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Capable of Sustaining Liberty
Posted by: | CommentsThe Bible is our standard for living, not our brother or sister, not our friend or neighbor. God’s Living Word is the center of our life, or at least it’s supposed to be the center. Stray very far from the precepts of The Bible and it doesn’t take long for life to get out of kilter.
Judah Bible Curriculum supports The Bible, as The Master textbook. Making The Bible the source of every aspect of education.
Click to read – What is the Judah Bible Curriculum? – from the website.
The author, Bill Burtness, uses the Principle Approach as the foundation for Judah Bible Curriculum. I’m sorry to say, I wasn’t familiar with Principle Approach, as a philosophy or method, before my introduction to this curriculum. On my own, I’ve implemented pieces and parts, but not the whole. Principle Approach “is designed to build character in teacher and student capable of sustaining liberty.” I’ve spent years focusing on and building Godly character, but not with one eye, so to speak, on the goal of sustaining our liberty.
This is what Mr. Burtness says, “As America has veered away from God, and increased in dependence on the state, while becoming more chaotic, the critical need is to educate a generation of Christians who are intelligent based in Truth, self-taught not media taught, and self-governed under God not dependent on state control. With the Judah Bible Curriculum, your children will be studying The Bible, not just studying about The Bible.” Personally, I can wholeheartedly embrace this.
Judah Bible Curriculum is time intensive. It involves preparation for the parent/teacher, as student AND then as the teacher. JBC gives you the tools, to learn to teach, on 8 MP3 downloads. I was overwhelmed, at times. I’ve taught Bible for years, and some days felt like I didn’t know anything.
Written for all students, K-12, the lessons, themselves, are not difficult. Though, the program is set up for 5 days of study per week, it is flexible. Following the design, you learn and teach The Old Testament the first semester, and The New Testament the second semester. The Bible is divided into five, chronological, time periods -
- Creation
- The Plan of Redemption Begins
- Kingdom of Israel
- Kingdom of God
- Early Church
Throughout the study you’re asking: Where do you see the hand of God? Where do you see the character of God? and Where does the Key (individual, event, institution, or document) belong in His purpose? The student is taught to research, reason, and apply. It is a methodical, step by step, precept upon precept, process of study.
We use the Judah Bible Curriculum as a family Bible study. We start each lesson with prayer, then read the selected verses from Scripture. Discussion flows through note taking, utilizing the Key Notes that are supplied. I might add drawing, map reading, coloring pages, dictionary or concordance work, and additional reading, as a supplement to the lesson, according to the needs of each of my children. But, I also have the freedom to not add anything, and move on to the next lesson.
The design of the curriculum focuses repeatedly on the main themes, adding different details over the years and expanding with the age or knowledge of the student. I set the pace for my family.
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“The resulting character we are striving to produce in ourselves and our students will be capable of sustaining freedom without anarchy, order without tyranny, peace and prosperity.” “We should be totally and internally governed by His Word.”
Click to read - Judah Bible Curriculum Philosophy
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Judah Bible Curriculum delivered online is $44.00
-Judah Bible Curriculum K-12 Manual, ebook
-Elementary Notebooks Ideas booklet, ebook
-8 lecture teacher training seminar, listen online or download
Judah Bible Curriculum w/Hard Copy is $69.00, plus s/h
-Judah Bible Curriculum K-12 Manual, print version
-Elementary Notebooks Ideas booklet, print version
-8 lecture teacher training seminar CD
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Comments or Questions?
The Judah Bible Curriculum
P.O. Box 122
Urbana, IL 61803
217-344-5672
I think this is just what our homes and our country needs. I hope you’ll follow my links and visit their website. You can also read what my crew mates have to say when you click the graphic below.
Blessings,
Disclaimer* A downloadable copy of this product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
Truly, they do! Thank you.
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The Heavens Declare!
Posted by: | CommentsCovering Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Physiology and Earth Science, has left little time to really get into Astronomy – the scientific study of the individual celestial bodies and of the universe as a whole. I know there’s a Biblical purpose for which the Sun, Moon and Stars were created, “…to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years.” Genesis 1:14
In Junior High School I did an illustrated report on constellations. I took over the huge bulletin board in the back of the classroom, used thumb tacks and white string, on a black background, and mapped the stars in our night sky. My report briefly touched on names, history and origin. I’ve enjoyed the Moon and Stars countless times since then, but I have not counted their worth.
Psalm 19:1-2 says, “The Heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays His handiwork. Day after day it speaks out; night after night it reveals His greatness.” Based on this verse alone, there is so much more than warmth from the Sun, and pretty lights in the sky at night. I want my children to be able to recognize God’s handiwork, and intelligently acknowledge His greatness. We need to learn how to observe the sky.
“It is said that every home in early America owned a (Holy) Bible, a copy of [John Bunyan's] Pilgrim’s Progress, and the current annual astronomical almanack,” writes Jay Ryan, author of The Classical Astronomy.
In his Celestial Almanack, February, 2012, Vol. 1, Number 2 you’ll find:
an Astronomical Calendar
Signs of the Seasons
* The Sun’s Declination
Seasonal Skies – Evening
*The Great Constellation Orion
*The N, E, and W Horizons
Dance of the Planets
*Jupiter and Venus Approach
*The Motion of Jupiter and Venus
*Superior Planets – Mars, Saturn
We love Jay’s style of teaching!
Blessings,
Penny
This product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange, for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
It’s a Wrap!
Posted by: | CommentsAt our house, a school day might begin something like this…
A Younger Child: “Hey, Momma, did you know that all of the Anderson’s have the flu?”
ME: “I didn’t. When you talk to Katie, find out if they need anything.”
Younger Child: “Okay.”
An Older Sibling: “Did you know that our great-great-grandmother died from the flu? Nana was born in 1912, so she was only six when her mom and her little brother died in 1918.”
ME: “The worst plague in America was the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. More people died from the flu in that year than died in all of World War I.”
Younger Child: “She was younger than me.”
ME: “She was. Then, her dad died when she was just 12. She was your sister’s ages living through The Great Depression.”
Older Child: “1929-1939 or 41, or something?”
Younger Child: “What’s The Depression?”
ME: “I’ll tell you what, after breakfast, I’ll show you some pictures of kids during The Great Depression. I’ve got a book, someplace. I’ll find it. It’s called Children of the Great Depression. Just the photographs will give you a good idea of what The Great Depression was, but we’ll talk about it, too.”
At this point, my brain is charging ahead with plans for today and tomorrow, and beyond.
THINKING: “I’ll make breakfast a little hardier than I initially planned, so I can just give them bread & water for lunch. Seriously, hunger was real during The Depression. Maybe we’ll follow a bare-bones-potato-soup recipe for dinner and eat by the light of an oil lamp.”
I know my older ones read The Great Depression, America 1929-1941, by Robert S. McElvaine, but the mids haven’t, yet.
THINKING: “I’ll pull that out and we can read excerpts from it, to everyone, but they can work on reading the whole thing, themselves, over the next week. They’ll definitely need to start a vocabulary/spelling list. I have some Penmanship/Copywork pages I can add for the younger ones and an essay assignment for the oldest.”
DANCING INSIDE MY HEAD: I can download an instant e-Book from Zeezok Publishing! One of their Z-Guides to the Movies for the Depression era. I’m pretty sure they have one for Kit Kittredge, and since we already own the movie we could actually work on it this week. They love that movie, but with the Z-Guide they’ll see it in a whole new light.”
Books, movies, the internet. The library, Netflix, museums. I use them all. Anything and everything that I can get my hands on and afford, that will stimulate my children’s desire to learn and successfully educate them.
Zeezok Publishing has been providing materials for the homeschooling community since 1993. They’ve published government and history texts, and sixteen classic biographies on the great composers. In 2010 they introduced us to Z-Guides to the Movies.
Each Z-Guide is developed for a specific movie. We’ve found many of the movies at our local library; most are available for rent on Netflix, Zeezok sells a few and some you may already own. There are more than 30 Z-Guides available, now, and another 25 are due to be released in the spring.
$12.99 gives you access to an instant e-Book download, of your choice, or you can have a CD shipped. Many topics and time-periods are covered -
16th, 17th, 18th & 19th Century Europe
American and French Revolution
The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression
World Wars 1 & 2 and Post-WW2
and the Vietnam War
You’ll get a topic, time-period overview; a movie synopsis, giving you an understanding of the relationship between characters, events and situations. A list of review questions to be discussed and answered as the movie is being watched, and additional activities prompting research and writing. My favorite section of every Z-Guide is the Filmaker’s Art and Dramatic License Activity. I do not have the ready knowledge that I find in this section. Even as my children are learning, so am I.
“The Filmmaker’s Art activity helps the student recognize the tools being used to influence the viewer.” Without the Z-Guide, I don’t always discern these as clearly. “The various guides discuss how filming techniques, music, lighting, humor, character development, irony, foreshadowing, and even character names are used by the director and producer to influence the viewer to get their agenda across.” Z-Guides to the Movies has changed the way we see a movie and that’s their goal. They “want the student to be able to discern not only the agenda of the movie, but also how they are being influenced by it. The goal is that when the student goes to the theatre and watches a movie, he walks out not thinking it was an entertaining movie, but understanding the bigger message behind each film.”
My children are enhancing their critical thinking skills. Besides movies, they now look at reading material differently, and also examine the influence and impact they may have on others with what they personally write or visually and musically produce.
I think Z-Guides are impressively thorough. In 2011, I used one with The Hiding Place. Click the link to read my review.
Recently, we did, indeed, use the Z-Guide for Kit Kittredge. Written for elementary and middle school, it was easily adaptable to include our K5 through high school and adult.
Topics and Activities covered ~
The Great Depression
Journalism
Prejudice
Family Unity
and Hobo Life
It was a perfect wrap to an interesting study!
The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Review Crew has had the opportunity to review several different Z-Guides. Click on the banner below to read what my crew mates thought of each one.
Comments or Questions?
Contact Zeezok Publishing
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The next time you study, tie everything together with a Z-Guide and a family movie night!
Blessings,
This product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange, for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
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Striving for Excellence in Literature
Posted by: | CommentsJust a little more than a week ago, I wrote a blog post, a review, and in it I said, “I don’t believe that I have all of the answers to my children’s educational needs, or that I’m even required to, but I can find the answers.” You thought that I said this, thought it, or wrote it for YOU, didn’t you? Well, I did; I want you to find encouragement here, but…you would not believe how many times in the course of one school year that I have to remind myself of this! I still have much to learn.
I’ve told you in other posts, that I love reading, English, spelling and writing! I even thought that I had a decent foundation in these areas. Oh, woe am I, I recently sent myself back to school, with my students. Our teacher? Mrs. Janice Campbell, author of Excellence in Literature: Reading and Writing Through the Classics, by Everyday Education.
We began at the beginning, with EIL:: English 1: Introduction to Literature. The first of 5 college preparatory levels:
- Introduction to Literature
- Literature and Composition
- American Literature
- British Literature
- World Literature
(Note: American and British Literature are co-published with the Institute for Excellence in Writing.)
Introduction to Literature is written for grades 8 – 12 and has options for honors credit. I find the reading and writing both stimulating and challenging, and we have not even properly used the honors options!
Click graphic to follow unit sample link.
The text is written to the student and is designed to be self-directed. There are 9 units per level, optimally completed within 4 weeks each. Each unit focuses on a specific piece of writing, or group of writings – novels, drama & poetry. These are the focus texts. Additionally, a study of the author is done, including research on the historical time period the author is writing from and the art, music and influences of the day. These context texts provide an in-depth understanding of the literature, making the analysis easier and more informed. The student is encouraged to read the honors texts as well, if they desire to take AP and/or CLEP exams. Finally, a composition, in answer to a specific essay question, must be planned, drafted, revised, polished and presented for evaluation.
Initially, as I read through the course syllabus, I was overwhelmed. Even though the author says, “reading is a conversation between a reader and an author,” and she successfully writes this way, I have neither taken a course, nor taught a course, with requirements such as these. That’s why I decided we would do the first units together. Reading aloud, researching together, pooling our thoughts and openly discussing the essay questions. We have not written anything, yet, or used the Evaluation Rubric that’s provided, but we are learning.
My high school students are already past eighth grade and they don’t have 5 years left to complete this exceptional literature course; so, we’re being flexible and that actually has Janice Campbell’s blessing. Yes, each level ideally builds on the previous one, but it is also designed to mix and match, across levels as needed, to allow for – the coordination of literature levels with history studies, time constraints, etc. My thought is that it is better for a student to complete only two levels in three years, while becoming comprehensively literate and discovering a treasure of great stories, plays and poems, than to strictly follow the lesson plan but never quite “get it.” Mrs. Campbell acknowledges that each family and student is unique. She does have a goal for Excellence in Literature.
Her goal is to:
- Introduce students to great literature from the western literacy tradition.
- Teach students to read with discernment.
- Train independent, self-motivated learners.
- Provide tools that students can use to strengthen their writing skills.
- Introduce students to sources for high-quality online and offline research.
- Prepare students for college classes by expecting carefully-researched, well-thought-out material to be presented in standard format, with preliminary proofreading completed.
But even as we are striving to reach these goals, she gives us permission to suit the curriculum to our needs. (“Thank you, Janice Campbell, I appreciate that freedom more than you may know.”) I’m more comfortable with the set-up every day, including my adjustments. I’ve completely cut out a couple of focus texts and substituted a couple of honors texts in place of the assigned texts. I chose T.S. Eliot’s, Murder in the Cathedral (honor), over Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw (focus) and The Pilgrim’s Progress (honor), by John Bunyan, over Gulliver’s Travels (focus), by Jonathan Swift. The Pilgrim’s Progress is our first essay. I have big plans to quickly glean as much as possible of English 1, steadily move through English 2 and maybe scratch the surface of English 3, before the next graduation.
I love this curriculum and I’m looking forward to actually following the prescribed lesson plan with my younger children!
Excellence in Literature is available in print or e-book. I like this particular product in e-book format. I had instant access and copyright permission to print as many copies as needed for my immediate family.
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1 year/level – $29.
All 5 levels, now available, at one time – $139.
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You can contact Janice Campbell several ways, the woman is everywhere! =)
email is best ~ jceved@comcast.net
or
write ~
Janice Campbell
Everyday Education,LLC
P.O. Box 549
Ashland, VA 23005 USA
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Read other reviews of Excellence in Literature: English 1: Introduction to Literature, on The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew Blog.
Blessings,
This product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange, for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
Thanks for your comments.
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Blue Diamond and Hope
Posted by: | CommentsMy older children grew up going on adventures with Ms. Valerie Frizzle and The Magic School Bus and they are sure she would think that Professor Ana Lyze (Expert in Outlandish Oddities) is a long lost cousin, or in the least, a forever friend with a kindred spirit. They both delight in exploring, learning and teaching children, but there is a significant difference in the heart of Professor Ana Lyze. Here’s an excerpt from a letter of introduction, from the professor:
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Professor Ana Lyze… My research team and I specialize in the obscure, the abnormal, and bizarre.
Outlandish insects, rare diseases, unique gems, and more. There are things in God’s creation that you’ve never seen before!
…read, learn and research The Curiosity Files.
(signed)
Professor Ana Lyze
She acknowledges God and gives Him the glory!
We first “met” Professor Ana Lyze, when we were given The Curiosity Files: Blue Diamond, to read and review. This is an 88 page eBook, from The Old Schoolhouse (R) Magazine.
click the cover to view sample pages
Because of the professor, my children found it appealing from the first page. It is presented in an easy-conversation style. The Curiosity Files are ideal for ages 8 – 13, but there are enough internet resources, video links and options for older learners included, that it wasn’t difficult to stretch the age below or beyond and still keep everyone interested.
Currently, there are 9 curious unit studies available from TOS -
- Blue Diamond
- Blue-footed Booby
- Cicada Killing Wasp
- Dung Beetle
- MRSA
- Puffer Fish
- Quicksand
- Red Tides
- Zombie Fire Ants
But, there are others in development, already. If you have an oddity you’d like Professor Ana Lyze to sort out for you, she’s a contributor to The Curiosity Files facebook page, and I know she’d like to hear from you.
Blue Diamond is a thorough study of… you guessed it, diamonds. Especially, those rare diamonds that are formed when boron mixes with the carbon, the blue diamond. “It is estimated that for every 10,000 clear diamonds, the earth produces one colored one.” One of the most famous blue diamonds, The Hope Diamond, is highlighted in history. Bible scripture is referenced and adroitly woven throughout the unit. The subjects tie into one another, seamlessly.
Diamond –> Blue Diamond –> the Hope Diamond –> our greatest Hope/Jesus Christ
photo courtesy Smithsonian Institution
There are puzzles, maps, quizzes, worksheets, games; crafts and experiments – with Notebook and Lapbook instruction, covering writing, math, vocabulary and spelling, history, geology and Bible study.
More than 20 websites are listed for more fact finding. My older children researched the conflict/war diamonds of Sierra Leone and Angola.
Blue Diamond was especially interesting to us, because my children’s grandfather was a gemstone cutter for 5 years and then a diamond tool cutter for another 30 years. “Diamonds are extremely hard and focus light well, therefore everyone from computer manufacturers to military contractors are interested in them.” This gave my children the why to go with the what they knew their grandfather had done. We have a couple of old, uncut and unpolished diamonds and one, small round cut, set in a shank, that we studied under a magnifying glass.
Between the academics, reinforcement activities and the discussions on Biblical grace and hope; our family heritage and work ethics, and the true cost of blood diamonds, this was an exceptional unit study.
All eBooks published by The Old Schoolhouse (R) Magazine have a 7-day money back guarantee. The Curiosity Files are available in 9-pack CD-Rom ($49.) and 9-pack instant download ($46.); they are also sold separately. Check TOS store for individual pricing though, because every time I turn around they’re having a sale or promotion on something and the prices are cut. Sweet deals!
Go to The Homeschool Crew Blog to read reviews of the other Curiosity Files.
Blessings,
This product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange, for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
Could I? Would I? Should I?
Posted by: | CommentsThese are the questions we asked before we started our most recent unit study. William Tyndale was God’s Smuggler. Could I have done what he did? Would I have been willing to give all he gave? Should I even consider breaking laws set by man, to further The Kingdom of Heaven for The Glory of God?
William Tyndale, God’s Smuggler is a 21 page unit study, written by Kim Kargbo and published by her company, Soli Deo Gloria Resources. Soli Deo Gloria is Latin for “To God Alone the Glory.” They provide unit study curricula, Bible studies and teacher resources for homeschooling families.
Soli Deo Gloria Resources is based on the belief that:
- “If we educate our children so that they will be intelligent and successful – we may be seeking THEIR glory.
- If we educate our children so that they will impress our family, friends and neighbors – we may be seeing OUR OWN glory.
- If we educate our children so that they can pour forth facts and figures accurately – we may be seeking the glory of KNOWLEDGE (and knowledge puffs up).
But if we educate our children so that they have a big view of God, are aware of their individuals giftings and seek to use them for the advancement of God’s Kingdom around the world and in eternity – then we are seeking GOD’S glory.”
…and their products clearly reflect this belief. They have more than 20 unit studies, covering a wide range of subjects with each unit.
The William Tyndale study is shorter than most and is ideal for those that have never attempted to use a unit study method of teaching/learning or for those that want a break or filler between other studies. It can easily be taught in five days or stretched over a longer period, like we did. It incorporates history, science, geography, character study, Bible, art, and language arts. It adapts well for grades K-12.
Kim supplies a list of resources needed: choices in movies, books and websites.
We were able to rent 3 of the 4 movies she recommended, from Netflix, and all 5 of the books listed were available from our local library. It is her suggestion that you get one book and/or one movie corresponding to the age level(s) of your children. 
I wanted everything, because I have multiple age levels and because I wanted to be able to tell you just how hard/easy it is to fulfill her resource list. Kim has compiled numerous activities and projects: ie. mapping, copywork, timeline, puzzles, etc. that reinforce the material covered in this study.
William Tyndale, God’s Smuggler is an $8 e-book. Time is valuable. I guarantee it would take, me or you, more than an hour to “build” our own unit study. That alone makes this a wise investment, but the content of this study is likely to have eternal dividends.
I’m not going to tell you how we answered our original questions. I encourage you to learn about William Tyndale and his contribution to your family. He was a Christian hero and we’re glad we had a chance to meet him.
Blessings,
This product was given to me, free of charge, in exchange, for my honest review, as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I receive no other compensation for my reviews on this blog. The opinions expressed are my own.
You can read other reviews of Soli Deo Gloria Resources, written by my crew mates, if you click here.
Blessings-waiting-to-be
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I first downloaded my recent e-book for review, I didn’t expect to glean anything new from it. At first glance (now, THERE’S a thief to watch out for), Travel Kits: A Simple Way to Bless Others by Donna Rees, published by The Old Schoolhouse (R) Magazine, seemed like a book I had already lived and I had hoped to review something new to me and beneficial to my family.
Travel Kits… are defined as “a collection of items that will entertain and/or delight the passengers (especially the younger passengers), thus making the trip more pleasant for everyone.” I have been doing this for over 20 years. I just didn’t have a name for what I was doing.
For years we’ve lived in N. Georgia and the rest of our families lived in central Florida. Nearly every year, at least once, we would make the ten hour trip to visit them, catch a few waves and walk over the dunes. We have wonderful memories of traveling together, because it was FUN! I packed numerous activities/toys/books to keep everyone occupied; we played car games, sang songs and made-up stories in round. Most of the time we didn’t have a working radio and this was well before DVD players in the vehicle. We’ve gone from the Walkman (cassette player), to portable CD player, to an MP3 player for our most recent trip. I would prepare our food before we left home and we would eat in the station wagon… that became a mini-van… that grew as we did, to a 15 passenger van, maybe stopping once to have a picnic, but usually only for gas and bathroom breaks. We could barely afford the trip! let alone eating out or extending the length of the drive for any reason that might require a hotel room for the night. Plato said, “Necessity, is the mother of invention.” Invention is kin to creativity. I wanted to create fond memories and needed to maintain peace and harmony for 10 hours, each way.
Every idea I had and so many more! are written in Travel Kits: A Simple Way to Bless Others. Donna writes from her experience and some of us you’d think she knows personally, because Chapter One begins, “For those of you who like to ‘cut to the chase,’ here’s an overview…” Just enough instant-idea access to put together a travel kit for this weekend.Realistically, because she simply and clearly outlines the: who to make a travel kit for, what to put into your kit, when to share the gifts, where, how, and possibly the most important ~ why make a travel kit. Purchase, for $12.45, download, quick-read and go!
OR…
Go deeper than first glance… Pour a glass of sweet southern iced-tea and leisurely consume the smart, thoughtful, and easy-to-achieve ideas in this e-book. Travel Kits… is so much more than it’s cover and overview and it deserves more than a cursory look. There are more than 90 pages, many with pictures, illustrations and how-to’s. Links, including those to official tourism sites for the states and territories. Games to play in the car, new and old and new spins on the old. Recipes that pack-n-carry well, a trip checklist and tips from fellow travelers.
Step in a little more and you’re in past the heart… In telling us why to make a travel kit, Donna says, “To bless others. Jesus exhorted us to do to others as we would have them do to us.” [Luke 6:31] Yes, I made travel kits for my children when we took long trips, but, as I read this book and applied it, I was reminded that this is a wonderful way to love and serve others, OUTSIDE of my home. Travel Kits… is a great gift idea. One we can put together as a family.
Travel Kits: A Simple Way to Bless Others. It’s in the name. They’re not just for using on vacation, but may be organized for a long, unfamiliar ride to a doctor’s office, or a hospital stay. A basket, a bin, a bag, it matters not, but full of things that say, “I’m thinking of you.” “I care about you and I hope this makes you smile.” “Congratulations!”, it becomes a blessing.
Think:
a new baby kit,
a first house kit,
a basketball camp kit,
a missions trip kit;
2 Thessalonians 3:13, “…never tire of doing good…”
Recently, after house-sitting for a week, my girls washed the linens and swept and mopped the floors, and got everything in order for when Mrs. B. came back home. Really, no more than you might expect. Then, flowers were bought and put in a vase, a pretty coffee cup was purchased and a card propped against it. Fresh milk and an individual salad was put in the refrigerator, a couple of single frozen meals in the freezer, close to the ice cream surprise so it wouldn’t be missed and deli bread left on the counter. Everything was too spread out to be tied up with a pretty bow, but…
a welcome-home-weary-traveler kit was born.
I think Travel Kits: A Simple Way to Bless Others would be most useful read by an adult or an older child, but the travel kits themselves apply to all ages of travelers and most modes of getting there and back. It was, indeed, a benefit to read this e-book and I recommend it to you, my readers. It was a “sleeper”, full of unexpected stirrings and promptings and blessings-waiting-to-be…
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Blessings,
