Sharing the joys of being a little brother (soon to be a big one) and the blessings of family. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:11:00 -0500 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:11:00 -0500 Well, here I am! Back again. If you are wondering what this post is about, read on. A veeerry long time ago, I posted, on my old blog, about willingly agreeing to do something that a sibling desires. Hence the name of my post. I decided to post on some of our family's favorite games. I will try to do one overview a week for as long as I remember. Please, if you have the game, feel free to comment on what you think about these games. Here' my first overview:   Carcassone: Number of players: 5 without expansion (Inns and Cathedrals), 7 with. Rating: (on a scale of 1 to 5. The ratings are the average ratings from our family)  Ease of setup: 5 Fun Factor: 4 Overview: This game is great! Our family often plays games, and this is often chosen! This tile game is recommended for slightly older age groups (probably 10 and up), but is very easy to set up, easy to clean up, and easy to play! There are about ten different expansions for more fun play, but with each expansion you add to the regular game, it takes longer to finish. All in all, this is an excellent game. The strategy is simple and yet takes skill to build roads, cities, cloisters, and pastures (while keeping your opponents from doing the same!). There. I posted about something. Hurray! I feel verrrrrrrrrry accomplished! For Now, Your brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/515402/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:11:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/515402/ Sorry for the long time of not posting. Enjoy! As you may know, I am starting a series on God's creation. My first post is on God's wonderful weather! You may be wondering why I started on this particular topic. The reason is that I saw an amazing thunder- or lighting-storm a long time ago. I'm definitely not joking when I say AMAZING. My brothers and I together saw about 50 different lighting strokes and about 50 rumbles! God is amazing. I was just reading in my science textbook about the hydrologic cycle (the way water is transported from different sources of water to other sources of water). Did you know that clouds are formed on dirt, dust or other "dirty" molecules? that water can stay in the atmosphere for about 10 days? And clouds! Cirrus, stratus, nimbus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and much more in so many different shapes and sizes! And the sun! Did you know that it takes 4 years for a ray of sunlight to reach the earth? That means that the sunlight you see today was emitted in 2004! Also, the core of the sun can reach 27,000,000 degrees, which would make one big sunburn!  Wow, that's amazing! God is good! He even designed a way to refute the evolutionist "Christians" who sometimes say that God created the universe, but the "days" are actually millions of years in creating. Everyone knows that plants can't survive for long without the sun. Well, God made plants before the sun. God also must have made the sun's light not wait 4 years to reach the earth.  One last thing. Remember that God is Amazing!   Your brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/418104/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:32:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/418104/ Have you ever thought about the majesty of God's wonderful creation? Have you thought about the smallest animal to the largest tree? Get ready to read many posts on God's wonderful creation! Enjoy! For now, Your brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/417508/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:58:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/417508/ First of all, before I begin talking about this subject that can never be given enough time or thought, I need to do two things; first, I need to apologize for not blogging for so long; second, I want to welcome my cousin into the blogging world (his website is www.homeschoolblogger.com/scooter). Okay, now to start on the very extensive subject of love. Before I start on the importance of loving your siblings, I would like to show you the well-known Bible passage, 1 Corinthians 13: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Listen to that last verse: "The greatest of these is love." Doesn't that passage tell very well the importance of love? This is a great chapter that tells us of the importance of loving family. We can receive a lot of information from this chapter. Have you ever thought it hard to love your siblings? I sure have. Have you thought it hard to love them even after the incident? I have. Worst of all, do you ever feel that, even when nothing has happened between you and your sibling, that you can only like your sibling? Sometimes I have.  But I hope to change and be more like Christ. Hopefully, I will talk on a greater extent on this subject. For the moment, I want this chapter to soak into your minds. For now, Your brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/416440/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/416440/ I have finally gotten around to doing this...after a month of saying that I would. And now, the one and only, Peanut's... Prized... Preserves! The exclusive, practically only, for CVP attenders.  Current flavors of Apricot, Nectarine, Peach and Apricot-Pineapple, jam in jars with labels and covers...yummy stuff! All proceeds goes to our "Adoption Fund", which means that when you buy jam, you donate and are getting us closer and closer to the adoption of a Chinese baby. If you live in our area and are interested in purchasing some jars for your family or to save for wonderful Christmas gifts, I am taking orders. Pints:  $6.50   1/2 Pints:  $ 3.50 You can leave me a comment on this blog if you'd like to order, or you can email me at my parents' email address.  Thanks!     Finally, I will leave you with a few photos: Step 1: The Empty Jar Step 2: The Fruit Step 3: The Cooking Step 4: The Cooling Step 5: Labels and Covers Step 6: Delivery   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/376413/ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:06:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/376413/ Have you ever stolen anything? You may be shaking your head vigorously, but I will say you are most likely wrong. Think again. Have you ever taken a cookie or snack without asking? If you haven't, then you are doing well. Have you ever taken a toy away from a sibling without asking nicely? If not, so far so good. Have you ever said you would be somewhere at a certain time, and not appeared? If so, you've stolen time. If not, good.  There are even other ways we steal: recording copyrighted music, and using someone else's written words without permission.   Which reminds me, I should say that this information came from Dr. Fletcher's teaching a few weeks ago. Even a "little" thing such as taking a cookie without asking is like stealing money. However, we can be thankful that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and can give us the ability to do what is right and pleasing to Him.   Finally, I want to share a Bible verse with you:                   Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. NKJV James 4:17 Your Brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/369757/ Tue, 7 Aug 2007 22:34:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/369757/ I recieved a very nice tag-hope you like the answers.   1. What is your school's name and why? Home. ( we are homeschooled) 2. How is your weather today? Hot and nice. 3. What steals your joy? Satan, if anybody. I'm a happy guy. 4. Name 5 blessings you received this week. 1. I saw one of  my friends that I had not seen for 3 years. 2. Playing the new version of  Upsie-Downsie with my family. 3. Swimming in our pool with my family. 4. The Davises Scrubs service and their help for us in their pool service. 5. The blessing (all the time) of family. 5. Favorite scripture passage?  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,  not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:8-9 6. Who in the Bible do you think you are most like? Maybe David. I certainly didn't kill a giant, but I certainly have the joy. 7. The last passage of scripture you read was: The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Prov 29:15 8. Have you ever praised God for something weird? I don't think so... 9.What is the best miracle God has performed in your life, or what is your favorite answered prayer? I always pray our adoption of a Chinese baby will go well. So far, God has answered that prayer. The paperwork has been finished. We must remember not to pray in vain, though. 10.What is the most fun thing you have done lately? Going on my special day with Dad. 11. How did you choose your screen name? Art of Brotherhood? Well, I wanted to focuse on brothers and help brothers learn from my mistakes. Now it should be Art of Siblinghood as I am now focusing on both brothers and sisters.  If it's dadspeanut3, then if you didn't notice my nickname is Peanut, and this is my third blog (the other blogs didn't work). Your Brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/368483/ Sun, 5 Aug 2007 22:29:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/368483/ Here are just a few verses on discipline. Remember discipline is for correction and is given in love, and is not out of anger.   Prov 17:26 26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness. NKJV Prov 19:18 18 Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.  NKJV Prov 15:10 10 Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die. NKJV Prov 13:24 24 He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. NKJV Prov 22:15 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him. NKJV Prov 23:13-14 13 Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell.   NKJV Prov 29:15 15 The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. NKJV Prov 3:11-12 11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; 12 For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. NKJV Prov 10:17 17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray. NKJV Prov 12:1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. NKJV Prov 15:5-6 5 A fool despises his father's instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent. NKJV   P.S. My Dad just did a sermon on the Lord's discipline, which was my inspiration for this. Enjoy!  (heehee) Your Brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/357481/ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/357481/ My brothers and I just got back from our family's yearly reunion. The easiest way to describe it is to say it is a get-together of my extended family. But to my family, it is much more than that. To us, it is a gathering of not only family, but also fellow believers in Christ. Our whole family (or almost all of it)knows Christ and knows Him well. Our family takes this for granted. Most families in America don't know God, much less love their families very much. But when people love each other and God so much that they get together and enjoy God and each other, other people notice. People noticed us. So that is my challenge to not just brothers and sisters, but everyone. Make people not only notice, but when they notice give them your faith. Remember, there will be a greater family reunion in Heaven with our family and God's family. Let us look forward to that family reunion.   Your brother in Christ, Peanut http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/353742/ Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:57:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/353742/ Everybody knows about it. Just about everybody has done. I know. You know. I have. You probably have. Arguing is very evil and very, very hard to avoid. Some people might argue absent-mindedly and forget about it very soon. Arguments grow and grow and grow until somebody might get so angry and say mean things like, "I don't like you!" (note:please do not say or do all the things in this post except the things suggested at the end. Thank you) Brothers and sisters, please try to resolve your arguments and say "I'm sorry" and "Please forgive me, I was wrong" but don't say those with a heart that says, "He was wrong" or "It was him [or her]not me" for it is what is in the heart that counts. Here are some ways to help: 1.(By far the most important) Pray and read your Bible. Maybe some of the things that need resolving need God's superior help. 2. Admit you were wrong. Most arguments aren't resolved correctly because one person believes the other was wrong. 3. Get a good sleep. It seems stange but sleepiness leads to grumpiness, and grumpiness often leads to arguing. Of course there are more ways to help but most arguments are solved only by one person admitting he or she was wrong.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/352374/ Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:46:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dadspeanut3/352374/