September 29, 2010- NEST "God takes good care of me"

Today we made our own "NEST" We tried to do it similar to the birds but mommy doesn't want to mess with mud so we used clay. We found that it was REALLY hard to make a nest like the birds do. We had a hard time shaping it and getting it to stick together but we came up with something at least that the girls were happy with!


We talked again about how the nest protects the baby birds and how God protects us!



We also put together our "N" book. We did some math, and then A- worked on her handwriting. We had a great time! Can't wait till tomorrow!!

September 28, 2010- I'm A CHRISTIAN!! -Nest "God takes good care of me"

So this morning after breakfast my husband and I sat down with A-. We pulled out the Salvation series Abeka flash cards again and when she saw them she shouted out "DADDY I WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR ME TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN!" lol....So we went through it again what it was about,we also explained to her that salvation is not just to keep from going to Hell but it's a life we have to live. We have to strive to be like Christ. Then A- said she wanted to pray! So We sat at our kitchen table and led our 4 year old in the sinners prayer. I had so many thoughts and emotions going through my head it was such an awesome moment especially for a mom! I've spent the last 4 years pouring God into that little girl and SHE GOT IT!!

Then we presented her with her very own bible! She has been going around all afternoon singing "I'm a Christian, Praise Christ the Lord." haha!




So after our exciting morning we started school at our new kitchen table! It's so much better and there is so much more room for everything! Today we drew 4 pictures of animals: Dog, bird, fish, and cow. Then we drew pictures of their homes: water, nest, house, and farm. And again we talked about how God keeps us safe! It was a challenging day the last few days with school this week. They haven't been very focused so hopefully next week will be better than this week!




Then A-worked on her handwriting on the letter "N". Then we worked on some character qualities. Today's quality is "Truthfulness" we talked about being truthful vs. being deceptive, and we read in A's new bible what God says about telling the truth.

September 27, 2010- NEST "God takes good care of me"

The first thing we did today was to check out our little leaf "boss" from last week. He is looking kinda wimpy, not as green and turning brown! This is what happens when we stray from God, we need to stay in his Word and live and grow in Him.



Today we talked about the letter "N" and "NEST". We talked about where animals live and make their homes. We talked about how Cows live in Barnes, Bears live in caves, Turtles live in the sea but lay their eggs in the sand, and birds live in nests! We talked about the importance of a home and how homes are to keep us safe. God wants to keep us safe as well, he wants only the best for us!



It was kinda a short lesson today. We finished all of our curriculum in almost 45 minutes so mommy broke out the preschool and Kindergarten workbooks she got from walmart and we went at it! S- Colored the "N" pages and A- worked on her handwriting capitol N's and lowercase n's. We also did a little math, counting, opposites and more/less.

When we were done E- & S- went in the living room to watch an "Signing Time ABC's" video and I asked A- to stay behind for one of the most important lessons of her life!!.....




Yesterday daddy took A- (our 4 year old) to church just him and her. Mommy stayed behind with the babies and S-. On the way home from church A- said to daddy "Daddy do I have Jesus in my heart?" Daddy said "Have you asked Jesus into your heart?" A-said "No" daddy said, "do you want to?" and A-said "YES!"

When they got home he told me about the conversation and we decided we didn't want her to rush into a prayer and it mean nothing to her later, but that we wanted to make sure she completely understood everything this prayer is going to mean in her life. So today I pulled out some Abeka flash cards called "The salvation series" that I got from a lady here in town a few years ago. They are WONDERFUL! It talked about Heaven, what is not in heaven, like churches cause we can worship with God right there, and the sun because God is the light, and tears cause God wipes them away, and Sin.....




Then we talked about what is in heaven. Streets paved in gold, tree of life, angels, and best of all Jesus! Then we talked about Hell, and satan and how Jesus came to earth to die for our sins so we are able to go to heaven if we want to. How when we do something bad not only are we suppose to be punished by mommy & daddy but God too! And Jesus didn't want us to have to have God's punishment so he took it for us instead. We talked about how when we ask Jesus into our hearts he writes our name in the "Lambs book of life"



.....A- "But mommy I don't want Jesus to die!!"
Mommy "But A- Jesus is alive and waiting for us in heaven, as long as our names are in the "lambs book of life."

Then we talked about what it is to be a christian. How mommy & daddy are both Christians and how when we asked Jesus into our hearts we said a prayer that went something like "Dear Lord thank you that you died on the cross for our sins, thank you that you rose again. Please forgive us for our sins, come into our hearts and make us clean, in Jesus Name AMEN!"

A- "But mommy I want Jesus in my heart, I want to say that prayer!!"

So again tonight when daddy gets home we will sit with her and go over the story again and make sure she has a clear understanding before she makes her final decision. I'm so thrilled that her heart is sensitive to God! I think this day is even more emotional than her being in Kindergarten, because today she is able to make the most important life decision she will ever make!

September 23, 2010- LEAF "I will live and grow in Jesus"

Today we finished day 10 of school. (well really day 15 but we didn't count week 1) We concentrated a lot on Math today! We took our 10 sticks and learned some addition, then we bundled them up into a bundle of 10 with a rubber band. This way we can learn how to count by 10's as we go along and we know that there are 10 sticks in each bundle.




Then we talked more about the leaves and reviewed our verse "I will live and grow in Jesus" then made a picture with our saying on it and glued some left over leaves to it. The girls had a blast!!

And then we watered our plant and checked on our poor little leaf who wanted to be his own boss. He isn't looking too good!!

September 22, 2010-Leaf "I will live and grow in Jesus"

Today we continued with the letter "L". A-worked on her handwriting while mommy and S- continued to work on recognizing the letters of the Alphabet.





Baby T- and Baby E- Joined us for school today! Baby T- just stayed with mommy and enjoyed listening to everyone sing songs. Baby E- sat in her high chair and joined us singing the ABC's and she loves doing flash cards to learn new words!


Then we read this book we got from the library about a leaf who turned colors and fell off the tree down to the ground....and after the book we went into the living room and found.....



LEAVES!!! All over the floor!!! Since the leaves outside haven't turned colors yet, mommy bought some fake leaves!! We got to throw them around, make piles of them and then....



We picked them all up and taped them to the front door for fall decorations!! Baby E- helped with that too!!




Then it was time to water our plant and check on our leaf that decided to be his own Boss yesterday and separate from the rest of the plant. He was thirsty today and looks like he is starting to lose his color and turn brown a bit. We talked about how WE can "Live and Grow in Jesus" by reading our bible, praying, and being obedient.

September 21, 2010- LEAF "I will live and grow in Jesus!"

So today was our first day back to school after our 4 week break of maternity leave. The girls were SO ready and anxious to start back to school! We had a GREAT first day back!!





We started out our day with a little math. We did our 100 Chart, our Calendar, and our Rods.




Then we learned about the letter L, for Leaf,Lion,LOG cabin,& Leg.



Then we talked about the "Leaf". We learned how the plant drinks water through it's roots, how the plant combines it's food from the sun, water, and carbon dioxide and makes chlorophyll. Then the plant stores the chlorophyll in the leaves and that is why they are the color green!


Breathing in

Breathing out!

We also learned that we breathe in Oxygen, and out Carbondioxide. And the plants take in Carbondioxide and give off Oxygen.

We talked about how the leaves change color to get ready for winter, and we talked about all the things we do to get ready for winter.



Then mommy told a story about a leaf who didn't want to be part of the plant anymore because he wanted to be his own boss! He didn't think he needed the plant and wanted to be FREE!!(we broke off a leaf) So he left the plant because he thought life would be much better that way because he can do anything he wants now!!

Then we pretended we were leaves and the plant was God. We learned that God gives us what we need but that some people don't want to obey God(like the leaf we broke off). Now they are like the leaf all by itself unable to get food and water.

The girls were so sad the leaf couldn't be put back on the plant because they realized that without the plant the leaf is going to die, just like we will without God. Then we memorized "I will live and grow in Jesus"

We'll keep you updated on the leaves progress the rest of the week as we watch it to see what happens!