they do a great job?

This one is by Lisa.

These are by Carol, aren't her verses lovely? 

and this one by her daughter.  You can find a post here. 

And if you go to the bottom of Deann's post here, you can see a lovely one she did.  :)   If you find that this book intrigues the socks off you, you might find The Postman's Knock a good blog to follow.

Title: Hand Lettering A to Z: a world of creative ideas for drawing and designing alphabets
Author: Abbey Ly
Publisher: Rockport
Pages: 128
Type: art book
Form: trade paperback
Reviewed for: Quarto Group



Where can you find this lovely book?
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Books read in the Month of May

 May...the time for spring flowers and rolling back on the schooling expectations, business in the outdoors planting gardens, going to for walks, and cleaning out rabbitries.   Not a time for a whole lot of reading, but still.. I DID!  YES!  I read some books!!!

Wow. Guilty Wives by James Patterson...
Wow... I have to admit, that the beginning of the book had me NOT wanting to read the book, so I read part of the ending which... was just enough to intrigue me to want to know how the bad guy did it.

Wow.. this was good read.  I was so glad I stuck it out.  The horror of French prisons though... NASTY.  Are they like that in real-life?   I don't know, but I do know I don't want to go to France and break the law and get stuck in jail there. 

The determination of Abbie, the main character, was impressive.  Her ability to focus and work on proving her innocence amazes me despite all the hardship she was put through.   Perseverance and commitment, being the type of person she needed to be for her children's long term care.   It was such an interesting read...definitely a book for ADULTS!

Urban Wildlife Habitats was a neat read about how different animals have adapted to living with people in urban areas.

Everything from storks to monkeys, to sheep and lizards, to snails and kangeroos.   So many animals have learned to co-exist with people.  Throughout the book are a copious amount of pictures, and tons of information to help us co-exist with them and even help them.  

So tell me....would you want to see a moose in your take-out window?

We've learned about muskoxen and ostriches recently.

Fascinating critters.
Did you know that male ostrich lay on the eggs at night because their black feathers are the perfect camoflage. 

 Rip and Red and the Tournament of Champions.

Two boys learning and growing together... finding it's hard ... Red with his autism (high-functioning) and Rip with his Dad returning... hard things for boys to deal with.  But they manage to pull it together around the world of a basketball championship.

 Secrets and Sequences of the Secret Coders series.

You'll find my review here.   

Using a graphic novel to teach some of the basics of coding. 

 Mission to Pluto is a book my son thoroughly enjoyed.  He used it to further his learning with his apologia studies.  

It's part of the scientist series. And it is a really well done series.  if you have a chance to read some with your children (or even just for yourself do so.)  Elephants and Dolphins are the next on my hit list!



Books I am working through.

My mom-in-law asked me what I thought of this book and I said "this man writes my hubby preaches!"

I am so far loving this book and looking forward to digging into it all the more.  It's not a quick fiction read, but a let's grow a discipling people read.

Good book ... My review is coming!


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Recipe: Rhubarb Muffins

I was out dumping some stuff out in the composter this morning and spotted the rhubarb patch I have back there, and thought huh.. why do I wait for it to grow tall?   I could cut some off now and use it.  So I cut off a bit (not too much as the plant is still growing) and managed to get two cups worth.  Enough for a recipe at least!   Then I went searching for one.

Rhubarb Muffins is what I came up with.

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk including 1 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups chopped fresh or *frozen rhubarb

FOR THE TOPPING
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda and the salt.
In another, smaller bowl, beat together the eggs, buttermilk (or the substitute), oil and the vanilla extract.
Gently stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture, just until combined. Do not over-mix.
Gently fold in the chopped rhubarb and the chopped nuts.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups about three quarters full.
Made 18 muffins for me. 
Sprinkle the tops with the topping mixture.
Bake at 375 ° for about 18 - 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  NOTE: doesn't need 18 minutes... 15 would probably suffice in my oven.

Other recipes with Rhubarb
Recipes with Rhubarb
Rhubarb Apple Crisp.
Rhubarb Pudding Cake.
Rhubarb Bread.
Rhubarb Cake.

The Original recipe used nuts in it, but none of us are keen on nuts in our muffins.

Results: 
STOP EATING THEM!!!!   I WANT SOME TOO.  THEY ARE NOT JUST FOR YOU GUYS TO EAT!!!    Needless to say, the fellows are rather keen on them.  I have a few left for tomorrow breakfast, but not as many as planned.  :)
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T is for ... Toque!

You know what a mom should NEVER do... ask an 11 year old boy to pose with a toque on his head.
THIS IS WHY!!

 Isn't he a crazy lad?

Anyways, since I was running out of time this week and I knew I needed to get a T word done for the blogging the alphabet I thought that Toque would suffice.

Can you tell from the picture what a toque is?

NO?

Perhaps this picture might help:

Yes, the keeper of warm heads in Canada is called the Toque.   Not a hat, not a cap, not a whatever else you might want to call it.  It's called a toque. It's a French Canadian word that most of the rest of Canada has picked up on.  Unfortunately, most of the rest of the world is not as illuminated as us Canadians are... so now you know the best reference eh?

But tell me.. what do you call a toque where you are from?   I'd be interested in knowing.  :)

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Canada Book: Irish Chain

 I almost didn't do this book in my books on Canada series... but then thought I HAVE TO.  SERIOUSLY have to.

A book that the lad excitedly tells gramma about so that she has to read it and then stays up all night so that she can finish it... that's a good book.  :)

But seriously... if you don't know about the explosion in the Halifax harbour you are missing a big part of Canadian history.   This story is about a family and how they lived before the explosion, and how they lived after the explosion.  It is fiction.

Tied throughout is the heartbreak of a girl dealing with dsylexia and being bullied.  That same girl who is loved fiercely by her large extended family.   

Woven throughout the story, is the Irish Chain,,, the stories woven in the pieces of a quilt made by their gramma who brought the family out of Ireland during the potato famine.

Their history is woven throughout the history of Halifax.

This is a poignant story, heart breaking in the truths it speaks.   The horror of the explosion and the confusion that followed.   The struggle of being thought of as stupid and having one's self-esteem totally eroded.   The joy of a strong memory, of conviction of spirit, the determination to hold to a truth you know to be real despite the discouragement of others, and finally the coming to terms of who God is and how he acts.    Ms. Haworth-Attard has carefully wrought a story of life in early 1900's in Canada.

The war in the background, hard working immigrants, prosperous landowners, women working, there is so much of Canada in this book that it is SO worth reading.

Mind though....you might find yourself staying up all night.  :)

Where can you find it?   Now that's a great question, cause seriously...you need to read this book, it was, at least in three members of the families opinion, a seriously good read.  :)
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