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Month: December 2008

Free Thematic Units and Workbooks

Posted in Homeschooling

School Express is currently offering all 170+ of their thematic units and all 380+ of their e-workbooks for free. I’m not sure how long this will last, so I’m working on downloading lots of goodies. In addition to the units and workbooks, they offer many different free activities such as making quizzes, spelling worksheets, math worksheets, awards and much, much more.

Christmas 2008

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Our Christmas this year was very different from Christmases in the past. We didn’t have lots of hustle and bustle. We didn’t go to many activities. We didn’t have the house all decked out. We didn’t have lots of Christmas baked goods. I was recovering from surgery, so things were very low key. On Christmas Eve, we sat down to watch The Nativity Story as a family. Munchkin cuddled with Daddy, and I relaxed in the recliner. We discussed different aspects that we know were incorrect (such as the wise men coming to see Jesus on the night that he…

What Child Is This?

Posted in Christian Life

What Child is This by Josh Groban What child is thisWho lay to restOn Mary’s lap is sleepingWhom angels greet with anthems sweetWhile shepherds watch are keeping So bring him incense, gold and myrrhCome peasant king to own himThe King of Kings salvation bringsLet loving hearts enthrone him This, this is Christ the KingWhom shepherds guard and angels singHaste, haste to bring him laudThe Babe, the Son of Mary O raise, raise a song on highHis mother sings a lullabyJoy, oh joy for Christ is bornThe Babe, the son of Mary This, this is Christ the KingWhom shepherds guard and…

Labor of Love

Posted in Christian Life, and Holidays

Labor of Love lyrics by Andrew Peterson Lyrics to Labor Of Love :It was not a silent nightThere was blood on the groundYou could hear a woman cryIn the alleyways that nightOn the streets of David’s town And the stable was not cleanAnd the cobblestones were coldAnd little Mary full of graceWith the tears upon her faceHad no mother’s hand to hold It was a labor of painIt was a cold sky aboveBut for the girl on the ground in the darkWith every beat of her beautiful heartIt was a labor of love Noble Joseph at her sideCallused hands and…