Baby Shower

My first grand baby is due in a couple of weeks! For my daughter's baby shower

we went for a unique theme. The cupcakes were gluten free. 

 

Confetti Eggs

 

YWAM Publishing ~ George Muller

 

Disclaimer:  I received this complimentary product through the 

Homeschool Review Crew.

YWAM Publishing has an incredible bundle of books included in their Christian Heroes Then and Now Series that the whole family will enjoy. We read George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans and really enjoyed reading about his life. Early on, George was quite wild and wanted nothing more than to party and have fun no matter the consequences. George's life would soon change when he decided to attend a sermon reading with a friend. As Herr Kayser spoke George was fixated by what was spoken. Day after day George continued to go back and listen to Herr Kayser's sermons. George would end up asking God to forgive him his sins. George would go on the preach, feel called to various ministry positions. In 1830 George would meet Miss Mary Groves. The two would wed that same year. The Muller's would move to Bristol in 1832. George along with a friend would preach at Gideon Chapel. The people of Bristol were hungry for God's Word. George would meet a little girl named Emily that would again change his life. The Muller's started "The Breakfast Club" for the many orphaned children of Bristol. They wanted to reach them as most had probably never heard the name of God. They would also feed them. Eventually the number of children attending was overflowing. George would found the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad that would establish day schools, Sunday schools, and adult schools for the poor. The organization would also provide free Bibles and help foreign missionaries financially. George would also go on to found many orphanages. 

The Unit Study Curriculum Guide provides homeschooling parents ways to use the book to incorporate:

• Creative Writing
• Drama
• Movie Critiquing
• Reading Comprehension 
• Essay Writing
• History and Geography Concepts
• Key Bible Verses
• Display Corner
• Chapter Questions
• Student Exploration
• Community Links
• Social Studies
• Related Themes
• Culminating Event

These are just a few of the many possibilities of way that you can use the Christian Heroes Then and Now series to reinforce learning. The study guide offers activities for all learning styles. For those children that are more kinesthetic learners they may enjoy making a diorama. Visual learners may find making a poster of information more up their alley. For the child that loves to read, they may want to find a book or two on a related topic within the book that interests them and then write a short report. The possibilities are limitless. The study guide also has activities for various grade levels. This is helpful for the parent that may want to read the book aloud during evening family time. YWAM Publishing's Study Guide's are truly amazing. The study guide is 64 pages in length. 

In the Overview Guide for Classroom and Homeschool Use there is a sample schedule broken down by week. This may be helpful if the book were to be used in a co-op setting. 

Please be sure to read the other reviews posted by my Fellow Crew Members. There were 15 different books that were reviewed in all. My family has read and/or reviewed most of the books in the Christian Heroes Then and Now series and have loved them all. This series as well as the other books in the Heroes Series are all amazing books that are must have books for your home library. 

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My Grandmother's Chicken Coop

 

Yesterday my mother wrote: "We moved from the country in Winfred, SD in about 1953 when I was about three years old to a farm in Madison, SD. This was Mom’s chicken coop for all the years that mom and dad lived in Madison. When dad passed away in 1991, mom stayed on the farm until she moved to assisted living. Mom had chickens in this chicken coop for many decades. After mom passed away, my brother bought the home place and my nephew lives in the house. This farm holds a lifetime of memories. My sister and I had the chore of caring for the chickens every day at 4:00 for many years. No matter how cold the temperature or hot the day, it was, for years our responsibility. My sister gathered the eggs and fed the oats. I watered the chickens and fed them corn. My mom loved her chickens and they loved her. I remember that mom had a favorite hen that would sit on her shoulder as she did her morning and mid day care of the chickens. I could bore you with many stories that relate to this chicken house, but I won’t. The chicken coop has lived a good productive life and now it is time for her to come down. My brother is on the roof. I’m sure that my brother’s grandkids will help with the tearing down process. I suppose that my nieces and nephew will help too."

I too have fond memories of my grandma Dorothy’s chicken coop. Whenever we would go to see our grandparents, or my brother and I would go to stay with them I would often go out with my grandmother to tend to the chickens. Grandma always sang and talked to her chickens. She loved her chickens. She would show me how to gather eggs from under the hens without them getting mad. I was always afraid that they would peck me, and sometimes they did. She would warn me to stay away from the cocky roosters in the chicken yard. They could be awfully mean. After collecting the eggs, we would go inside and begin washing the eggs down in the basement and place the eggs in cartons. Grandma sold her eggs to people in town. She had regular customers. I can only now appreciate how wonderful it would be to get fresh eggs the very day they came from the coop. And of course, the hens were free range and were fed good feed. I am sad to see grandma's chicken coop come down but I know that eventually all things have to come to an end. The coop stood a long time and housed many hens and fed many families. Grandma's love for the Lord, her smile, her joy, her song, her kindness, her love, her words of encouragement, and her memory will live on. I love you grandma. 

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