Check out this pretty cool point that Joshua Harris presents posted on YouTube by his wife Eugene:
GotQuestions.org
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Part 1: Check out this great blog!
1 Peter 3:1-6 Women, Living In Reverence For Her King and Saviour..
From the burning fire's of hell to the loving fire's of refinement. For He who began a good work, will finish it and He is not finish with me yet. To God be the Glory for ever and every. AMEN.
HOPE YOU ENJOY, AS MUCH AS I DO SHARING. ALL SCRIPTURE USED, IS FROM THE NASB. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE YOUR PREFERRED BIBLE TRANSLATION.
Check out this link http://el-shaddai-ikanos.blogspot.com/
Part 2: Check out this great blog, 'Theology for Girls' !
" "In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. " Romans 11:5
Grace Be To You!
My name is Diane Bucknell and I hope you'll be blessed by your visit here today. Thanks for stopping by!"
Checkout http://www.theologyforgirls.com/
Thursday, April 21, 2011
What do godly mothers do?
What do godly mothers do?
by Jessica Murray
They comfort you…
They love you even when you’ve treated them real bad as if you hated them the whole day (when you’re hurting inside) because they know it’s just a passing feeling and that you actually do love them but it’s just really hard to show it…
They love you unconditionally…
They teach you how to love others…
They show you how to love when you feel like there’s nothing left in your soul to give and your heart is dying…
They teach you what true love is…
And tell you love’s an action …
…a humble attitude
…a form of worship
…a way of living
When you can’t seem to find any love after searching and searching in your heart and you want to find true love inside of you godly mothers say, “Look at the way you act and serve others, your attitude, the way you glorify your Creator, and the way you are living and then you will finally understand whether your soul contains true love”.
They become a beacon of trust and a base that will always welcome you home. When you’re hurting real bad they give out of themselves into you until they themselves are broken and battered in two.
They love you from your conception or birth and then for your whole entire life. They love you forever until it’s time for one of you to leave the mortal world. Then if they’re the ones left their grief is fathomless, cruel, deep and long. But they will always remember to still have faith, have hope, and have love in God. Most of all they remember that there’s still love with God.
A godly mother reflects the love that never gives up loving; she mirrors for you the love that hides you in the shadow of His wings. This is why a godly mother’s love is so beautiful because she shows you what God’s love is like.
My Mom,
I just wanted to say…
I’ll try to give out of myself into others that hurt real bad, the love that you have shown me, the love that gives until you yourself feel broken.
I’ll love you as my mother for your whole entire life. I’ll love you forever until it’s time for one of us to leave the mortal world. Then if I’m the one left my grief will be fathomless, cruel, deep and long. But I’ll always remember to still have faith, have hope, and have love in God. Most of all I’ll remember that there’s still love with God.
And forever I will try to never give up loving. And I’ll try my best to reflect God’s love to others like you have to me. Continued…
But Mom, most of all I just wanted to tell you as my mother, my love for you will be forever.
I pray that God will bless you. I love you.
Your Daughter
Dear Jessica, I love you, and pray we would be more like the man of Psalm 1. Love, Mom
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked: Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
by Jessica Murray
They comfort you…
They love you even when you’ve treated them real bad as if you hated them the whole day (when you’re hurting inside) because they know it’s just a passing feeling and that you actually do love them but it’s just really hard to show it…
They love you unconditionally…
They teach you how to love others…
They show you how to love when you feel like there’s nothing left in your soul to give and your heart is dying…
They teach you what true love is…
And tell you love’s an action …
…a humble attitude
…a form of worship
…a way of living
When you can’t seem to find any love after searching and searching in your heart and you want to find true love inside of you godly mothers say, “Look at the way you act and serve others, your attitude, the way you glorify your Creator, and the way you are living and then you will finally understand whether your soul contains true love”.
They become a beacon of trust and a base that will always welcome you home. When you’re hurting real bad they give out of themselves into you until they themselves are broken and battered in two.
They love you from your conception or birth and then for your whole entire life. They love you forever until it’s time for one of you to leave the mortal world. Then if they’re the ones left their grief is fathomless, cruel, deep and long. But they will always remember to still have faith, have hope, and have love in God. Most of all they remember that there’s still love with God.
A godly mother reflects the love that never gives up loving; she mirrors for you the love that hides you in the shadow of His wings. This is why a godly mother’s love is so beautiful because she shows you what God’s love is like.
My Mom,
I just wanted to say…
I’ll try to give out of myself into others that hurt real bad, the love that you have shown me, the love that gives until you yourself feel broken.
I’ll love you as my mother for your whole entire life. I’ll love you forever until it’s time for one of us to leave the mortal world. Then if I’m the one left my grief will be fathomless, cruel, deep and long. But I’ll always remember to still have faith, have hope, and have love in God. Most of all I’ll remember that there’s still love with God.
And forever I will try to never give up loving. And I’ll try my best to reflect God’s love to others like you have to me. Continued…
But Mom, most of all I just wanted to tell you as my mother, my love for you will be forever.
I pray that God will bless you. I love you.
Your Daughter
Dear Jessica, I love you, and pray we would be more like the man of Psalm 1. Love, Mom
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked: Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
My new blog
1of8's Quality Practice & Resources for...
...Early Childhood Professionals
Check it out at: http://1of8kidsearlychildhoodprofessionals.blogspot.com/
(New posts coming soon!)
...Early Childhood Professionals
Check it out at: http://1of8kidsearlychildhoodprofessionals.blogspot.com/
(New posts coming soon!)
Free home schooling and discipleship e-books
New: A Thinking Love (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/a-thinking-love/
Mothers owe their children a thinking love.
In the very first pages of her book, Home Education, Charlotte Mason challenged mothers to give their children a “thinking love.”It’s easy to give our children an indulgent love that caters to their every whim. Or a lazy love that follows the crowd and does what is easiest. But giving them a thinking love requires some effort.
Join Sonya Shafer as she explores what “a thinking love” means and contemplates the various ways that Charlotte Mason encouraged thinking mothers to show their love to their children.
- Encouraging—The short, practical chapters will both challenge and equip you in your role as a thinking mother, dealing with topics like
- The need for boundaries in our children’s lives,
- Teaching our children the meaning of must,
- A reminder of some simple laws of health,
- A description of true education,
- A caution against playing favorites,
- Giving our children the best of Mother,
- Dealing with faults,
- Encouraging our children’s relationships with God,
- And more!
- Christian—As was common in her writings, Charlotte’s comments grew from a strong love for her Savior and respect for God’s Word.
- Inspiring—More than seventy Charlotte Mason quotes on different aspects of being a thinking mother.
Retrieved from: http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/a-thinking-love/
Getting Started in Homeschooling (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/getting-started/
Smooth and Easy Days (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/smooth-easy-days-with-charlotte-mason/
Education Is (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/education-is/
Masterly Inactivity (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/masterly-inactivity/
The Swedish Drill Teacher (free e-book)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/swedish-drill-teacher/
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Delightful Reading
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/delightful-reading/
Discipleship Is (Audio CD)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/discipleship-is/
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and see the books advertised on the right.
Psalm 139
Song by Steve Green:
You Knit Me Together - Psalm 139:13 & 14 [Music Download]
http://www.christianbook.com/steve-green/you-knit-together-psalm-139-amp/pd/DLF126433-12
Steve Green song sung by some children:
Psalm 139
Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
139:1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
13 For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. [1]
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. [1]
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.
19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
20 They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain! [2]
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.
O men of blood, depart from me!
20 They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain! [2]
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.
Footnotes
[1] 139:14 Or for I am fearfully set apart[2] 139:20 Hebrew lacks your name
[3] 139:23 Or cares
[4] 139:24 Or in the ancient way (compare Jeremiah 6:16)
Scritpture retrieved from: http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Psalm+139
The Miracle of Life; A Parent and Child Book about Birth
by Stephanie Jeffs
Illustrated by Jane Coulson
Friday, April 8, 2011
How to teach...
...Positional Terms to Kindergarten
http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4952235_teach-positional-terms-kindergarten.html?fb_ref=like&fb_source=profile_oneline
...English to Kids Using Songs
http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4952228_teach-english-kids-using-songs.html?fb_ref=like&fb_source=profile_oneline
Crises Management for Children (NCAC pdf articles)
Although they are
specifically related to child care,they can be applied to all children.
http://www.ncac.gov.au/
has the following article on crises management:
http://www.ncac.gov.au/pcf/CaringforInnerChildDec2010.pdf
http://www.ncac.gov.au/pcf/Meaningful_conversations_Dec09.pdf
http://www.ncac.gov.au/pcf/Supporting_children_through_grief_and_loss_Sep08.pdf
http://www.ncac.gov.au/pcf/Helping_Chn_Cope_Media_Coverage_Mar07.pdf The Emergent Deception—the evolution factor
Check out this link, it's interesting...
http://creation.com/emergent-church-evolution
http://creation.com/emergent-church-evolution
Sunday, April 3, 2011
John Piper in Brisbane, want to go?
I'm going, anyone else interested?
Location: The Great Hall, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Description:
Leading Bible Teacher John Piper is coming to Brisbane as part of QTC's Centenarian Celebrations on August 25, 2011. With one daytime session and one huge night-time event at the Southbank Convention Centre, Piper will challenge you like never before to live a Christ-centred life!
Morning Session - Proclaiming Christ
A seminar that's open to everyone, but ideal for pastors, church leaders and theological students. No matter who you are or where you preach, make sure you're proclaiming Christ! Book now, just $30.
Evening Session - Don't Waste Your Life
We're planning to fill the huge Convention Centre with thousands of Queenslanders - and friends from northern NSW - to hear John Piper stir us with his famous catch-cry, "Don't Waste Your Life!" Seats are $35, with early bird and group bookings at $30.
For the evening session, if you register as part of a group of 10 or more, tickets are only $30 each. Go to the group registration form.
Retrieved from:
http://www.qtc.edu.au/event-registration
QTC celebrates 100yrs with John Piper in Brisbane
Date: Thursday 25 August 2011Location: The Great Hall, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Description:
Leading Bible Teacher John Piper is coming to Brisbane as part of QTC's Centenarian Celebrations on August 25, 2011. With one daytime session and one huge night-time event at the Southbank Convention Centre, Piper will challenge you like never before to live a Christ-centred life!
Morning Session - Proclaiming Christ
A seminar that's open to everyone, but ideal for pastors, church leaders and theological students. No matter who you are or where you preach, make sure you're proclaiming Christ! Book now, just $30.
Evening Session - Don't Waste Your Life
We're planning to fill the huge Convention Centre with thousands of Queenslanders - and friends from northern NSW - to hear John Piper stir us with his famous catch-cry, "Don't Waste Your Life!" Seats are $35, with early bird and group bookings at $30.
For the evening session, if you register as part of a group of 10 or more, tickets are only $30 each. Go to the group registration form.
Share this event:
Retrieved from:
http://www.qtc.edu.au/event-registration
Friday, March 25, 2011
Things that happened today that don't usually happen...
Jarryn (3) cracked an egg to see if there was a baby chick in it! We don't live on a farm so I presume he realised the concept that chicks hatch out of eggs from the multiple children's books we have in the house (he loves looking at books or being read to). Or maybe it's because Mom's been talking to him about the Easter story?... hmm, don't know if she mentioned any easter bunny eggs though.
One of Emma's (very nearly 9) 'baby' tooth fell out today. (This wasn't her first.) We have a tooth mouse not a tooth fairy. This is because there's a story that Mom had from when she was a girl and she used the same story for us. Maybe that's where my fascination of mice comes from? Maybe not there's lot's of children's authors that write stories about mice.
I can cook! Truly, I'm not being sarcastic. But today I burned two lots of chips in the oven. Not my day today.
Joseph, one of my brothers, baked a cake for Jarryn because it's not Jarryn's birthday yet and he was really excited about this cake idea because it's Emma's birthday soon.
One of Emma's (very nearly 9) 'baby' tooth fell out today. (This wasn't her first.) We have a tooth mouse not a tooth fairy. This is because there's a story that Mom had from when she was a girl and she used the same story for us. Maybe that's where my fascination of mice comes from? Maybe not there's lot's of children's authors that write stories about mice.
I can cook! Truly, I'm not being sarcastic. But today I burned two lots of chips in the oven. Not my day today.
Joseph, one of my brothers, baked a cake for Jarryn because it's not Jarryn's birthday yet and he was really excited about this cake idea because it's Emma's birthday soon.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Woman, Girls and Asperger's syndrome
As Temple Grandin , a woman who has Asperger's syndrome who has become a
successful engineer, author and academic, said, `If the world was left to you
successful engineer, author and academic, said, `If the world was left to you
socialites, we would still be in caves talking to each other'.
Girls with Asperger's syndrome:
by Tony Attwood
by Jennifer Copley
To be continued...
Suffering (and my Prayers For Those In Pain)
YesterdaySent from ChatJessica Murray- Hi, how did the fundraiser go?
YesterdaySent from ChatLydie Moore- it didn't actually happen :(
- we plan it to happen in the near future though
- the university told us the wrong times for the event which we were going to be fundraising at
- so when we arrived, they told us it was going to be in the evening - a time we couldn't make it to
Monday 22 March 2011
www.saltshakers.org.au
Response to recent natural disasters When people see natural disasters occurring, they often ask questions about why these occur.
about an hour ago · · · Share
Friday, 18 March 2011
Location: University of CanterburyTime: Friday, 18 March 2011 15:00
www.youtube.com
Voddie Baucham answers the age old question, if God is so powerful and good, why do bad things happen? This is a clip of a message Voddie Baucham gave at the 2006 Desiring God National Conference.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Shock: Christchurch earthquake, AGAIN! O noooooooooooo. BUT...
"...What's happening inside our mind's? What do we think about all this? That's even more important than all our possessions, all our health, our physical lives. What's most important is..." see the last video by Andy Moore on this post and listen carefully if you're interested in the answer to this question. (Natural disaster reference for this video is Christchurch's 4th September earthquake.)
Empty... Again "...God has put a hole in man that only he can fill..." by Mwindula Mbewe
22 Feb 2011 Christchurch Earthquake (see post link for further details)
http://starstuddedsuperstep.com/2011/02/22-feb-2011-christchurch-earthquake/
Vlog 6 – Christchurch Earthquake 4 Sept. 2010 (see post link for further details)
http://starstuddedsuperstep.com/2010/09/vlog-6-christchurch-earthquake-4-sept-2010/
Vlog 7 – Christchurch Earthquake: Thank God Nobody was Killed…? (see post link for further details)
http://starstuddedsuperstep.com/2010/09/vlog-7-christchurch-earthquake-thank-god-nobody-was-killed/
" ...God and, you know, the meaning of life..." ;
links by Christians....
My Baptismal Testimony &; A video of my baptism by Jonathan (my brother)
My testimony (Part 2 - As written November 2010) by 1 of 8 / 1 de 8 niños (Jessica)
Empty... Again "...God has put a hole in man that only he can fill..." by Mwindula Mbewe
Monday, February 21, 2011
How do I help children develop fine motor skills in a fun way?
Fine Motor:
Difficulties children experience with hand function http://skillsforaction.com/?q=node/129 This is written by a physiotherapist and offers some helpful suggestions.
Activities for Fine Motor Skills http://www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com/fine-motor-skills.html This article is very helpful for basic definitions and suggestions. (I find her subscription email inspiring for the home environment and could be adaptable for the childcare environment.)
Fine Motor Activities http://www.school-ot.com/fine%20motor%20activities.html#in-hand "Activities to promote hand development for pencil use and other tasks
Click on the links by each skill area for discussions of why they are important"
Looking for detailed information? It's here!
Can you do this - (skills: pencil grip, relaxing hand for comfortable pencil hold)? http://www.school-ot.com/graphics/walk&flip.AVI
Fine Motor: Playdough
http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/activities/a/playdough.htm
Playdough Recipes, How to Make Homemade Playdough By Stephanie Brown
Fine Motor: Clay
Exploring with Self-Hardening Clay
http://thesnailstrail.blogspot.com/2009/03/exploring-with-self-hardening-clay.html
Clay sandcastles
http://www.kinderart.com/sculpture/sandcastles.shtml
Use the following links for castle images:
‘Step back in time some 800 years’ http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/enter.htm
‘Google images’ http://www.google.com.au/imghp
Search: castle Before letting children view: Check that all images that come up for the first search are suitable as they were when I searched.
Fine Motor: Ideas on blogs
http://1of8kids.blogspot.com/
Look under:
My Blog List - Early Childhood and Education
Then search for fine motor in each of the blogs. Ideas include looking under Labels either at the bottom of the blog post or if listed along the side of the blog.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
This is where I would like to visit for a volunteer holiday...
Although I prayerfully support OCR Overseas Community Reach which financially provides for Unakho children's home, I would also like to visit the following children's home called Tshepo Ya Bana run by Mark and Christine Harding. Besides my frequent recommendation of Unakho children's home I would highly recommend Tshepo Ya Bana as a children's home both in the quality of care and in the dedication to bringing up the children to know and understand the gospel. I would encourage you to watch the video and also look into prayerfully supporting and maybe even giving the occasional financial donation either to Tshepo Ya Bana or Unakho children's home or both.
Please visit their home page:
http://www.tshepo.org/index.php
Tshepo Ya Bana (Hope for Children)
Hammanskraal
Mark and Christine Harding
Tshepo Ya Bana (Hope for Children)
Hammanskraal
Tshepo Ya Bana was formed in 1993. Mark and Christine Harding aim to provide a Christian family environment for abandoned, unwanted and orphaned children. Healthy babies are usually adopted by local or overseas parents, but those who are HIV+, or who cannot be adopted for other reasons, become permanent members of the family.
When we think back 10 years or so and consider our lifestyle then... did we ever imagine that God would have led us to sell up, buy 24 hectares of bushveld and put together another family?
Prayer for:
- For wisdom as we raise these children as our own.
- For God to work in the lives and hearts of these little ones.
- The work is exacting both physically, mentally and emotionally. Pray for strength.
Tel: 012 711 0656
Web: www.tshepo.org
Retrieved from ( Constantia Park Baptist Church, Meet our missionaries): http://www.cpbc.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=64
Friday, January 21, 2011
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