I have a great praise to the Lord today. July 10th was the 20th year anniversary of my accepting Jesus as my Saviour, and today, I got to lead a Little One to the Lord.
I have been praying and asking the Lord how and what to do with Hannah lately, because she has had quite an attitude, and I hate being on her and correcting her all the time. I just knew there was something I needed to address, and God showed me today.
Psalm 98:2
The LORD hath made known his salvation:
his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
God spoke to my heart today and asked me if Hannah had accepted Jesus as her Saviour. It is something I had not really thought of, because we read the Word and pray every night as a family before bedtime, and talk all day long about the Lord and His Promises and His laws as the occasion arises. And, I thought, “Hmmm… Has she accepted Jesus as her Saviour?”. We have watched The Passion, read about Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, and I know she knows about heaven and hell and what sin is. But…. had she accepted Christ as her Saviour?
So, we went to the stairway and closed the door to have a little talk. I asked her if she indeed did know about all the things I just mentioned, and she knew of them and explained them to me, and so I asked her if she had accepted Jesus as her Saviour into her heart and actually *asked him* to forgive her of her sins. She said no. (How did I miss this?) So, we had quite a lovely talk about the Lord and the Holy Spirit and how we must confess our sins, and how He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins.
Psalm 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation,
and call upon the name of the LORD.
We talked about how sin separates us from a Holy God, and that is to be expected since our sin is putrid to Him and we are like smelly garbage and He is so perfect and lovely, and that He was, at the time of His sacrifice on the cross, ugly and dirty and smelly and that was when He took our sins upon Himself and became sin for us so that we could be forgiven. We talked about the fact that she and I were gathered in His name, and there He was in the midst of us, so she had no need to fear talking to Him, because He will always be there for her, and she should never fear confessing her sins to Him, but should always do so immediately when she is convicted, so that she is clean and can go on and not walk in sin.
She prayed and asked Jesus into her heart to be her Saviour and forgive her of her sins. We talked about how important it is to confess our sins. How really important it is. That we still sin each day, and even though we are saved and forgiven, we must still ask forgiveness for those sins so that we are spotless before God. We talked about hell and the man with the full barns whose life was required of him that very day and Abraham’s Bosom, and how the Jewish people used to give sacrifice for their sins, but now Jesus is the final sacrifice and has bridged that gap. We talked about when the man asked that Abraham send someone back to warn his brothers that hell is real, and we already have the warnings and the reality of a Creator and Savior, but that hell is very real, and somewhere that no man truly desires to go. (To which she agreed.)
Psalm 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD;
and thy law is my delight.
Hannah asked Jesus to forgive her of the sins she could think of and to convict her and remind her of the ones she could not presently, and we had a little laugh and a hug. I reminded her of the rejoicing of the angels when Jesus was born, and I told her that they angels were rejoicing that she was now saved. Her name is now written in the Lamb’s Book of Life!
I then told her that she now had the toughest part ahead of her in her walk, and that was to walk with other Believers and to turn from her sinful habits. I said that the enemy, satan, would now try to come to her and dissuade her from doing the right things when she was convicted. That she can stand up to him in Jesus’ name and tell him to go, and she got a laugh when I flicked my shoulder and told her that he would try to whisper to her, that she was to flick him away and say, “Go from me, in the name of Jesus,” and he would go. I talked to her about asking me and her sisters and her Daddy and brothers for prayer when she was struggling, and we would pray with her and it was ok to ask and to not be embarrassed, because we want to pray with her.
We talked about how important it is to have the Word in our hearts from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, and that the Word is one way God teaches us and we grow in him and away from our flesh/sin. I said it is her responsibility to read the Word when she wakes up and when she goes to bed, and it is so very important to her good habits as a Believer.
What an honor and a privilege to walk my daughter before God’s throne as a new Believer! Thank you Lord for this honor! I am rejoicing and praising the Lord even now!
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.
Jocelyn is currently designing Hannah a blog she has been asking for over and over. She came up with a name and was adamant about it from day one. It is about being in the arms of grace. Last month, on vacation, I asked her why. She said it was because of Amazing Grace. We love this song; we sing it all the time. I understand her love of it. Also, her name, Hannah, means grace. And her middle name is Grace. When I realized that, when she was quite little, I always used to call her “full of Grace”, because her name gave her a double portion.
Today, exactly 20 years and 1 day after I accepted Jesus as my Saviour, I think it only appropriate to thank Him and praise Him for His salvation and grace. Grace that truly is amazing. He takes a sin-sick, disgusting soul and returns it to us as something Holy and worthy. It is truly a miracle. I sang Amazing Grace to Caleb tonight (again). It ’tis his most favorite song! And he, at 3, knows all the words. I just stared at him, singing, half asleep. I thanked God for Caleb. I thanked God that He has washed me and given me my salvation, and now it has been passed to my children. A way for them to be His. I did not think 20 years ago that I would one day be praising God that my children were accepting Him as their Saviour. I was so new to the understanding. but, OH! What a blessing! What a blessing He has given my heart.
I am sure I have posted Amazing Grace before as my Saturday Psalm & Praise, but I have to post it again!
AMAZING GRACE
John Newton (1725-1807)
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
‘Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we’ve been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’ve first begun.
Have a super Saturday! - A super weekend!
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It has been a long week. It was a long drive home last Saturday, and it has been a long week of getting back into being home and catching up from being gone for two weeks. I have been looking over all of the pictures we took, smiling at all of the fun times, sweet memories and wishes of being with family.
Throughout those two weeks, I prayed and depended on God’s protection as we traveled through mountains, and mountains, and mountains, and long flat highways where the speed limit is 80mph(!), and fighting sleepiness in the early morning hours.
I was certain (read: hoping) that we would know where we were going to move to by the time we returned home. Spending time with family and daily seeing the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces just wrenches my heart even now when I look at the pictures! I forgot how much I love wide-open spaces! So, it has still been emotional…
Add to that the recent urgent prayer requests, and I have been taken to where I know God wants me: clinging to Him. I can’t imagine living in this world not knowing God. Not being able to live with the faith that, “I don’t understand it, but I know it is in God’s Hands.”
Then, we went for a little walk last night, just Rachel and the Littles and me. We went into town, where the mosquitoes are not so bad, ’cause they spray. Yeah right. Well, now, LucyLillie has a huge swollen eyelid. A mosquito bite. On her eyelid. I am so glad I can gather our children together, lay our hands on Little LL and pray for her healing.
Verse 3 of this Psalm is especially comforting right now.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
God is our Healer and our Comforter. He is our sustainer. I look at my husband and children differently each time I draw close to Him. Praise His Name.
Psalm 147
1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Who is like Our God? We sometimes get all caught up in how kind and loving and merciful He is, and we don’t know how to answer such questions as, “How could a loving God allow the murder of unborn babies?” or “If God is love, how could he send anyone to hell?”. But, see, in our limited human minds, we cannot understand the total purity and total justice of God. We do not understand the He is GOD. He is not just a benevolent Creator. He is the God of the Universe.
I don’t think parents are gods, or that their children are like their little creations to be in charge of, but that is a valid analogy when we are speaking of the many ways God is like the parent, and we are His children. And God Himself refers to us as His children. God’s knowledge is above ours in the manner mine is above my children’s. As my older children get older, they have a better understanding, but as children they will never fully know things I do.
It is difficult to understand passages like Psalm 28. To say, God, give those sinners, my enemies, what they deserve is lacking grace and kindness on our parts, but yet, God destroyed nations and gave kings up to reprobate minds, and we wonder how could a loving God be so cruel? Is He cruel? Is sending someone deserved of hell to hell cruel?
Does God not lay out His plan for our lives? Do we as human beings not still deny Him and say, “There is no God?” We do. We as the human race shake our fists and thumb our noses at God and then expect differently. We forget He is the all-powerful, all-knowing, vengeful God who does release His wrath when necessary.
Psalm 28
1Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
An honest prayer. The frailty of man’s conscience and lack of self-control: “Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts,” is shown in this verse. Our total reliance on God to not just save us from our sins, but to keep us when we are weak. Weak. We can be weak. We all are weak. The sinner to his sins, the Believer to his old sins, but the temptation is there for all.
Praise the Lord, the One True God who has saved us from our sins and will one day judge all men; some to eternal life, some to eternal fire. For He is a great and terrible God. He does not demand our praise, by He most definitely deserves it!
Revelation 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
I have been outside all day. I have been working in the barnyard, fixing the fence. The previous three days, I mowed and used the weed-eater. Today, I gathered the dried grass to feed to the goats. I am ti-red!
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
However, I killed two birds with one stone and pleased my husband twice! He loves a nice lawn, and he hates spending money on hay! If pleasing your husband isn’t praising the LORD, then I don’t know what is. Submitting to his plans and working with him for the betterment of our household, our finances, and our family is God’s plan. It is a small thing for me to do to please the Lord and my hard-working husband. I must say that my hands hurt for awhile, but I feel refreshed and pleasant, and Matt is happy, since he joined me for the last hour I was working, and he helped me with the fence posts.
Psalm 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is a hard thing to praise our God in our human state. Sometimes it takes all we can muster to remember to praise the Lord. How sad that is for us, when God clearly knows us and remembers us. There have only been a few times in my life where I felt like my guts had been ripped out and my life would never be the same. I am thankful that God kept me in a place that I may have questioned others, but not Him. Not His omnipotence.
Life can be frightening sometimes. I know when Caleb was so sick a few months ago, and now, with LucyLillie being so restless, it is hard to face things that may happen that would rip my heart out. I can beg God in my spirit to please heal them and take care of it. And I know that God understands. He understands when I don’t. He understands my questions and my fears, my heartaches and disappointments. Jesus, Himself, knows these human feelings personally.
We can trust Our God. We can believe in Him and walk blindly sometimes, because He is the Beginning and the End. He is and was and will be. He knows, even before we do. We might question things we don’t understand, but we can trust Him and His Word, despite those questions.
Psalm 22
1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
29All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
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My oldest daughter, who is also one of my dearest and best friends, sent me an e-card this week with a Scripture on it that is not just a Psalm, but a song too. Psalm 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Oh how I love the Lord. Oh how I love the undeserved gifts He has given me. Gifts like my husband and my children. Next to my salvation and relationship with the Lord, they are IT. This verse was a great encouragement to me, and instantly I started singing it. God, our God who is our ever-present shield, is also our glory, and the lifter of our heads.
Psalm 3
1Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
1 Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
I believe I already posted The Old Rugged Cross as a Saturday Psalm & Praise before. When I read the accompanying scripture I had saved with it on a word document, I just knew it was today's post. "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness." And "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." Psalm 14:1
The fool hath said... I certainly do not want that written about me. I don't want the word fool used in the same sentence! There are so many things we are fooled by, though, even as Believers. Oh Lord, help me to walk in your ways. Help me to search out your old paths and look and walk therein. Show me, Lord. Open my eyes, give me a willing heart to receive your word, that I might not be fooled!
I pray for courage to cling to you, Lord, to the Old Rugged Cross. Some folks say it is a crutch. I say it is a beacon in the darkness of a failing and hopeless world. Thank you for the cross, Jesus. Thank you for the cross for my children and my family and my friends. Thank you for the cross for the stranger, the homeless, the mom, the dad. Thank you for the cross for all.
The Old Rugged Cross
Words and music by George Bennard - 1913
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
What do you cherish? Do you cherish your beloved? Your children? Your job, your car, your friends? What do you cherish?
Can you believe the third meaning of the word "cherish"? "to cling fondly or inveterately to." Wow.
Do you cherish your Lord? Do you cherish the One True God and His Son, Jesus?
Do you cherish The Old Rugged Cross?
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WHAT A DAY THAT WILL BE
by Jim Hill
There is coming a day,
When no heart aches shall come,
No more clouds in the sky,
No more tears to dim the eye,
All is peace forever more,
On that happy golden shore,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
What a day that will be,
When my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand,
And leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
There'll be no sorrow there,
No more burdens to bear,
No more sickness, no pain,
No more parting over there;
And forever I will be,
With the One who died for me,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
What a day that will be,
When my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand,
And leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
If you are interested in finding other hymns and worship songs, Jesus is the Bridge has Old Fashioned Hymns and Lyrics to Hymns in the Public Domain, and Hymn Writer Biographies, Sheet Music, and Stories Behind the Songs.
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1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Oh how easily sin does come upon us and into our minds. And to our hearts. How easily frustrated are moms and how quickly we can lose heart. But our strength does not come from ourselves alone. It comes from Our Lord and our husbands. It comes from quiet times in worship and communion with God. It comes from reading and knowing and trusting in His Word.
The scoop on me: Believer for 20 years; married 19 years; 8 children so far, hoping for more; live on a great hobby farm, with 7 goats, 2 dogs and 68 chickens. Oh, and 1 bathroom. That's always fun. :)
The scoop on our homeschool: Bible-first, Living Learning Moments, meaning if it happens, it's a lesson. We learn life! How long have we been homeschooling? Well, our oldest is 18. How much longer do we have to go? Well, our youngest is almost 1. We love it and wouldn't have it any other way.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Adam walked in the Garden with God. He talked with him. God was his companion. Yet, that did not complete man. God's plan was different. Even as Adam walked with God, God saw a need in his new creation. God met that need with a woman.
Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Let us turn from the current 'pop-culture-christianity' society we live in and get back to the Word.
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Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
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Keep their hearts. If you don't have their hearts, take note and re-capture their hearts!
Don't let the seeds sown by the ideal of today's youth culture ruin the glorious plans God has for your child.
Satan wants him. Your child is a jewel in Christ's crown, and satan wants him. Train him as such.
You want him more. So does the Lord.
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Our School 2007-2008: How We Learn:
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*Early morning coffee-time to include:
* Bible Reading
* Prayer: for Husband, children
* Planning
*Reading to Littles
*Time to snuggle
*Computer Time
*Time with older children
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*Love God and Family
*Bible Reading
*Self-discipline
*Proper Manners
*Polished Cornerstones or Plants Grown Up
*Art: sketching, coloring, painting
*Cooking
*Caring for animals
*Arithmetic
*scrapbooking, notebooking
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Teaching the Littles
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*Love God and Family
*Self-discipline
*Proper Manners
*Cooking
*Caring for animals
*Arithmetic
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*Playing Cards - War
*Chalk and chalk board
*modeling clay, a cutting board and a plastic knife
*Counting chocolate chips
*folding laundry - towels are easy
*paper and pencil
*helping to make cookies
*rolling out dough (playing with the flour)
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*Self-discipline
*Cooking and Baking
*Sewing
*Feed and Care of Goats and Chickens
*Mathematics
*Reading Literature
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*Daily Bible Study
*Home Economics:Hospitality and the Art of Life
*Writing Essays
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*Writing E-books
*Making up unit studies
*Literature: Foreign and American
*Life Skills
*Algebra
*Biology
*American History and Government
*Computer Technology & Web Design
*Reading Homeschool books
*Business Skills
*Spanish
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Deuteronomy 6:1-13
1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Psalm 133:1
