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Things have been quite difficult here, James had lots of seizures in December, went in hospital several times, and has just had an MRI brain scan this week. I will be able to concentrate and care for James, which at the moment is hard work, but SO worth it. God has helped us so much, it has been so difficult, and if someone told me 6 months ago that I would have to go through all of this with James and send my children to school, I would have probably had a nervous breakdown. He has got me through all of this, and I know He will continue to do so. I have had my moments though, and been very angry with him, especially when I have seen my little boy lying on a stretcher in an ambulance with an oxygen mask on his face, and wondered why why why! But he is ok, he has Epilepsy, but he is still here. I am so thankful to God for my family. Unfortunately my parents have been very distant lately, and my mother has been a right pain, so we have not seen my parents for a month, not even heard from my brother or sister. I have been in touch with other parents with children with Epilepsy, and apparantly this is quite common. But where they have been lacking, God has provided us with caring neighbours and loyal and loving friends, good doctors and nurses and brilliant paramedics. So my life is changing, and sometimes I find it very hard, but my husband read an article in a Christian magazine about a woman who had a disabled child - she said it was like planning a holiday to Italy, buying the clothes, planning tours etc then getting off the plane and discovering you are in Holland. She said you can either go around Holland moaning that you were not in Italy, and thinking of all the things you could be doing in Italy, or you could stop and think, well, this isnt what I planned, or expected, but if you take the time, you can discover that Holland is also a nice place to visit too. I know James isnt disabled, but it is different for us with him now, and things are not how I planned - like NEVER sending my children to school, but since this has happened with James we have beccome closer as a family, spent more quality time together and now our lives take a different course, but one thing remains the same - God - my ever loving Father, who will ALWAYS be there for all of us. Take Care and God Bless Louise |
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FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY
"In Flanders Fields |
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Joining strs My menu for this week
Saturday
Breakfast
Full English
Lunch
Vegetable Soup
Main Meal
Chicken and Lime Stir Fry
Cheesecake
Sunday
Breakfast
Toast and fruit.
Lunch
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Main Meal
Home made burgers and beer chips Cake
Monday
Breakfast
Cereal and Yoghurt
Lunch Cream Cheese and Hummus Sandwiches
Main Meal
Chunky Beef Casserole Baked Bananas with Chocolate Filling
Tuesday
Breakfast
Toast and fruit.
Lunch
Hummus and cream cheese sandwiches
Main Meal
Coley Fish Pie Stewed Fruit and Cream
Wednesday
Breakfast
Cereal and yoghurt
Lunch
Cheese, apple and chutney sandwiches
Main Meal
Roast Chicken Ice cream
Thursday
Breakfast
Toast and fruit
Lunch
Beans on Toast
Main Meal Jacket Potatoes with Tuna and cheese Fruit Salad
Friday
Breakfast
Cereal, yoghurt and fruit juice.
Lunch
Egg Sandwiches - peanut butter for Daniel
Main Meal
Orange and Apricot Pork Fruit and cream |
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This week’s theme is going to be on unit studies. Some people are really big on unit studies, others aren’t, and some use them as their primary learning tool. I think they’re great a fun way to encompass everything in what you’re studying. please share your favourite unit study and if you’ve never done one before share one you’d like to do. Our unit study, which we will be starting next week is Johnny Appleseed. In the UK it is Bramley Apple Week from 1st - 8th February, and we have been studying American History, so I thought this topic would be a good idea. Links http://www.appleseed.net/About_Johnny.htm http://www.thevirtualvine.com/johnny.html http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/qt/mar11a.htm http://www.tooter4kids.com/Apples/johnny_appleseed.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/usa/people/Appleseedindex.shtml
Apple Links http://www.vegparadise.com/highestperch39.html http://www.michiganapples.com/index.asp?Loc=4&Loc2=15 http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/apple044.html http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/after-apple-picking-2/
Recipes we will be trying out: Apple SpreadIngredients:
Directions: Blend all ingredients together on whip in a blender. Use the spread on bagels or bread Classic baked apple
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RECIPE INGREDIENTS: |
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| 1/3 cup butter | |
| 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar | |
| 1 egg | |
| 1/8 tsp. salt | |
| 1-1/3 cups flour | |
| 2 tart apples | |
| 4 tsp. sugar |
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| 4 tsp. orange marmalade, melted | |
1. Beat butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and salt. Gradually stir in flour until a soft dough is formed. Cover tightly and refrigerate 30 minutes.
2. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface, to a 10 x 10 inch square. Cut this square into four smaller squares (5 x 5 inches each). Turn up 1/4 inch edge all around each square and place them on a cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Peel, core and slice the apples. Arrange apple slices over pastry and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pastry is golden.
4. Remove from oven and brush apples with melted marmalade. Return to oven for 1 to 2 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
Apple Experiments
http://www.sunkist.com/kids/experiments/exp-apple.asp
Found this at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SmallWorld/208857/ which has some good ideas.
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I have joined Suzy in Read The Bible In One Year Part of Wednesdays reading was Mathew 18:21-35 From Susan Pendelton Jones from an article in The Christian Century. Forgiveness must become a practice -- a commitment -- that is to be sustained and renewed each day throughout our lives. It is not a single action, feeling or thought. Forgiveness must become an embodied way of life in an ever-deepening friendship with God and with others. Peter asks how generous he should be, yet he is still asking about limits. He's thinking quantitatively while Jesus answers qualitatively -- with the offer of limitless forgiveness. This is what God is like. Because we have been abundantly forgiven by God, we are able to forgive others in turn. There is a direct connection between forgiving others and being forgiven. Therefore, in the Lord's Prayer we pray "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
The parable of the unforgiving servant, which follows the exchange between Peter and Jesus, focuses on those who are willing to receive God's forgiveness but are unwilling to offer it to others. The servant has been forgiven a huge debt and yet is unwilling to forgive even a small debt owed to him. Such unwillingness shows, though, that he really is not able to receive God's forgiveness. For truly to receive forgiveness is to recognize how extravagant God's gracious forgiving love is and, in response, to offer it to others. Yet if we are honest, there are times when we find ourselves behaving like that unforgiving servant. We are pleased with the idea of a forgiving God, but not if it would require us to change our lives. Forgiveness becomes something we claim but fail to proclaim in our living. We too often sound like George Eliot's description in Adam Bede: "We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves." Yet it is difficult to be forgiven and forgiving people. It takes time and involves struggle. Forgiveness must be prayed for and struggled for and won. |
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Please Wear A Poppy “Please wear a poppy,” the lady said A boy came whistling down the street, The lady smiled in her wistful way “I had a boy about your size, “He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile, “But the war went on and he had to stay, “Till at last, at last, the war was won- A tear rolled down each faded check; And so when we see a poppy worn, |
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F A M I L Y He said, 'Please excuse me too; We were very polite, this stranger and I. But at home a different story is told, Later that day, cooking the evening meal, When I turned, I nearly knocked him down. He walked away, his little heart broken. While I lay awake in bed, 'While dealing with a stranger, Go and look on the kitchen floor, Those are the flowers he brought for you. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, By this time, I felt very small, I quietly went and knelt by his bed; 'Are these the flowers you picked for me?' I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I said, 'Son, I love you too, FAMILY And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more Do you know what the word FAMILY means? |


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