January 2008 NEWSLETTER
PCHEA Indoor Picnic
Friday, January 19th from 6:30-9:00.
Note date change from 10th.
We will have our picnic at the Family Life Center at Immanuel Baptist Church.
We will not be having a full meal, but are asking everyone to bring a snack, desert, etc. to share. PCHEA will provide the paper goods tea, and lemonade.
With cold weather here this will be a chance to play all those outdoor games inside. We will have some organized group games as well as time for free play and volleyball.
Tables will also be set up for board games, so bring your families favorites.
We hope this will be a family get together where we can
get to know each other better, have a lot of fun, and
hopefully be an encouragement to one another.
Please RSVP on your PCHEA YAHOO group or to
Fredrick and Jeri Akin.
Note from our Co-Leader:
Turn it on and Turn it up….Music!
By: Teresa Burnett
As I experience life and new challenges as a parent and homeschooling mom I
can’t help but think about my Dad, his life and how he’s managed the many challenges he’s faced over the years. I have witnessed him weather parental trials, marital anguish and chronic physical suffering. As I have faced many of the pressures of life the last couple of years from losing my mother to an untimely death to sending a child off to college (I thought the hard part was over when we got through high school) I’m amazed at my Dad’s strength and his relentless steadfastness in his faith and hope in Jesus Christ. Finally, I asked him how he had managed his stress over the years and without having to think he immediately replied, “Music.” The reflective
cogs in my head began turning and I realized how music has gotten me through some tough times as well. This prompted me to begin seeking the Word as it relates to music.
According to Lamar Boshman in The Rebirth of Music, p. 34, music is mentioned in the Bible over 839 times. If music is mentioned this many times in the Bible is must be important and even essential. In Ephesians 5:19 it says, “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” Proverbs 17:22. Music feeds the spirit. King Saul when he was trouble by an evil spirit was soothed when David played on his harp. Paul and Silas sang praises while they were shackled and bound in prison. These are just a few instances in the Bible where music played a pivotal role in the lives of people.
I would like to share with you some of the songs that have sincerely carried me through some of my toughest times in my life. I didn’t seek these songs out they just seemed to be in my life at the right time. During the several weeks prior to a pending surgery I was very concerned about I listened and sang the song, “Light the Fire” by the group Fusebox. When my mother passed away the song “Everyday Miracle” by Sara Groves was amazing. Most recently, “In Better Hands Now” by Natalie Grant has kept me going. Truthfully, I have lots more songs I could list and can chronicle the last several years of my life of good times and bad times through music. “How to Live (Turn up the Music)” is a great song by Point of Grace that really sums up life and living. So, turn up the music and let God’s love surround you and renew your strength
and restore joy.
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2nd Geography Fair - Tentative: Thursday, February 21st
Experience different countries and cultures!
You can participate by presenting a “country Exhibit” or simply come and “travel the world.”
The earlier you register, the better! Contact Julie with your country!
For more information, see the October Newsletter!
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PCHEA 2007-2008 Officers
Leaders: Fredrick and Jeri Akin
Co-leader: Teresa Burnett
Secretary: Julie Cockroft
Treasurer: Kim VanBebber
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Contact information for the PCHEA events can be found in the PCHEA Directory. You may also email me at pcheainfo( at) gmail (dot) com and I will give you the contact info. ~Ruth Smith
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