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Yes, it is especially thankful, as we made it home from the adventure that was The "Diving" Accident.We were very fortunate to have been given an appointment at the McMaster Children's Hospital, where we saw a pediatric neurosurgeon. After looking at the x-ray, he was able to arrange for us a very quick CT-Scan of the cervical vertebrae. There was a space in between the C-6 and C-7 vertebrae of

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This week, my youngest child has been helping with our church's Day Camp, for students grade 3-6. Today, they went to a pool with a 5 meter (16 feet) diving platform. He jumped off the end, and when entered the water, he went in at such an angle that his feet kind of skimmed the surface and fell out from under him. His head snapped back sharply and hit the surface of the water. When he got up

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I love sweaters. I especially love this kind of sweater. I have a charcoal sweater that has a honeycomb pattern on the centre panel. I have always wanted one in this colour.I know exactly where I could get a sweater such as this; at a store I like very much. But they don't come cheap at that store, and I have always wanted to make one for myself.I have a pattern similar to this one; the

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... book of the Bible, that is.Martyn Lloyd-Jones and John MacArthur on the book of Romans.Lloyd-Jones commenting on 1:3-4, that Christ was declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead:Read the four Gospels through. Read them and notice that whenever He takes His disciples aside and prophesies to them of His death, He never does it without adding that He is going to rise again

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One of the things I have often told those who criticize homeschooling is that every mother is a teacher. Of course, the same is true of fathers. While not all parents will teach their children how to diagram a sentence or find the derivative, parents will teach.I was reminded of this the other day when I heard my son making a telephone call to the church office, so that he could speak with the

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In my reading of Church history, I have come to the 4th century. I recently read about the Cappadocians, specifically Basil of Cesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Also mentioned was their sister, Macrina.Macrina was engaged to be married, but upon the death of her fiance, she retired to the family estate in Pontus and established a monastic community which was dedicated to prayer and contemplation.

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Ever heard someone say that?I'm quite certain we have all heard it and all said it at one time or another. I have said it far more than is acceptable. I tend to be a worrier; it's just the way I am. I have some family members who have trouble remembering where they have put their belongings; it's just the way the are. I have family members who don't seem to have filters on their mouths and

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Thou Great I Am,Fill my mind with elevation and grandeur atthe thought of a Beingwith whom one day is a thousand years,and a thousand years as one day,A mighty God, who, amidst the lapse of worlds,and the revolutions of empires,feels no variableness,but is glorious in immortality.May I rejoice that, while men die, the Lord lives;that, while creatures are broken reeds,empty cisterns,fading flowers

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I was flipping through some of my archives recently, and it came upon me that earlier in my blogging efforts, I spend quite a bit of time on biblical posts. I shared my thoughts about what I was learning in my Scripture studies. I also talked a lot about theological concepts as well.I realized that recently, I have not posted as much about that kind of thing. It doesn't mean that I no longer

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The first link comes from The Thirsty Theologian, from his sidebar. This piece, Five Initially Wrong-Headed (but Potentially Contextually Understandable) Reasons to Homeschool, is something I can relate to quite well. In a nutshell, these are the five reasons:1. To make them godly2. Because I don't want them exposed to evil3. Because I'm afraid of what's going to happen out there4. Because

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We have a big maple tree in our back yard. I don't know how old it is, but it is beginning to go the way of old maple trees, and every now and then, branches from the top will plummet to the grass beneath. That is okay, though, because the branches are good for kindling. One day a while back, there was a couple of branches, maybe three inches in diameter and about three or four feet long, lying

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Yes, I do know that today is the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birthday. I am not going to write about that because others will do that, and will surely provide better material than I would. I don't know much about the man Calvin; my exposure to Calvin, obviously comes through his theological legacy. Most of my growing understanding of Calvinism has come through writers such as R.C. Sproul

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When my husband and I began homeschooling, we wanted to provide an education that would challenge our children. I did a lot of research as to what I wanted to pursue, because I knew without a doubt that homeschooling could provide opportunities for rigorous education in ways that a public school could not. When I read Susan Wise Bauer's The Well-Trained Mind, I knew I had found my structure:

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I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. (Psalm 138:2)There is much to be thankful for every day, and most of all, we can be thankful for God's steadfast love.

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Yesterday, I had a very long walk. It was a great day for walking. It was neither too hot nor too cold, and there was a breeze. The sun occasionally peeped out for a look-see, but the slightly overcast weather was good for picture-taking.While I was walking, I had my iPod on shuffle, and a song from the Dan Fogelberg recording "The Innocent Age," came on. What a time warp. Here I am at the

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No, that's not "waking" the dead.Yesterday, I went for my walk, and decided to go to the cemetery. I had not been there for over twenty years, when my husband's aunt was buried there in 1986, but I pass by its entrance with great regularity in my car and when I am walking. It's on a street that has a very good incline for walking. Often when I am walking, after about 10 minutes, I will go up

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The date 325 AD is one of the most important in Church history. That is the date of the Council of Nicea, where the Nicene Creed was formulated.Now, these creeds were not hammered out because a bunch of balding old men wanted to assert their personal biases. They were in reaction to controversy within the Church. The reaction to heresy is generally to sit down and articulate what truth is in

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... with my July "status" report. Do check hers out, here.**Update** Rebecca is copying Lisa, too.Sitting... at my desk.Drinking... nothing at the moment. Already had my coffee.Watching.. a bird outside my windowResuming... the week's daily routine with driving working kids here and there and trying to keep everyone well-fed.Anticipating... a bible study workshop coming up in August.Hoping...

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In Joshua 24:14-15, we read this:14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in

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O LORD GOD,Thou art my protecting arm,fortress, refuge, shield, buckler.Fight for me and my foes must flee;Uphold me and I cannot fall;Strengthen me and I stand unmoved, unmoveable;Equip me and I shall receive no wound;Stand by me and Satan will depart;Anoint my lips with a song of salvationand I shall shout thy victory;Give me abhorrence of all evil,as a vile monster thatdefies thy law, casts

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Okay, so that is probably not the best analogy to describe what I'm about to write. I just can't think of a good one at the moment that describes the dual person that is a woman such as myself. And I'm not talking abut the struggle between the old man and the new. The Dr. Jekyll/Mrs. Hyde analogy works quite well in describing the struggle that Christians have with regard thew new life in

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... that has surrounded the death of certain celebrities of late (I heard on the radio this morning that the Iowa State Fair wants to have a sculpture of Michael Jackson made from butter on display), I found this piece very interesting, courtesy of Cal.vini.st.

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I read with interest this week, The Vocation of Manual Labor at Cranach. Dr. Veith quotes a review of the book Shopclass Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, by Michael B. Crawford.The reviewer says this:Crawford believes that Americans, in their frenzy to send every kid to college in pursuit of information-age job skills, have lost something valuable. “My sense is that some kids are

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Another good one from Martyn Lloyd-Jones:If you apply the teaching of the Old Testament, you can never have 'subjective' evangelism, by which I mean that the business of evangelism is not just to solve people's problems; psychology does that, the cults do that, many things do that. The thing that separates the gospel from every other teaching is that it is primarily a proclamation of God and our

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I'm thankful to have my son home today. We picked him up yesterday.There was a "graduation" of sorts, as all of the 60 or so students were recognized for having completed their student training, and many given a special "nickname" as he or she received a certificate. My son's name was Garrett "I'm not as young as I look" Shay. There was a time for worship songs as well as presentations of the

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