Jan. 2, 2010 - Fun Enviornmental Science
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 What do you see when you look at this picture?
a) young coniferous trees?
b) a farm crop grown for money?
c) a great source of oxygen?
d) a great place to learn about life cycles?
e) all of the above?
The correct answer is all of the above!
Evergreen trees are being grown on farms in all 50 United States and in many other countries! They are grown to be sold during the holiday season, but they are always at work for the environment. Come along and take a close look at REAL TREES!
Everyone has a story to tell. This is ours. It is a story of cycles ... life cycles, crop cycles, and environmental cycles. We invite you to join us as we journey behind the scenes to see just what tree farming is all about.
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Read about and explore trees and their parts! Get to know trees through reading, writing, math, and science!.
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Learn about the life cycle of conifer trees, the types of trees grown on farms, new vocabulary, and how REAL TREES are recycled.
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Learn more about life cycles and about scientific names. Join conifers for dinner at home and hear first-hand about a year in the life of a REAL TREE grower!
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Dig deep into the soil and check out how REAL TREE growers keep their crops healthy. Take a look at supply
and demand and get an inside
look at conifers!
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Gather ideas, collect background information, and discover the opportunities available when you teach about REAL TREES!
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Jan. 2, 2010 - Christmas in the Sub
~Here it is 2010 and we survived Christmas in the Silver Sub~
I don't want to make it seems like it was a BAD thing, just quite different from Christmas' past. Although, in the quest to live more "lightly" it was really an accomplishment (pat pat ~ that's my OWN back because sometimes you have to ;) With all of our Christmas wares packed in storage, I headed off to the local thrift to find some treasure...
All in all it was cozy and nice...
And now on to 2010....
Lots of determinations for me: Finish Sam's swaeter ~ or at least work on Sam's sweater a little everyday, loose some of my extra poundage (walk everyday too!), keep one step ahead of special events ( I am forever running to the post office with last minute cards and no addresses to go with!), keep caught up on school (augh!), to name a few!
The weather here has been cold.. we even had a dusting of snow on the valley floor, something that happend only once in a Blue Moon, which also happened!
Lots of crafting has been going on: painting, sock making, toys making, sculpting ect...
Hopefully I'll get a new updated batch of pics up soon (another determination for the new year!)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Dec. 26, 2009 - A Boy and His "Pocket"
The side of our glider has an armrest,
Hanging from the armrest is a pocket,
Sam thinks this is a great place to play,
And so do I.
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Dec. 9, 2009 - Grinch Unit Study
This unit is based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It includes copywork, language arts, social studies, science, character study, and art. It's designed to be done in a notebook fashion. Some parts can be done as lapbooks or you could glue the mini books into your notebook instead. There are notebook pages, mini books, and worksheets. Don't feel that you need to do every activity. Just pick some from each section.
Copy work:
Quotes from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why, why are you taking our Christmas tree? Why?"
"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied, "There's a light on this tree that won't light on one side. So I'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear. I'll fix it up there. Then I'll bring it back here."
"How could it be so?"
"It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!"
"Maybe Christmas," he thought "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas …. perhaps … means a little bit more!"
Language Arts Activities:
Activity 1: Elements of a Plot
Power Point presentation on identifying the elements of a plot
After viewing the power point presentation, have the child fill in the plot worksheet using the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Activity 2: Compare two main characters
Use the Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters from the Grinch and the Christmas Carol. Come up with at least 3 things they have in common and 3 things that are different about them. Venn diagram
Activity 3:Grinch Maze
Activity 4: Grinch word search
Activity 5: Rhyming words
Done like a game of concentration. Print them on cardstock.
Activity 6: Reading comprehension worksheet
Activity 7:
Write a Thank you letter to the Grinch for returning the Christmas stuff.
Art Activities:
Activity 1: Grinch Coloring Pages
Activity 2: Grinch ornaments
P print on cardstock so they'll be sturdy. Then color them. You could also put some laminate on them before you string them.
Activity 3: Grinch mask
Activity 4: Grinch too small heart activity
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Dec. 9, 2009 - Let It Snow ~ Let It Snow ~ Let It Snow
Wilson A. Bentley
The Snowflake Man
"Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated., When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind."
Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley 1925
From the earliest memories of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase "no two snowflakes are alike". This discovery was made in the small rural town of Jericho, Vermont by Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931).
A self educated farmer, Bentley attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes). By adapting a microscope to a bellows camera, and years of trial and error, he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885.
He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific American and National Geographic.
In 1931 his book "Snow Crystals", containing more than 2400 snow crystal images, was published by McGraw-Hill but has long been out of print. A soft cover copy, identical in all respects, can be obtained today from Dover Publications, Inc.. On December 23, 1931, Bentley died at the family farmhouse in Jericho. Because of his wonderful work with snow crystals, he became affectionately known as "Snowflake" Bentley.
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"How full of the creative genius is the air in which these are generated!
I should hardly admire more if real stars fell
and lodged on my coat."
--Henry David Thoreau, 1856
Make a Snowman Snowflake!
Materials Needed:
Typing Paper (or Construction paper)
Scissors
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Fold over one of the paper's edges... as shown here. |
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The top area is extra paper that you do not need... cut that section off. Now... you have a square... a square has 4 equal sides. |
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Fold over making a triangle. |
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Fold your paper in half... making a smaller triangle. |
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This one is a little tricky... you take one of the sides, and fold it over... covering one third (1/3) of the area. |
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Then fold over the other end, overlapping the side you just folded over. |
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Cut off the two top pieces at the top (they are not needed). Cut out the shapes you like (you can draw them on first - check out the snowman pattern we made that you can use). |
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Open the snowflake... Viola... a cute snowman snowflake! |
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Dec. 9, 2009 - Customizable Diaper Bag Pattern With Instructions
~*~*~*~*~This is just one fun idea from "Make Baby Stuff.com"~*~*~*~*~
 Use this diaper bag pattern to sew your own perfect diaper bag! Use fabrics you love and add as many or as few pockets to create you own ultimate carry-all. These basic instructions will help guide you in creating a very sturdy and cute bag. Increase or decrease dimensions to find the size that suits you.
The instructions and example shown is for a medium to large sized diaper bag with several extra pockets for sippy cups, mama's water bottle, keys, wallet, cell phone, etc. These pockets are perfect for me at my son's age, but you may need more or less! Before you start, decide how many pockets you'd like and what you'll use them for then adjust the diaper bag pattern accordingly.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Please Work Links...Please work......~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Click here to download the body pattern pdf shown above and here to download the pocket examples pdf if you would like to print the these out. However, once you see the pattern pieces and see the construction you can easily measure and cut out your own pieces on your own since they are all simple rectangles.
Wash & Cut - Pre-wash your fabric since you will want to be able to wash your diaper bag and you'll need to allow for shrinkage before you cut. I use upholstery/decorating weight fabrics for these since they are much heavier weight than quilting cottons. You can also use a waterproof lining fabric if you like, but I haven't found this necessary as long as the bag is washable. Iron and cut out all your fabric pieces for your exterior and interior body, strap and pockets.
Sew Interior Large Zipper Pocket (optional) - Start by sewing your zipper pocket that will be on the inside of the bag. I use this pocket for my lip gloss and wallet and I use a 7" zipper. Trace the zipper on the pocket and then cut a window as shown.
Press edges down and then position and pin zipper behind the window and then sew. This pocket can now be lined (optional) or simply sewn down onto one of your interior panels.
Sew Smaller Sippy Cup Interior Pockets (optional) - There are many ways to make pockets, lined and unlined. This is just one of them, a way to cheat and do it very fast. If you want lined pockets you can simply cut out a rectangle that is twice the length of your pocket, fold outer edges and iron and then fold in half and iron flat. Then sew directly onto your interior fabric panel.
Position your pockets on the interior panel and sew on.
Sew lining of bag - Match up your two liner pieces wrong sides out and sew the three sides as shown above. Make sure that your pockets are facing each other on the inside.
Now take one corner of your bag and match up the stitching. Pinch these edges together and then stitch shut. Only sew one corner of the bag and leave the other one open. This open hole in the liner is necessary to pull your bag parts right side out later.
Sew outer shell and outer pockets - Sew the outer shell of the bag the exact same way as the liner, but sew shut both corners. You can sew on your pockets before you piece together the liner or after. If you are sewing pockets that span the side seam of your bag (like the two side pockets above) you'll need to sew it together first, turn right side out and then sew on the pockets. Placement of your pockets is totally up to you, this is the beauty of this diaper bag pattern!
Sew strap - For a sturdy and thick strap you can use fusible interfacing if you like. Fold your strap edges in around the interfacing and iron. Next, stitch both edges of your strap.
Assembling the Bag - Now the fun part, you are almost there! Take your outer fabric and turn it inside out. Then lay down your strap inside the outer fabric and stitch the strap on. Next, lay the liner fabric inside your outer fabric. The liner fabric should be inside out as well, so the outer fabric pockets and the inner fabric pockets are facing each other. Finally, sew all the way around the top edge.
Pull the bag right side out through the corner hole that you left in the liner and then sew up the hole. You can hand stitch this hole so you can't see the stitching or you can just do it fast on your sewing machine like I do to save time. Add a button closure or velcro closure if you like. You can also sew all along the top of the bag if you like or you can just press with an iron.
Finished Diaper Bag Photos - As you can see, this diaper bag pattern creates a bag that can hold a lot of stuff. Clothes, diapers, toys, books, shoes, a sippy cup, wallet, keys and more! Yet, it still isn't too huge for me, just the perfect size for a day out.
Enjoy creating your own ultimate carryall with this diaper bag pattern! Make it larger (increase all measurements by 3 inches for example) or make it smaller to suit your taste. Add or subtract pockets until you reach exactly what you want. Then proudly pack your bag and enjoy all the "Where did you get your diaper bag?" and "You made that?!" questions next time you go out.
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Diaper Bag Pattern Instructions:
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Nov. 28, 2009 - Just Checking In
I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was great and no one went comatose from overeating...
I seemed very strange not having our own brick and stick house to celebrate in, but no worries, our gracious hosts left theirs open for us to enjoy and we surley did.
I am suprised we are still here in the Silver Sub, the leaves have fallen and Brother's garden have begun to be plowed over, we even had us a little frost on the trampoline the other morning. Time for a season change.
There were many good days this Fall: Katey's LONG awaited initiation into "Young Peoples", finally happened ~ the anticipation was much more than I thought she would be able to bear (sp?). Now there is only Alexis left to move up... 2 years to go, such a long long time in the mind of a 12 year old ~ sigh...
Fall ment a couple trips back up to Donner and some visits with friends and more hiking.
 And more hiking...
 Sigh... and MORE hiking...
 Oh and more fishing
 Seems after more than 20 years of going up to the cabin one would have already discovered the "good fishin hole"... somethings take time....
Speaking of time: I think SOME had a little more idle time than they knew what to do with!
 Fall also means the "Fall Festival" at church ~ everyone always love its ~ this year Sam got his first taste.
Katey took home a couple trophies herself for coloing and the skit... Seems she was the "winner of the day"!
Thanksgiving morning the boys were heading out to do some Salmon fishing ~ not realizing until the night before Salmon were "off limits" to the fishermen. Does that get a good (or should I say determined) fisherman down? They say "nah"... SO they geared up for Steelhead and had a blast.
braving the cold...
Battling nature itself....
To bring home the bounty!
Oh wait ~ Kiss and release???
Oh well.
I was thinking the other day of a morning a few years back ~ We were still in the Castle and we woke to find it had snowed all night. Looking out from the upstairs balcony to nothing but a blanket of white as far as the eye could see. It was really sureal; but that wasn't the best part. The best part was the many rabbit trails that marked the ground ~ SO cute. I had actually only seen one rabbit at the Castle, but according to these thails, there had to be hundreds ~ Wiley little citters!
On a sad note ~ today our Son-in-law left for Afganistan ~ I didn't make time to get with him and talk like I wanted ~ for that I am sad ~ My heart is broken at the thought of Kristin and Kylie being alone and for Caleb who hasn't yet begum to know what is means to be "at war". Please ad the 3 of them to your prayers...
Well that's all for today ~ it's back to the cozy bed for me and getting rid of this nasty cold ~ and NO I haven't been kissing any pigs!
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Nov. 25, 2009 - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
~In Everything Give Thanks~
SO YOU WOULD KNOW
How many times must I prove how much I love you?
How many ways must my love for you I show?
And how many times must I rescue you from trouble,
For you to know just how much I, I love you?
Didn't I wake you up this morning?
Weren't you clothed and in your right mind?
When you walked up on this problem,
Didn't I step in right on time?
When you were weak and on life's journey,
Didn't My angels carry you?
So you would know,
So you would know,
So you would know,
Just how much I, I love you.
How, how many days must I build a fence all around you?
How many nights must I wipe all your tears away?
And how, how many storms must I pull you safely through,
For you to know just how much I, I love you?
Didn't I wake you up this morning?
Weren't you clothed and in your right mind?
When you walked up on this problem,
Didn't I step in right on time?
When you were weak and on life's journey,
Didn't My angels carry you?
So you would know,
So you would know,
So you would know,
Just how much I, I love you.
Oh didn't I put food on your table,
Show up when the bills were due?
And when that old pain was wracking your body,
Didn't I send healing down to you?
And when you were lost in sin and sorrow,
Didn't I die to set you free?
So you would know,
So you would know,
So you would know,
Just how much I, I love you.
by Tennessee Harmony
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Nov. 24, 2009 - Okay, If You've Never Entered One ~ Do It Now ~ This Is GREAT!
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Nov. 17, 2009 - Some Holiday resources
Thanksgiving Activities and Games for Kids
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About Thanksgiving
Background on the holiday - origin, history, and current celebrations. |
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When is Thanksgiving 2009?
Need to know the exact date of Thanksgiving this year? Here's a chart that shows what day Thanksgiving is celebrated from 2005 - 2014. |
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Thanksgiving Articles - Holiday Tips and Tricks
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Thanksgiving Coloring Pages - Readers
Use your interactive crayon to paint these fun "talking" coloring pages of the Thanksgiving theme - The Mayflower, Native American, Pilgrims, turkeys, harvests, turkey dinners, cornucopias, prayers of thanksgiving. Coloring friends help beginner readers and ESL students! Click on the words under the coloring picture to hear the sentence that describes the picture. |
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Gobble up these Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzles!
Interactive jigsaw puzzles that kids can play online. Some of the puzzles animate when last piece is put in place! |
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Native American Activities - Native American games, songs and dances, short stories, poems, coloring pages, and plays. These cultural activities include Native American names and naming ceremonies. |
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What's Different Games
Compare the pictures to find all the differences. |
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How to Carve a Turkey
Tips on carving Tom Turkey and serving your guests. |
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Thanksgiving Crafts
Great ideas for Thanksgiving crafts, party favors, recipes, invitations, etc. |
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Thanksgiving Craft Books
Thanksgiving craft book reviews. Tons of craft ideas for Thanksgiving fun! |
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Thanksgiving Worksheets and Printables
Thanksgiving worksheets and printables include a word jumble, word searches and placing vocabulary words in alphabetical order. |
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The Mayflower Compact
A text copy of the original Mayflower Compact with the names of Pilgrims that signed it. |
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Thanksgiving Prayers - Giving Thanks
Some before and after Table prayers for kids. |
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Thematic Reading List - Thanksgiving Books for Kids
Book descriptions and reviews for preschool and elementary reading. Use this reading list to integrate literature into your lessons. |
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Thanksgiving Short Stories
Printable stories for the classroom or home. Includes some classic Thanksgiving tales and The First Thanksgiving. |
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Thanksgiving Poems
Includes a collection of childrens' favorites. |
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Thanksgiving Wordsearch Puzzle
Where are all these vocabulary words hiding? Play this interactive word find. |
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Thanksgiving Wordsearch Puzzle Challenge
Can you find all the vocabulary words in the interactive word find puzzle that are associated with Thanksgiving? |
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Nov. 10, 2009 - Just Passing These Along...
Some Thanksgiving Crafts
Turkey Apple
Turkey apples are a fun craft to make with the kids as well as a healthy snack. You will need an apple, 6 toothpicks, 1 large and 5 miniature marshmallows as well as some raisins and one piece of candy corn for each turkey.
Set the apple stem up on a flat surface. Stick a toothpick in the top part of one side of the apple. Add the large marshmallow to the top of the toothpick. Decorate the face of the turkey with two raisins as eyes and stick the candy corn in upside down into the marshmallow to make the beak.
Thread each of the remaining toothpicks with 3 raisins, and then top it off with one of the miniature marshmallows. These will be the tail feathers of your turkey. Stick the 4 toothpicks evenly spaced on the opposite side of the top of the apple.
Corn Collage
Cut a basic corn shape out of yellow construction paper. Tear little pieces of yellow and purple tissue paper and crumble them into little balls. Glue them on the corn shape to represent kernels of corn. Cut leaf shapes out of green construction paper and glue them behind your ear of corn.
Pilgrim Hat
You need a large paper grocery bag and some construction paper in black and yellow for each child. Fold the rim of the bag over to make a brim for the hat. Then cut a large strip of black construction paper and tape or glue it around the hat. Cut a belt buckle shape out of the yellow construction paper and glue it to the belt in the front of the hat.
Turkey Handprint crafts
This craft is a family tradition in many homes. First, outline your child’s foot once on a piece of brown construction paper. Then, outline her hands twice on red or yellow construction paper. Cut a beak out of orange construction paper.
Of course, if you visit craft stores like Michaels or online craft supply stores, like Oriental Trading, you’ll find thousands of craft ideas for your kids. Oriental Trading offers foam leaves, felt Pilgrim hats, quilts in fall colors, foam turkeys, stickers, craft kits and more.
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Oct. 26, 2009 - My Knitting Progress
I learned a new technique a few weeks back: The long tail cast on. I've gotten to practice quite a bit (seeings I've started the same project over 7 times already). I found a great tutorial for anyone wishing to know...
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This cast on is fast and neat once you get the hand of it. You may also see it referred to as the slingshot cast on.
Before you make your slip knot you will need to leave a “long tail” that will accommodate the stitches you are making. The tail must be roughly three times the width of your finished pieces of knitting. For instance, if you want your knitting to be 10 inches wide, leave a tail of 30 inches plus 6 for weaving in = 36″ total.
 Make your slip knot, leaving the appropriate length of yarn for the tail. Place the slip knot on one of your needles and snug it up by tugging lightly on the yarn tails. Hold the needle in your right hand with the needle tip pointing to the left.
 The bulk of the work is done with the right needle. Grasp the two yarn ends below the slip knot in your left hand. Push your left hand thumb and forefinger through the two strands (the long tail should be lying over your thumb, the working yarn over your forefinger).
 Spread the fingers apart and lower the needle so that the yarn makes a V between the thumb and forefinger. You can use the forefinger of your right hand to hold the slip knot on the needle.
 Pass the needle under the yarn around the thumb (1), over the top of the yarn around the forefinger (2), and back through the yarn around the thumb (3).
 Draw the thumb out from the yarn loop and tug lightly on the yarn tails to tighten up your stitch.
Repeat these steps until you have cast on the required number of stitches.
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Oct. 26, 2009 - The Truth About Halloween
Well, it's THAT time of year again and I have in times past, posted the contents of a little tract I recieved many years ago... to the dismay of most but to the relief of others, I'll leave it with you....
The Truth About Halloween
On Halloween, many parents encourage their children to pay respect to the devil and evil spirits. Thousands of people willfully sanction the homage of Satan, decorating their homes and church buildings with trappings from Lucifer's kingdom in violation of God's Word. Preposterous? Read on.
The first observance of October 31 as a holiday began well before Christ's birth. This day marked the end of the Celtic calendar year. It thereby was the eve of Samhain, a three-day festival of the dead, celebrated by the Celtic pagan cult called the Druids. During this festival, the following activities were said to have occurred: the dead rose and wandered; divination and soothsaying were practiced; fairies, witches, and goblins harassed the people of the countryside; Druids demanded contributions of food to support their special diet.
The observance of Samhain continued, and in A.D. 837 Pope Gregory IV instituted All Saints' Day and All Hallows' Even, or Halloween, as a Christian holiday, which the church hoped would eliminate or replace Samhain and its pagan practices. It did not. During the Middle Ages, such practices accompanied a surge in witchcraft and actual worship of Lucifer himself. One of the special "Sabbaths" for this worship was October 31, and witches were said to travel to these services on broomsticks, accompanied by black cats.
In light of this brief historical review, consider some of the current practices and activities associated with Halloween.
1. October 31 is obviously linked with a pagan holiday during which divination and soothsaying were practiced.
2. Masks and costumes are used to conceal the true identity of children, who are then urged to go out and mimic the acts of trickery and harassment previously attributed to fairies, witches, and goblins.
3. The simple trick-or-treat is a demand for food contributions, which is clearly connected with the Druids' demand for their diet.
4. Posters of witches on broomsticks across the moon actually depict them as on their way to a special "Sabbath" service for the worship of Lucifer.
5. Pumpkins carved to show a face are related to the turnips carved into death masks, which were carried by Druids during Samhain.
6. The whole concept behind Halloween involves death, darkness, deception, fear, pagan rituals, and Satan.
The Christian is to concentrate on pure and heavenly things, for the fruit of God's Spirit is "love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance" (Galatians 5:22,23). But what is heavenly about witches, fortune telling, magic, screams, threats (trick-or-treat), disfiguring property, skeletons, hideous masks, spooks, haunted houses, coffins, owls (omens of bad luch and death), graveyards, pirates, monsters, demons, and the like? Really, Halloween's emphasis is associated with the underworld of hell.
"But we only do it in fun and make-believe," you may object. But God knows what you do not know—that you can't get involved in satanic practices without certain danger of being deceived by the devil. God says, "There shall not be found among you any one that... useth divination [fortune telling], or an observer of times [one who uses horoscopes and such like], or an enchanter [one who casts spells or hypnotic trances], or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits [one who works through spiritistic mediums], or a wizard [warlock], or a necromancer [one who speaks with the dead]. FOR ALL THAT DO THESE THINGS ARE AN ABOMINATION UNTO THE LORD" (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).
The former queen of witches of Europe, remarked to a Christian audience in Louisville that she and other witches and satanists would laugh when they saw Christians participating in and celebrating Halloween, even though they did it unknowingly. Can we afford to popularize this "holiday" while our land is dark with the blood of violence and is groaning under the results of ignorance and sin?
Be prepared for Satan's attack when you repent of your respect for this base holiday of death. Satan has enjoyed your support, and he will not give it up easily. Family and friends will oppose you, and even your church may speak evil of you. Persevere, and trust the Lord, because He is faithful to direct your paths. When children come to your door on October 31, sing them a verse of "Jesus Loves Me"; give them a small New Testament or a copy of this tract and a brief, kind testimony of why you want to give God glory on this day.
"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret" (Ephesians 5:8-12).
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and *****mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie" (Revelation 22:14,15).
—Selected and Adapted
Hmmmm ~ I wonder if she was pondering his costume?
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Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Philippians 3:12-14
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