Parenting Series: Rest
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Rest. Ah what does the mean?
Sometimes in the busyness of parenting and raising a child we forget something, something that is so vital it is surprising that we forget it.
Art Book: A First Book of Canadian Art
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
It's a rather interesting book that is not about doing art, but about seeing what Canadian artists have done. It's a walk through history from First Peoples through to the 1990's.
The Delight vs The Captivity
Today we are reading from Romans 7:8-25.
8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Can you see what sin does in a body? It seizes opportunities. It uses the commands, the laws, to produce covetousness. A great desire to possess something. It makes us want something that we don't have. Can you see that? The law of God was meant to be freeing, but it wasn't. The presence of the law revealed the heart...that heart that longs for something more. BE MINDFUL therefore...what do you covet? Don't let it deceive you. Look for what it holy, righteous and good.
8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.Can you see what sin does in a body? It seizes opportunities. It uses the commands, the laws, to produce covetousness. A great desire to possess something. It makes us want something that we don't have. Can you see that? The law of God was meant to be freeing, but it wasn't. The presence of the law revealed the heart...that heart that longs for something more. BE MINDFUL therefore...what do you covet? Don't let it deceive you. Look for what it holy, righteous and good.
Back to School Blog Hop!
Hey Hey Hey!Guess what's coming up next week?
It's the Back to School Blog Hop hosted by the Homeschool Review Crew! YEAH!!! It's always lots of fun and busyness and I do hope that you'll join us.
What Will I be talking about?
I dunno, I haven't quite figured that out yet, You'll have to COME back to find out.
Day One: Curriculum. I'll talk about what the lad has in store this year. Grade Seven!
Day Two: School Supplies? Hmmm.. might do something different...
Day Three: Record Keeping? HA! haven't worried on that yet.
Day Four: Outside the home, will probably talk about farming things out or field trips or something
Day Five: Ah.. a letter of encouragement I'm thinking
BUT you will have to come back just to double check eh?
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Marriage compared to the Law
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Today we are reading from Romans 7:1-6.
Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
Paul continues to talk about our freedom to not be enslaved to sin. Now he uses the example of marriage and how in a marriage, while our partner lives we need to stick to the bounds of marriage. BUT if our partner dies, we are free to live as we choose. Makes sense right?
Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
Paul continues to talk about our freedom to not be enslaved to sin. Now he uses the example of marriage and how in a marriage, while our partner lives we need to stick to the bounds of marriage. BUT if our partner dies, we are free to live as we choose. Makes sense right?
Review: The Round the World Quiz Book
Do you like quizzes? I DO.
When my lad was little I'd read various fact and quizzler books to him, just to see if I could stump him. It was remarkable how often I could not stump. Mind, it's a bit easier now to stump him...I just have to ask harder questions! (but then he can ask me harder questions too and well.. that just well... let's not go there shall we?
Today I have help! The Round the World Quiz book is just the ticket for me and for you!
Why for you?
When my lad was little I'd read various fact and quizzler books to him, just to see if I could stump him. It was remarkable how often I could not stump. Mind, it's a bit easier now to stump him...I just have to ask harder questions! (but then he can ask me harder questions too and well.. that just well... let's not go there shall we?
Today I have help! The Round the World Quiz book is just the ticket for me and for you!
Why for you?
Recipe: Gooseberry Jelly
Guess what I made today! GOOSEBERRY JELLY!!!
I've made gooseberry jam off and on for years...it's GREAT in a stir fry or stuffed into chicken or with lamb. But now I have a lad (and a hubby) who aren't keen on seeds (ergo their dislike of raspberries).
The boys LOVE it, so I thought I'd share it with you. Rather easy to make overall.
I've made gooseberry jam off and on for years...it's GREAT in a stir fry or stuffed into chicken or with lamb. But now I have a lad (and a hubby) who aren't keen on seeds (ergo their dislike of raspberries).
The boys LOVE it, so I thought I'd share it with you. Rather easy to make overall.
Slaves to Righteousness
Today we are reading from Romans 6:15-23.
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
What are we to be? Slaves to sin or Slaves to Righteousness. That is the question Paul has for us today.
He starts off by asking us. Should we sin because we live under grace?
He gives us an emphatic answer. NO.
Why?
Because how we present ourselves in obedience shows who our master is.
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
We could sin, but it shows that we are on the path to death. OR we could be obedient to God which leads to righteousness. What do you want people to see?
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Do you see it? We can thank God that we don't have to live like we used to.. like slaves to sin! We've been set free! You see we've been taught a new way to be... and are committed to it Obedient from the heart. That's what we become with good teaching. And that good teaching helps us to become slaves to righteousness.
19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
It's like Paul is saying..make a choice! Will you or won't you... make the choice RIGHT NOW.. to be a slave to righteousness. To choose to let our bodies be obedient to God. You once had no real choice right? Natural limitations and all that, but then God stepped in. Now you have that choice, so choose to let yourself be bound to the cause of righteousness. Take the path that leads to sanctification!
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We've been set free you know? Do you really know that? You don't have to be a slave to sin. Where it's reward is that of death. NOW, NOW we've been set free. And if we live by that freedom...the end result is not death, the end result is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
Isn't that awesome?
What say you?
To follow along with the rest of this devotional series in Romans Click Here.
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
What are we to be? Slaves to sin or Slaves to Righteousness. That is the question Paul has for us today.
He starts off by asking us. Should we sin because we live under grace?
He gives us an emphatic answer. NO.
Why?
Because how we present ourselves in obedience shows who our master is.
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
We could sin, but it shows that we are on the path to death. OR we could be obedient to God which leads to righteousness. What do you want people to see?
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Do you see it? We can thank God that we don't have to live like we used to.. like slaves to sin! We've been set free! You see we've been taught a new way to be... and are committed to it Obedient from the heart. That's what we become with good teaching. And that good teaching helps us to become slaves to righteousness.
19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
It's like Paul is saying..make a choice! Will you or won't you... make the choice RIGHT NOW.. to be a slave to righteousness. To choose to let our bodies be obedient to God. You once had no real choice right? Natural limitations and all that, but then God stepped in. Now you have that choice, so choose to let yourself be bound to the cause of righteousness. Take the path that leads to sanctification!
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We've been set free you know? Do you really know that? You don't have to be a slave to sin. Where it's reward is that of death. NOW, NOW we've been set free. And if we live by that freedom...the end result is not death, the end result is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
Isn't that awesome?
What say you?
To follow along with the rest of this devotional series in Romans Click Here.
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Hymn: Shout to the Lord
Monday, August 07, 2017
Chris Tomlin is an American contemporary christian music author. who has put together more than 14 albums of music set to Praise the Lord God. He learned guitar from his dad, and wrote his first song at age 14.
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Shout to the lord, all the earth
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the king;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of your name
I sing for joy at the work of your hands
Forever i'll love you, forever i'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise i have in you
[Verse]
My jesus, my savior
Lord, there is none like you;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of your mighty love
My comfort, my shelter
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that i am
Never cease to worship you
[Chorus]
Shout to the lord, all the earth
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the king;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of your name
I sing for joy at the work of your hands
Forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise I have in you
Shout to the lord, all the earth
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the king;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of your name
I sing for joy at the work of your hands
Forever i'll love you, forever i'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise i have in you
[Verse]
My jesus, my savior
Lord, there is none like you;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of your mighty love
My comfort, my shelter
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that i am
Never cease to worship you
[Chorus]
Shout to the lord, all the earth
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the king;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of your name
I sing for joy at the work of your hands
Forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise I have in you
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Tomorrow, Tomorrow the Sale Ends Tomorrow!
It ends on my birthday! :) It'd be a lovely gift you know..
Why you ask? It has all sorts of items helpful to you regardless of where you live.
Unlock math.. in my SON's opinion the best math program he's done up til this point. He likes it, dives into in eagerly whenever he needs to do homeschooling. Seriously.. a month free so you can check it out? Can't really complain about that!
Then you have the various planners. Who doesn't need a good planner to keep yourself on track with your schooling?
And then you have the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference. It's available in this package! It's like getting the conference and the rest of the materials for free! Good teaching, good resources, good ideas to spur you on in your journey.
Don't forget the unit studies...North America, Terry Fox, Different critters to learn about, and Canadian or not... it's good to celebrate a birthday Canada is 150 this year!
You can learn more at this link.
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Review: Way of the Warrior Kid
Saturday, August 05, 2017
Written in the style of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Way of the Warrior Kid was an interesting read. It was also thought provoking and I am going to have my 12 year old read it as well. In fact, if I can wrap my brain around it, I'm going to see if I can turn it into a book study, with relevant scripture and such like to go along.
Watching a child go through a mental change in his outlook, training hard with his uncle and becoming the person he discovered that he truly was. Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy Seal Way, speaks to how using the Navy Seal mind set works well for helping youth make incredible differences in their lives.
It's making choices and sticking with them...even when it's hard.
This book, oh.. it made me laugh. The kid in the book, he's a delight, his honesty, his wanting to do what's right even though it goes against what he thinks, his fear, his desire to be like his uncle. It's all there, right in front of us. Able to watch him think, learn and develop more into the person he'll be as an adult.
The images in the book brought Marc to life.
You could just see his delight, his fear, his concerns,and his joy within them.
It was so good to see the metamorphosis...not only externally, but also internally.
My Thoughts:
For parents who want to fight the laziness and apathy so prevalent in the younger generation, this book will be yet another tool in the arsenal of lighting a fire under our youth. To get them up and active and realizing their part (taking ownership) in the battle to be better than what they currently are. It was great to see the mentorship from Uncle Jake with Marc. Inspiring, challenging, encouraging, teaching...being right there pushing and helping a boy to make the right decisions. Good stuff.
Way of the Warrior Kid
Jocko Willink
illustrator: Jon Bozak
Feiwel and Friends
192 pages
8-12 years.
Type: trade paperback
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
Where can you find it?
Amazon.ca: Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL way: A Novel
Amazon.com: Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way: A Novel
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Watching a child go through a mental change in his outlook, training hard with his uncle and becoming the person he discovered that he truly was. Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy Seal Way, speaks to how using the Navy Seal mind set works well for helping youth make incredible differences in their lives.
It's making choices and sticking with them...even when it's hard.
This book, oh.. it made me laugh. The kid in the book, he's a delight, his honesty, his wanting to do what's right even though it goes against what he thinks, his fear, his desire to be like his uncle. It's all there, right in front of us. Able to watch him think, learn and develop more into the person he'll be as an adult.
The images in the book brought Marc to life.
It was so good to see the metamorphosis...not only externally, but also internally.
My Thoughts:
For parents who want to fight the laziness and apathy so prevalent in the younger generation, this book will be yet another tool in the arsenal of lighting a fire under our youth. To get them up and active and realizing their part (taking ownership) in the battle to be better than what they currently are. It was great to see the mentorship from Uncle Jake with Marc. Inspiring, challenging, encouraging, teaching...being right there pushing and helping a boy to make the right decisions. Good stuff.
Jocko Willink
illustrator: Jon Bozak
Feiwel and Friends
192 pages
8-12 years.
Type: trade paperback
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
Where can you find it?
Amazon.ca: Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL way: A Novel
Amazon.com: Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way: A Novel
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Try
Friday, August 04, 2017
Try
These words hang in my mind tonight.
"You are definitely a boy-mom".
I ponder them.
My immediate response was to say
"I'm an easy going, don't say no more than I have to mom".
I feel like a lazy mom much of the time.
I care what my boy does but
I don't care what he does too.
I don't know if that makes sense.
I like him to be busy and using his brain
(cause he's got a good one on his shoulders).
I care more for how he treats people and
for how he shares his knowledge.
Right now he is so focused that lad of mine.
Ants and terrariums is totally where it's at.
There's a Canadian Ant Man who does videos.
He is so totally hooked and now wants to be about the raising and keeping of ants
The raising and keeping of aphids to feed to those ants.
He is SO full of telling me FAR more than I want to know about ants.
It makes my heart smile.
And then I think
Perhaps I am not as lazy and hands offish as I think I am.
Perhaps, just perhaps, I do try to be a good mom to this boy child of mine.
Watching him grow and develop.
It does this weary heart of mine good.
So I think I will continue to just
TRY.
These words hang in my mind tonight.
"You are definitely a boy-mom".
I ponder them.
My immediate response was to say
"I'm an easy going, don't say no more than I have to mom".
I feel like a lazy mom much of the time.
I care what my boy does but
I don't care what he does too.
I don't know if that makes sense.
I like him to be busy and using his brain
(cause he's got a good one on his shoulders).
I care more for how he treats people and
for how he shares his knowledge.
Right now he is so focused that lad of mine.
Ants and terrariums is totally where it's at.
There's a Canadian Ant Man who does videos.
He is so totally hooked and now wants to be about the raising and keeping of ants
The raising and keeping of aphids to feed to those ants.
He is SO full of telling me FAR more than I want to know about ants.
It makes my heart smile.
And then I think
Perhaps I am not as lazy and hands offish as I think I am.
Perhaps, just perhaps, I do try to be a good mom to this boy child of mine.
Watching him grow and develop.
It does this weary heart of mine good.
So I think I will continue to just
TRY.
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This is a five minute Friday post. the word prompt is brought to us by Miss Kate over at Five Minute Friday. What is Five Minute Friday? Well it's a party of a group of like
minded folks who gather on Friday to do a five minute free write around a
singular word. AND THEN (and this is the most important part) we take the time to offer up encouragement to
each other on this writing journey. It's fun, though it's not always
easy, but it is always good. Come join us won't you? You are always
welcome.
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Books Read During the Month of July
Thursday, August 03, 2017
Did you know that one of my favourite things to do while on vacation is to read books? I know.. totally shocking eh? (not). :)
Anyways, we had a week camping up at Grundy Lake, only a week so I brought nine books with me and got 8.5 read.
Timestoppers: quest for golden arrow is the second in a series that I am thoroughly enjoying. I won't tell you a whole lot about it as a review is coming up. Suffice it to say though... GOOD BOOK. Hubby is waiting in line to read it after the lad gets finished (though that might take a spell).
The Help. Wow.. fascinating book. A look into the lives of negro house servants after emancipation and what not. How friendships were formed, how hatred and bigotry were shown just so casually, how black people had to be so careful to walk the right thin line. It was eye-opening and a very interesting read.
Alex Cross's Trial. Other black's in the south motif for this book. This one with a darker theme when the KKK was active, people taking a stand. I do not understand the level of hatred and vitirol displayed. It makes no sense to me the betrayal, the whites only and the depth people would go to protect their own and attack another race. I know things like this go on today in other forms and stuff, but it's just plain nastiness. Hard read, but glad I took a look into that world.
Vision in White. What can I say.. a romance with a touch of mystery to it. It's a light easy read and much needed after the two previous books. Discovering strength within, overcoming ones' past. Themes were good.
A train of thought. I love trains and thought I just might enjoy this story. I DID! I want the lad to read it when he's older. The wisdom in the stories, and old railroader speaking to how things were. It's a review coming up so won't say much more.
NYPD RED 2. Another Patterson book but quite different. The mob, vigilante justice, the power of a evil minded leader and a docile follower. Disaster neatly avoided. I was intrigued throughout the whole book AND surprised a time or two. Good read if you like a suspense-filled mystery.
Fatal Illusions. OH.. oh ...oh.. how I wanted this bad guy caught! He was just a nasty minded fellow out of a nasty minded woman. Oh.. but a positive note. A family was drawn closer together. Faith was made evident. Repentance seen where needed AND.... (spoiler alert) bad guy was stopped! Makes for a good read that! :)
Alexandria. Honestly started this one, but didn't finish it. Not sure I will. The style of writing and the time period is just totally loosing me. A mystery in Egypt when Britain was "helping" rule her.
The Villa. Another Nora Roberts book. Needed a light easy read after going through NYPD RED and Fatal Illusions. I haven't finished this one yet, but so far, it's a decent read.
OH! I almost forgot. The Memory Keeper's Daughter. WOW...this book was fascinating and very sad and lost and drew me in like a moth to the flame. Captivated by the joy, the sorrow. The fact that a hidden secret about ruined a family and then drew them back in again. Fascinating book.
Books read as reviews:
The Benevolent Bee: I liked this book. A bit more technical than the other bee book I read, but a good book with stories, crafts, recipes.
TimeStoppers book one! Loved this first book, begged for the second. :) Good sci-fi book for younger readers as well as older ones. :)
My Jesus Bible. Hardcover bible story book for preschoolers.
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies. A fascinating book about how art and science intermingled, creating new information for the science community while producing good works of art.
Junk Drawer Engineering. A rather neat STEM book for upper elementary through highschool, with hints and options for various ages AND the science behind it.
Miniscapes: Create your own terrarium. My son is in LOVE with this book currently. Making different terrariums, gaining new insights into the world of miniature plants.
50 Natural Wonders to Blow your Mind. Neat little book about different natural wonders from around the world. Pictures and facts.
Goats of Anarchy. A neat picture book about a goat rescue.
The Beginner's Bible for Little Ones. Hardcover bible for young children.
Anyways, we had a week camping up at Grundy Lake, only a week so I brought nine books with me and got 8.5 read.
Timestoppers: quest for golden arrow is the second in a series that I am thoroughly enjoying. I won't tell you a whole lot about it as a review is coming up. Suffice it to say though... GOOD BOOK. Hubby is waiting in line to read it after the lad gets finished (though that might take a spell).
The Help. Wow.. fascinating book. A look into the lives of negro house servants after emancipation and what not. How friendships were formed, how hatred and bigotry were shown just so casually, how black people had to be so careful to walk the right thin line. It was eye-opening and a very interesting read.
Alex Cross's Trial. Other black's in the south motif for this book. This one with a darker theme when the KKK was active, people taking a stand. I do not understand the level of hatred and vitirol displayed. It makes no sense to me the betrayal, the whites only and the depth people would go to protect their own and attack another race. I know things like this go on today in other forms and stuff, but it's just plain nastiness. Hard read, but glad I took a look into that world.
Vision in White. What can I say.. a romance with a touch of mystery to it. It's a light easy read and much needed after the two previous books. Discovering strength within, overcoming ones' past. Themes were good.
A train of thought. I love trains and thought I just might enjoy this story. I DID! I want the lad to read it when he's older. The wisdom in the stories, and old railroader speaking to how things were. It's a review coming up so won't say much more.
NYPD RED 2. Another Patterson book but quite different. The mob, vigilante justice, the power of a evil minded leader and a docile follower. Disaster neatly avoided. I was intrigued throughout the whole book AND surprised a time or two. Good read if you like a suspense-filled mystery.
Fatal Illusions. OH.. oh ...oh.. how I wanted this bad guy caught! He was just a nasty minded fellow out of a nasty minded woman. Oh.. but a positive note. A family was drawn closer together. Faith was made evident. Repentance seen where needed AND.... (spoiler alert) bad guy was stopped! Makes for a good read that! :)
Alexandria. Honestly started this one, but didn't finish it. Not sure I will. The style of writing and the time period is just totally loosing me. A mystery in Egypt when Britain was "helping" rule her.
The Villa. Another Nora Roberts book. Needed a light easy read after going through NYPD RED and Fatal Illusions. I haven't finished this one yet, but so far, it's a decent read.
Books read as reviews:
The Benevolent Bee: I liked this book. A bit more technical than the other bee book I read, but a good book with stories, crafts, recipes.
TimeStoppers book one! Loved this first book, begged for the second. :) Good sci-fi book for younger readers as well as older ones. :)
My Jesus Bible. Hardcover bible story book for preschoolers.
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies. A fascinating book about how art and science intermingled, creating new information for the science community while producing good works of art.
Junk Drawer Engineering. A rather neat STEM book for upper elementary through highschool, with hints and options for various ages AND the science behind it.
Miniscapes: Create your own terrarium. My son is in LOVE with this book currently. Making different terrariums, gaining new insights into the world of miniature plants.
50 Natural Wonders to Blow your Mind. Neat little book about different natural wonders from around the world. Pictures and facts.
Goats of Anarchy. A neat picture book about a goat rescue.
The Beginner's Bible for Little Ones. Hardcover bible for young children.
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Death to sin, live letting God use us for Good.
Today we are reading from Romans 6:1-14.
So do you think we should continue sinning so that God will give us even more grace?
I always find this an interesting question. The thought that it even needs to be raised! To me it's an automatic no, though in some way I can understand people thinking it, so I guess it did need to be raised.
2 No! We died to our old sinful lives, so how can we continue living with sin? 3 Did you forget that all of us became part of Christ when we were baptized? We shared his death in our baptism. 4 When we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and shared his death. So, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the wonderful power of the Father, we also can live a new life.
Paul gives an emphatic NO. We shouldn't be running around sinning thinking we're all that, so that God's grace can abound all the more in us. Seriously dude... when we believe in Christ, in his death on the cross, that means we are part of him. Do we really want something as ugly as sin to be part of that as well? ICK when you think about it. Adding that dirtiness to something so pure. Paul's point is this though... we have DIED to our old sinful lives, so why would we want to deliberately choose to continue living in that sin. Just as Christ was raised to a new life through God's power, so we can have that new life as well. Don't live in the past!
5 Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from the dead as he did. 6 We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross so that our sinful selves would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin. 7 Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control.
Oh.. I like this line. " Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control." To be free of sin's control. It's such a battle you know? To always want to live in the past, with what I know so well. And yet seeing that brighter future and possibility. Fighting for that. You know what I mean? Paul gives us hope here. He tells what the new reality is. We have DIED to the old way. God's power is there to help us live a new life. Take that power! Use it. Remember that sin doesn't have control of us anymore.
8 If we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 Christ was raised from the dead, and we know that he cannot die again. Death has no power over him now. 10 Yes, when Christ died, he died to defeat the power of sin one time—enough for all time. He now has a new life, and his new life is with God. 11 In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive with God through Christ Jesus.
Paul spells it out for us.
We died with Christ (if we believe in him). That means we also LIVE with Christ.
Christ, raised from the dead. We live with him.
He can't die again. Death has no power over him.
Think about that. We live with Christ...one that death has no power over, he can't die again. We live with him. That's a surety don't you find? A surety of hope, of sin no longer having the upper hand.
I need to see this more clearly in my life, what about you? To see God's power to keep me in the new life.
12 So, do not let sin control your life here on earth so that you do what your sinful self wants to do. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to serve sin, as things to be used in doing evil. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have died and now live. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used in doing good. 14 Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law but under God’s grace.
Hear Paul's Words to us. Do not let sin control your life. Don't let parts of your body be used for evil. Don't let that sinful self do what it wants. Remember.. we died to sin's control.
Instead do this:
Offer your body up to do good. Give it up to God. You are under God's grace, not under the law of sin. So let God use your body to do good. I see choice in these words. People can choose to live the old way, the way they died to. OR they can choose to let God use their body for good. and live Follow the old way.. or choose to let God work in you. Let us today make that right choice eh?
What say you?
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So do you think we should continue sinning so that God will give us even more grace?
I always find this an interesting question. The thought that it even needs to be raised! To me it's an automatic no, though in some way I can understand people thinking it, so I guess it did need to be raised.
2 No! We died to our old sinful lives, so how can we continue living with sin? 3 Did you forget that all of us became part of Christ when we were baptized? We shared his death in our baptism. 4 When we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and shared his death. So, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the wonderful power of the Father, we also can live a new life.
Paul gives an emphatic NO. We shouldn't be running around sinning thinking we're all that, so that God's grace can abound all the more in us. Seriously dude... when we believe in Christ, in his death on the cross, that means we are part of him. Do we really want something as ugly as sin to be part of that as well? ICK when you think about it. Adding that dirtiness to something so pure. Paul's point is this though... we have DIED to our old sinful lives, so why would we want to deliberately choose to continue living in that sin. Just as Christ was raised to a new life through God's power, so we can have that new life as well. Don't live in the past!
5 Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from the dead as he did. 6 We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross so that our sinful selves would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin. 7 Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control.
Oh.. I like this line. " Anyone who has died is made free from sin’s control." To be free of sin's control. It's such a battle you know? To always want to live in the past, with what I know so well. And yet seeing that brighter future and possibility. Fighting for that. You know what I mean? Paul gives us hope here. He tells what the new reality is. We have DIED to the old way. God's power is there to help us live a new life. Take that power! Use it. Remember that sin doesn't have control of us anymore.
8 If we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 Christ was raised from the dead, and we know that he cannot die again. Death has no power over him now. 10 Yes, when Christ died, he died to defeat the power of sin one time—enough for all time. He now has a new life, and his new life is with God. 11 In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive with God through Christ Jesus.
Paul spells it out for us.
We died with Christ (if we believe in him). That means we also LIVE with Christ.
Christ, raised from the dead. We live with him.
He can't die again. Death has no power over him.
Think about that. We live with Christ...one that death has no power over, he can't die again. We live with him. That's a surety don't you find? A surety of hope, of sin no longer having the upper hand.
I need to see this more clearly in my life, what about you? To see God's power to keep me in the new life.
12 So, do not let sin control your life here on earth so that you do what your sinful self wants to do. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to serve sin, as things to be used in doing evil. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have died and now live. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used in doing good. 14 Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law but under God’s grace.
Hear Paul's Words to us. Do not let sin control your life. Don't let parts of your body be used for evil. Don't let that sinful self do what it wants. Remember.. we died to sin's control.
Instead do this:
Offer your body up to do good. Give it up to God. You are under God's grace, not under the law of sin. So let God use your body to do good. I see choice in these words. People can choose to live the old way, the way they died to. OR they can choose to let God use their body for good. and live Follow the old way.. or choose to let God work in you. Let us today make that right choice eh?
What say you?
To follow along with the rest of this devotional series in Romans Click Here.
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Parenting Series: Control
Today's chapter is about control...and I like this chapter. Frankly it fits where we are at in the raising of our lad. We are giving him more and more choices about things and it's flummoxing him. He's such a people pleaser that we are trying to give him no-fail options and he's still struggling. I think with time it will come, but right now he's just flummoxed.
You see.. I figure if he starts out small... when we can help guide his actions and help him consider the larger ramifications of things in the light of who GOD wants us to be, it will serve him well in the long run.
We ran into that today with a "game troll" today that has the lad all upset and wanting to respond to him, and we told him.. Let it Go. Don't feed the troll. Ignore him and eventually he will stop (or at least we'll get used to ignoring him). The lad didn't understand why or how that would work and why he couldn't yell at this troublemaker. Which gave us a chance to talking about how if you don't feed the troll it helps bring peace again. How God calls us to go beyond ourselves. It's good to help him think these types of things through.
So as we work through this choice and decision making time with our lad we need to consider his needs.
For Guidance, protection, instruction, wisdom, authority, rules, structure, preparation, understanding, confrontation, discipline, warning, love, forgiveness, and security.
But beyond this wonderful list there is a deeper need that our children have.
To understand their sin so they will call out to God for mercy.
To understand the nature of sin so they don't negate it's danger
To understand that their problem is not with their parents, but with God.
To understand that sin produces behaviour problems.
To understand their only real help is to run to the forgiving grace of God.
The end is God. That's where it is.
Working through decisions, you need to see God's help.
This is what I need to do with my lad...help him to see God in his decision-making, helping him, guiding him, forgiving him. This is something he is needful more and more of seeing.
Seeing it this deeper need, makes the letting go of a lad an easier thing. A good thing as he matures and becomes more of the person God has called him to be.
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Review: The Benevolent Bee
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
You know what? I happen to like bees. I admittedly wasn't fond of them as a child when one stun me on the eye (landed on my face so I grabbed at it) BIG mistake. So it took me a while to get back that, but once I realized how neat they were, I developed a fondness for them. Stephanie Bruneau brings us the Benevolent Bee, a book crafted to show us the bee and how she works, AND how we can benefit from all she provides.
I have to admit, this is a rather neat book. It talks briefly about the lifecycle and work of the honeybee, but devotes itself to the benefits of honeybees.
Ms Bruneau first teaches the science behind each of the benefits of the honeybee. She works her way through propolis, pollen, honey, royal jelly, venom and beeswax. Did you know that in it's final state honey can last forever without spoiling?
She follows this up with recipes, crafts or projects one can do. You can learn to make elderberry syrup, honey fire tonic, royal jelly fudge, stinging nettle tea with honey, turn honeycomb into beeswax or make a floating acorn cap candle. So many different recipes and ideas to explore.
She even included stories of people using bee venom. I'd heard about using bee venom before but never really looked into it. It's been used in China for more than 2000 years. You can also use bee venom to reduce allergic reactions!
All in all it's a very helpful book. For the budding apiarist this book would be helpful in explaining the benefits of bee keeping. For the person just wanting to know more about the benefits of bees, this book provides it all! It's a wonderfully helpful book indeed. :)
About the Author: Stephanie Bruneau is a beekeeper, herbalist, and artist. She runs The Benevolent Bee, a small business selling honey, beeswax candles, herbal body care products, and other handcrafted and hive-derived items. At the Benevolent Bee "Teaching Apiary" Stephanie observes, learns, and teaches about bees and bee behavior to students of all ages.
The Benevolent Bee: Capture the bounty of the Hive through Science, History, Home Remedies and Craft.
Stephanie Bruneau
Quarry Books
160 books
Oversized trade paperback
Reviewed for: Quarto Group
Where can you find The Benevolent Bee?
Amazon.ca: The Benevolent Bee: Capture the Bounty of the Hive through Science, History, Home Remedies and Craft - Includes recipes and techniques for honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and bee venom
Amazon.com: The Benevolent Bee: Capture the bounty of the hive through science, history, home remedies and craft.
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About the Author: Stephanie Bruneau is a beekeeper, herbalist, and artist. She runs The Benevolent Bee, a small business selling honey, beeswax candles, herbal body care products, and other handcrafted and hive-derived items. At the Benevolent Bee "Teaching Apiary" Stephanie observes, learns, and teaches about bees and bee behavior to students of all ages.
Stephanie Bruneau
Quarry Books
160 books
Oversized trade paperback
Reviewed for: Quarto Group
Where can you find The Benevolent Bee?
Amazon.ca: The Benevolent Bee: Capture the Bounty of the Hive through Science, History, Home Remedies and Craft - Includes recipes and techniques for honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and bee venom
Amazon.com: The Benevolent Bee: Capture the bounty of the hive through science, history, home remedies and craft.
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Art Book: StickerBomb Journal Galaxy
When I brought in the mail, this little gem was in the packet from Raincoast. I looked and thought hmm.. odd little sticker book and then I REALLY looked at it and noticed..it's not a sticker book, it has sticker for personalization, but it's really a journal. How cool would this have been for my boy to use while we were studying space!!
He could have jotted down notes, drawn pictures, pasted in images and what not. It would have been all contained in one neat looking space oriented journal.
The page quality is wonderful. Thick without being cumbersome, and 128 pages!!! So much room seriously! Even if you didn't want to use it as part of a study, it's a great journal just for jotting down notes and what not.
My thoughts:
It's a really nice journal, geared toward children, that would be just lovely for jotting down thoughts, or using as a notebooking spot when doing a space unit study. :)
Designed by SRK
Published by Laurence King
Pages: 128
Age: any
Approximately 6 x 8 inches.
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
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