More samples of art on Emma-Jane's Art Blog

Check out Emma-Jane's Art Blog ( http://emmajanesartblog.blogspot.com/ ) to see more photographs of her art work including elephants and a leopard. I took the photograph below so that you can see how she is progressing on her horse painting that she has not yet finished. This horse painting is her first canvas paiting and I think the photograph that I took does not do justice to the painting as a camera is not able to portray the effect that you get when you stand back and look at an impressionist paiting from a distance. Be sure to look at the post entitled Emma-Jane the artist at work: to see the original post with her working on this painting.

Brain Builder is good (see Products section of this website)

ABT Advanced Brain Technology; A leading provider of products to improve brain function  http://www.advancedbrain.com/

The LORD is...

The LORD is...

My personal shepherd:

" ¹ The LORD is my shepherd;
         I shall not want."

 

My caring shepherd:

 " ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

         He leads me beside the still waters.

 ³ He restores my soul;

         He leads me in the paths of righteousness

         For His name’s sake. "

My restoring shepherd...
 " ³ He restores my soul;
         He leads me in the paths of righteousness
         For His name’s sake. "
         

 My Comforting Shepherd:

 " ⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I will fear no evil;
         For You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."

My protecting shepherd: 
         " ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You anoint my head with oil;
         My cup runs over.
 ⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
         All the days of my life;
         And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
         Forever. "

References for retrieved pictures are from:

(Note: They are not listed in the order of how they are put on the blog post. No responsibility is taken for the link of these websites to my post and no agreement with philosophies are guaranteed.)

http://diligentleaves.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/thinking-like-sheep/

http://kingsenglish.info/

http://tankoksiang.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/david-psalm-23-part-1/

http://terri0729.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/my-monday-thoughts-going-through-the-depths/

http://thesaintmarcus.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/beside-still-waters/

http://newcovenantjournal.blogspot.com/2010/03/23rd-psalm.html

http://blog.adw.org/2009/07/insights-from-psalm-23-are-you-smarter-than-a-sheep/

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wg-koDkDUkk/0.jpg

http://www.bible-archaeology.info/images/Sheep_with_their_shepherd_matson_collection.jpg

http://blog.ministryequip.com/post.cfm/run-that-by-me-one-more-time

http://officetipsandmethods.com/algomareflections/?p=177

http://streetpastor.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/the-great-shepherd/

http://theuniversityoftheway.blogspot.com/2006/01/only-six-verses.html

http://www.diddilydeedot.zoomshare.com/38.html

http://www.lifeintheholyland.com/images/Psalm_23_slides,_my_cup_runs_over,_mat05679.jpg 

or http://www.diddilydeedot.zoomshare.com/38.html

My cool mother...

Knitting with her snazzy boots on...

And don't forget to notice the blue polka dot mugs and piano and art material in the background giving a classic homey feel...

Look how fast Mom can knit, whoo hoo she's a geneous!

Ah, sigh! Mom is sooooo beautiful!

And look she's even got those really cool laces on her boots that I've always envied!

How about you,

wouldn't you like boots like these?

And just remember the point of this post is to say that;  " I love my mother! "

ADD frustrations a failure?

Encouragement to a person struggling with ADD related issues and feelings of failure.

Part 2 of The city that is to come...

This is one of the bible verses that I like to keep in mind when I get discouraged with the career I am doing due to my strong belief in family orientated bringing up children: " ¹Let brotherly love continue. ² Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. " Sometimes I realise just how much these children have childcare as a 'second home' for example some children go to childcare around + 10 hours a day 5 days a week. So going into an environment like that is really a mission for me otherwise I wouldn't be doing it...

And following on from this principle...

Let us 'remember the prisoners as if chained with them - those who are mistreated - since you yourselves are in the body also,' (Hebrews 13:3).

I looked up the whole context of the chapter the Pastor of my church sent to everyone and noticed it was the chapter I put on my blog a while ago as a post entitled The city that is to come... http://1of8kids.blogspot.com/2011/05/city-that-is-to-come.html

He gave me permission to reproduce the email (emphasis added) without names as it has an extremely interesting link on persecuted Christians. I would encourage you to read the whole chapter (if you want to you may view it in Part 1 of this post). Please pray with me for these believers and their continued faith!

"Dear friends,

There is an interesting documentary segment recently shown on Foreign Correspondent about Christianity in China.
You might wish to view it at http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/
Click on 'True Believers' - the second half of the report covers Christians, though all of it is quiet informative.

How blessed we are to worship and serve our Master in a free country!  May we not waste such privileges while we still have them.
Let us 'remember the prisoners as if chained with them - those who are mistreated - since you yourselves are in the body also,' (Hebrews 13:3).
For Christ and His Kingdom,

Pastor ..."

Comparison of home education versus public / state school education

If I asked you "Wanted to ask, just curious... what do you think of homeschooling, no seriously please be honest." what would you say?

Here's my viewpoint but I think each person's viewpoint is equally as valid and it depends on all kinds of factors on whether or not a family is able to cope with and chooses to home school.

The Centrality of the Home in the Evangelism and Discipleship of the Next Generation

http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=5209234630

Socialization: Homeschooling vs. Schools
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/144135.aspx


The Year's Most Intriguing Findings, From Barna Research Studies 
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/64-the-years-most-intriguing-findings-from-barna-research-studies?q=home+schooling 

Home School Families Have Different Backgrounds Than Commonly Assumed 
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/57-home-school-families-have-different-backgrounds-than-commonly-assumed?q=home+schooling  

Socialization: Homeschoolers Are in the Real World
http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000068.asp

 

Whenever You Think Life is Unfair Think Again

For more details on Nick Vujicic and his newly written book go to the following websites:

Life Without Limbs; From No Limbs To No Limits: http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

Nick Vujicic: Attitude is Altitude: http://www.attitudeisaltitude.com/ 

Nick Vujicic: Official Inspirational Products: http://store.nickvujicic.com/ 

Subject: FW: Whenever You Think Life is Unfair Think Again

The one who shows respect is always greater than the one who receives it.  

Heb 7:7

My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth 'defect'. As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.

'Consider it pure joy, my Brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds.'








'And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him.' That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these 'bad' things happen in our life.

I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in ways others can't be used.
I am now twenty-three years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector.




I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow.

I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life. I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope , to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. I want to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the ' Oprah Winfrey Show '! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year. It will be called 'No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!'

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The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!


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May God Bless you

*THIS CHALLENGING MESSAGE IS GOING AROUND THE WORLD

What ever be your situation in your life be thankful to GOD till the END........He is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we can think of. 

The city that is to come...

For alternate versions see the end of the post.

 

Hebrews 13 in NIV (emphasis added)

 

 ¹ Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. ² Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. ³ Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

 ⁴ Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. ⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 

   “Never will I leave you;

   never will I forsake you.” 

 ⁶ So we say with confidence, 

   “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.

   What can mere mortals do to me?” 

 ⁷ Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. ⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 

 ⁹ Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. ¹⁰ We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. 

 ¹¹ The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. ¹² And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. ¹³ Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.     

¹⁴ For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. 

 ¹⁵ Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. ¹⁶ And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. 

 ¹⁷ Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. 

 ¹⁸ Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. ¹⁹ I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.  

²⁰ Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, ²¹ equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

 ²² Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly. 

 ²³ I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you. 

 ²⁴ Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings. 

 ²⁵ Grace be with you all.  (Hebrews 13, New International Version)

Read Hebrews 13 in ESV

Read Hebrews 13 in NKJV

Read Hebrews 13 in KJV

or select your preferred version at BibleGateway passage look up

Self-Control in a Wired World

Check out this pretty cool point that Joshua Harris presents posted on YouTube by his wife Eugene:

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/

"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this:

... see ...

Pure Religion

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.

My new blog

1of8's Quality Practice & Resources for...
...Early Childhood Professionals

Check it out at: http://1of8kidsearlychildhoodprofessionals.blogspot.com/
(New posts coming soon!)

1 of 8's Quality Practice & Resources for...

...Early Childhood Professionals

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/ 

 

Free Samples: 

Delightful Reading 

http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/delightful-reading/

Discipleship Is (Audio CD)

http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/discipleship-is/

For more free samples go to the home page at

http://www.simplycharlottemason.com/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts! [3]
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting! [4]

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

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