tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32537320443211830462024-03-19T01:39:10.325-07:00Cool Stuff 4 Catholicspromoting a Catholic Culture through reviews and resourcesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-25825029577944471572024-01-25T19:35:00.000-08:002024-01-25T19:35:23.087-08:00<p> Prayer: Vitamins for Your Soul</p><p>https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prayer-vitamins-for-your-soul</p><p><span data-contrast="auto" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I could make it through the day without my vitamins. I’ll be honest: sometimes I forget to take them in the confusion or hecticness of a particularly busy or stressful morning. Later in the morning or in the early afternoon I will feel like I just don’t have the energy to complete a simple task or a brain fog will set in, making easy decisions more complicated than they need to be. Then it dawns on me that I forgot to take my morning vitamins.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1acQL23ly9sUfFrj8DYsNFCESMTLhx9kij-Sd-0TKkSg4ns9cy2ZeH2VgMKxhB9An1xaes7Vqj65df1J-XBgJc7Y0ewAaFcHOgn2LM0YWR9E5q3tbKCn1n4iTgcAtXii50tvEBsUqpyGplgSAzyYMlyx-tkXcF7p3XwRZxAc-n1e1LVwR97qHTCQjLsb/s1478/praying-peasant-girl-in-the-woods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1acQL23ly9sUfFrj8DYsNFCESMTLhx9kij-Sd-0TKkSg4ns9cy2ZeH2VgMKxhB9An1xaes7Vqj65df1J-XBgJc7Y0ewAaFcHOgn2LM0YWR9E5q3tbKCn1n4iTgcAtXii50tvEBsUqpyGplgSAzyYMlyx-tkXcF7p3XwRZxAc-n1e1LVwR97qHTCQjLsb/s320/praying-peasant-girl-in-the-woods.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">It is the same way with my soul. If I forget to have my morning prayer time with my Heavenly Father, I am more likely to fall into negative feelings of worry or anxiety or just plain not being as patient as I should be. After all, when it comes to children, children will be children, so it is up to me to choose how I am going to respond to the challenges, difficulties and problems they present. Unfortunately, children do not come with instructions and sometimes, since they are fully human, they become more complicated when they become teenagers. At those moments when meeting challenges that flummox me the most, I am fully aware of having forgotten to take my vitamins, not only for my body but also for my soul.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">To be honest, if I miss my prayer time, it usually isn’t because I “forgot” but the schedule changed for some reason: I had an early appointment, or an unexpected emergency came up, or a myriad of other reasons. I find at that point when I recognize I need to refocus my attention or recharge my batteries, I need to immediately hit the reset button. I need to take a deep breath and find some time to converse with my Heavenly Father, even if it is only for a few moments. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I need to make a phone call to my Papa. “Sorry, Dad, I missed my appointment with you. I want to thank you for that spectacular sunset last night. By the way, you sure work in mysterious ways. If I didn’t go to the store on Tuesday, I would not have bumped into someone who reminded me about the special Mass celebration on Saturday that I missed in the bulletin. Thank you! It was a beautiful time in more ways than one. And if you have any suggestions or tips on how to deal with one sassy little boy, I’m open to any ideas. I love you and I miss you immensely. Thank you for all that you have done for me.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"> </p><blockquote class="tweet" style="background: rgb(245, 245, 245); border-left: 4px solid rgb(205, 205, 205); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://ctt.ec/rMcew" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4472ca; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 25px 25px 35px !important; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Click to tweet:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;" />I need to remind myself to take my vitamins, not only for my body but also for my soul.</span> #CatholicMom</a></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vitamins work great! But they don’t work unless I take them. I need to remind myself to take my vitamins, not only for my body but also for my soul. In his Letter to the Philippians, Saint Paul reminds us,</span></p><blockquote style="background: rgb(245, 245, 245); border-left: 4px solid rgb(205, 205, 205); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; position: relative;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (</span><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Philippians 4: 6-7)</span></p></blockquote>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-79923739257927095752024-01-01T09:37:00.000-08:002024-01-01T09:37:54.102-08:00More Children's Book Publishers! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlMf7sCBrTOulMAHH63a6pFzSoX9Ag07AI2QHOHD-Zwv4VWBw3dshcMq-vQXq1gruC5UAC6J8fzwF_m5VP6hAdOK_AJ1-OZsGFnDf9Zvvtr5fnqFSt3eqZckq-lxQrP1FTMRwwMHZzRx7Lc7JiQ_hQP_eGh_WPoej7Njgv8NokFku2XyxO40cgYMr68Pp/s4032/Landmark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlMf7sCBrTOulMAHH63a6pFzSoX9Ag07AI2QHOHD-Zwv4VWBw3dshcMq-vQXq1gruC5UAC6J8fzwF_m5VP6hAdOK_AJ1-OZsGFnDf9Zvvtr5fnqFSt3eqZckq-lxQrP1FTMRwwMHZzRx7Lc7JiQ_hQP_eGh_WPoej7Njgv8NokFku2XyxO40cgYMr68Pp/s320/Landmark.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I was looking for a complete list of Landmark books published by Random House from the 1950s through the 1970s and I found this site that lists favorite children's book publishers.<p></p><p><a href="https://www.biblioguides.com/publishers/">Biblio Guides</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is there info about the Landmark series published by Random House (They were also published by Hale).</p><p><a href="https://www.biblioguides.com/pub/series/landmark-books">Biblio Guides Landmark Books</a><br /></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-39102020955853671002023-12-11T16:31:00.000-08:002023-12-11T16:34:55.338-08:00Books about Our Lady of Guadalupe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZrV9_bRxwclUjuuPy5VjWxoXCQGj53BzZgfI47BZvG8a-vX64-lylVCDTo39vhWHsLQR8Cby5LSb6gzSP14wKFhaH0GnaCwnJQD-T_mtplajc2e9ERJoWKEEMtkbULjNtzCplub3pXBSrIvJb3AX06WRh5IEd-9FghqvvMyt5bcsaPwPU1uajJ2iM0m8/s4032/Guadalupe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZrV9_bRxwclUjuuPy5VjWxoXCQGj53BzZgfI47BZvG8a-vX64-lylVCDTo39vhWHsLQR8Cby5LSb6gzSP14wKFhaH0GnaCwnJQD-T_mtplajc2e9ERJoWKEEMtkbULjNtzCplub3pXBSrIvJb3AX06WRh5IEd-9FghqvvMyt5bcsaPwPU1uajJ2iM0m8/s320/Guadalupe.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/41heArg">Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Graphic Novel</a><br /></p><p>The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Out of Print.</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3GG2yye">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a> by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand (Out of Print). KINDLE EDITION LINKED.<br /></p><p>Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola, Out of Print</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3GF42IX">Our Lady of Guadalupe and her dear Juanito</a><br /></p><p>Miracle in Mexico: The Story of Juan Diego, Out of Print</p><p>Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Conquest of Darkness, Out of Print</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3RCWooA">Our Lady of Guadalupe: Our Lady of the Americas</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3Tjnr9K">Saint Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe</a> (Encounter the Saints)<br /></p><p><br /></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-16634741793292818732023-11-27T07:51:00.000-08:002023-11-27T07:51:54.880-08:00What We're Reading<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQstgd7fC5JLv9aiK33pAUsifL61lPkQ-Gb1683nRLCTokVBY23ue0Whtrb4iYOnos_Vv5P7K-4qc2eELMJ8aDCYzyRqv2XeMiRth0UoBfb1_KXU17BjBrbcNPtY8c6QnzGDrIRFg3MziXJBeyXetQWeyR5BWS50_DeglZCPC6xb3vuy2mCSaY9SqmuRY/s4032/what%20we're%20reading.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQstgd7fC5JLv9aiK33pAUsifL61lPkQ-Gb1683nRLCTokVBY23ue0Whtrb4iYOnos_Vv5P7K-4qc2eELMJ8aDCYzyRqv2XeMiRth0UoBfb1_KXU17BjBrbcNPtY8c6QnzGDrIRFg3MziXJBeyXetQWeyR5BWS50_DeglZCPC6xb3vuy2mCSaY9SqmuRY/s320/what%20we're%20reading.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />These are just a few of the books we are reading right now. Some are mentioned on another post. <p></p><p>As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOeK00KKPUj6pjABX0RLti-tAGOQLX18Z2k5zXAYZvbFC8KMZAIlystPnCk_hGIS5qUoWKEVCtmeCDJKb_EQf3_7_9Jy8oBQ2p6y1A_c9cCU4upk3zOtowC1dT5RSXPrJB-xJ0DAMOb9vNlJoxapdHDajneAKfa0b56mXk1Ig-nTLoFt6UWu3fyq4XFXG/s4032/1pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOeK00KKPUj6pjABX0RLti-tAGOQLX18Z2k5zXAYZvbFC8KMZAIlystPnCk_hGIS5qUoWKEVCtmeCDJKb_EQf3_7_9Jy8oBQ2p6y1A_c9cCU4upk3zOtowC1dT5RSXPrJB-xJ0DAMOb9vNlJoxapdHDajneAKfa0b56mXk1Ig-nTLoFt6UWu3fyq4XFXG/s320/1pic.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3SNsIX0">The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng</a> by Sophia Gholz is based on the true story of a young boy in India who is saddened that the floodwaters destroy more and more of an island and surrounding land near his home. He plants trees in an effort to save the wildlife and carefully tends his trees and with time they grow and spread. Eventually, he grows into a man and continues to tend his trees which now cover a large area. Lovely illustrations. A story of hope and perseverance.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3NmgUrl">Goodby Autumn, Hello Winter</a> by Kenard Pak is about a brother and sister who walk through the nature and then into town and talk about the changes in the seasons, saying hello and greeting them and then saying goodbye to other changes. Even though the text is simple for young readers, the beautiful illustrations are fascinating for all ages. The book encourages children to be more aware of the little changes that contribute to the changing of the seasons. The sister and brother relationship is also very sweet.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3us62RX">Blizzard</a> by John Rocco is based on a true experience in the author's life of when he was a young boy and his journey to the grocery story after a blizzard. Great fun!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3sO0oZU">The Fishermen, the Horse, and the Sea</a> by Barbara Joose, illus. by Renee Graef. Based on the true story, when two men are thrown from their rowboat during a fierce storm at night, a small group of fishermen and a horse gather to rescue them. Historical information is in the back.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgC_8X50SfC23hLaLGFPmougAfAohA4xN4lwzEC5_j-jYFh-jw-YVxepdU_dk3b55bNnDEiFg4uZ8ELhYy20kWW2zlSjAq8MICRnAm3CWuicMaVjTw_07EnxT9QfNeW9svHaCmCL-bFguBKz0oAsxTUOLDS58r-X4yju19KFguGh_FDwQrcrQ3MU-Hdpn/s4032/2pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgC_8X50SfC23hLaLGFPmougAfAohA4xN4lwzEC5_j-jYFh-jw-YVxepdU_dk3b55bNnDEiFg4uZ8ELhYy20kWW2zlSjAq8MICRnAm3CWuicMaVjTw_07EnxT9QfNeW9svHaCmCL-bFguBKz0oAsxTUOLDS58r-X4yju19KFguGh_FDwQrcrQ3MU-Hdpn/s320/2pic.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3RcwXdt">One Boy Watching</a> by Grant Snider. This vibrantly colored picture book follows a young boy as he waits for his school bus, climbs aboard, and notices the tractors, farms, and other details of the countryside out the bus window on his way to school and back home again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3RhNbSw">Little Red Sleigh</a> by Erin Guendelsberger. A little red sled wishes to be Santa's sleigh. Of course, "everyone in the shop" told her she was "too small, too slow, and much too young." She sets out to prove them wrong and journeys north to Santa meeting a train and a truck and along the way is picked up by a little girl. Enchanting illustrations with a clever ending.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3GeQK5M">Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story</a> by Kevin Noble Maillard. What is fry bread? Engaging all the senses with imaginative illustrations, the author explains what fry bread is in simple language. There is an appendix which offers more information about the historical aspects. This is for very young children, but written in a way to appeal to all ages.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46tdRUF">The Christmas Pine</a> by Julia Donaldson. Not just a cute story. The story is based on an actual event but written in a fun and engaging way in rhyme form for very young children. The child follows a pine tree growing up in Norway and being taken to England. The reader is not actually aware of the geography and history involved until after the story is over and the adult reads the end page. The lively text, charming illustrations and positive message about children make it a wonderful story. The book will appeal to younger children because of the very simple text. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6hLfjBbzDEO0eaYf8zHoI_52wqsjOZ7bK1l0kdbAAbNd0ZGmWZLuH0m4JiIc1dbPcA-xrTeEyz8DAB6zTwWxL_D_hAg05Q8FhL6fdZGd2JKKdQJ_1NI_7COpIHlcMTBe2AcJv6g5vQgJMGTkEvwN3IKpuTOs2laZRZFMcDSNwoVuryDHOKOOu37cz3iL/s4032/3pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6hLfjBbzDEO0eaYf8zHoI_52wqsjOZ7bK1l0kdbAAbNd0ZGmWZLuH0m4JiIc1dbPcA-xrTeEyz8DAB6zTwWxL_D_hAg05Q8FhL6fdZGd2JKKdQJ_1NI_7COpIHlcMTBe2AcJv6g5vQgJMGTkEvwN3IKpuTOs2laZRZFMcDSNwoVuryDHOKOOu37cz3iL/s320/3pic.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/47w9CsK">God's Great Love for You</a> by Rick Warren. In very simple text for the very young reader, the author assures the child of God's great love for each one of us in various ways. The illustrations are very imaginative and sweet without being saccharine. Although the audience is for toddlers, it is a message we all need to be reminded of.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3Pbiq">Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening</a> by Robert Frost, illus. by P. J. Lynch. From the perspective of a young woman and her horse, we follow Frost's famous poem. Captivating illustrations.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49OIFSS">Palace of Books</a> by Patricia Polacco. When Polacco was a young child, she had to leave the comfort of her home for a new home and school. There she discovers a palace of books. One of my favorite authors, who is a master at storytelling.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3ur9QCU">Bravest Man in the World</a> by Patricia Polacco. Based on a true story, the length of the text and the trauma involved in the tragedy make it more appropriate for older children who have a deeper understanding of the meaning and beauty of self-sacrifice. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETLzU_9QRTwYGIazm61zV0idQI37K0XU8Qm1dUSYIyaBQH79sfRdTIiOpEkajK0a73taYHbRnkOY9U6Jmhz8ui1Yob7aSqQ9hA_-u6rfGBfqZn5FWIeQ5yy97eFi0h-qbXWEjgaKuxWC3D3f0Yp5QPBWVsKuzqWxNGPe0irVRTzyvpUitnKDmrRkR_thE/s4032/4pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETLzU_9QRTwYGIazm61zV0idQI37K0XU8Qm1dUSYIyaBQH79sfRdTIiOpEkajK0a73taYHbRnkOY9U6Jmhz8ui1Yob7aSqQ9hA_-u6rfGBfqZn5FWIeQ5yy97eFi0h-qbXWEjgaKuxWC3D3f0Yp5QPBWVsKuzqWxNGPe0irVRTzyvpUitnKDmrRkR_thE/s320/4pic.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Gk7Te8">Sticks and Stones</a> by Patricia Polacco. How often to children have to deal with bullies in their school or neighborhood? Through kindness, encouragement and perseverance, three brave, resilient children battle against the bullies. This would be a great launching point for discussion on bullies and the many questions about handling them. The author's note on the end page is very inspiring to know that the kids who were bullied went on to achieve their dreams. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Out of the Woods: An Unforgettable Event by Rebecca Bond is based on the true story of a young boy who lived in a hotel near a logging camp in Ontario, Canada. He has many fascinating memories of this happy time but the most memorable is when a fire raged in the forest and all the forest animals peaceably came out into the lake water where people from the surround area had gathered in safety. Fascinating story with lovely illustrations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uAADgl">Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas</a> by Matt Tavares. Another story about Dasher from the author Matt Tavares. Impatient for Christmas to come, Dasher wanders away from home in search of Christmas Carols and lights. After it starts to snow, she realizes she needs to get back home but gets lost along the way.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://amzn.to/3GjUPpg">Farmhouse</a> by Sophie Blackall. Based on the stories of a family of 12 children who grew up in a farmhouse. Written in poem form, the lively text and charming, colorful illustrations bring to life the memories of another time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-9313435920106414172023-11-19T12:07:00.000-08:002023-11-21T04:00:19.174-08:003 Podcasts Worth Listening to: Fr. Ripperber, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Sr. Miriam James Heidland<p> <b>Three Catholic Podcasts Worth Listening to on YouTube: Fr. Ripperber, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Sr. Miriam James Heidland</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5S4AnD4fZXNWVLioHDNBP4OBiYEw7uhfGwLJacHi1rh2534AJTxcvLs0NgXJes801BFAcCJ6xZkzPCCOLPcoMmslxxgIl5QNF43iugnZ0okYh8OgGRnaw1bM629VbGJjqnPUiiweEDMETntAQEX0KC3xksEXgLIC-oMWyLaJYBsHA1jJQ-VcqmK6kGLy/s176/abiding%20together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="176" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5S4AnD4fZXNWVLioHDNBP4OBiYEw7uhfGwLJacHi1rh2534AJTxcvLs0NgXJes801BFAcCJ6xZkzPCCOLPcoMmslxxgIl5QNF43iugnZ0okYh8OgGRnaw1bM629VbGJjqnPUiiweEDMETntAQEX0KC3xksEXgLIC-oMWyLaJYBsHA1jJQ-VcqmK6kGLy/s1600/abiding%20together.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><p>These may be available on other platforms. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc9f_VS-Uuk&t=1701s">Bishop Strickland, How Should the Faithful Respond</a>?<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@USGraceForce">U. S. Grace Force</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ezCsMRxG4">What Nobody Knows about Fr. Mike Schmitz, Rebellious Missionary, Almost...</a><br /></p><p>This is a second part of an interview.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisStefanick">Chris Stefanick</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJsMjgDlkVOYkKjO-sI1kYU6y3Qt04sR">The Identity of a Woman Video Series</a><br /></p><p>16 videos (They cover the four identities of a woman: mother, daughter, sister, bride). Sister Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, and Michelle Benzinger. </p><p><a href="https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/">Abiding Together Podcast</a><br /></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-35044235484409577922023-11-18T04:05:00.000-08:002023-11-21T04:00:40.354-08:00An Old French Prayer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_fnCOUga0Dw2VF4_nQZpq0l8IGikx6fMzZCwTDfhf_Ugm88iYrsaDQsNIIt5ECMBDVgkbaFDUCH5O3iQFbiA2fZXsa2fvZKYsLwNWcBoJtbAG0LY4Z5D6zzoLBCY-hAzMfdEbyP4JZeCDQckYMwdx-sGELNQi5SD3z011ZnT1RaGYSDNXwLhl92TNpij/s4032/old%20french%20prayer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_fnCOUga0Dw2VF4_nQZpq0l8IGikx6fMzZCwTDfhf_Ugm88iYrsaDQsNIIt5ECMBDVgkbaFDUCH5O3iQFbiA2fZXsa2fvZKYsLwNWcBoJtbAG0LY4Z5D6zzoLBCY-hAzMfdEbyP4JZeCDQckYMwdx-sGELNQi5SD3z011ZnT1RaGYSDNXwLhl92TNpij/s320/old%20french%20prayer.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-45767069054346770842023-11-17T19:28:00.000-08:002023-11-27T07:55:18.769-08:00How to Find a Good Picture Book!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxF2qdvQaKXZ_GwwP2Tvl1eOIx3nvVLpaDHsZ2xgtL0amuz5P2k6HUg1U3-etZaJWqmVrIfR07ryyTwgujNQLM58zV9edC4YFP0CmcPt-j1xcXR2r-Gk7mTWL9MGRm_RIHmdVP1gJct2kMFXmfZXD4rSb7Y2-_uh45OitvFMIwgbdviV8RNQxeY59u4s7/s717/nurse-reading-to-a-little-girl-1895.jpg!Large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="717" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxF2qdvQaKXZ_GwwP2Tvl1eOIx3nvVLpaDHsZ2xgtL0amuz5P2k6HUg1U3-etZaJWqmVrIfR07ryyTwgujNQLM58zV9edC4YFP0CmcPt-j1xcXR2r-Gk7mTWL9MGRm_RIHmdVP1gJct2kMFXmfZXD4rSb7Y2-_uh45OitvFMIwgbdviV8RNQxeY59u4s7/s320/nurse-reading-to-a-little-girl-1895.jpg!Large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Are you searching for a good picture book? </div><div><br /></div><div>Not just any book, but something that will add zip to your history or science study, or just the perfect touch to your topic on the change of seasons or current holiday, or just something to refresh your read aloud time? If so, there are several paths to find that hidden gem. <div><br /></div><div>Time is precious. Sometimes we don't have the luxury of sifting through the shelves and shelves of books at the library. What are some alternatives? </div><div><br /></div><div>As an Amazon Assoicate I earn from qualifying purchases. A few resources are linked to Amazon.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> 1. <b>Books that recommend books</b></h3><div> Before the days of the internet, I often would look for books based on the recommendations of trusted authors. What are some of these titles?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sL3lP_vDQX0Vll5SNeVmRqT16ZGHLPYquQRXRB6OmMpPgQ79_PgSYrT-92NqH1FrOqEaKJDfwgzxGCqGvC4IXGNZ_GDV-ZSd4m0JG0V5rxQD6GVftoxqO625_OPDUBITGbtdZYm5jNUvjjryN9gFjU-NgktAKra2mel5gRB_6avvCzCtzrR2BlZtO2TC/s522/honey%20for%20a%20child's%20heart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sL3lP_vDQX0Vll5SNeVmRqT16ZGHLPYquQRXRB6OmMpPgQ79_PgSYrT-92NqH1FrOqEaKJDfwgzxGCqGvC4IXGNZ_GDV-ZSd4m0JG0V5rxQD6GVftoxqO625_OPDUBITGbtdZYm5jNUvjjryN9gFjU-NgktAKra2mel5gRB_6avvCzCtzrR2BlZtO2TC/s320/honey%20for%20a%20child's%20heart.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have referred to <a href="https://amzn.to/3R4vQMY">Honey for a Child's Heart</a> numerous times.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcNxAcT69IhRpga21GNywZjD-iXW2U6npDJBIxMFBvgQXWwFPuZ0qZ23rMxyOCpaF3AmqgB-_vxkqCoc-PTkwfl_KRsz57Y47ttrDklCuI8lA7MQwmPaJnq6KeT8Yb5ZEq5aHG9PHs8fCIa8yz36YqPBRN1Zzpa7nN8eUIbNPG-pWi77jGGFmFoF5rHvM/s4032/landscape%20with%20dragons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcNxAcT69IhRpga21GNywZjD-iXW2U6npDJBIxMFBvgQXWwFPuZ0qZ23rMxyOCpaF3AmqgB-_vxkqCoc-PTkwfl_KRsz57Y47ttrDklCuI8lA7MQwmPaJnq6KeT8Yb5ZEq5aHG9PHs8fCIa8yz36YqPBRN1Zzpa7nN8eUIbNPG-pWi77jGGFmFoF5rHvM/s320/landscape%20with%20dragons.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Another book I have referred to is <a href="https://amzn.to/3R3AJVp">A Landscape with Dragons</a>. The recommended reading lists are found at the back of the book thanks to the editorial staff at <a href="https://bethlehembooks.com/">Bethlehem Books</a>. While many of the chapter books are out of print, several publishers have sought to republish them. The picture book list is comprised of many classics. For a person who never experienced these treasures growing up, it is a great place to begin. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have several other books I have referred to in the past.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">2.<b> School or Curriculum Book Lists.</b></h3><div>Sometimes I look at the recommended lists on various school or curricula websites. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amblesideonline.org/">Ambleside Online</a> is one of many Charlotte Mason curricula.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/">Simply Charlotte Mason</a> Go to "Build Your Own Charlotte Mason Curriculum."<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://materamabilis.org/ma/">Mater Amabilis</a> is a Catholic Charlotte Mason approach.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sonlight.com">Sonlight</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://memoriapress.com">Memoria Press</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.olvs.org/">Our Lady of Victory School</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.setonhome.org/">Seton Home Study School</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://books.modg.org/">Mother of Divine Grace bookstore</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rchistory.com/">RC History</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And others!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> 3. <b>Follow a recommended book trail.</b></h3><div>Sometimes on Amazon you will find "more items to explore" or "similar items" or "products related to this item" or "frequently bought together." Some online library catalogs offer additional suggestions or look up subject areas or favorite authors and peruse their new to you books.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">4.<b> Blogs or websites or Facebook groups which recommend books.</b></h3><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://readaloudrevival.com/">Read-Aloud Revival</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://showerofrosesblog.com/">Shower of Roses</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.catholicmom.com/">Catholic Mom</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On Facebook and they also have their own website. <a href="https://www.reshelvingalexandria.com/">Reshelving Alexandria</a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">5. <b>Book Stores or Book Publishers.</b></h3><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bethlehembooks.com/">Bethlehem Books</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://tanbooks.com">Tan Books</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bookstore.magnificat.net/children-s-books.html">Magnificat Bookstore</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://ignatius.com">Ignatius Press</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/">Sophia Institute Press</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://holyheroes.com">Holy Heroes</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.purplehousepress.com/">Purple House Press</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you have a favorite resource for finding picture books, please share in the comments below.</div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-21290271155978028862023-11-14T14:52:00.000-08:002023-11-19T14:48:40.257-08:00Best Picture Books about Snow!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Inspired by our first snow day in Wisconsin on October 31, here is a list of favorite picture books about snow. ❄ The video is only when the flakes started flying. I could add more and more books to this list. Some are out of print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9QbhYRpDwdYDAqePqMSHqHc4y6TQ5jauT8vAHk9Fcicr3Shx3jYa4MjlelJlCL1N47rxxcj_p2H99OFrOzg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As an Amazon Assoicate I earn from qualifying purchases.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DyqhSzh6OxiOUQ5P05CTlOy8wrCivc-Go7B3sIsXS91enwagUoFCJDGocBu_Ff9Rmi1E7aYCbg-OY9r_K1fG6bNmm7wMzTFmvJY4c47iv81C2PsLZ7zKcazZENfgtm5_SvsaON6CkvBB4c5pWE-4r0gpVpTihpQqVY5ZHtgezQI2pzraQT54bOThJ1zY/s4032/snow%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DyqhSzh6OxiOUQ5P05CTlOy8wrCivc-Go7B3sIsXS91enwagUoFCJDGocBu_Ff9Rmi1E7aYCbg-OY9r_K1fG6bNmm7wMzTFmvJY4c47iv81C2PsLZ7zKcazZENfgtm5_SvsaON6CkvBB4c5pWE-4r0gpVpTihpQqVY5ZHtgezQI2pzraQT54bOThJ1zY/s320/snow%20day.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>In <a href="https://amzn.to/3QBUtip.">Snow Day!</a> by Lester Laminack, illus. by Adam Gustavson, a young boy imagines what he can do on a snow day. Surprise ending.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk9OZs93rz3SfRZnWvd-kwGqXGu_wzBWNt7ralbjGa9qmcRBuLgVUW__Zg0VzNbnzNkWWxSekcZsITHhlJ3KOzT-2_dksztkmw0oTXJ49I7ediY6RyZ-34Ay93tRviEiiYDTPYe5rwJqjiqWwoRHe3J4vq7enBVeWCyDSxydanBGGjZD2HQ32S4wvzLrE/s4032/snow1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk9OZs93rz3SfRZnWvd-kwGqXGu_wzBWNt7ralbjGa9qmcRBuLgVUW__Zg0VzNbnzNkWWxSekcZsITHhlJ3KOzT-2_dksztkmw0oTXJ49I7ediY6RyZ-34Ay93tRviEiiYDTPYe5rwJqjiqWwoRHe3J4vq7enBVeWCyDSxydanBGGjZD2HQ32S4wvzLrE/s320/snow1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3QZ6O1s">Winter is Coming</a> by Tony Johnston, illus. by Jim LaMarche. Lovely illustrations complement the quiet gentleness of the moment.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3AlMBDEqZuLfInaeZWXtbGA6vhZJ6inOyS1XA-n9_1NWS4-daAEWpZDA2ToFSlk7x7OCLvI2WlVRrZtnhONYI92o823FgkeOMmq4x3obebn8ZiIXMKiS-acB3myaiDqh0xdoc1FCS-31iNB5rqdyCafx6ydoI2V8YcA9OmVedK20TwIrcx7HGLFtYYdw/s4032/snow2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3AlMBDEqZuLfInaeZWXtbGA6vhZJ6inOyS1XA-n9_1NWS4-daAEWpZDA2ToFSlk7x7OCLvI2WlVRrZtnhONYI92o823FgkeOMmq4x3obebn8ZiIXMKiS-acB3myaiDqh0xdoc1FCS-31iNB5rqdyCafx6ydoI2V8YcA9OmVedK20TwIrcx7HGLFtYYdw/s320/snow2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3sAUECI">Katy and the Big Snow</a> by Virginia Lee Burton is in print as both a paperback or hardcover <a href="https://amzn.to/3FYCI7Y">Katy and the Big Snow</a>. Katy persevers to the end, clearing the way for everyone else.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2ymH73a2lS2S0tbF3ueIHnvRWoh8VpQM1Ce0ujOZ2duF41GENc0kTUWCF7hqurnKTACIH9LzmSO4VWGsbO0LZFDsz-EXYb8zrgNe3z2dXkY7rIz0m5PJk5KZSOiJSj0nfDWPvoSkFHQ8jD1TGt2b2Jr5XdB3dJzwrYhdMOKoVX6HkbgECtktV2beGTM3/s4032/snow3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2ymH73a2lS2S0tbF3ueIHnvRWoh8VpQM1Ce0ujOZ2duF41GENc0kTUWCF7hqurnKTACIH9LzmSO4VWGsbO0LZFDsz-EXYb8zrgNe3z2dXkY7rIz0m5PJk5KZSOiJSj0nfDWPvoSkFHQ8jD1TGt2b2Jr5XdB3dJzwrYhdMOKoVX6HkbgECtktV2beGTM3/s320/snow3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><i>Snow Day</i> by Betsy and Guilio Maestro (one of my favorite author--illustrator teams) is a fun book about a big snow storm. Out of Print.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztbNSgtBESUTVW8egGPMhpppzNzbsrR0WsRc4ObiPbq5kOJzc-_yKyzxrqwqTq4G0EttPZU15EU2wZPaFSwWydCPclcgsd-jwHcuQl49fB7sNzUDHqs0yjXfZTEgINb9mdJCo7-798BHP8u3pMOYLcAUEkNxTMGo2dbuvPQI0VGqui3aHrWF6uBfToG78/s4032/snow4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztbNSgtBESUTVW8egGPMhpppzNzbsrR0WsRc4ObiPbq5kOJzc-_yKyzxrqwqTq4G0EttPZU15EU2wZPaFSwWydCPclcgsd-jwHcuQl49fB7sNzUDHqs0yjXfZTEgINb9mdJCo7-798BHP8u3pMOYLcAUEkNxTMGo2dbuvPQI0VGqui3aHrWF6uBfToG78/s320/snow4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div> <a href="https://amzn.to/3QZdIUB">Snow</a> by Uri Shulevitz is an imaginative book about snow. A little boy hopes for more and more snow. An author worth looking for.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ4xkEDdhN4_p1RatLI3aPtEjKJBUAcxinhvOHOuBdiwtm9xaLN05lbBsXDRwNJZ5fkd5efUw0jD2lVMp4YUANepYEltSwWMUTk-2ap1OqUJ2HSKqZuHjpj58xdZ4m3tl0pKlNln46D_h2JhKSGCfp6WPeRHuHQmIQVf_v55IEx8Anqt7qPV_h3NhzzpZ/s4032/snow5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ4xkEDdhN4_p1RatLI3aPtEjKJBUAcxinhvOHOuBdiwtm9xaLN05lbBsXDRwNJZ5fkd5efUw0jD2lVMp4YUANepYEltSwWMUTk-2ap1OqUJ2HSKqZuHjpj58xdZ4m3tl0pKlNln46D_h2JhKSGCfp6WPeRHuHQmIQVf_v55IEx8Anqt7qPV_h3NhzzpZ/s320/snow5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><i>First Snow</i> by Kim Lewis. Mommy, Sarah and Sarah's teddy bear climb up the hill to feed the sheep. Suddenly a snowstorm envelopes them and Sarah loses her teddy in the snow. Thankfully one of the sheep dogs finds teddy. One of a series of books.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLuJ9wVXWDbUJEE1OX89gMtvuWROweIVu3R1ZpRWsyfzJYbOOYPTnP9yFoHc5wO7XxGOen5O8xOYoWm209fZC7yFH1p0rbVt9NtC06M3Rwx2Iokrdk-RX9erR6zVCbtq_LeOsxKN3daRn2KBAjVkz48tBs1PztOwm2CKXjGpK5Zmpq_ou-nqGVi1VYHdp/s4032/snow6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLuJ9wVXWDbUJEE1OX89gMtvuWROweIVu3R1ZpRWsyfzJYbOOYPTnP9yFoHc5wO7XxGOen5O8xOYoWm209fZC7yFH1p0rbVt9NtC06M3Rwx2Iokrdk-RX9erR6zVCbtq_LeOsxKN3daRn2KBAjVkz48tBs1PztOwm2CKXjGpK5Zmpq_ou-nqGVi1VYHdp/s320/snow6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3QZWBkv">Little Red Sleigh</a> by Erin Guendelsberger, illus. by Elizaveta Tretyakova. Although this is listed as a Christmas book, this is a fun and imaginative book about sledding.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRS-ztbKkNbJHFgI2mo9T6icwSMwb3FuGU23-KZ6KKsK3wXrsN4uSjm1UlnUwDITSqIUjuX6CFEvzLrcBfduD7912jDwQTESMbBIo80IYsJ-Dz_VfDiyk3w8kBsjyJzCyemQtPu97QxQ1a2oMH4hudbz-BcKj7dcc9OkbzMlUANdiUn6SPAQBMtOj1-Eb/s4032/snow7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRS-ztbKkNbJHFgI2mo9T6icwSMwb3FuGU23-KZ6KKsK3wXrsN4uSjm1UlnUwDITSqIUjuX6CFEvzLrcBfduD7912jDwQTESMbBIo80IYsJ-Dz_VfDiyk3w8kBsjyJzCyemQtPu97QxQ1a2oMH4hudbz-BcKj7dcc9OkbzMlUANdiUn6SPAQBMtOj1-Eb/s320/snow7.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Snow Toward Evening, A Year in a River Valley, Nature Poem</i>s selected by Josette Frank, paintings by Thomas Locker. Captivating illustrations complement poems by famous poets, Langston Hughes, Wordsworth, and others. Out of print.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc8PaCgF67_wcTFuqlRguTSIjWTLpYZ0E1hl2k7W_zpt8IoBoRdma_cOa4Y6-NsiNr76y4idtlyFqsNcoiUx2RJgXc0a4H7OEVxcLHxON_jGFKrOk09hoRwzv04F232xp7ZrEpc4eObDY7O5G4KTVIHgoml4cM_Rzh2Gv8X_Z3QFTJ3ClZTfouSG_CXtv/s4032/snow8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc8PaCgF67_wcTFuqlRguTSIjWTLpYZ0E1hl2k7W_zpt8IoBoRdma_cOa4Y6-NsiNr76y4idtlyFqsNcoiUx2RJgXc0a4H7OEVxcLHxON_jGFKrOk09hoRwzv04F232xp7ZrEpc4eObDY7O5G4KTVIHgoml4cM_Rzh2Gv8X_Z3QFTJ3ClZTfouSG_CXtv/s320/snow8.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Most likely you have heard of these!</div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3QZWBkv">The Hat</a> by Jan Brett is available as a hardcover or board book. When Lisa hangs her wollen clothes outside on the line, the forest animals discover them and create mischief. </div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/49Cz6WY">The Mitten</a> by Jan Brett is also available as a hardcover or board book. When Nicki drops his mitten in the forest, the animals all cosy up together until . . . <br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3uaOhq2">The Big Snow</a> by Berta and Elmer Hader. In this Caldecott classic, the reader is introduced to what the animals will do when winter and the big snow comes.<br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/40HSu0U">The Snowy Day</a> by Ezra Jack Keats is another Caldecott winner. The link is to a board book even though I own it as a paperback. Peter discovers the wonder of snow.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsKr7X-D_S6R8605UoLq99Z9yu69Uop9NbAdDAcGLx6gn9qwFHy17z4J-cLneWIvTxhl_RS6Ogl3_knhn30vua4NtO33abQ6SZhFifJPfxqOSQyxn1aa5YCny08mIngK74yw3PYMbfuH9anRzVzwRg9kmtdR0xq5AHGnYs8J34yoQHmIEUnjEl52OmCfW/s4032/snow9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsKr7X-D_S6R8605UoLq99Z9yu69Uop9NbAdDAcGLx6gn9qwFHy17z4J-cLneWIvTxhl_RS6Ogl3_knhn30vua4NtO33abQ6SZhFifJPfxqOSQyxn1aa5YCny08mIngK74yw3PYMbfuH9anRzVzwRg9kmtdR0xq5AHGnYs8J34yoQHmIEUnjEl52OmCfW/s320/snow9.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3QE83C2">Owl Moon</a> by Jane Yolen, illus. by John Schoenherr. A young girl and her Pa set out one winter night to go owling. <br /></div><div><i>On a Wintry Morning</i> by Dori Chaconas, illus. by Stephen T. Johnson. A baby and her daddy explore the wonders of a winter day, sledding, creating snow angels and more. Out of print.</div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3uhAuOA">Too Many Mittens</a> by Florence and Louis Slobodkin is back in print as a paperback. When Ned and Donny, twins who live in Michigan, lose one of their mittens, life turns upside down.<br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3udseiB">Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening</a> by Woods by Robert Frost, illus. by Susan Jeffers. When an elderly farmer drives his sleigh through the woods, he stops to enjoy its wonderous beauty and also meets his daughter and grandchildren on his way. Captivating illustrations.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptDhKrTuq8zv9egGn4g8pi9S5LHmIT6X1IB-bVceVQKAneZeltXA9yHJrB9KdT2E6W42xdnN9UpgtJPhgPtPmtU2no0GuoNbAIqOERU3fdKUCtmM4Un_k14_YWnFyKaEiVw7TzNuNu7_vaUN8XP-HhxT04idP9WCzo-1wkWvbBEWhJ_NUoWAW149epIPO/s4032/snow10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptDhKrTuq8zv9egGn4g8pi9S5LHmIT6X1IB-bVceVQKAneZeltXA9yHJrB9KdT2E6W42xdnN9UpgtJPhgPtPmtU2no0GuoNbAIqOERU3fdKUCtmM4Un_k14_YWnFyKaEiVw7TzNuNu7_vaUN8XP-HhxT04idP9WCzo-1wkWvbBEWhJ_NUoWAW149epIPO/s320/snow10.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://amzn.to/49FYHOX">Red Sled</a> by Lita Judge is a fun book. A bear borrows a red sled and as he goes careening down the hill, more and more animals join him in this rolicking escapade. Available as a board book also. <a href="https://amzn.to/49FYHOX">Red Sled</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Tom and PIppo in the Snow</i> by Helen Oxenbury. Tom is fearful os going down the big hill by himself, but in the end, he decided to do it several times without daddy. This is part of a series. Out of print.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7kophx8jK0kZf_9sX0is2-67tYQ1RAADiooOBzpzw1KLPbEmHBk-Fuctsi7Q4Yf81G5zzouKlLCYNIOXlOndKBvhqg2n5e_IwF7TBfOlMm4qacGxzTUdoYI9cdizvaXGMbeYtduje1-PfD8tkHTnRERiIXwzDV37nseSCiCQjyVrahTrbYdgUfvrmMLd/s4032/snow11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7kophx8jK0kZf_9sX0is2-67tYQ1RAADiooOBzpzw1KLPbEmHBk-Fuctsi7Q4Yf81G5zzouKlLCYNIOXlOndKBvhqg2n5e_IwF7TBfOlMm4qacGxzTUdoYI9cdizvaXGMbeYtduje1-PfD8tkHTnRERiIXwzDV37nseSCiCQjyVrahTrbYdgUfvrmMLd/s320/snow11.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://amzn.to/47Bd7Oy">Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening</a> by Robert Frost, illus. by P. J. Lynch. In this recent release, Lynch imagines the voice in the poem as a girl riding her horse through the woods. Lovely illustrations transport the reader to a magical winter scene. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More books about snow!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4htDl9rxzkqWou7oddMbuyodKfT7U1wfmjFjVdrDB78Sv5NaT1oeAvoQaKGVPAHIVI7ihXdxXhMJWbNO8mRiCxQu_x7B_Eb5VQUOpd6csz5ajjwW1JA2R7yo75FRewCa1tQLJo5mM8jccT0gZE_-qd8bh9SQacf7s8owBY5dbe_5Wxs3Tc4QuVGO0KZr2/s4032/snow12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4htDl9rxzkqWou7oddMbuyodKfT7U1wfmjFjVdrDB78Sv5NaT1oeAvoQaKGVPAHIVI7ihXdxXhMJWbNO8mRiCxQu_x7B_Eb5VQUOpd6csz5ajjwW1JA2R7yo75FRewCa1tQLJo5mM8jccT0gZE_-qd8bh9SQacf7s8owBY5dbe_5Wxs3Tc4QuVGO0KZr2/s320/snow12.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3QN09pX">Blizzard</a> by John Rocco. Based on a true life experience of the author's childhood. Fantastic illustrations!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/46m8Z3B">The Missing Mitten Mystery</a> by Steven Kellogg. Where or where did the little girl's red mitten go?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3G5Lnpd">Snow</a> by Cynthia Rylant. Lovely illustrations complement a child's favorite things to do in the snow.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3SKXr6T">Sugar Snow</a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Picture Book). Pa creates sugar snow for the girls.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwDXNRDJmOFXcrInoI9iKDYhx5hyphenhyphenEblFVm4zqYqDHuwXLpyYX8tD__9kPzgAn4xrIZbZV7GB2L4gAI5RjgVbclbg99nHbSAHi_wgKeq9JWNR7Zmkw5rB-_EpyfxeUCSfF9HuzjpDKvfwhP-BLJ7n1yhjl2Su53FPlZxqRcfXvyLOlsi21SpDRyoDTFyr-/s4032/snow13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwDXNRDJmOFXcrInoI9iKDYhx5hyphenhyphenEblFVm4zqYqDHuwXLpyYX8tD__9kPzgAn4xrIZbZV7GB2L4gAI5RjgVbclbg99nHbSAHi_wgKeq9JWNR7Zmkw5rB-_EpyfxeUCSfF9HuzjpDKvfwhP-BLJ7n1yhjl2Su53FPlZxqRcfXvyLOlsi21SpDRyoDTFyr-/s320/snow13.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3SOxwLH">Winter is the Warmest Season</a> by Lauren Stringer. What makes winter the warmest season? Read to find out.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amzn.to/46py261">Goodbey Autumn, Hello Winter</a> by Kenard Pak. A brother and sister explore nature with the changing of the seasons. Lovely illustrations.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCAnDKDTGRz0CwTd5flxWtGz56TQY9WmjHzGtrvT7zP32GvMHC0XwwNiU85xwAwPA_aJ69gSrvtMAHgS3hXfWr9iXs3EL3dFMxSbdQq-3wPDcp2UH-4KvD-5hgzCD10CpO8g1RXA754eIHXE9sbiUHS99zLNhj9tQZ4tGmjWv98924hYd4I0dXfmDaTBX/s4032/snow14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCAnDKDTGRz0CwTd5flxWtGz56TQY9WmjHzGtrvT7zP32GvMHC0XwwNiU85xwAwPA_aJ69gSrvtMAHgS3hXfWr9iXs3EL3dFMxSbdQq-3wPDcp2UH-4KvD-5hgzCD10CpO8g1RXA754eIHXE9sbiUHS99zLNhj9tQZ4tGmjWv98924hYd4I0dXfmDaTBX/s320/snow14.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://amzn.to/3RgghC1">The Snowy Nap</a> by Jan Brett. Hedgie is back again. What did he miss while he was hibernating? Read to find out :)<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-67883433459082358972020-06-04T11:52:00.000-07:002023-11-16T05:09:45.463-08:00<br />
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https://catholicmom.com/2014/04/15/why-do-we-homeschool/<br />
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“Why do we homeschool?” Often when we begin homeschooling there is
something that prompted us to begin. It may have been a child struggling
with school, a negative socializing experience, or any number of
issues. Once the mom begins, she may feel conflicted that her children
will miss out on some great academic experience. She may moan, “I wish I
had a real science lab” or “I could never have an interesting
literature discussion like I did in my British Literature class.” So why
are we doing “that”? Why are we homeschooling? Because we want to
educate the whole child; we want to educate the child for eternity.<br />
On occasion my twin nephews, who are six years old, will burst into
song, “Father, I adore you.” And I lay my life before you. How I love
you.” In a public school setting, I guarantee the teacher would not
appreciate or encourage such a song. But in the home, this is a
beautiful testament of my nephews’ childlike faith.<br />
Too often we focus on the academics and overlook the whole child,
building the character of the child, considering all aspects of the
person. In his Apostolic Letter <i>Tertio Millennio Adveniente</i>,
Blessed John Paul II described Christ as one who “labored with human
hands, thought with a human mind, acted with a human will, and loved
with a human heart” (par. #4). We need to ask ourselves when we educate
ourselves and our children, “Do we labor with Christ’s hands, think with
Christ’s mind, act with Christ’s will, and love with Christ’s heart.”
We sometimes become so consumed with educating our children’s mind, we
overlook shaping their wills, teaching self-control of their drives and
passions, training their hands, and nourishing their hearts and souls.<br />
Because the child is a whole, integrated person, we cannot always
compartmentalize when we will be educating their minds, their hearts, or
their hands. While showing my daughters how to crochet, we might have a
discussion on a topic that would form their character or is related to
their academics. In practicing her violin or playing the piano, my
daughter develops any number of virtues, such as perseverance, attention
to detail, and listening to the soul. When I ask a young child,
“Please bring me a diaper or wash cloth” or another simple task; I am
testing his will and encouraging his obedience. In the home, education
is life.<br />
What are we educating? The whole child.<br />
How do we educate the whole child? Father Kentenich, the founder of
Schoenstatt, an apostolic lay movement said, “We must educate our
children in such a way that he or she can later give themselves to God,
freely and of their own accord, when and where God wishes. When God asks
us to return our children to him, we cannot keep them for ourselves. We
must return our children from where they came, our Heavenly Father,
whether in a consecrated life or a married or single state of life” (<i>The Nazareth Family</i>, unfinished manuscript, Fr. Jonathan Niehaus, 9).<br />
It is not yet six in the morning and very peaceful and quiet as I am
typing this up—a hushed quiet—, so it is easy for me to say that our
homes should be a foretaste of heaven. We want to build our little
Nazareth families, oases of love. When the baby is crying, the children
are fighting, the phone is ringing and the water from the rice is
boiling over, that is when life really begins to happen! Then can I also
say, “Our homes should be a foretaste of heaven!”?<br />
It is easy to smile, when the baby is coohing, but when the baby is
fussing, the challenge arises that I then too should smile. At that
moment, my human weakness reveals itself, I don’t want to smile. In my
weakness, I can become discouraged or even despair, unless I look to a
greater power outside of myself (or should I say deep within my soul).
In my weakness, I can recognize that I cannot do this by myself; that I
can turn to the Blessed Mother and ask her intercession. I can ask my
Heavenly Father to send me the graces I need to accomplish that tasks he
has set before me—to love my husband, children and family.<br />
Once again! School is more than academics. It is habits and virtues.
SAT and ACT tests do not measure creativity, ingenuity, industriousness,
and many other virtues. Think of Thomas Alva Edison.<br />
Every child is gifted, precious in the sight of God, created in the image and likeness of God.<br />
Anybody can accomplish school academics for a year. We want to instill a lifelong love of learning, a striving to be a saint.<br />
Homeschooling should be a restoring of childhood to its proper place.
Even if you did not experience an ideal family situation when growing
up, because of death, divorce, or brokenness, our Heavenly Father
through the gifts of the Holy Spirit gives you the grace to transform
your family into a family filled with the love of Christ.<br />
Mitchell Kalpakgian in the dedication of his book, <i>The Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature, </i>describes what we are striving for.<i> </i><br />
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<i> </i>“To all my beloved Armenian family members who
provided me an authentic childhood of play, innocence, and wonder, who
instilled in me a love of life, a love of family, and a love of God; who
made me feel special, loved, and the apple of their eye; who showed me
by their example that loving children is the great business of life;
whose generosity, hospitality, and kindness formed my heart; and who
taught me how to savor the simple pleasure of life: delicious,
home-cooked food, conversation at the dinner table, visits to friends
and relatives, the bonds of true friendships, the love of learning, the
mirth of games and sports, and the wonder of hearing stories of the
miracles of Divine Providence in each person’s life” (vii).</blockquote>
What is your goal in homeschooling? If you define a successful
homeschool year as doing every problem on every page and finishing all
the textbooks and workbooks by a certain date, you may accomplish your
goal, but did you achieve success? With this goal, you may end up a
burnt out, frazzled, crispy-around-the-edges mom.<br />
If you define your goal as the extreme opposite—Oh, just hanging out
and doing whatever you feel like whenever—, then you don’t have a plan.
What are “you” trying to accomplish? We need to have a goal. I need to
know, “Why am I doing this? What do I hope to achieve?”<br />
When you go to bed at night, what do you wish you had done that day? Then do it the next day.<br />
What do you wish you had done growing up?<br />
What positive memories from childhood do you have? What positive memories do you wish to give your children?<br />
What do your kids wish to do?<br />
What is the one thing you want to accomplish this year with each
child? It can be a habit or a virtue, not just a subject or a skill.<br />
What are social, emotional, psychological, and academic reasons that you are doing this?<br />
As parents, what do we do to encourage or even make possible the
healthy interests or childhood pastimes of our children? When
homeschooling is all said and done, what do we as parents wish to
accomplish? What is our end goal? If our end goal determines how we live
out our lives on a day to day basis, then what is our end goal? How do
we define it?<br />
Is our style of life living from one TV program to the next? One
sporting season to the next? Who won the Superbowl 10 years ago? 5 years
ago? the World Series? Grammy Awards? Academy Awards? Who was the most
popular singer, movie star, or sports personality 10 years ago? We can
become sucked into a culture of superficiality unless we offer healthy
substitutes.<br />
By turning off the TV, computer or video games, and other
distractions, you can experience life in a whole new way: plant a
garden, learn a musical instrument, read that book aloud to the whole
family.<br />
Do we encourage the good, the true, and the beautiful? Phil. 4:8
“Your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that
deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous,
or worthy of praise.”<br />
Let us strive to make our homes havens of peace, joy, laughter, and
love. Pope John Paul II said, the home “is truly ‘the sanctuary of
life’” (<i>Evangelium Vitae</i>). Ultimately, homeschooling is an avenue
to live that sanctuary of life. It is turning our homes into oases of
love, miniature churches, in the midst of the world.<br />
Homeschooling is not about academics or SAT scores or basketball
scholarships. It’s about love. Love your children with the love of
Christ. I may not always want to love, especially when someone is being
unlovable, but I can ask Christ to love through me. Since we are fallen
creatures, teaching our children to love is a lifelong process. In <i>Familiaris Consortio</i>, we read, “Love is therefore the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being” (Par. 11).<br />
As Fr. Kentenich, the founder of the apostolic movement of
Schoenstatt said, “The ultimate meaning of our life is to learn to love,
to learn to love correctly, to learn to love selflessly, to learn to
love constantly, to learn to love faithfully” (<i>On Monday Evenings, Vol. 20, 123</i>).<br />
So, why do you do that?<br />
Homeschooling is all about love.<br />
<i>Copyright 2014 Elizabeth Yank</i><br />
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Every morning as I walk through my mother's quiet community in
Florida, I bring out my weapon of choice, the rosary. In the famous St.
John Bosco vision of two columns, the Pope steers the ship toward the
column with the Eucharist, "Salvation of the Faithful" and the column
with the Blessed Virgin, "Help of Christians." A violent storm rages,
tossing the ship, while the enemies of the Church assault it on all
sides. The Pope is struck twice, dying, and the new Pope, overcoming
innumerable obstacles, safely guides the ship to the two pillars and
securely fastens chains with anchors to the two columns, safely mooring
it. Immediately, all the enemies of the Church scatter, ships collide
with one another and eventually sink. We don't know when this dream will
come to fruition, but we do know that God has given us two gifts to
sustain us when we are assaulted on all sides, two pillars of strength
and power, the Eucharist and Mary, Help of Christians.<br />
Right now, not just in the United States but throughout
the world, only some faithful are able to receive Holy Communion. In a
very few parishes they are still able to receive the sacrament of
Confession. A few have Eucharistic Adoration. However, there is one
devotion that never has to go away and that is devotion to the Blessed
Mother. The Church recognizes her power. On May 1 Bishops throughout the
United States reconsecrated the country to Mary. Within the home, we
too can also dedicate our homes to her Immaculate Heart.<br />
We can also recognize her power by imploring her to help
us during this time of crisis, under her titles as Advocate,
Co-redemtrix and the Mediatrix of all Graces, to stand before the throne
of God and intercede for us, her children. What was our Blessed
Mother's request at Fatima: to pray the rosary daily, establish devotion
to her Immaculate Heart, to offer sacrifices for sinners and say many
times, especially when we make a sacrifice, 'O Jesus, this is for love
of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins
committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.'<br />
Many years ago when we were first married we dedicated
our home to the Blessed Mother under the title Queen and Victress of
Schoenstatt. While we faithfully say our prayers in our homeshrine,
saying the rosary has always been a challenge with children.
Nonetheless, let us keep in mind the words of Theodore Roosevelt:<br />
<i>Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing
unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. No kind of life is worth
leading if it is always an easy life. I know that your life is hard; I
know that your work is hard; and hardest of all for those of you who
have the highest trained consciences, and who therefore feel always how
much you ought to do. I know your work is hard, and that is why I
congratulate you with all my heart. I have never in my life envied a
human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who
led difficult lives and led them well.</i><br />
Recently when I turned on my computer, the title of an
article popped up. "How to start running, even if you are bad at it." We
could change the words to "How to start praying, even if you are bad at
it." G. K. Chesterton encourages us, <i>“If a thing is worth doing, it
is worth doing badly.” Let me explain. My brother likes to enter road
cycling races. Those who don't train drop out very quickly. In other
words, if you want to succeed, you need to start somewhere and it isn't
going to be at the top. You will need to train. You will need to build
up your endurance, stamina, strength. You will start by doing it badly. </i><br />
<i> </i> There are various websites, such as U. S. Grace
Force, that are encouraging people to commit to saying the rosary daily.
There are also groups, like<i> America Needs Fatima</i>, that have
for many years supported rosary rallies. Still other groups have
encouraged rosary processions. The Layman's Rosary of Reparation and St.
Charles Borromeo Society also recognize the need and the power of the
rosary. These are perilous times. If we don't start saying the rosary
now, when? Just like working out for a bike race, this is a battle which
will require stamina, endurance and strength.<br />
Our country is in need of a miracle of grace, for the
spiritual and moral renewal of its people. Through perseverance and
thousands upon thousands of rosaries families prayed every day, Fr.
Petrus Pavlicek led the charge to drive out the Soviet Union from the
Soviet occupied zone of Austria without a single loss of life. It took 8
long years, but in the end the Blessed Mother was victorious!<br />
We need to remember the words of Fr. Pavlicek: “Peace is a
gift of God, not the work of politicians,” He added, "the gifts of God
are obtained through prayers that storm heaven as soldiers storm a
fort—with confidence and determination."<br />
We need to unleash the incredible power of the rosary.
Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican exorcist, said, "One day a
colleague of mine heard the devil say during an exorcism, 'Every Hail
Mary is like a blow on my head. If Christians knew how powerful the
Rosary was, it would be my end.'"<br />
In the musical <i>Les Misérables</i> is a line from "Do
You Hear the People Sing." "Will you join in our crusade? Who will be
strong and stand with me?" Will you join in the crusade to crush Satan
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary to restore holiness to our country?Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-72074115800180892602020-05-04T04:55:00.001-07:002020-06-11T04:41:58.344-07:00Responding to the Heavenly Father's Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Responding to the Heavenly Father's Love: “Do you love me?” are the touching words Tevye sings to Golde, his faithful wife of 25 years, in the acclaimed musical Fiddler on the Roof. The musical’s universal appeal unfolds the deeper meaning of love through sacrifice, begging the question, “What is true love?” Following the custom of the time, Tevye and Golde’s parents …<br />
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<span id="goog_435328017"></span><span id="goog_435328018"></span><br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-60263608587549867632016-01-31T17:47:00.000-08:002016-01-31T17:47:20.306-08:00Amazing Life of Chiara Corbella Petrilla <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently finished reading her amazing biography <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chiara-Corbella-Petrillo-Simone-Troisi/dp/1622823052/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444133573&sr=8-1&keywords=Corbella+Petrillo%3A+A+Witness+to+Joy" target="_blank">Chiara Corbella Petrillo: A Witness to Joy</a><br />
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There is a website dedicated to her: <a href="http://www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.it/it/" target="_blank">Chiara Corbella Petrillo.</a><br />
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Crisis Magazine also did a short story about her life: <a href="http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/chiara-corbella-a-witness-to-joy" target="_blank">Chiara Corbella: a witness to joy.</a><br />
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And Focus also did a story about her: <a href="http://www.focus.org/blog/posts/saints-are-still-being-made.html" target="_blank">Saints are still being made</a> <br />
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And you can listen to her testimony with subtitles: <a href="http://www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.it/2013/04/30/chiara-corbella-2009-english-subtitles/" target="_blank">Chiara Corbella Petrillo.</a><br />
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I<b>n our modern society</b>, people like to pride themselves
on being hip, cool, and atheist. For some atheists, their parents were
atheists. But for others, as they were growing up, their parents did not
want to “impose” their belief system (religious or otherwise) on them.
Like picking their favorite candies out of a chocolate box, the parents
wanted their children to wait until they were old enough to decide
which flavor they liked best: Catholic, Methodist or Evangelical. Except
handing on the faith is not like picking out the caramel nougat versus
the vanilla flavor one. And if they never decide, so be it–except that
church weddings are a bit more fancy. Never mind that the parents would
be horrified if the child decided to never take a bath or brush his
teeth. Never mind that without faith the basis for a value system of
right and wrong is always shifting. Why is honesty important? Why should
I tell the truth?<br />
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<strong>Are you ready for the fight?</strong> If you were to enter
the boxing ring today, would you be primed? Or are your muscles a little
flabby, your lungs easily winded and your feet dragging instead of
dancing? Besides you don’t want to break your nose.<br />
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Competitive boxers prepare through discipline and hard work. They
recognize that only through perseverance, mental fortitude, stamina and
skill will they beat their opponent. Their vigorous fitness training
includes both physical conditioning and mental preparation. It’s not
just the boxer who delivers the explosive punches, hooks, and jabs that
wins. It’s the boxer, who outfoxes and outmaneuvers his opponent,
mentally and physically, packing the powerful punches and persevering
until the end that is declared the winner.<br />
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Similarly, before engaging in battle no general worth his 5 stars
would ever send a soldier into combat without him first completing the
rigorous exercises and tedious drills of boot camp. In addition to
forming his soldiers, an astute general recognizes that his enemy is
real and he prepares a realistic battle plan.<br />
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Think spiritual warfare and you might imagine St. Michael, sword drawn, battling it out with Satan and his minions or the movie <em>The Exorcist </em>with
the young girl’s head spinning and voice growling. Cynics may scoff,
“Spiritual warfare is just a fairy tale—a Biblical myth to entertain
little kids or a sensationalized story of demons and deliverance to
create a box office blockbuster.”<br />
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The devil, however, is real. As St. Peter tells us, “Your opponent
the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone]
to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Yes, that someone is you! Definitely, there
are times when an exorcist is necessary, but what about you? Are you
ready for the fight? Do you have a realistic battle plan to combat the
devil in your life?<br />
Are you ready to combat that menacing little voice that taunts you, <a href="http://catholicexchange.com/spiritual-warfare-101-ready-fight?mc_cid=d3777e93c6&mc_eid=b9bd4ebe69" target="_blank">Catholic Exchange</a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-19166848220520855762015-01-05T04:35:00.004-08:002015-01-05T04:35:58.741-08:00CatholicExchange: Saints Among Us<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>We have heard it often enough,</strong> “I don’t need to go to church. I don’t need organized religion. I can just worship God in my own time, in my own way.”<br />
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If I would have chosen that path–which is often tempting on Sunday
morning–to just roll over and pull the covers over my head and ignore
the chaos and confusion of getting breakfast on the table and everyone
dressed, presentable and to church on time, I would have been the one
who would have suffered for it, for I would have been the one who would
have missed out on friendships that have nudged me–if not catapulted
me–in the right direction, the direction of holiness.<br />
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I would have been the one who would have missed knowing “x.” No
matter how difficult life is she is cheerful, not in a bubbly
pop-the-cork champagne way, but in a smiling calmly Mona Lisa way. Her
serene demeanor is one that invites the other to unburden the cares and
worries of the heart to an empathetic ear.<br />
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Her compassionate concern for others brings to life those saint
stories of long ago, making them real and not just fairy tales. At the
same time, knowing someone who strives to be good and kind offers
refreshing hope in a world that seems to have gone bonkers. . . .<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-18466591851921895072014-12-25T08:32:00.000-08:002014-12-25T08:32:40.229-08:00He is Born!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-72234558097750774232014-10-20T19:08:00.000-07:002014-10-20T19:08:00.206-07:00Classical Education: Books, Resources and More!<br />
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*Personal Favorite<br />
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I have not read all of these books, so discretion is advised.<br />
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<b><u>Nonfiction</u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Word-Rethinking-Foundations-Education/dp/1621380041/ref=pd_sim_b_4">Beauty In Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education</a> by Stratford Caldecott<br />
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<i>The Case for Classical Christian Education</i> by Douglas Wilson. This author is anti-Catholic, but he does have one chapter that I really like: "The Seven Laws of Learning." Read it from the library.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christianity-Culture-T-S-Eliot/dp/0156177358/ref=pd_luc_mrairec_02_03_t_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Christianity and Culture</a> by T. S. Eliot<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Classics-Letters-T-S-Eliot/dp/B002C02CNO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383601240&sr=8-1&keywords=the+classics+and+the+man+of+letters+by+t.+s.+eliot" target="_blank">The Classics and the Man of Letters</a> by T. S. Eliot<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Climbing-Parnassus-Apologia-Greek-Latin/dp/1933859504/ref=pd_sim_b_1">Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin</a> by Tracy Lee Simmons <br />
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*<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Your-Own-Classical-Curriculum/dp/0898706602/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377603773&sr=8-1&keywords=laura+berquist">Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum</a> by Laura M. Bequist<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Knows-Latin-Classical-Tradition/dp/1882926579/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383602864&sr=1-1&keywords=devil+knows+latin" target="_blank">The Devil Knows Latin Why America Needs the Classical Tradition</a> by E. Christian Kopff<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Tradition-Readings-Educated/dp/193519156X/ref=pd_sim_b_3">The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to be an Educated Human Being</a><br />
by Richard Gamble. This is written by a Protestant so some chapters can clearly be skipped. But there are a few that are worthwhile reading. It includes C. S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers, and Christopher Dawson.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Intellectual-Life-Conditions-Methods/dp/0813206464/ref=pd_sim_b_10">The Intellectual Life:Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods</a> by A. G. Sertillanges<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Centered-Curriculum-Educators-Classical-Education/dp/1930953739/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381171499&sr=1-1-fkmr2&keywords=implementation+of+an+ignatian+education+at+home">The Latin Centered Curriculum: A Home Educators Guide to Classical Education</a> by Andrew A Campbell<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leisure-Basis-Culture-Josef-Pieper/dp/1586172565/ref=pd_sim_b_3">Leisure: The Basis of Culture </a>by Josef Pieper<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Norms-Nobility-A-Treatise-Education/dp/0761814671/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377603602&sr=8-1&keywords=norms+and+nobility">Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education</a> by David V. Hicks<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Classical-Beautiful-Education-Child/dp/1615382402/ref=pd_sim_b_2">Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child</a> by Cheryl Swope<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Socratic-Logic-Questions-Aristotelian-Principles/dp/1587318083/ref=pd_sim_b_15">Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions and Aristotelian Principles</a><br />
by Peter Kreeft<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Education-Generation-Twenty-First/dp/1615399917/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383602180&sr=8-1&keywords=a+jefferson+education" target="_blank">A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century</a> by Oliver DeMille<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Trivium-Liberal-Grammar-Rhetoric/dp/0967967503/ref=pd_sim_b_6">The Trivium: The Liberal Artos of Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric</a> by Sister Miriam Joseph<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Who-Killed-Homer-Classical-Education/dp/1893554260/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377600994&sr=8-1&keywords=who+killed+homer">Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom</a> by Victor Davis Hanson<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Well-Trained-Mind-Guide-Classical-Education/dp/0393067084/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381170690&sr=1-1&keywords=well+trained+mind">Well Trained Mind</a> by Susan Wise Bauer. I hesitate to include this book on the list because I don't think the program is realistic and some of the books used are anti-Catholic. But it has contributed to a resurgence of interest in classical education.<br />
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<b><u>Fiction </u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/North-Penguin-Classics-Elizabeth-Gaskell/dp/0140434240/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381145182&sr=1-1&keywords=north+and+south+gaskell">North and South</a> by Elizabeth Gaskell<br />
Although it is a work of fiction throughout the book the topic of a classical education or what is a good education is touched on again and again.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Essays</u> </b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.gbt.org/clasced.html">Why Classical Education?</a> Essay on education at Escondido Tutorial Service.<br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/36325362/The-Lost-Tools-of-Learning">The Lost Tools of Learning</a> by Dorothy Sayers<br />
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<a href="http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/contents.html">Classical Christian Homeschooling</a> More essays on classical education.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Programs/Schools</b></u></span><br />
* <a href="http://www.motherofdivinegrace.org/">Mother of Divine Grace School</a><br />
There are also some excellent essays on classical education.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Additional Curricula</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.catholicschoolhouse.com/">Catholic Schoolhouse</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ccmemory.com/">Classically Catholic Memory</a></span></span><u><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></u><br />
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<a href="http://www.rchistory.com/">Connecting With History</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.memoriapress.com/"> Memoria Press</a><br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-50306643605113331582014-10-17T19:06:00.002-07:002014-10-17T19:07:31.500-07:00Nada te Turbe -- A Virtual Choir of Carmelites<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycy0a5eHgVs&sns=em" target="_blank"><br /></a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycy0a5eHgVs&sns=em" target="_blank">Nada Te Turbe -- A Virtual Choir of Carmelites</a><br />
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Let Nothing Disturb You <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let nothing disturb you,<br />
Let nothing frighten you,<br />
All things are passing away:<br />
God never changes.<br />
Patience obtains all things<br />
Whoever has God lacks nothing;<br />
God alone suffices.<br />
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<i>-- St. Teresa of Avila</i></span><br />
<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-6732628114976256382014-07-28T08:19:00.001-07:002014-07-28T08:21:09.146-07:00Raising a Lifelong Reader<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday July 26, 2014 I gave a talk at the IHM Homeschool Conference in Naperville, IL. The topic was <i>Raising a Lifelong Reader. </i>As soon as I am able, I will be posting answers to the questions raised at the conference. Thanks for your patience and understanding. God Bless, Elizabeth</div>
Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-49626810951063799972014-06-26T05:16:00.002-07:002014-06-26T05:16:53.139-07:00Latin Made Easy with Quizlet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, Latin is never easy, but quizlet definitely makes it easier.<br />
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How to study those Latin words, or any foreign language for that matter? <a href="http://quizlet.com/latest" target="_blank">Quizlet</a>! You can review other flashcards, quizzes, etc. that others have created or make your own.<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253732044321183046.post-73965440883147048982014-04-19T05:04:00.001-07:002014-04-19T05:04:45.617-07:00Why Do We Homeschool? Catholic Mom<br />
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"Why do we homeschool?” Often when we begin homeschooling there is
something that prompted us to begin. It may have been a child struggling
with school, a negative socializing experience, or any number of
issues. Once the mom begins, she may feel conflicted that her children
will miss out on some great academic experience. She may moan, “I wish I
had a real science lab” or “I could never have an interesting
literature discussion like I did in my British Literature class.” So why
are we doing “that”? Why are we homeschooling? Because we want to
educate the whole child; we want to educate the child for eternity.<br />
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On occasion my twin nephews, who are six years old, will burst into
song, “Father, I adore you.” And I lay my life before you. How I love
you.” In a public school setting, I guarantee the teacher would not
appreciate or encourage such a song. But in the home, this is a
beautiful testament of my nephews’ childlike faith.<br />
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Too often we focus on the academics and overlook the whole child,
building the character of the child, considering all aspects of the
person. In his Apostolic Letter <i>Tertio Millennio Adveniente</i>,
Blessed John Paul II described Christ as one who “labored with human
hands, thought with a human mind, acted with a human will, and loved
with a human heart” (par. #4). We need to ask ourselves when we educate
ourselves and our children, “Do we labor with Christ’s hands, think with
Christ’s mind, act with Christ’s will, and love with Christ’s heart.”
We sometimes become so consumed with educating our children’s mind, we
overlook shaping their wills, teaching self-control of their drives and
passions, training their hands, and nourishing their hearts and souls.<br />
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Because the child is a whole, integrated person, we cannot always
compartmentalize when we will be educating their minds, their hearts, or
their hands. While showing my daughters how to crochet, we might have a
discussion on a topic that would form their character or is related to
their academics. In practicing her violin or playing the piano, my
daughter develops any number of virtues, such as perseverance, attention
to detail, and listening to the soul. When I ask a young child,
“Please bring me a diaper or wash cloth” or another simple task; I am
testing his will and encouraging his obedience. In the home, education
is life.<br />
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What are we educating? The whole child.<br />
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The rest of the article was published on April 15, 2014 at <a href="http://catholicmom.com/2014/04/15/why-do-we-homeschool/" target="_blank">Catholic Mom.com</a> <br />
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Previously published on July 22, 2013 at <a href="http://catholiclane.com/why-do-we-homeschool/" target="_blank">Catholic Lane</a> Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054047242727497704noreply@blogger.com0