Thursday, May 24, 2012
Posted by Cindy on March 30, 2009
I can’t tell you enough about how we have been blessed by reading the books below during our slavery and Civil War unit study. These books were so fantastic – in information, emotion and ability put us in the midst of the time period. I recommend each of them as living books!
(I haven’t included the books from my sidebar, which are equally as good. They will end up in another post soon.)
Posted by Cindy on January 13, 2009
I don’t like to be cold. Let me rephrase that – I REALLY don’t like to be cold. My hands ache, my back tenses up, and my cheeks and lips take days to recover from severe dryness after being outside only a short time. Let’s put it another way – if I could figure out a way to stock up on everything I need from mid-December through the end of February, and if I could cancel all church/family/co-op obligations, I would happily stay at home in my jammies for two and a half months! You think I’m kidding?
That being said, I’ll make myself go out at least once for some good old-fashioned fun the snow. I also have plans for at least one snowy nature walk since I’ve got some fun ideas up my sleeve. And, I still encourage my children to love wintry days outdoors, even if their mom is a big sissy.
How am I continuing nature study every week considering my wintery predicament? Well, why in the world were windows invented if we weren’t supposed to use them? LOL Seriously, though, a lot of nature study time is happening right from a cozy, comfy seat in front of a window….
My children aren’t the best at drawing. In other words, it doesn’t come naturally, nor do they magically gain the ability after showing them drawing after drawing from wonderfully talented artists. I really don’t expect much, but I would like to be able to tell the difference between a tree and a flower in their nature journals!
Until now, I hadn’t even considered teaching them how to draw – for goodness sakes, have you seen my drawings?? But after letting Drawing with Children
I have put together eight lessons (just enough to get me through the cold spell) that will teach my children better drawing skills AND lead into a bit of nature study/drawing practice from a window or a nature book.
Last week, after some warm-up exercises, we learned how to draw a bird on a tree limb. The kids did some bird watching near our one lonely bird feeder as they practiced drawing bird after bird.
Caleb’s Bird
This week, again after some warm-up exercises, we learned how to draw one object behind another. To practice the new skill, they sat at the window observing winter trees in our fence line and drew what they saw using the new layering skill.
Mahayla’s Winter Treescape
Some of my nature-loving friends may tell me that not only am I a winter wimp, but my children and I are missing out on all the beauty and education that God provides in winter. I’m not disagreeing on either account. However, this seems to be a good middle ground for now. 
Posted by Cindy on December 21, 2008
Great December Reading
Oh, and have you met God? Apparently Eli has! Every time he gets his busy little fingers on a Santa ornament he says, “God.” (Very reverently, I might add.) His innocent little eyes looking up at us with complete seriousness that he is holding God right in his chubby little hands.
Posted by Cindy on February 24, 2007
I found this on BlessedBeingMom’s blog and wanted to remember it.
Ways to pray for your children
(author is unknown to me)
Monday~
Pray they will know Christ as Savior early in life. (Ps. 63:1, 2Tim 3:15)
PRay they will have a hatred for sin and evil. (Ps. 97:10)
Tuesday~
Pray they will have a responsible attitude in all their relationships. (Dan 6:3)
Pray they will respect those in authority over them. (Rom 13:1)
Wendesday~
Pray they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends. (Prov 1:10-11)
Pray they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one. (1Cor 6:14-17)
Thursday~
Pray they and their future spouse will be kept pure until marriage. (1 Cor 6:18-20)
Pray they will learn to completely submit to God and actively resist Satan in all circumstances. (James 4:7)
Friday~
Pray they will be wholeheartedly sold out to serving Jesus Christ. (Rom 12:1-2)
Pray they will be hedged in so they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places, and the wrong people cannot find their way to them. (Hos 2:6)
Saturday~
Pray their children and grandchildren will know Christ as Savior and Lord and serve Him with their whole heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Matt 22:37-38)
Pray when they leave home it would be with an eternal perspective and Christ-like values and characteristics. (Is 40:8)
Sunday~
Pray they would be caught when guilty. (Ps. 119:71)
Pray they would be protected from the evil one. (Luke 2:52)
Pray they will be protected from the evil one in each area of their lives; spiritual, emotional, and physical. (John 17:15)
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