Oh, for more hours in each day...
We have been learning, discussing, memorizing, crafting, cooking, reading, and enjoying every minute of it. We just wish we had more time each day!
BIBLE -- We are continuing with the James memory plan A.
Jacob, Grace & I have solidly memorized chapters 1 &2 and are four verses into chapter 3. I never thought that I had it in me! The best part is how God has been using His Word to impact our lives. Both Jacob and Grace have come to me in amazement, attesting to the power of Scripture to guard them from their own temptations to sin. James is a rich and practical book and our study has lead us to discussions on justification, wisdom in trials, and wisdom from above.
Our morning Bible times have been centered around the First Grade survey of the Bible. It has been good to dig into the Old Testament again and review what we covered in Creation to the Greeks.
Kayla's most recent Bible Notebooking efforts:
HISTORY -- This subject is why we're just now beginning Week 20. We've hit the Revolutionary War and there is just so much to explore on this topic. What I really like is that we are not isolating American history from the rest of the world. We are learning about Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, King Louis XVI, and China, along with the events in the colonies. MFW has put together great lesson plans and we've been reading through most of the books on the copious book basket list.
The following resources have also been valuable to our study:
The MacArthur book has been a real eye-opener for our family, fueling many discussions and reshaping our previous views on the American War for Independence. The following is from
pages 6 - 7:
We have been learning, discussing, memorizing, crafting, cooking, reading, and enjoying every minute of it. We just wish we had more time each day!
BIBLE -- We are continuing with the James memory plan A.
Jacob, Grace & I have solidly memorized chapters 1 &2 and are four verses into chapter 3. I never thought that I had it in me! The best part is how God has been using His Word to impact our lives. Both Jacob and Grace have come to me in amazement, attesting to the power of Scripture to guard them from their own temptations to sin. James is a rich and practical book and our study has lead us to discussions on justification, wisdom in trials, and wisdom from above.
Our morning Bible times have been centered around the First Grade survey of the Bible. It has been good to dig into the Old Testament again and review what we covered in Creation to the Greeks.
Kayla's most recent Bible Notebooking efforts:
HISTORY -- This subject is why we're just now beginning Week 20. We've hit the Revolutionary War and there is just so much to explore on this topic. What I really like is that we are not isolating American history from the rest of the world. We are learning about Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, King Louis XVI, and China, along with the events in the colonies. MFW has put together great lesson plans and we've been reading through most of the books on the copious book basket list.
The following resources have also been valuable to our study:
The MacArthur book has been a real eye-opener for our family, fueling many discussions and reshaping our previous views on the American War for Independence. The following is from
pages 6 - 7:
Over the past several centuries, people have mistakenly linked democracy and political freedom to Christianity. That's why many contemporary evangelicals believe the American Revolution was completely justified, both politically and scripturally. They follow the argumentation of the Declaration of Independence, which declares that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are divinely endowed rights. Therefore those believers say such rights are part of a Christian worldview, worth attaining and defending at all costs...but such a position is contrary to the clear teachings...of Romans 13:1-7. So the United States was actually born out of a violation of new Testament principles, and any blessings that God has bestowed on America have come in spite of that disobedience by the Founding Fathers.
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