This week has been a joy. For the first time, we prepared for and celebrated Rosh Hashana, aka Feast of Trumpets. Unfortunately we don't have a shofar or a congregation that celebrates the Biblical holidays commanded in Deuteronomy, but we enjoyed reading about the holiday in Robin Sampson's A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays over the past month or two, doing some fun worksheet kind of activities, and by creating a special meal that we partook together last night, including carrot "coins" to wish each other prosperity in the new year (this is the beginning of the civil new year on the Jewish calendar), apple slices dipped in honey to wish each other a "sweet" new year, an autumn stew, gluten-free apple-honey cake, and gluten-free challah bread. The latter two dishes were baked in a round bundt pan to depict a crown - the coronation of Messiah (Yeshua/Jesus). We said a couple of blessings when we ate the apples dipped in honey. I am very pleased with the challah bread, so I am encouraged to make it more often for our weekly Sabbath celebrations, when I am able. I hope to use this lapbook in the future to help us understand this holiday better: http://www.biblicallapbooks.com/rosh-hashanah-interactive-lap-folder.html. I would also like to get these things to help celebrate our holidays and Sabbath days:
Or perhaps plain brass candlesticks would do, but don't you think these are festive? Here is the link. I can also get a bunch of candles that fit them at the same site.
On the Homefront:
This week nothing much happened as far as homesteading and improving our home, other than preparing for our holiday and enjoying our home. I did have to light my first fire in the wood stove one day due to rain. We had some beautiful sunny days, but most were intermixed with rainclouds and rain and cooler temps. The foliage on the ground is changing colors, as well as some of the leaves on the tops of the aspens. We also got snow in the higher elevations.
In the School Room:
Bible: We read about Joseph and his brothers, their move to Egypt, Joseph forgiving his brothers. The older girls worked on memorizing Psalm 103, and dd5 memorized Matthew 7:12. We also studied about Feast of Trumpets.
History: We read about the California gold strike, California and Kansas becoming states, the beginning of the war between the states (aka the Civil War), and Abraham Lincoln becoming president. Bubbies is learning about the Romans.
Science: The big girls are continuing to do their Diary of an Early American Boy and their Electricity experiments. I finally started looking at the internet links. DD5 loves this, and she asks for it everyday. She learns so much more using the links. We watched videos of earthquakes, tsunamis, and a good program about volcanoes. The volcano one let us create different conditions for volcanoes and watch what kind of volcano we created go off. Very cool for both of us! We haven't done the hands on experiment last week or this week because dd5 "didn't want to". She loves watching the Discover and Do DVD though!
Read-Aloud: Apple and the Arrow. This is dd5's read-aloud, but since the other girls are ahead with their reader-aloud, we just decided to do this one. I have some unit study activities to do with it, but we haven't gotten very far with them.
Reader: Mountain Princess (dd11) and Snow Crystal (dd10) are reading Freedom Train, the story of Harriet Tubman. I am reading it with dd10, and so I get to enjoy it with her.
Language Arts: The older girls did one dictation, prewriting and writing a narrative poem, and two grammar exercises. Snow Crystal did some handwriting practice. They both did some copywork with Apple and the Arrow. Bubbies (dd5) worked on the letter T and reviewed letters b, f, m, and k. She also did some copywork.
Math: MP is working on percentages, and did a book review. SC is working on units of weight and distance. Both must practice their multiplication tables each day. Bubbies is working on seeing her teens as ten and a number under ten (one ten and 5 units for example). She is also practicing writing her numbers, which isn't as easy for her, and finding two in all the numbers up to 100.
On the Mission Field:
It has been exciting to see what the Lord is doing here on the base. Our new Discipleship Training School has begun as of Sunday. We have seven students - two ladies and 5 men. We spent two evenings sharing our testimonies and praying for one another - exciting!
I have spent time with another young lady here on the base, and I spend much time in prayer for her as well. She is in a huge spiritual battle over her soul. Please pray that she sees the necessity of allowing God to work in her and in giving up control to Him. She has a lot of baggage, and until she sees that her own way has only made a mess of her life, she won't be able to move on and find the healing she needs.
In the Literary Scene:
I'm reading the third book of the Corrie Belle Hollister series. I am enjoying it, but finding I can't stay awake as long as I'd like to read more ! I am also reading Raising Godly Tomatoes by L. Elizabeth Krueger. I've read a lot of it on her website, but found I really needed to get the book to let the principles sink in. I'm enjoying it a lot, and hoping that soon I will have a good hold on parenting in a godly way and a more peaceful household.
Feeding on His Faithfulness,
Carol
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Thank you so much for this post!!!! I didn't realize TODAY was Feast of Trumpets! I am trying to teach my children of all the holidays but sometimes they sneak up on me (like today!) I love all of Robin's books. As soon as I read your post, I ran and got my Biblical Holidays off my book shelf. Did you know that it is believed that today if the birthday of the creation of this world? Wow!
I also like the tomato book to which you refer. I got that one about six months ago. And like Biblical Holidays, I gave a copy to my married daughter (who has 4 children). Becky loves the Biblical Holiday book and uses it all the time.
Again, thank you for such an important reminder - I needed it!
Antoinette
Carol, it sounds like you are having a great start to you school year! PTL that you were able to celebrate the Feast of Trumpets! Your Challah bread sounds like it came out very well, and gluten-free--wow! If my sons were younger, I would do lapbooks, too. Oh well...perhaps the grandkids someday, if we're not "caught up in the air" before then, LOL!
What a fun celebration you did. Unlike most of the symbolism at Christmastime and Easter, there is so much symbolism, it seems to me, in the Jewish celebrations.
I had one of these weeks this list week that I don't think I'm counting as school. It sounds like you are really plowing ahead and enjoying your school year more than ever.
The tablecloth and candle sticks are beautiful. Our daughter in law is jewish by heritage. The keepsakes are prescious. ( candlesticks, and many things I am just learning about). It is good for your family to have something to continue to pass down.
I did not get my WWU done this week. Busy and tired! All is good though.
My computer broke so I haven't been on here in decades, well not decades but it seems like it has been that long. Sounds like you had a lot of fun celebrating =) Good to be back. I miss my HB friends!
One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. To behold the beauty, the beauty of the Lord. To inquire in His temple, the temple of the Lord.
This is my everyday thoughts about being a mother to three little ladies (12, 10 and 5) and a three year old son. We serve God full-time, and I am a physician assistant. I have the most awesome husband in the world. I am trying to seek and serve God with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength.
From the Heart:
! I am also reading Raising Godly Tomatoes by L. Elizabeth Krueger. I've read a lot of it on her 
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