tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29161241748045934182024-03-07T08:09:31.532-05:00Training Happy HeartsJoin us as we journey along in training up our children (and ourselves!) to live fully, love deeply and learn passionately, with faith that promises (and delivers!) truly happy hearts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-57337824947002981562023-12-17T17:31:00.001-05:002023-12-20T19:29:49.250-05:00Stop and Count the Joy this Advent<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Gaudete Sunday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEUbyK628tkAsVq9MtERroaHsKslpHMmDZbKDLjLfhXwn3yp6qFX2RzLIwC4NN5ZDvjX6tAjsY1IRsVkGrjOGw9EQAwLgujR2Uis6NWjyoQGInoD4QkKOy-_-VjlphyphenhyphenJfwIhbEc3F7Gy-moy5vL4QYfrFQxv7UtoHaEnvvDsN_sPYbeJp_1AGRO0mZfnH/s1080/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEUbyK628tkAsVq9MtERroaHsKslpHMmDZbKDLjLfhXwn3yp6qFX2RzLIwC4NN5ZDvjX6tAjsY1IRsVkGrjOGw9EQAwLgujR2Uis6NWjyoQGInoD4QkKOy-_-VjlphyphenhyphenJfwIhbEc3F7Gy-moy5vL4QYfrFQxv7UtoHaEnvvDsN_sPYbeJp_1AGRO0mZfnH/w640-h640/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />On this third Sunday of Advent, the</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> entrance antiphon for Mass, which is taken from Philippians 4:4, reminds us to “Rejoice in the Lord always!"<br /><br /><b>Even if there have been challenges or sorrows this Advent... Whether we are tired or too busy... No matter where we may find ourselves at this moment - shouldering crosses or basking in moments of obvious grace... we rejoice!</b><br /><br />Why? Because no matter what this moment may include, the big picture is a joyful one!<br /><br /><b>There is joy in God's plan as foretold by the prophets. Christ's birth, the way He died to save us from our sins </b></span><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;">(Mt 1:21)</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">, the promise of Him coming again </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">to give believers the crown of righteousness (2 Tm 4:8) and a place in His Father’s house (Jn 14:2).</span></b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>... JOY!</b><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">And so the vestments of the priest at Mass and the symbolic color of the candle on our Advent wreath brightens from the usual penitential purple of the season to rose this Sunday as we joyfully anticipate</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> the annual celebration of the Solemnity of Christmas and prepare for the coming of Chris in our lives.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Today is also a wonderful day to pause from the harried pace that preparing for Christmas might cause to simply reflect on the joys in our lives.<br /><br /><b>Big ones. Small ones. All the ones in between. Ones that come from living Advent and ones that come just from living each day as it comes. Life is replete with joy when you stop to count blessings.</b><br /><br />Today, I encourage you to do just that!<br /><br />I know I am.<br /><br />This year for a number of personal reasons my family has not celebrated Advent as robustly as we have in some years past, but we have still been observing some of our traditions and embracing moments to prepare our hearts and homes for Christ. Praise be to God for every blessing.<br /><br />In fact, as I browsed recent photos on my camera, I could not help but to smile with abundant joy and gratitude as some snapshots helped me count blessings:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO7b1Ja9AaPCeALN-yDwraxeOw8JO3ffCgaQ1VfgEyhqEB1t3FNIxntSP36KII2dpEKeWtPT5LRBpAvxe8yzreqy13ETixBDLsUqOMr8PQmYGU0Rh2pCFqYyQuHlvsFYc_GTlCVxffBrIke2FxggPPxJek0ree4uuTQgLN0lSp8Epd5enrFGtYYYr_QJo/s3456/IMG_0949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO7b1Ja9AaPCeALN-yDwraxeOw8JO3ffCgaQ1VfgEyhqEB1t3FNIxntSP36KII2dpEKeWtPT5LRBpAvxe8yzreqy13ETixBDLsUqOMr8PQmYGU0Rh2pCFqYyQuHlvsFYc_GTlCVxffBrIke2FxggPPxJek0ree4uuTQgLN0lSp8Epd5enrFGtYYYr_QJo/w400-h266/IMG_0949.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Witnessing the glory of God's creation on walks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHShisZyyHq_rjfslnjvPXI5rBz_oCKwszbFw5wQ1SlVfI0VQyZuIKzMK4rp8WjNiH-RZZbKXf_b9NTRoUaNdUWorvdEFm0AfNBl61eggXLYr8df99DTrC9Wc9-63vGqfO3q7GIvaQSJnUrWTkOa-ouH37AoIfLbvx-KfbUFENvQbIyIZi0ox_3Vyy1LaW/s3456/IMG_0982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHShisZyyHq_rjfslnjvPXI5rBz_oCKwszbFw5wQ1SlVfI0VQyZuIKzMK4rp8WjNiH-RZZbKXf_b9NTRoUaNdUWorvdEFm0AfNBl61eggXLYr8df99DTrC9Wc9-63vGqfO3q7GIvaQSJnUrWTkOa-ouH37AoIfLbvx-KfbUFENvQbIyIZi0ox_3Vyy1LaW/w426-h640/IMG_0982.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Cooking meals to share with others.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPPOzy0jGWTGOZF3yOayvniDa5ee-_4lifkAz5KeyAGONLIzgxeOTV6nrIukvmPwgh1kIeZvKB9IJIn373eNIN5ylpooIH4V2GkSZF9ueThBPsfXiRV4LQnzkjHsdwGbEiXFwj__jc1GrrmH-uu5zOrWYTRWXw7dlJ2limlcvPJjmtSijvZRjrNbHwz6N/s3456/IMG_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPPOzy0jGWTGOZF3yOayvniDa5ee-_4lifkAz5KeyAGONLIzgxeOTV6nrIukvmPwgh1kIeZvKB9IJIn373eNIN5ylpooIH4V2GkSZF9ueThBPsfXiRV4LQnzkjHsdwGbEiXFwj__jc1GrrmH-uu5zOrWYTRWXw7dlJ2limlcvPJjmtSijvZRjrNbHwz6N/w640-h426/IMG_0986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Making time to connect with one another.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs3E7Z82YJvFhLNueLedywGPl7n76GUzjYueCPHu_xAoqpPtydUxj0t4LYomBfN4FEuHKb4HbsTrGIEVQNmm2RxYgdMgyFmM3Qg8U8vgYfUOqeYbmI9he9I59IS1UqZotEjn_E6C86QDIKrEQ7fXWucgA4DNOa3tsVQ4u2vpRbl612mXD3voilETPVqzs/s3456/IMG_0991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs3E7Z82YJvFhLNueLedywGPl7n76GUzjYueCPHu_xAoqpPtydUxj0t4LYomBfN4FEuHKb4HbsTrGIEVQNmm2RxYgdMgyFmM3Qg8U8vgYfUOqeYbmI9he9I59IS1UqZotEjn_E6C86QDIKrEQ7fXWucgA4DNOa3tsVQ4u2vpRbl612mXD3voilETPVqzs/w426-h640/IMG_0991.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Celebrating <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/St.%20Nicholas">St. Nicholas</a> Day with a visit from St. Nicholas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRfYwPgESwJA5p93CtMFKzustdEsuVrDxOYEoCRx3nCnhURvCb_KSQsjd3ewuk85JB5FuQc2obC37ulO4ERCAue_NxbBqJThziGoNNVblZ8N3Rkx3c11CMTv3VqdvbQh7fzLnvv1bxwrebZPk1RJv8qIPogA7bsOcaKzvWOqkwa5q7aTdXk0j543jr5mS/s3456/IMG_0994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRfYwPgESwJA5p93CtMFKzustdEsuVrDxOYEoCRx3nCnhURvCb_KSQsjd3ewuk85JB5FuQc2obC37ulO4ERCAue_NxbBqJThziGoNNVblZ8N3Rkx3c11CMTv3VqdvbQh7fzLnvv1bxwrebZPk1RJv8qIPogA7bsOcaKzvWOqkwa5q7aTdXk0j543jr5mS/w426-h640/IMG_0994.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />... and volunteering at <a href="https://www.mybrotherskeeper.org/">My Brother's Keeper</a>,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjIHQGSQBYjFylqDxxDFIxcb0SQ9sBxViXaUnbD3rM_uqRXxXMyUQQNcLUMbH46lrIbrf4EUb8dKOokTla4HgEj0O0qBtZjeOiSLI8DYlKSA7xjC5PV3tmlRZqFMHiUuVOtNXY8l9FSurESIIVG9L0i6nAicImPW3H07Ie58LUG21TKI8jhDl5bQYBhxg/s3456/IMG_1009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjIHQGSQBYjFylqDxxDFIxcb0SQ9sBxViXaUnbD3rM_uqRXxXMyUQQNcLUMbH46lrIbrf4EUb8dKOokTla4HgEj0O0qBtZjeOiSLI8DYlKSA7xjC5PV3tmlRZqFMHiUuVOtNXY8l9FSurESIIVG9L0i6nAicImPW3H07Ie58LUG21TKI8jhDl5bQYBhxg/w426-h640/IMG_1009.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">which is one of our favorite Advent traditions,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WTerDwNdassw73OGpudekXzh4viXORcZhif7x12QaOyS965lXZV3QAviHnQRLnz3e8OnrTexfx_SCsy97mZoalcdI0bcdCsoqZAehlKcnEQsJnX1iwz-2NnszQD6Ursfxd3keFDGu6llUFZm5iochgXlAKoN476py8T3lb_dG1Jo_Zcs9cJVQ4mhAoMV/s1920/IMG_20231206_172725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1920" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WTerDwNdassw73OGpudekXzh4viXORcZhif7x12QaOyS965lXZV3QAviHnQRLnz3e8OnrTexfx_SCsy97mZoalcdI0bcdCsoqZAehlKcnEQsJnX1iwz-2NnszQD6Ursfxd3keFDGu6llUFZm5iochgXlAKoN476py8T3lb_dG1Jo_Zcs9cJVQ4mhAoMV/w640-h288/IMG_20231206_172725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">along with <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2020/12/secretly-gift-a-st-nicholas-basket-advent-tradition.html">secretly gifting someone in the Spirit fo St. Nicholas</a>.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUayu9DwsYKF_-rdAwqNIbDiXjvR3d0T2H-yP9VXH2U5JRN70YSPWi0G-be7SMl-evgh9mQVqboiVwSnAyJPMFx5IoLYFVgMbE26Aoj80Q0-Hk1K0tkYmKl-Xn7j92eFDK9k4qdm8iDVRerjyLDfoTuCDytT6OFiu6dxWoog40BtoWFXSFHiBdWQmGAcRj/s3456/IMG_1043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUayu9DwsYKF_-rdAwqNIbDiXjvR3d0T2H-yP9VXH2U5JRN70YSPWi0G-be7SMl-evgh9mQVqboiVwSnAyJPMFx5IoLYFVgMbE26Aoj80Q0-Hk1K0tkYmKl-Xn7j92eFDK9k4qdm8iDVRerjyLDfoTuCDytT6OFiu6dxWoog40BtoWFXSFHiBdWQmGAcRj/w426-h640/IMG_1043.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Stealth gifting is so much fun!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMdoom_wtVAyzjCaModVmMWWMoGS31HRjWGV3HNI2_ZryWUMNJctAbu-lSUhyphenhyphen7cr3Jn5vBu7unfoyMn4czJngA4976S5cp11HqJGlq9phAt5BxWdpNTYsKAQgdVxc0S0DcN_iNoyDnLyAalOz8YkQQy-Xg0ZfF5CG6ozKlmBThFqHLDueM861FbhnDvpS/s3456/IMG_1044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMdoom_wtVAyzjCaModVmMWWMoGS31HRjWGV3HNI2_ZryWUMNJctAbu-lSUhyphenhyphen7cr3Jn5vBu7unfoyMn4czJngA4976S5cp11HqJGlq9phAt5BxWdpNTYsKAQgdVxc0S0DcN_iNoyDnLyAalOz8YkQQy-Xg0ZfF5CG6ozKlmBThFqHLDueM861FbhnDvpS/w426-h640/IMG_1044.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />And, even if we typically wait for Christmas Eve to celebrate Christmas, we do make room for some seasonal festivities with friends...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix63H1RmC-DCdBh8pfK7GZdteSSTk9tY7auBCpHePIAJfRmA66r77Fzk8MdkLRrp8L0lWbDNMdG4by8_KpidVLIAcrtT4t7ibT1ljAcO_k9_060PWFi_S2veBWW4ecSoHOXZwoQ2VOfJzfJRKtIdpxF6owcaXUE-HCtGg9hwb_X3xXtJx6H2ORVkXXrQzW/s3456/IMG_1065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix63H1RmC-DCdBh8pfK7GZdteSSTk9tY7auBCpHePIAJfRmA66r77Fzk8MdkLRrp8L0lWbDNMdG4by8_KpidVLIAcrtT4t7ibT1ljAcO_k9_060PWFi_S2veBWW4ecSoHOXZwoQ2VOfJzfJRKtIdpxF6owcaXUE-HCtGg9hwb_X3xXtJx6H2ORVkXXrQzW/w640-h426/IMG_1065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...laughing along with silly Santa at an annual Christmas party a friend hosts...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjgIMlpYXk3xHeldgH9Bx3tqQsgyCHnUs7EAJBuuD9-mEyJiAFaSbZBh1_xu8NhyphenhyphenMxYGjvTGStAhdiO-qlh2Hc1Z6diKo6RKUGog9hAguchbg7AO5uKi4BvbdyFwziEo_l2JFN9p6RbXqrtWImx-6Yws5eHZHaevb85I27WXDM1qUscBe_wbhdNe2MvNO/s3456/IMG_1068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjgIMlpYXk3xHeldgH9Bx3tqQsgyCHnUs7EAJBuuD9-mEyJiAFaSbZBh1_xu8NhyphenhyphenMxYGjvTGStAhdiO-qlh2Hc1Z6diKo6RKUGog9hAguchbg7AO5uKi4BvbdyFwziEo_l2JFN9p6RbXqrtWImx-6Yws5eHZHaevb85I27WXDM1qUscBe_wbhdNe2MvNO/w640-h426/IMG_1068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />... taking in the symphony and a friend's show choir singing...</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc4PsMzvWqJ4S-flxlX18_0Kz5_IpQxxJVGIgSaZxeinbYk3A9TuqjoxYC1TLVC9M_wr5kYjVjnq-2XMEreO7Q2dUgcLduTdtEk2ObyyYnXN7XGxuTBA5l9EQrF-U12rLvTPZrxObprwaUEtFm_5LMyDMGiEEmR_qvO3qNuuQi7hJsScxalv15jkWTC4U/s638/408476783_10161588280196289_8859314262226796668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="638" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc4PsMzvWqJ4S-flxlX18_0Kz5_IpQxxJVGIgSaZxeinbYk3A9TuqjoxYC1TLVC9M_wr5kYjVjnq-2XMEreO7Q2dUgcLduTdtEk2ObyyYnXN7XGxuTBA5l9EQrF-U12rLvTPZrxObprwaUEtFm_5LMyDMGiEEmR_qvO3qNuuQi7hJsScxalv15jkWTC4U/w640-h482/408476783_10161588280196289_8859314262226796668_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />All the while slowly preparing our home by putting out parts of the manger each week...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_yjbuOC20_1-r_FebZJ_GFJr6HDGamfc-FfGWz0E9_AX3-eNQNug7xL0ZZmsxtxOEft9h9MsP15NX2any-sTRSnW3AIBeTqt41qv6GdecBrcKGwimchnYt8hZmpm2bw9D9IKzrlvKlfJw39t0oV5AXA7Sb-W5AoN9eCQtDmXMvLQmoSUcwyA3lP-toSP/s3456/IMG_1081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_yjbuOC20_1-r_FebZJ_GFJr6HDGamfc-FfGWz0E9_AX3-eNQNug7xL0ZZmsxtxOEft9h9MsP15NX2any-sTRSnW3AIBeTqt41qv6GdecBrcKGwimchnYt8hZmpm2bw9D9IKzrlvKlfJw39t0oV5AXA7Sb-W5AoN9eCQtDmXMvLQmoSUcwyA3lP-toSP/w640-h426/IMG_1081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... and getting the tree to decorate on Christmas Eve...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqMxF-zuhmqm6yW8mjNQi-Vf5XFTISjhCG6W4glSWuYNCFVchELvrefm29a0cvSoncX7fh0YnUDD5liqdpVstvIOlMuHdsQInhSIJ9nmzdtfoXSx0EKqLB0y1S7LDWBo79NN_yAIAhnB99BYwW4aGHqeTGTRGIdJQWlP25biHGelOFkw4Cl6i8IFcAnEf/s3456/IMG_1113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqMxF-zuhmqm6yW8mjNQi-Vf5XFTISjhCG6W4glSWuYNCFVchELvrefm29a0cvSoncX7fh0YnUDD5liqdpVstvIOlMuHdsQInhSIJ9nmzdtfoXSx0EKqLB0y1S7LDWBo79NN_yAIAhnB99BYwW4aGHqeTGTRGIdJQWlP25biHGelOFkw4Cl6i8IFcAnEf/w640-h426/IMG_1113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Slipping in traditions after school and before other commitments...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPDl_H0Kj9ia1knU8ZGAq-UTUAoB_SpHrykX-NOmwh4TFtMjoHSVjrEirAk6qxgZmxrzi-AH5hjkO3O2go0Z0EteecypBSZeM78BWYc3WKgYnxADY_CodbdOVrOD2C1NUbscYtI622p2oLbDFlwaySn_njkrjH84VVO4eWX1BTYf3DgiNe01TzDGQyhH7/w640-h426/IMG_1149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Taking down links of <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2023/12/Christmas-Countdown-Chain-Works-of-Mercy.html">our Advent chain</a> and doing simple service with friends, too...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ePh9IRFuSSui4X0wRLFvdvxmu5avRHcRJO4ZidgE4BGrvb8jZhjbc01KRh3wmdzpXVM1MtUvQ43nOTYE_UwGPQlMKnAHtsBGOiN0eFUNS2dEtJEqFhYCjiKroZqwubq3vD_vqKO24_-KsW7B5DdjIT_FM_V1-N6HN5yIKKbfqRNMWRwq8BbOQOVS4ipI/s3456/IMG_1153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ePh9IRFuSSui4X0wRLFvdvxmu5avRHcRJO4ZidgE4BGrvb8jZhjbc01KRh3wmdzpXVM1MtUvQ43nOTYE_UwGPQlMKnAHtsBGOiN0eFUNS2dEtJEqFhYCjiKroZqwubq3vD_vqKO24_-KsW7B5DdjIT_FM_V1-N6HN5yIKKbfqRNMWRwq8BbOQOVS4ipI/w640-h426/IMG_1153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />...such as making cards for nursing home residents at co-op.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF9t3G_qJQZ_1yg0vj5Ahvd7hqol0RL0gTEzNkWxem8EiAIXVElBU31w85rfu9FTdNVhIbKKBUz4QpDolRmsYyLiUr43Sdvo-TzIEw7SQvUHL1DlcByqbs2KvVzBXejlFj9UoRMfmmde-5d4x2UeiIeq0ecN7nzOi-tZ-iG6SLzCAQXH-twkZnE5QT-46/s3456/IMG_1154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF9t3G_qJQZ_1yg0vj5Ahvd7hqol0RL0gTEzNkWxem8EiAIXVElBU31w85rfu9FTdNVhIbKKBUz4QpDolRmsYyLiUr43Sdvo-TzIEw7SQvUHL1DlcByqbs2KvVzBXejlFj9UoRMfmmde-5d4x2UeiIeq0ecN7nzOi-tZ-iG6SLzCAQXH-twkZnE5QT-46/w640-h426/IMG_1154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sometimes focused...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, as I was looking back at recent snapshots today and thinking about many unpictured moments, too, I reflected with joy on the gifts of this season, on the ways Christ works in us and through us and those we know, and on the promise of Christ in our lives.<br /><br />May you have myriad blessings to count and be joy-filled about today, too!<br /><br /><br /></div></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-33411392329853601752023-12-10T23:30:00.338-05:002023-12-11T16:18:40.379-05:00Make a Super Simple Advent Wreath <div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog6noqDisbrwIGi7cR7I01KCAzQXd6T2ZQ9nRBuKtoHlDtbbVMeURArsFxgW67NyUH0mvGj_oUy43GzB2Jt6k4fOpqc-RjhyphenhyphenS-4wq9nCbEwiAvi7b8zvVgK8V615e-xK8PfhfGUPHwD-BLxDxf-xazpOheR2j2V3rmti978VV_dAmlZj96nechDeV7Upq/s1080/Advent%20Traditions%20Wreath%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog6noqDisbrwIGi7cR7I01KCAzQXd6T2ZQ9nRBuKtoHlDtbbVMeURArsFxgW67NyUH0mvGj_oUy43GzB2Jt6k4fOpqc-RjhyphenhyphenS-4wq9nCbEwiAvi7b8zvVgK8V615e-xK8PfhfGUPHwD-BLxDxf-xazpOheR2j2V3rmti978VV_dAmlZj96nechDeV7Upq/w640-h640/Advent%20Traditions%20Wreath%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">How has your second week of Advent been?<br /><br />If I am being honest, it has been a hard week in many ways here. Yet amidst the challenges, there have been blessings, and I am grateful for all the ways that <b>light shines in the darkness</b>. <br /><br />The light of Christ has been seen working in and through others, the hope and strength of the Eucharist has been found at daily Mass, and literal light has shined when my children and I have made time to sit around our Advent wreath to pray and read.<br /><br />I have yet to snap a photo of those times this year, but I did take some snapshots of the making of our wreath, which I thought I would share here in case you'd like<b> ideas for an easy way to put together an Advent wreath</b>.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gather Supplies</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Typically, I have our Advent wreath ready to go before Advent or on the first day of Advent, but this year, I was definitely behind, only had our <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2023/12/Christmas-Countdown-Chain-Works-of-Mercy.html">Advent Chain</a> and <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2014/12/get-your-free-printable-st-andrew.html">Christmas Novena card</a> ready as Advent began, and so spent time on the second day of Advent getting our wreath ready.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>First, I stopped at a local <b>Dollar Tree for a gold charger plate, some ribbon, and some florist foam</b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9GIoY_BKVOmemWwa_DNVhum6TFcB3LFDuAAup5wkXWc7iUoLtzg6QTLuuker4SovWOPulMMMcKDVlLZ8UXORBVEXE9fY0M2vZV-O4lO3W0ZDPRuuKBFkyOMEyFbwpH4xzNAumEPC3tti8kWbunIxFWfbFgCbGXt1WNWfW74p1T_r-NMeJ91VUO6xm7f9/s3456/IMG_0971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9GIoY_BKVOmemWwa_DNVhum6TFcB3LFDuAAup5wkXWc7iUoLtzg6QTLuuker4SovWOPulMMMcKDVlLZ8UXORBVEXE9fY0M2vZV-O4lO3W0ZDPRuuKBFkyOMEyFbwpH4xzNAumEPC3tti8kWbunIxFWfbFgCbGXt1WNWfW74p1T_r-NMeJ91VUO6xm7f9/w426-h640/IMG_0971.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />After that, I stopped into our church offices to purchase some <b>Advent candles</b>. (If they were out of these, I would have just picked up white candles at Dollar Tree and put purple ribbons on three and a pink on on another.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrswFCqI3aeZtNiKb4wjDNlV-yJCxk7NccovXYScu_YgKzMuCHfAFYNyaye05gGPgZ1QXI1TZjU9Ha5XgjULK66YEvYQomv-XWyHV960ttf2aQ96PoIHo-UO8vQiqw7gatm6Kb9k0ajxirNeRx893ZZ2sgkEmZqhFg-tC4POnO5wWKfX9GiJRbEg5VoOR/s3456/IMG_0960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrswFCqI3aeZtNiKb4wjDNlV-yJCxk7NccovXYScu_YgKzMuCHfAFYNyaye05gGPgZ1QXI1TZjU9Ha5XgjULK66YEvYQomv-XWyHV960ttf2aQ96PoIHo-UO8vQiqw7gatm6Kb9k0ajxirNeRx893ZZ2sgkEmZqhFg-tC4POnO5wWKfX9GiJRbEg5VoOR/w426-h640/IMG_0960.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Then, later in the day - okay, maybe as darkness began to fall - the kids and I went for <b>a walk to gather greenery</b>.<br /><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Make a Walk in the Woods an Advent Wreath Tradition<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some years ago, we started a tradition of walking in the woods on or before the first day of Advent to find a branch to hang our <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2015/11/jesse-tree-swap-ornmanet-ideas.html">Jesse tree ornaments</a> on. Last year, that walk morphed into one for finding Advent wreath greens, too.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8MkRu92-6dLJwsg388t7Buj0-uyfPJgmcol12M3Oi1wI2_gQUzvYDmngOr8wRUGfOK07sVLCWQX_HYf8xjgtYHdL6ziuqip1qTxq_GMnoYfJZsfjtW1zlf3GQPS5vQSzrn4My8QA9IFGrUBqZJnvLx4H_aEwkqEXJUl-kvj7egjjCdHxDks7agCDt4CB/s3456/IMG_0958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8MkRu92-6dLJwsg388t7Buj0-uyfPJgmcol12M3Oi1wI2_gQUzvYDmngOr8wRUGfOK07sVLCWQX_HYf8xjgtYHdL6ziuqip1qTxq_GMnoYfJZsfjtW1zlf3GQPS5vQSzrn4My8QA9IFGrUBqZJnvLx4H_aEwkqEXJUl-kvj7egjjCdHxDks7agCDt4CB/w640-h426/IMG_0958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We are blessed to have <b>holly</b> trees along many local trails. We also collect any sort of <b>evergreen</b> we think might last throughout Advent in our wreath.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw9DP3YA6ZWapL_3nqsAJWBZagyNFQhHRFyAWX60xGqH_ij6N3YcewBVHHCscsIy4O-G8zPPDhw4AQ5f1swcZpB7Qvt5ao3EuATR280xdJkCY_tPWqCIaOn72c_8KTglu1ZOn34OGtgTAqTi-THAWxNxdqUHERMvkNrigCWR2yLcHbMu5eosOw5N19cnJ/s3456/IMG_0967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw9DP3YA6ZWapL_3nqsAJWBZagyNFQhHRFyAWX60xGqH_ij6N3YcewBVHHCscsIy4O-G8zPPDhw4AQ5f1swcZpB7Qvt5ao3EuATR280xdJkCY_tPWqCIaOn72c_8KTglu1ZOn34OGtgTAqTi-THAWxNxdqUHERMvkNrigCWR2yLcHbMu5eosOw5N19cnJ/w640-h426/IMG_0967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Assemble the Wreath<br /></span><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrPlpgW6Dn5czqpxEIHLFssJMn_KsX97polGBm9V3KcEntVu27YWcZvKEJmF5ntJ7wWCBu641bUa1inv1oDEAlnLIPGPJrydKdyKErtNCV6jbLwQFZpAjfpXQTxr5a5wrAZT2xkhFjx-Yp4hyM7rqpIxHVfDeo915Y86MseKaTvZAl0a37jBIzr84Rt4q/s3456/IMG_0973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrPlpgW6Dn5czqpxEIHLFssJMn_KsX97polGBm9V3KcEntVu27YWcZvKEJmF5ntJ7wWCBu641bUa1inv1oDEAlnLIPGPJrydKdyKErtNCV6jbLwQFZpAjfpXQTxr5a5wrAZT2xkhFjx-Yp4hyM7rqpIxHVfDeo915Y86MseKaTvZAl0a37jBIzr84Rt4q/w640-h426/IMG_0973.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Because I was not been able to find a circular floral foam when I stopped by Dollar Tree, I went with <b>two blocks of foam, one of which my kids and I opted to cut to make a cross shape</b>, which we thought was apropos as it reminded us of the cross Jesus died for us on, linking the Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter seasons for us.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGalE6g38TxQOUuceiKvOqc6m6gNXo8u59L4YftaY2CiqgrSZTNpxrox-YAuoSt3dmN6tBk4KsMNojdcQ3kOdV5DUsM5SUE0iN9qCegVHrv6youfPgDhaYsSK_IrHROK3LPp8tfZJzaTGzg49aR7eRhfAwlX-8chxoPzbTjA4NYAKRwnAZxiw8NbpgYsgl/s3456/IMG_0968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGalE6g38TxQOUuceiKvOqc6m6gNXo8u59L4YftaY2CiqgrSZTNpxrox-YAuoSt3dmN6tBk4KsMNojdcQ3kOdV5DUsM5SUE0iN9qCegVHrv6youfPgDhaYsSK_IrHROK3LPp8tfZJzaTGzg49aR7eRhfAwlX-8chxoPzbTjA4NYAKRwnAZxiw8NbpgYsgl/w426-h640/IMG_0968.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Then, we put the candles into the cross and surrounded them with greenery, popped a few ribbons in, and, as a result, ended up with a more circular Advent wreath.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePTA-s-rgG8n_7RM2L5aOX9zLWu_ZbNeMf_0MrBAPm2Ai2UBQuhnok-xO_HH-sEn_kPOpe60bo-dGV1Ciovn4GAUAx2FPJ6EqdaMgdOGUZaejCVKHfC0NlDOq9tRwXS2EJbjzhfYvNltjjnZAx2e4HahN75FLzahg1ahYP2yEBb9Rjb3Q-TjajUjJWBwc/s3456/IMG_0975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePTA-s-rgG8n_7RM2L5aOX9zLWu_ZbNeMf_0MrBAPm2Ai2UBQuhnok-xO_HH-sEn_kPOpe60bo-dGV1Ciovn4GAUAx2FPJ6EqdaMgdOGUZaejCVKHfC0NlDOq9tRwXS2EJbjzhfYvNltjjnZAx2e4HahN75FLzahg1ahYP2yEBb9Rjb3Q-TjajUjJWBwc/w640-h426/IMG_0975.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We were delighted with how it came out - simple, traditional, and ready for us to pray a blessing and use as we prepare our hearts and home for the coming of Christ this Advent season.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkmSJziOy_PaY8mT1y4D33I2Y0WheUldsp3g5U8tlAD95TJ08Nz7AawMRm9u6sXG-ZWyosGxe_pVzFg9EmpvzY1MjDpSSsVRcxMoGiwJQaC4tFzY5HG0vkxcPbIN0raRotDqN3mZr7qFPt21WnlsSQluCmLqzT56YXsA9zHAP1QQkxIPPgUi3ilm_8Tlc/s3456/IMG_0980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkmSJziOy_PaY8mT1y4D33I2Y0WheUldsp3g5U8tlAD95TJ08Nz7AawMRm9u6sXG-ZWyosGxe_pVzFg9EmpvzY1MjDpSSsVRcxMoGiwJQaC4tFzY5HG0vkxcPbIN0raRotDqN3mZr7qFPt21WnlsSQluCmLqzT56YXsA9zHAP1QQkxIPPgUi3ilm_8Tlc/w426-h640/IMG_0980.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pre-Made Advent Wreaths Can Work, Too<br /></span><div><br /></div></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Of course, if you're not up for a walk in the woods and making your own Advent wreath, you can always purchase a pre-made, reusable one.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br />For years, our family went that route.<br /><br />Some <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search?q=+advent+wreath">years we used a reusable wreath with regular Advent candles</a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2013/12/eight-ways-to-celebrate-new-liturgical.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="448" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpNbg3AgZAzayi4ZlE9hT8PfQkDJXiBjljeilrcutm43r8mUVJ2Q9zu5I3YluST4zrm3lFsqR7wX_-VAgrHkbcIdLk-cLncd8vqMMwSe5GOm9RztP6AQy0gOWKlIKnvURC_7MU3Yr2Ms/w640-h428/advent+wreath.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /> ... and some <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2017/12/just-about-christmas.html">years we popped in roll-your-own beeswax ones</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2017/12/just-about-christmas.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kUcUv6L5bvaTzrg8EfrpDowFYjmpMse8tMIVW-VScf5zRwA76mrW3IQHZFS_lakr6CEJsB0FbwvA__Zl2MtQL60t359igj-dXSF-XPu84Kas_T6YvmoFPkh3zuqkPokJzy7sbkR_kJZg/w534-h640/xmas+eve+993.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br />In fact, it was only a few years ago that we decided to start <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2021/11/Advent-Picture-Books-Week-2.html">pairing a family walk at the start of Advent with making an annual fresh-cut greenery wreath</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2021/11/Advent-Picture-Books-Week-2.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wANvyqgfSD_krKbFFAE9EHWfjMhZuXhKrnV5dqVbJBRsaU3Itd3YuoZh8bBIAUN6-0kOuyrd6m67nmDE0fs1u8Qmh6I8HQnOotFzsDIthrEVfig96g7YdWTVnsoyUtQf2K_UvVhGEfQl/w426-h640/IMG_5308.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Any which way we've done our Advent wreath, we find that every year <b>the light of the candles on our Advent wreath captures and focuses us</b> especially <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2015/12/why-i-love-our-advent-wreath-and-man-i.html">when we've made regular time to gather, pray, and read by our Advent wreath</a>.<br /><br />No matter how your Advent has been going,<b> I encourage you to put together a wreath of some kind to help you and yours wait in joyful anticipation while giving thanks for and recognizing the light of Christ in this world.</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2015/12/why-i-love-our-advent-wreath-and-man-i.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN7g4K7StPnHsoPIUs7nbPNxCtSVphttPwK5tswgBj4y9nJHC-JPBgzr4nHsYQypYJDz3juAJ0FywytbynRXuo5ttismdahba52VEAmxm-yqTvJuTlLZ8vo9HbPYIKNDO0I6-1BIoSDY/w640-h640/advent+capture.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'd love to see a photo of your Advent wreath this year. Feel free to post one on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TrainingHappyHearts">our Facebook page</a>.<br /><br /><b>May your Advent continue with hope and peace as you embrace moments that shine!</b></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-30200064289110459662023-12-03T21:00:00.002-05:002023-12-11T16:16:01.113-05:00Count Down to Christmas with a Works of Mercy Chain<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPOXN8jUpvXGb9iTsqnjDSuZ2Sz71ELysU52xRago-U9v27Vnb4tJ0L38PSSM8KmqM3C_S8jvgJcNAeGo27N6wlnrl66fbo49HG6Bk055w7aTPV4Wd4F_J_T-oK9CQNBi1avxPPTdJyvIJ3EWVlJzobQHJ7DMHuaB54nsJStYz-1OP0lsAEsaUR1Ov9M2/s1080/Advent%20Traditions%20Christmas%20Count%20Down%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPOXN8jUpvXGb9iTsqnjDSuZ2Sz71ELysU52xRago-U9v27Vnb4tJ0L38PSSM8KmqM3C_S8jvgJcNAeGo27N6wlnrl66fbo49HG6Bk055w7aTPV4Wd4F_J_T-oK9CQNBi1avxPPTdJyvIJ3EWVlJzobQHJ7DMHuaB54nsJStYz-1OP0lsAEsaUR1Ov9M2/w640-h640/Advent%20Traditions%20Christmas%20Count%20Down%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New (Liturgical) Year!<br /><br />If life has thrown you some unexpected curve balls lately and you feel as unprepared for Advent this year as I do, perhaps the simple freebie I am offering today can help.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let Our 2023 Advent Chain Help Your Family Live the Works of Mercy This Advent</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1EfazBIyKxtLf3dVhsV7sVk2Df0IsXey-L7egCC_VHqyyOei4ePwfGFAgGgvvFFsxXB6XrJnEr1MPzcQbdBisd_PSiCT4fAZ9gMCy6n0w02B7IidHLrJu65Uhjt3N3zGOeg0g3s9KU1tUmU5w-2iMWcV_dVIEEjIU4_vAte696XN5mA6aXKzzekIiw9A/s3456/IMG_0939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1EfazBIyKxtLf3dVhsV7sVk2Df0IsXey-L7egCC_VHqyyOei4ePwfGFAgGgvvFFsxXB6XrJnEr1MPzcQbdBisd_PSiCT4fAZ9gMCy6n0w02B7IidHLrJu65Uhjt3N3zGOeg0g3s9KU1tUmU5w-2iMWcV_dVIEEjIU4_vAte696XN5mA6aXKzzekIiw9A/w640-h426/IMG_0939.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>We just took the first link down from our annual Advent chain tonight, so I thought I would share the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxs9QzSTDolmH8YWZShi7qUO8STAiWvaKAOKN5bFOZI/edit?usp=sharing">Advent Chain printable</a> we made for it <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxs9QzSTDolmH8YWZShi7qUO8STAiWvaKAOKN5bFOZI/edit?usp=sharing">here</a> in case you're looking for some quick inspiration for an easy way to count down to Christmas while keeping your family's hearts focused on sharing Christ's love through Works of Mercy.<br /><br />To use the printable as we do, just print the document out. Then, color or paint all of the backsides of the strips violet, except for the final one that says "Celebrate! Christ has come!" which is the Christmas strip and left white. (Alternately, print on purple paper.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw7WQG3y5c-FPSaGo6Yv31xzSZHd0oRYTab217KoBZ5UeB_lpqb5dGOk1mz7Kzzm2__VX-wO7nC6IF1L3ClyNECPvaZSxOoCa331YEU8ryDqfLbgkihnL6twQWEJqelIEsaYISxtb2TCVmCzgILTKoCzXtVMSiLvytexm9m599dOFei7OSxjLMfUgeEJf/s3456/IMG_0930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw7WQG3y5c-FPSaGo6Yv31xzSZHd0oRYTab217KoBZ5UeB_lpqb5dGOk1mz7Kzzm2__VX-wO7nC6IF1L3ClyNECPvaZSxOoCa331YEU8ryDqfLbgkihnL6twQWEJqelIEsaYISxtb2TCVmCzgILTKoCzXtVMSiLvytexm9m599dOFei7OSxjLMfUgeEJf/w640-h426/IMG_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>After that, cut the pages into strips and use tape or staples to make a looped paper chain. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxs9QzSTDolmH8YWZShi7qUO8STAiWvaKAOKN5bFOZI/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAiwNnvhSfv0V3ywbpYbDgEACq4wCZBeBvssvciSLpBY6CVhGeped5BCD1J-SEExJdjwt4YlkFbGx1DritPvZ1C_phj7ZNHuW9TyIpw1NYxB7HE67zzJ0QkVbrYqR2mLyg_34VUT8Ex8xzsWx6A6jDaNuqlvJ29gvxw8ypgOoK-4iYwncrgbzNZH8qqMX/w640-h426/IMG_0931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>Hang the chain up and - viola! - you and yours are ready to count down to Christmas while focusing on the Corporal and Spiritual <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Works%20of%20Mercy">Works of Mercy</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigItN2JRsE3KsPt0omM6ZCA2cNBi1rNBJXgEV-5tCiK8eaSaWx0smjAkTAvlM2iOnLOiYddDU0sVqLpm3J4gwIPEmWLuUn_xcv2K_xpvUcGrFRnOjMk-mIW5A8EHaQa9NEXK_5O1x4JxEeRiCzy3EggYapFlTGH8HBdwGBaEZayA7lAbV8jJ_biEtxOo_W/s3456/IMG_0934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigItN2JRsE3KsPt0omM6ZCA2cNBi1rNBJXgEV-5tCiK8eaSaWx0smjAkTAvlM2iOnLOiYddDU0sVqLpm3J4gwIPEmWLuUn_xcv2K_xpvUcGrFRnOjMk-mIW5A8EHaQa9NEXK_5O1x4JxEeRiCzy3EggYapFlTGH8HBdwGBaEZayA7lAbV8jJ_biEtxOo_W/w640-h426/IMG_0934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 21.6px; font-style: italic;">Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 21.6px;"><i><br /></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Alternatively, you could browse the document for ideas for making a count-down chain tailored to your family or put the strips out with a </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3sQTmnq" style="font-size: x-large;">Giving Manger</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">(which I <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2916124174804593418/7943384510891933134">reviewed previously</a>) or homemade Sacrifice Manger (like the one pictured in <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/12/6-things-to-do-before-christmas.html">6 Things to Do Before Christmas)</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Know You're Not Alone If You're Just Starting to get Ready for Advent Even If Advent Has Already Begun</span></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><div><span><br /></span></div>And if you don't have an Advent Wreath set out next to Advent reading, Jesse Ornaments ready to go, or any of your personal <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Advent%20Traditions%20and%20Customs">Advent traditions</a> rolling out yet, take heart! You are not alone.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Until tonight, the only thing we had out was a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2014/12/get-your-free-printable-st-andrew.html" style="font-size: x-large;">St. Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer Rebus Bookmark</a> <span style="font-size: x-large;">that we made years ago and just happened to find yesterday when cleaning, and currently, besides the addition of our annual Advent Chain, that remains true.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2014/12/get-your-free-printable-st-andrew.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMC-Q_afiGLybwtwuHI0qs3XJrOpft3woFEjDo9VuNFfwPA_j0GBS6HKRWlj3e1CQ3onNwRNefhTQDnbLGQ5rnxAIC3_XooPC13Q7AAHq4ngLZFqw6WAqAO5nzeMbi1y74_hiJAqNRoU/w309-h400/st+andrew+christmas+novena+rebus+bookmark.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">For you see, last week that old saying that life is what happens when you're making other plans became a reality here again.<br /><br />A week ago today, I had plans to be well-prepared for Advent by last night. As a part of my plans, since family has been </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-countdown-is-on-making-paper-advent.html" style="font-size: x-large;">making paper Advent chains</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> in order to </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2015/12/works-of-mercy-advent-chain.html" style="font-size: x-large;">count down to Christmas</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> for years now, I had asked </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">my youngest child to start listing </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Works%20of%20Mercy" style="font-size: x-large;">Works of Mercy</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ideas that he would like us to include in our 2023 chain in his binder so that we might make them into a chain later in the week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then, the week happened and with it came a major</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> car repair, a printer issue, a plumbing issue, an urgent care visit, an internet outage, another car repair, a roof replacement, and more.<br /><br />Yes. All of this. In one week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, before I knew it, Advent was upon us, and, instead of being prepared and starting Advent with morning Mass and traditions, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">my husband and I decided to celebrate the onset of Advent by giving everyone in our household the gift of waking up naturally and going to a noon Mass.<br /><br />On the way to and from Mass, we prayed the Rosary, and - having been prompted by the aforementioned Christmas Novena bookmark that reappeared yesterday - we caught up on our Novena, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Then, the first day of Advent unfolded for us, without many of our <a href="https://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2013/12/eight-ways-to-celebrate-new-liturgical.html">New (Liturgical) Year</a> except for praying the Christmas Novena and getting our simple Advent Chain ready.<br /><br />And that's okay. Totally okay. <br /><br />Christ did not come to us in the manger because we were perfect. He does not come to us in the Eucharist because we are perfect. And He won't be coming to us again because of our earthly perfection. <br /><br />In fact, Christ comes to us in our mess and our brokenness. He meets where we are at. He loves us. He gives us so much grace and mercy and asks us simply to love Him and let Him save us.<br /><br />That's incredible. That's what this season is about: waiting in joyful anticipation for Christ's coming. <br /><br />The only thing we really need to journey well through Advent is a heart, mind, and soul turned toward Christ, awaiting Him. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>I'd love to hear how you're doing this Advent. If you have prayer intentions you would like others and me to pray for, please feel free to leave them in a comment. If you want to share some of your own family's traditions for journeying through Advent, feel free to share that, too. </b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">May God bless you with a joyful Advent.</span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-75063585678698482572022-10-18T13:33:00.001-04:002022-10-18T13:35:19.324-04:00The Oregon Trail from a Horse's Perspective {An Appaloosy Books / Homeschool Review Crew Review}<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-zLPvCXd4vxNOl_FIGjYOBrCNUeoXdJtZ005HHkJyr0SfKWPk3CoaefXPiafO9Mz9MSJqQttsy8nl0MpzQU52lGX3PKb_QAT6D-K-G5y2b8Dy6dnGqx7WDVZxbsolbFkHppv4M-IoL2wSQ8tntP3gNuERdDoCqmb_0QUVPz_u9UtmD3xfHmWqeVdNg/s1102/Blue%20Skies%20West%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-zLPvCXd4vxNOl_FIGjYOBrCNUeoXdJtZ005HHkJyr0SfKWPk3CoaefXPiafO9Mz9MSJqQttsy8nl0MpzQU52lGX3PKb_QAT6D-K-G5y2b8Dy6dnGqx7WDVZxbsolbFkHppv4M-IoL2wSQ8tntP3gNuERdDoCqmb_0QUVPz_u9UtmD3xfHmWqeVdNg/w426-h640/Blue%20Skies%20West%20(1).png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.</i></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Love horses? Historical fiction? Supporting small publishing houses and independent authors?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a look at the latest <b>Horses in History book <a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/product-page/blue-skies-west-physical-copy"><i>Blue Skies West</i></a> from </b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/"><b>Appaloosy Books</b></a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Several years ago, my children and I had the pleasure of coming to know author <a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/bio">Mattie Richardson</a>'s <a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/">Appaloosy Books</a> and <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-from-horses-perspective-mattie.html">appreciated how they <b>offer a window into history through the perspective of horses</b></a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQxuCML2OGttYVoilJDJe5d1zAJ6cT6T_6zPJ4bxmuk1Opmmr2RTJI0DmWSNUU8TRwnbpIJaJODJV_MEM8yrjeBCmwGCS3R5L-dey4dmY9r76ZElJlfdJ5zHh8tLtR7A7QBC-52cHq2n12kk6DVvtlOCDnpY9OnKjwtZIJrajiWeTecAr2-ufskpleg/s3456/IMG_0707.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQxuCML2OGttYVoilJDJe5d1zAJ6cT6T_6zPJ4bxmuk1Opmmr2RTJI0DmWSNUU8TRwnbpIJaJODJV_MEM8yrjeBCmwGCS3R5L-dey4dmY9r76ZElJlfdJ5zHh8tLtR7A7QBC-52cHq2n12kk6DVvtlOCDnpY9OnKjwtZIJrajiWeTecAr2-ufskpleg/w640-h426/IMG_0707.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, when we were offered a chance to review the latest book in the series - <a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/product-page/blue-skies-west-physical-copy"><i>Blue Skies West</i></a>, we took it.<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>What Awaits in <i>Blue Skies West</i>?</b></span></h2><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwQzx_d3FXshDyCuxUNK_QixRwBP32a07V4af3Nd41k-XEahX821C5-N089XnD2XWniAIcuN1Sttd5if0moUVn1CtIm8UkzQzbV8bF9KFopkFaScpXQkordi8xFihZgGxZhgS0KuP0cEuOM35yF93ds44gimezLoJ7x6160wOarJsDeifggObktDkCw/s833/blue%20skies%20west.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwQzx_d3FXshDyCuxUNK_QixRwBP32a07V4af3Nd41k-XEahX821C5-N089XnD2XWniAIcuN1Sttd5if0moUVn1CtIm8UkzQzbV8bF9KFopkFaScpXQkordi8xFihZgGxZhgS0KuP0cEuOM35yF93ds44gimezLoJ7x6160wOarJsDeifggObktDkCw/w398-h640/blue%20skies%20west.PNG" width="398" /></a></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/product-page/blue-skies-west-physical-copy"><i>Blue Skies West</i></a> is the<b> fifth book </b></span></span></span><b>in an exciting series</b> that can help kids ages 8-12 (plus younger or older siblings and adults, too!) to<b> learn more about important stories in U.S. History from - how fun! - a horse's point of view.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyBmr1W-v4_ChXmRmCNmgfq85pwci6C0A2rrPiECX2fpKQWv4WV2ZMs9fHof64Cv63qd20hUCZvZvUyfzdiWzmMdmYdj4Lqix9i7ISK1G_GWTRLs0giP_TfVaCtpsdGAxqoSoWaZYy-c0UiHNJmnbiO0ybLoJQ8hvUoOJCvLPq5U0CEXdRYoBhOrXZw/s3456/IMG_0708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyBmr1W-v4_ChXmRmCNmgfq85pwci6C0A2rrPiECX2fpKQWv4WV2ZMs9fHof64Cv63qd20hUCZvZvUyfzdiWzmMdmYdj4Lqix9i7ISK1G_GWTRLs0giP_TfVaCtpsdGAxqoSoWaZYy-c0UiHNJmnbiO0ybLoJQ8hvUoOJCvLPq5U0CEXdRYoBhOrXZw/w640-h426/IMG_0708.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />More than just a story, the book contains...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRfpIHZyLP8VstSf77IhZgln2QjgbbkQBrgVernVBuUjYFU1Grg98fA4nCnpsjxS1jfrH-EBSxIRpOVYUkVw3I7c0AcFb6ASCRKhNxC7RuX7H5X357V-3x2DL1yAudnW4jxKLQScicu9orjX_b2I1PKD1FjK_QpygQGAPpoWkT81hkHTWW1uSCXqx8w/s3456/IMG_0709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRfpIHZyLP8VstSf77IhZgln2QjgbbkQBrgVernVBuUjYFU1Grg98fA4nCnpsjxS1jfrH-EBSxIRpOVYUkVw3I7c0AcFb6ASCRKhNxC7RuX7H5X357V-3x2DL1yAudnW4jxKLQScicu9orjX_b2I1PKD1FjK_QpygQGAPpoWkT81hkHTWW1uSCXqx8w/w640-h426/IMG_0709.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">... a map for perspective followed by 12 chapters and an epilogue that tell a <b>wholesome, interesting, </b>tale which shares the true strife, tragedy, and conflicts of history in a <b>sensitive</b> way...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTwWXr0C2619eRSjCERYpc363e3cnGckq5UHSAhIPzSfkrJg-pPrtiWRbTPbHVpH0U0KbfTcHa0mbnIeb4uc8AnBDPosSxQRdhbXdctaHvu5UG_SONaJ4D8JRCWCwvbCFvbxo66EROcqc5_t-OWS6-Jl2bSOtAcfhBlNDgEYJSJqKX6nUPcBFCfurmA/s3456/IMG_0710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTwWXr0C2619eRSjCERYpc363e3cnGckq5UHSAhIPzSfkrJg-pPrtiWRbTPbHVpH0U0KbfTcHa0mbnIeb4uc8AnBDPosSxQRdhbXdctaHvu5UG_SONaJ4D8JRCWCwvbCFvbxo66EROcqc5_t-OWS6-Jl2bSOtAcfhBlNDgEYJSJqKX6nUPcBFCfurmA/w640-h426/IMG_0710.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />... a "Blast From the Past" which gives more historical details...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL_IlAwVu0bU8J67kyvD5zo2qRkFKhyZG-b2-YITo2fOrG1LRvQlTT3wwhwxfHstsjkJm3Rm5O-3ccEJCagfx8xIXc2UQVfro_UkR4IYvUoCYCTouN2jrJrHSTRM9Nac0enEYXr1B-WXGGN3SQmRNb6L671SSIvUkpXvJKVTQP21QTZUceOHQnsiUfw/s3456/IMG_0713.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL_IlAwVu0bU8J67kyvD5zo2qRkFKhyZG-b2-YITo2fOrG1LRvQlTT3wwhwxfHstsjkJm3Rm5O-3ccEJCagfx8xIXc2UQVfro_UkR4IYvUoCYCTouN2jrJrHSTRM9Nac0enEYXr1B-WXGGN3SQmRNb6L671SSIvUkpXvJKVTQP21QTZUceOHQnsiUfw/w640-h426/IMG_0713.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>... a Bibliography and About the Author page</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7Lo3BFSr6Mes3Pcsj3NtbIGrPHbEYuK5NqTfjWCqFWeeh3u1Jtpw6of3lPaaZJ5DcObb-fhoJ42Sq72065lzmuJMbcu6v20N_JtdZRG1EpsGGa_AL-B5d4zsiXzlIg24e6wgRcHZsKhXdi4KTICk7EqEZfC_FhsaI6lKbYIh8dPt7SRGWRps7k1Kew/s3456/IMG_0711.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7Lo3BFSr6Mes3Pcsj3NtbIGrPHbEYuK5NqTfjWCqFWeeh3u1Jtpw6of3lPaaZJ5DcObb-fhoJ42Sq72065lzmuJMbcu6v20N_JtdZRG1EpsGGa_AL-B5d4zsiXzlIg24e6wgRcHZsKhXdi4KTICk7EqEZfC_FhsaI6lKbYIh8dPt7SRGWRps7k1Kew/w640-h426/IMG_0711.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />... and Author's Note/Historical Disclaimer which makes me respect and appreciate Mattie Richardson even more!<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />Throughout this softcover historical fiction novel, you <b>follow </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>the horse Blue and his rider Charlie as they travel the 2,000 mile long Oregon Trail</b> from their longtime home in the Iowa farmlands to their new home. As you would expect, adventure awaits and danger abounds - including </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">water crossings, stampedes, and even wagon train robbers!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">What My 12-Year-Old Thinks about <i>Blue Skies West</i></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KjLkblcFQ01rHWGpiZ2HC-aPnZkl4ZCMMKy1eyqiExw7Su_G8I8k-DHbB87S3dD-QjBNWOCkQL8vD6Cf1p4RHdFs_njGwjrmRc6JyS4SrfbETSOg6Ub0zqWIZJUxC3Toa3AltWi1zy1ptnnXB9Rc2WTpsjrdg9mW9uq0iCpxvADPTljO5s2UVEcoqg/s3456/IMG_0706.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KjLkblcFQ01rHWGpiZ2HC-aPnZkl4ZCMMKy1eyqiExw7Su_G8I8k-DHbB87S3dD-QjBNWOCkQL8vD6Cf1p4RHdFs_njGwjrmRc6JyS4SrfbETSOg6Ub0zqWIZJUxC3Toa3AltWi1zy1ptnnXB9Rc2WTpsjrdg9mW9uq0iCpxvADPTljO5s2UVEcoqg/w426-h640/IMG_0706.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My 12-year-old has been enjoying <a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/product-page/blue-skies-west-physical-copy"><i>Blue Skies West</i></a>. Here is what he had to say about it:<br /><br /><i><b></b><blockquote><b>Why did you want to get this book?</b><br /><br /><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-from-horses-perspective-mattie.html">We read the other books in the series</a> and they were fun.<br /><br /><b>Before reading this book, did you know much about the Oregon Trail and were you interested in it?</b><br /><br />I knew about the Oregon Trail. I had played the game before and studied it a little, but I did not know too much.<br /><br /><b>Did you learn anything about it through this book?<br /></b><br />Yes. I got a little feel for the hardship and understood what the journey might have been like.<br /><br /><b>Can you tell me anything about the book and your thoughts on it?</b><br /><br />I'd say it is a pretty good book. It starts out at a farm and then escalates as they go to the Trail. On the trail the horse's rider faces many learning experiences. It is nice to picture in my mind, is easy to follow along with, and is entertaining and exciting. <br /><br />One of my favorite scenes was when the boy broke his arm by sneaking out and getting caught in the middle of a buffalo herd. That scene had exciting adventure mixed with life lessons.<br /><br />I would recommend it to people who like exciting history, people wanting to learn about the Oregon Trail, and people who like horses.<br /><br /><b>Did you like this book as much as the other ones in the series?</b><br /><br />Yes. They are fun, short books, and I like that they are from the horse's perspective.</blockquote></i><div style="font-size: medium;"><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br />My Thoughts about <i>Blue Skies West</i></b></span></h2></div><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have not yet had the time and focus to read the book myself, but I have listened to my son's oral narrations of it and have also read him a chapter or two at bedtime or when he was sick and asked me to read to him instead of him reading on his own.<br /><br />In doing so, I have come to see that <i>Blue Skies West, </i>like the other books in Horses in History, tells a <b>vivid tale with accurate historical details</b>. <br /><br />Told from the horse Blue's perspective while still offering character development of other characters, the book draws you in with its unique point-of-view. <br /></span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I believe that </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">horse lovers, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">history lovers, and those who like to read stories that do not shy away from the harder parts of history but also treat them with sensitivity might like this story as a </span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>family read aloud, for children's independent reading, as a history supplement, or as part of interest-based or unit-based learning</b>.<br /><br /></span></p></span></div></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Learn More</span></b></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-from-horses-perspective-mattie.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWTNMjuRitbaa2s185KFyOs4eJ27No2vtRJTA6zb1isX0cf3DqhwZvxxE-CfDxMkBMp78k6qXdNyxF3iqg_fXZz871suuLMiQkeg-6G_lY83nIjomE2eU3oMYJ5E2FH0sf_jjQMg9mnAzO2WU_Ol8LcDuUd7Z5l4DmKFDZncQhtzfMs2gPX0Xf5W1IPQ" width="572" /></a></div><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>See <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-from-horses-perspective-mattie.html">our review of other Horses in History books</a>.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SwNIBE7uFoKe0wtPHn3MD0WJKv1Bnp18JIA2oVKlPFw68uy3XapJEvZfI6gmFptww3uMbAXhMmUc7BteyEs5fSB9LUEFV2mC43TAXlWnqOaM1QOVayz-3oBBsWcaRkJsGxvAMlXmgIl6vEy17K3c4UPl9HkYtvPboLFoRVmXr-5MY5TD4pKixX2UlA/s3456/IMG_0712.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SwNIBE7uFoKe0wtPHn3MD0WJKv1Bnp18JIA2oVKlPFw68uy3XapJEvZfI6gmFptww3uMbAXhMmUc7BteyEs5fSB9LUEFV2mC43TAXlWnqOaM1QOVayz-3oBBsWcaRkJsGxvAMlXmgIl6vEy17K3c4UPl9HkYtvPboLFoRVmXr-5MY5TD4pKixX2UlA/w640-h426/IMG_0712.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />The Horses in History series are told from a secular - not expressly Christian or Catholic point of view, and as such do not aim to teach any religious/moral lesson. They also, however, <b>do not contain any morally objectionable content</b>. Thus, the books are appropriate for all audiences and <b>could be added to any public school curriculum or library.<br /></b><br />Because this book is set in a historical period, does represent events and language in ways that might raise eyebrows to particularly sensitive readers (such as death, the use of the word "Indian", etc.), but it does without any graphic details and in an age-appropriate way.<br /><br /><b>I commend Mattie Richardson on writing well-researched wholesome, historical reads that can cross over between homeschool, private school, and public school audiences.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.appaloosybooks.com/product-page/blue-skies-west-physical-copy" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="Appaloosy Books" height="335" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/Appaloosy-Logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Find Appaloosy Books on social media - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Appaloosy7">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/appaloosybooks">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/appaloosybooks">Instagram</a>.<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/history-comes-alive-with-horse-fiction-books-from-appaloosy" target="_blank"><img alt="horse fiction books" height="194" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" width="400" /></a>
</div><br />Over <a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/history-comes-alive-with-horse-fiction-books-from-appaloosy">25 Homeschool Review Crew families read <i>Blue Skies West</i></a>. Click through to find links to each family's thoughts in social media, blog, and video reviews<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-84964395501780077622022-10-14T13:37:00.006-04:002022-10-14T13:37:50.898-04:00Learn Pre-Algebra with Flexibility and Independence {A TabletClass Math / Homeschool Review Crew Review}<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqZ391JLxjTr4ofi5QA9oamDOgpOYq9DBK82w4cwl_lTvUNr2rD2B0HonPD4lK8jU00h88ejAvWK0wLu8Pn6qOS3AFBMcJfqnmWWnhDge8mjsA4bedgjbmw13c8TzzHGqwdejHsb4jhQnzvb9WvweoQDzSA7ES4-ZPkSDO9XcM0bF3F_PpiPrWe63fw/s1102/greg%20landry%20(1).png" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqZ391JLxjTr4ofi5QA9oamDOgpOYq9DBK82w4cwl_lTvUNr2rD2B0HonPD4lK8jU00h88ejAvWK0wLu8Pn6qOS3AFBMcJfqnmWWnhDge8mjsA4bedgjbmw13c8TzzHGqwdejHsb4jhQnzvb9WvweoQDzSA7ES4-ZPkSDO9XcM0bF3F_PpiPrWe63fw/w426-h640/greg%20landry%20(1).png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are looking for <b>a middle school or high school math program</b> that is <b>complete, understandable, flexible, and able to be used online and on paper online, solo or with parent input</b>, then </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>TabletClass Math</b></a><span> </span>could be for you.<br /><br />My 12-year old has been trying out the <a href="https://tabletclass.com/pre-algebra-homeschool-curriculum/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pre-Algebra</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and so far, I've been pleased with the course and would therefore recommend it, or </span><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a><span> </span>other homeschool math courses as a possible solution for you and yours. <br /></span><br />Other courses offered are:<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://tabletclass.com/algebra-homeschool-curriculum/" style="font-family: inherit;">Algebra 1</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://tabletclass.com/geometry-homeschool-curriculum/" style="font-family: inherit;">Geometry</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://tabletclass.com/algebra-2-homeschool-curriculum/" style="font-family: inherit;">Algebra 2</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://tabletclass.com/precalculus-homeschool-curriculum/" style="font-family: inherit;">Pre-Calculus</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Each course is designed to provide <b>a complete math curriculum that can be self-paced by students</b> with 24-hour online access to a full host of <b>pre-recorded video lessons and printable practice problems and tests/keys and notes</b>. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Clear Math Teaching</span></b><br /><br />Instruction is offered by <a href="https://tcmathacademy.com/about/" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr. John Zimmerman</a><span>, <b>a credentialed and proven master teacher</b> who has helped countless students reach their goals - from finally "getting" math to getting into top colleges. His style is <b>engaging </b>as he aims to<b> make math enjoyable and understandable while making complex concepts clear.</b><br /><br />Mr. Zimmerman also aims to offer homeschool students the full teaching they would receive in a classroom situation, which means he provides full down-to-earth video lessons which introduce and teach concepts and skills and also</span> <b>bring students step-by-step through solutions to all practice problems</b>. <br /><br />You can get a flavor for <a href="https://tcmathacademy.com/about/" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr. Zimmerman</a>'s style on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tabletclass">YouTube channel</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Ease of Use</b></span><br /><br />Each <a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a> is <b>self contained and easy for students to use on their own </b>with any online device, a printer, paper, a pencil, and, if desired, a calculator. No textbooks or other supplies are needed.<br /><br />With a well-organized online portal hosted on the <a href="http://teachable.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">teachable.com</a> website, <b>students can use <a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a><span> </span>independently and control the pace of instruction</b> in a way that suits their learning style - pausing videos, replaying them, skipping ones about concepts they "get", moving quickly through lessons or taking thing slow.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX93-CeaK1Uea5ZJcKH5N9nFrIH5Mp9G8uoC4SyZZej6jcOteebHrsIacBIxUGHAqZCY9lUH607oHvQrQph4aLnhGQcvbjqAa1mJivftInvy1pBTyp7swOW-ZZb4N9oAubqlfyhVzy_-d2dKvwrrfTABhl7rJx8qzNSVfQo4p2UXzs90lUExLnuaclIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1295" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX93-CeaK1Uea5ZJcKH5N9nFrIH5Mp9G8uoC4SyZZej6jcOteebHrsIacBIxUGHAqZCY9lUH607oHvQrQph4aLnhGQcvbjqAa1mJivftInvy1pBTyp7swOW-ZZb4N9oAubqlfyhVzy_-d2dKvwrrfTABhl7rJx8qzNSVfQo4p2UXzs90lUExLnuaclIg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The online portal is set up with consecutive links almost like chapters in a text book, so basically, you can</span><b> self-pace through the online teaching then put pencil to paper by completing printable practice problems, exercises, and tests. </b>Doing so will help you <b>master chapter core math skills and concepts</b>. <br /><br />Of course, <b>you can also use <a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a> as a ready reference or tutorial system</b> logging in any time you get stuck on a particular concept and using the easy to use navigation to find a lesson which targets just what you need more help with.<br /><br />Or, like my son and I, you can use <b><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a> </b>as both and independent and parent-supported math program - working independently when life requires it and having some Mom (or Dad)-taught lessons using the printable worksheets when time allows and you ask for such things. </span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Parent Support</span></b><br /><br />Although </span><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>TabletClass Math</b></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> is set up for students to do on their own, Mr Zimmerman did not forget parents. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5T7bNY6rpcNyz7qOMdudtjDREfWRjZkdh5M9k0ti0iGLmydC_q1h3ncu04zIYwqCLCQIIyhBPj4vwtptKJkIcEJOyq5ALb0pM1dXd-OD068s28USpU9qBwRgUWZCQTP9iiEGeWWdIwP8gacYbFLa9nJXeDnCp5cER10ZufhIDAWSq3NbQEt59XQk5qA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="751" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5T7bNY6rpcNyz7qOMdudtjDREfWRjZkdh5M9k0ti0iGLmydC_q1h3ncu04zIYwqCLCQIIyhBPj4vwtptKJkIcEJOyq5ALb0pM1dXd-OD068s28USpU9qBwRgUWZCQTP9iiEGeWWdIwP8gacYbFLa9nJXeDnCp5cER10ZufhIDAWSq3NbQEt59XQk5qA=w640-h614" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">As a parent, you can <b>gain access to a</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Parent/Admin Portal</b> that includes:<br /><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Chapter Tests / Keys</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Chapter Tests Summary Worksheet</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>a Course Guidebook</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Final Exam Directions</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>a Final Exam</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>a Final Exam Key</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>a Course Grade Calculation Worksheet</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>a printable Course Certificate</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />No worries if you don't "get" math or are rusty, all solutions are there!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYQjQzXKHoK7e_eejIrzq1eI7MonFTr7JHFrP7KeZ7_GDuN59bgWMkqdwaOaJu1OigcDig9PaY4vfmtxLEvHgdr_awxCb9ibj5c-K9O5zT4y94_ENh0apESJwUlJ-Y40LCHABZ8G3IcEE7-9iaPa6ZYY6_trJL_a8gXh5IVOhEFfbxZ0TulnlsQHyoGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="870" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYQjQzXKHoK7e_eejIrzq1eI7MonFTr7JHFrP7KeZ7_GDuN59bgWMkqdwaOaJu1OigcDig9PaY4vfmtxLEvHgdr_awxCb9ibj5c-K9O5zT4y94_ENh0apESJwUlJ-Y40LCHABZ8G3IcEE7-9iaPa6ZYY6_trJL_a8gXh5IVOhEFfbxZ0TulnlsQHyoGA=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Plus, you can easily see how students are doing by paging through their printable worksheets or taking a peak at periodic quizzes.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Comprehensive Math Teaching</span><br /></b><br /><span>Some online math programs seem more supplementary than complete. Not </span><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>TabletClass Math</b></a>! </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Each TabletClass Math course is designed to provide much more than a brief overview of concepts. <br /><br />Each topic is taught </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">in-depth, to include l<b>esson videos, practice problem examples and step-by-step video solutions, a wide range of printable problems, etc</b>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lesson videos, on average, are more than 15 minutes long in order to <b>maximize complete explanations and mastery</b>.</span></div><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Basic and advanced skills, including word problems, are covered and each chapter includes</span><br /><span><b>a comprehensive, printable summary of notes for each concept covered</b>.<br /><br />There are also end-of-chapter </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>quizzeswith instant feedback </b>so you can see how you are doing.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>Designed for student practice and mastery of core academic skills, <a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a> offers more than many other online math courses I have seen.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;">My Son's Thoughts|</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-JuZ6dSW-ZqWsNHN0otH1JP8vRBlK4u_9lzD8ZtkZyCZJYPW4VOZlbhOpXsqC9jCFlMzDEb53JnE5rFbehKN4t2As-sC-yhelTxkCOqTVWld0TVGBPdS4TECpJl4iv6x3dQfDwIe_2EglOJknii8mEcGdxK84K3Bg7VOWZRD45r4dTqmfYnhLISWTw/s3456/IMG_0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-JuZ6dSW-ZqWsNHN0otH1JP8vRBlK4u_9lzD8ZtkZyCZJYPW4VOZlbhOpXsqC9jCFlMzDEb53JnE5rFbehKN4t2As-sC-yhelTxkCOqTVWld0TVGBPdS4TECpJl4iv6x3dQfDwIe_2EglOJknii8mEcGdxK84K3Bg7VOWZRD45r4dTqmfYnhLISWTw/w426-h640/IMG_0378.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>My 12-year-old said:<br /><br /><blockquote><i>At first, I hated it, because I did not want to start Pre-Algebra, but once I watched the videos I realized it was not that bad. The videos teach well. They have clear explanations and there are also videos to walk you through the problems.<br /><br />I like that there are printable worksheets. I like being able to write on paper. Also, the worksheets make it so that I can learn 1:1 with Mom when I don't want to watch the videos. The program gives me options to decide if I want to be online or off and to be able to decide if I want to get ahead. <br /><br />I would recommend it and will continue it, which will make my mom surprised because at first I was adamant I would not do Pre-Algebra.</i></blockquote>As Mom, I am surprised. My 12-year-old was not thrilled when I suddenly jumped him to Pre-Algebra, but he's realized that with this program, he can do it. Hoorah!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>My Final Thoughts</b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, far, I have been pleased with the flexibility and comprehensive teaching of </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a>.<br /></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I particularly appreciate that <b>my son<span> can use the </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> system independently and control the pace of instruction in a way that suits his personal learning style and our crazy schedules.</b> Because the system is set up so that </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">students use both technology (any online device) and traditional materials (pencil and paper!) to learn</b><span style="font-size: x-large;">, my son can use it at home and at co-op during study hall when he has internet connection, or or alongside me or his own on paper when we have pre-printed included worksheets and are somewhere without internet connection or when he just wants some Mom-time and teaching.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Yhstk4lFGG7sF7T5sNHky4mlVktd3ARx0_Y0NIPmi3lrP9cNRtOvlE1g_wjIXRGtRc8rNA3onxaKwLuVIHNs2r_RvruZbTl2nmgG11WNS0Rs8J69mH0JoYzCf527GjF9OQVJn3VgynOYZd9H1OGzp5P28lr9U0FvI9Urahhp4DDhL7UgZFLp8LLUA/s3456/IMG_0379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Yhstk4lFGG7sF7T5sNHky4mlVktd3ARx0_Y0NIPmi3lrP9cNRtOvlE1g_wjIXRGtRc8rNA3onxaKwLuVIHNs2r_RvruZbTl2nmgG11WNS0Rs8J69mH0JoYzCf527GjF9OQVJn3VgynOYZd9H1OGzp5P28lr9U0FvI9Urahhp4DDhL7UgZFLp8LLUA/w426-h640/IMG_0379.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />The </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">TabletClass Math</a></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">approach seems </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">excellent for retention and engagement</b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">as well as <b>flexibility</b> and I encourage you to look into it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Learn More</span></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/self-paced-online-math-courses-for-homeschoolers" target="_blank"><img alt="online math" height="310" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" width="640" /></a>
</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">About <b>20 Homeschool Review Crew families</b> tried out a course or more TabletClass Math. <a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/self-paced-online-math-courses-for-homeschoolers">Click through to find links to video, social media, and blog reviews</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tabletclass.com/" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="TabletClass Math" height="512" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/resize-TCMath-logo-1.png" width="640" />
</a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Find <b>TabletClass Math on social media</b>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tabletclassmath">Facebook</a>, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/tabletclassacademy/tabletclass-math/">Pinterest</a>, and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tabletclass">YouTube</a>.</span><br /><br /></span><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-42469104599161393412022-10-01T21:11:00.000-04:002022-10-01T21:11:27.070-04:00Enjoy with the Whole Family at King Richard's Fair<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr44nEp2hQ8ZzDeOM3tj77O5DGAxCXdW0jplmQrinLMJlGk_4L2MCuozhi9T5vo0ly4XL6NDxRAM69jFb4Evl1cyg_k_eqote2XX2CUwcXqrH9Dlp_vI5pPtFxDPSprI4q9Mm8diIhKWoJ2nx5tuASHne90bZSOmzgfuxeovkKTpNhMUYptgOyeFwLQ/s1080/Untitled%20design%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr44nEp2hQ8ZzDeOM3tj77O5DGAxCXdW0jplmQrinLMJlGk_4L2MCuozhi9T5vo0ly4XL6NDxRAM69jFb4Evl1cyg_k_eqote2XX2CUwcXqrH9Dlp_vI5pPtFxDPSprI4q9Mm8diIhKWoJ2nx5tuASHne90bZSOmzgfuxeovkKTpNhMUYptgOyeFwLQ/w640-h640/Untitled%20design%20(1).png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #222222;">Disclosure: In exchange for this honest review of a favorite local escape, our family received </span><span style="color: #222222;">complimentary</span><span style="color: #222222;"> tickets. What fun we had visiting </span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.net">King Richard's Faire</a></span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"> in this 41st anniversary season!</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Hear ye, hear ye! <span><b><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.net">King Richard's Faire</a></b>-</span><span><b>THE New England Renaissance Faire -</b> is in the middle of its<b> 41st season and y</b>ou still have time to get there. It<b> runs weekends and Monday holidays through October 23rd </b>in the enchanted woods of <b>Carver, Mass.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrqW-PoPqhz3WwCxDBDbmOVP0M26RdEV4dXWJTECmSWa_ydSwTRNFUJIcHVx8dpIHdoR3szOXc8V3B9TlMmbYeoHk30Hw9GH2mHM1d30Z5tSNintyzgxqpCSJfuKsKs0u8Ewkmha-dP5ZFY8FGVwAzWmJa2nd02Dx9BAvWhwoTZJ6Hy5yTNjMaAezzg/s1855/IMG_8764%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1855" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrqW-PoPqhz3WwCxDBDbmOVP0M26RdEV4dXWJTECmSWa_ydSwTRNFUJIcHVx8dpIHdoR3szOXc8V3B9TlMmbYeoHk30Hw9GH2mHM1d30Z5tSNintyzgxqpCSJfuKsKs0u8Ewkmha-dP5ZFY8FGVwAzWmJa2nd02Dx9BAvWhwoTZJ6Hy5yTNjMaAezzg/w640-h426/IMG_8764%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Escape YOUR reality at King Richard’s Faire, New England’s largest and longest-running Renaissance festival! </span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1c27P2b7mSCLwMNmGhSjdyQ1OXGpO4SKFnd2TkUgruV3JUU_zjX4Vv8xM_n-WQcwXsKA5grRCaEWFJAraaI_kEsuWxUPJAK1in3Kp_chiXyLr_YsOB85Kr9xBZWdd-TU4fCqDiBZQ5k75Jhjg7V3-p-WQCZdtcfNzD1fnRU2DxD5rIMYaGsUkEJ6WA/s2330/IMG_8769%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2330" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1c27P2b7mSCLwMNmGhSjdyQ1OXGpO4SKFnd2TkUgruV3JUU_zjX4Vv8xM_n-WQcwXsKA5grRCaEWFJAraaI_kEsuWxUPJAK1in3Kp_chiXyLr_YsOB85Kr9xBZWdd-TU4fCqDiBZQ5k75Jhjg7V3-p-WQCZdtcfNzD1fnRU2DxD5rIMYaGsUkEJ6WA/w640-h426/IMG_8769%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>Our family was able to escape our reality for a day last month by joining </span><span>King Richard XI, his lovely bride Queen Anne, and all the rest of the folks in <b>the realm <wbr></wbr>of Carvershire </b>- and what a great day we had!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9Q3z2Q4NMFX8JE7NYwtzcJWKeuOexYpyjXkXtCTmlGKDmisedsCHCd3c5DLGk_c7BDzV5_wTsexW_VjKR5F7tjSVo944LeH5zbpeuee59V5OkF8gfs0JbSSIR60amOOBSRbCL7InKDoRtFudL1Tqbcg6LrJmcVWQfZsF7gawQdj21U0sf1Kta9JvWQ/s3186/IMG_8973%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="3186" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9Q3z2Q4NMFX8JE7NYwtzcJWKeuOexYpyjXkXtCTmlGKDmisedsCHCd3c5DLGk_c7BDzV5_wTsexW_VjKR5F7tjSVo944LeH5zbpeuee59V5OkF8gfs0JbSSIR60amOOBSRbCL7InKDoRtFudL1Tqbcg6LrJmcVWQfZsF7gawQdj21U0sf1Kta9JvWQ/w640-h426/IMG_8973%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><wbr></wbr><br />This year, my growing kiddoes were most into the <b>awesome <a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/performers/">performing artists</a> who </b></span><b><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/king-richards-faire-entertainment-schedule/">entertained</a><span> at three jousts and on </span></b><b><span>eight stages </span></b><span>and the </span><span>filling </span><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/eat-and-drynk/"><b>food and drynk</b></a><span>. Thus, we only quickly browsed the <a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/artisans/"><b>handcrafted <wbr></wbr>artisan <wbr></wbr>wares</b></a> - with their</span><span> handspun pottery, jewelry, period clothing, leather, armor, and moccasins, forged weaponry, scented oils, instruments, and more - and did not spend much time in the Gaming Glen where other families were enjoying</span><span> </span><span><b><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/game-and-rides/">exciting human- and mechinaically-powered rides and skilled games</a></b>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLt-_Rh0pjWMYLOHKM7clTX-nmN0bQ1lyBlSiGVLavxjHLaOjxtejHiK0XGqqrny73wPscjNWYFTxObIiUgO82GfzBdqyLflouW9v7YQtpCZuLsgZZrHF3X91UVgg9SwyAyQEEJeDg7E2oEFNvogwEL9cejONHCXNQafekELvJ1hyzZYEfxq75eKJHQ/s3204/IMG_8910%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="3204" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLt-_Rh0pjWMYLOHKM7clTX-nmN0bQ1lyBlSiGVLavxjHLaOjxtejHiK0XGqqrny73wPscjNWYFTxObIiUgO82GfzBdqyLflouW9v7YQtpCZuLsgZZrHF3X91UVgg9SwyAyQEEJeDg7E2oEFNvogwEL9cejONHCXNQafekELvJ1hyzZYEfxq75eKJHQ/w640-h426/IMG_8910%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>Rather, my husband, children, and I spent the majority of our day at the Faire moving from stage to field to stage to <b>enjoy a wide array of talent</b> - <b>loving the energy, entertainment, and the storyline of the jousts</b>.<br /><br /></span><span>Among the performers that entertained us were</span> The Magical Poodles and their cute little tricks...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RbSHnUEXuf-AsQfzaYJ-Ic4yBAdIOlm_v2_aNtPWSIz0f1YkbuxfBXJxqMhyXERF3D_l6RQLRYCFqGx0eKiWy-kUimZK5qy_Q5GOKZMjVwr8MWYTeCy3N1kfcykhM8Bg21b3145XK4dLMP8DTeBEECzHiOPlr2HL8GeAJArFJFMiSGyRemOw_kW5jQ/s1689/IMG_8802%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1689" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RbSHnUEXuf-AsQfzaYJ-Ic4yBAdIOlm_v2_aNtPWSIz0f1YkbuxfBXJxqMhyXERF3D_l6RQLRYCFqGx0eKiWy-kUimZK5qy_Q5GOKZMjVwr8MWYTeCy3N1kfcykhM8Bg21b3145XK4dLMP8DTeBEECzHiOPlr2HL8GeAJArFJFMiSGyRemOw_kW5jQ/w640-h426/IMG_8802%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...the talented knights in The Challenge of Champions...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholDtphXOsj8YNfomxkmxU9xljWBhqk6cE5CnA8b_VLDxaqfK_AXgnVYoTbi74RbIMOhzLGKXC5HNeYuVg-NxjHPN8UI_15xU6tvltJlNF6JV7FRO6uGPh7qu_8VWUBxczdx7v7FDEdAStieqGYN2qUPfwO3Ty7tFnBN7pX-WfKoU_3TDm0Hik-w830w/s2253/IMG_8835%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2253" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholDtphXOsj8YNfomxkmxU9xljWBhqk6cE5CnA8b_VLDxaqfK_AXgnVYoTbi74RbIMOhzLGKXC5HNeYuVg-NxjHPN8UI_15xU6tvltJlNF6JV7FRO6uGPh7qu_8VWUBxczdx7v7FDEdAStieqGYN2qUPfwO3Ty7tFnBN7pX-WfKoU_3TDm0Hik-w830w/w640-h426/IMG_8835%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...the long time favorite <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jacques Ze Whipper doing some new tricks..</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzahEA7pJ1hpBvoZ37m8lprWmXWEPnBJMlbetFB92Xf4cPvplaT9hNK0e2hdeVxnxjhoCY4EFnfZGKmzwCQlWxEo3ZCpwI45aIVZNBbkBu48RFwGU-Ycv-1vh76aF-pmww_mbDYH4ZU01RZWTU0S-PEPqMpeq3-lSVuWA9-zI3xPoNIT6Y_VGiNWpVg/s3456/IMG_8872%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzahEA7pJ1hpBvoZ37m8lprWmXWEPnBJMlbetFB92Xf4cPvplaT9hNK0e2hdeVxnxjhoCY4EFnfZGKmzwCQlWxEo3ZCpwI45aIVZNBbkBu48RFwGU-Ycv-1vh76aF-pmww_mbDYH4ZU01RZWTU0S-PEPqMpeq3-lSVuWA9-zI3xPoNIT6Y_VGiNWpVg/w640-h426/IMG_8872%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...a favorite returning from last year, the Unicycling Unicorn...</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb-wUSbbzyqmxGJekfYNUkhHms1W-3Ujd3puCWyyRxnO-kQgUMVvsC2RdIUXTpl2YSJMxYdYYw1pD7HfVlbhZY1WC8vACtwfduQ0RQeMVaL5akGli7ipnB5WRq6ScHFsoKPlPUHS4JhiUyLdmfUACwwMr3KsbQiBjilRRqCS5K_W4971FFsJHC-A01A/s3456/IMG_8954%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb-wUSbbzyqmxGJekfYNUkhHms1W-3Ujd3puCWyyRxnO-kQgUMVvsC2RdIUXTpl2YSJMxYdYYw1pD7HfVlbhZY1WC8vACtwfduQ0RQeMVaL5akGli7ipnB5WRq6ScHFsoKPlPUHS4JhiUyLdmfUACwwMr3KsbQiBjilRRqCS5K_W4971FFsJHC-A01A/w426-h640/IMG_8954%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">... the strong and cheerful Accidental Acrobats ...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_SKOUHQo7_ks_CShX3XVPxLGSE0LfVHn1QOVeqLVBqkf7IwvZ8MYZEeTbqg-Cx68Np-sI6d-1z8Yhz_c101RT7d_u3aouYuzs8jeY80Q3S1NX6FM4TaN8wnZJ71vylUnkYC0gsm6YRr5mhw059ve6VszlAL17_M2BNd2uZInz8K6K6Zrv4iwju28GQ/s3095/IMG_8960%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="2063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_SKOUHQo7_ks_CShX3XVPxLGSE0LfVHn1QOVeqLVBqkf7IwvZ8MYZEeTbqg-Cx68Np-sI6d-1z8Yhz_c101RT7d_u3aouYuzs8jeY80Q3S1NX6FM4TaN8wnZJ71vylUnkYC0gsm6YRr5mhw059ve6VszlAL17_M2BNd2uZInz8K6K6Zrv4iwju28GQ/w426-h640/IMG_8960%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">... the knights at The King's Tournament with their growing drama...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXtfPmclZVQqFfcIbA18LT-ipwk29rcLpzH9WZ1SdnvAWirr6P7jSYWNlwY_8BCEe2w7ixJjTAk0GHIIlSK1tWx3sfZrh7bwbhDexU0h_uReDoTXmQGbdd8vYANcfkh_SPG2o5OhR3q8-sh8utL_UQ62NwyocpWToFH-U7Sw8g__P8VjFel6TieUiNg/s2764/IMG_8988%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2764" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXtfPmclZVQqFfcIbA18LT-ipwk29rcLpzH9WZ1SdnvAWirr6P7jSYWNlwY_8BCEe2w7ixJjTAk0GHIIlSK1tWx3sfZrh7bwbhDexU0h_uReDoTXmQGbdd8vYANcfkh_SPG2o5OhR3q8-sh8utL_UQ62NwyocpWToFH-U7Sw8g__P8VjFel6TieUiNg/w640-h426/IMG_8988%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...and trials..<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaDNzy_UCeEyVbY9-VDhahU1CAstJ-PvDoA_yGoc8kVgaFVjFgZfXK3aZ9Drs8Eqls0-1SK2SqBz1cKaQ3J8-50xDH0GOULIy93zr2NPY8NHXsI-4--_-xxDkzp5EEZg7q7GfaB_4c5O9aBX_Ic5ENofyM4pp8DYCL_Pl-7A0iT0VrGksu0-8I4Wh5w/s2334/IMG_8992%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2334" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaDNzy_UCeEyVbY9-VDhahU1CAstJ-PvDoA_yGoc8kVgaFVjFgZfXK3aZ9Drs8Eqls0-1SK2SqBz1cKaQ3J8-50xDH0GOULIy93zr2NPY8NHXsI-4--_-xxDkzp5EEZg7q7GfaB_4c5O9aBX_Ic5ENofyM4pp8DYCL_Pl-7A0iT0VrGksu0-8I4Wh5w/w640-h426/IMG_8992%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...Sir Danny Drake the juggler...</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYEOPgGkgKQA5Tp2Y6V88TpCfJiKA2_l2rgL7oaGIqzrRSEjmWIXp4bkTsrOc3GC9gAnHynkeifRgsYBhwW1FljfqFH-rP42Aci5P9tih0ILJSOvWYievPu1HS7vw9Ha2AAZnuGtTQudV3iXLG2Bq02TDMh6rowPQL-H2fqF7t7yXFU-JAWPdUsRSkA/s2771/IMG_9009%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2771" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYEOPgGkgKQA5Tp2Y6V88TpCfJiKA2_l2rgL7oaGIqzrRSEjmWIXp4bkTsrOc3GC9gAnHynkeifRgsYBhwW1FljfqFH-rP42Aci5P9tih0ILJSOvWYievPu1HS7vw9Ha2AAZnuGtTQudV3iXLG2Bq02TDMh6rowPQL-H2fqF7t7yXFU-JAWPdUsRSkA/w640-h426/IMG_9009%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...the high flying mesmerizing Unspun Tails...<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIdiUYQdQOcYNLmonvkGPqfVyI2o6H-GPquiyL9uzdHE8KmGYcasj9w6zjXJ7Bx01mU6hgXMY7RrDeKEDtZ5YBxTIEB8Oo8BWay1lDQ3e1S-aq-YSPWozRnRP7xWkK9rvd6w9ZMmw8DFQhmy7DE-W07PCTmCKMEeJJhsMTACGyYUmv23M3EQF-6TPtQ/s3239/IMG_9015%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="3239" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIdiUYQdQOcYNLmonvkGPqfVyI2o6H-GPquiyL9uzdHE8KmGYcasj9w6zjXJ7Bx01mU6hgXMY7RrDeKEDtZ5YBxTIEB8Oo8BWay1lDQ3e1S-aq-YSPWozRnRP7xWkK9rvd6w9ZMmw8DFQhmy7DE-W07PCTmCKMEeJJhsMTACGyYUmv23M3EQF-6TPtQ/w640-h426/IMG_9015%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">... the time-tested circus arts talent of El Zappo...<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXJXTtXdzsZJbsaHRS8rZrc5ntieB3ugtrJvjulLyn2VmLqYz5xkzXM8p15-yT0HpoTYuhKETyrBmwjSHlgQaHgUQa-J3B0x7dbE5EaEzX-M01L7si_p2yIZv5RF7_NUMGQEIHTm_nBXeQaKNw1eOQ_WBChXyCNkvya2SFBV5CuRJ3OcdvqryP3GikQ/s3098/IMG_9044%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3098" data-original-width="2066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXJXTtXdzsZJbsaHRS8rZrc5ntieB3ugtrJvjulLyn2VmLqYz5xkzXM8p15-yT0HpoTYuhKETyrBmwjSHlgQaHgUQa-J3B0x7dbE5EaEzX-M01L7si_p2yIZv5RF7_NUMGQEIHTm_nBXeQaKNw1eOQ_WBChXyCNkvya2SFBV5CuRJ3OcdvqryP3GikQ/w426-h640/IMG_9044%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">... and knights again who totally engaged us with their Joust to the Death!</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjvPJACjzcUZTaJNcdqd4-gSyYzvog0UEc-j2h6HYZVn2xVWUYuZOe_5vtiYcWyFMQNGSOFIhU6zFWl8ETlh6PLbtUSyGLkiQs63ulD9YcTz5_i_JEynStb7au9GoVRcN5psP6TR5YCDgnKKm6_tW8K0HhqCrbxPeQq3ELXBwLCpsY7MFbP2di5VbKg/s2176/IMG_9071%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2176" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjvPJACjzcUZTaJNcdqd4-gSyYzvog0UEc-j2h6HYZVn2xVWUYuZOe_5vtiYcWyFMQNGSOFIhU6zFWl8ETlh6PLbtUSyGLkiQs63ulD9YcTz5_i_JEynStb7au9GoVRcN5psP6TR5YCDgnKKm6_tW8K0HhqCrbxPeQq3ELXBwLCpsY7MFbP2di5VbKg/w640-h426/IMG_9071%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please Your Palate</span></span></b><br /><br />Throughout the day, of course, we paused for eats, enjoying among other things a Veggie Peasant Pattie Basket...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2ocibX7wtzHAfI6TLnqOcqH13TTuBARSdczRC1tkujijwKodnis-Tmi8V1pYyKCgRIQlfbgFRwgKBJlWVhXIh-lqPEXCVS3Sbs5RX_sgv_Pen4ZrMP5N0j6mthoSOscO1o-hziu07KAtXDkaUGWnfFC9W9iPwcuHPC_oDusWm344zpliFUc6ATVhJg/s2936/IMG_8916%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="2936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2ocibX7wtzHAfI6TLnqOcqH13TTuBARSdczRC1tkujijwKodnis-Tmi8V1pYyKCgRIQlfbgFRwgKBJlWVhXIh-lqPEXCVS3Sbs5RX_sgv_Pen4ZrMP5N0j6mthoSOscO1o-hziu07KAtXDkaUGWnfFC9W9iPwcuHPC_oDusWm344zpliFUc6ATVhJg/w640-h426/IMG_8916%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />... a Squire Dog Basket...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpDQHn9WDjzPxcQUqcsR58FC_9MwtmjemcPuIDQHVF5DtCle3h6_32MdS9QJHmSUuwC0h4SYJTQX80p3-SYoVi7lXgmtdHbp5P0pvZU3QSX0diMEGquPyeOXWivQZBXQ9kQEICji0VxJR8re297dOTEGV4Gnme7GjK7to8wSYXxKcVaL2Ls9eUUgj3w/s2801/IMG_8915%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="1867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpDQHn9WDjzPxcQUqcsR58FC_9MwtmjemcPuIDQHVF5DtCle3h6_32MdS9QJHmSUuwC0h4SYJTQX80p3-SYoVi7lXgmtdHbp5P0pvZU3QSX0diMEGquPyeOXWivQZBXQ9kQEICji0VxJR8re297dOTEGV4Gnme7GjK7to8wSYXxKcVaL2Ls9eUUgj3w/w426-h640/IMG_8915%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">...and some Baker’s Mac n’ Cheese...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqhR_7bv1F2tcbclE5PPasB0RoUz71SZkW1YEfJZTdsLQj5W4niWl4oZ1pkyiMgOgJzdW6AFkRCHWxehgZKxXk5JZ9P3SPNAsVSI9LYcmyTekkbp0iPwM0c0ryQANMl9dZWm6gvv4M9hXA4QDVWFHcB7mVHSal9OvXMR4oif2HRxIK2ExYEtobl9bZg/s3116/IMG_8918%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3116" data-original-width="2077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqhR_7bv1F2tcbclE5PPasB0RoUz71SZkW1YEfJZTdsLQj5W4niWl4oZ1pkyiMgOgJzdW6AFkRCHWxehgZKxXk5JZ9P3SPNAsVSI9LYcmyTekkbp0iPwM0c0ryQANMl9dZWm6gvv4M9hXA4QDVWFHcB7mVHSal9OvXMR4oif2HRxIK2ExYEtobl9bZg/w426-h640/IMG_8918%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />These options, of course, were at regular faire-type prices, but were filling enough to sustain us... and tasty, too! <br /><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: 700;">It was truly a fabulously fun family day from the opening to closing of the Faire!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Throughout our visit to the Carvershire, <b>my heart was full as I watched our kids move from rapt attention to hearty laughter to energetic cheering</b>. It's been so much fun to <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search?q=+king+richard%27s+faire">witness them grow up at the Faire year after year</a>, each season drawn to different aspects of the Faire - from the <b>entertainment, to artisans, to games, to food, to the fun of fantasy and historically-inspired acts. </b><br /><br />It is also a delight to revisit perennial favorite performers and to simply spend time together as a whole family enjoying time outside. <br /><br /><b>With tweens, teens, and adults it is not always easy for our family to find venues that engage us all, but King Richard's Faire most certainly does!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRax01MT99bIkI4MLwzBC9r1gO3MJcXP3-0cdlmVdGPMla58GeqnEBKiwPPRDjJxDka64Kxz6BsiZscLo6oUtrwwUwZuXdEHvrfa3mXNs4JjROcZob46OGPzJrcrJ6dCJUcafSjlbkTrEsUeDH2Hmn1ztcB8edmWgoYak0-7LcLbOwHBXB0pZ_YbcE4Q/s3034/IMG_8809%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3034" data-original-width="2023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRax01MT99bIkI4MLwzBC9r1gO3MJcXP3-0cdlmVdGPMla58GeqnEBKiwPPRDjJxDka64Kxz6BsiZscLo6oUtrwwUwZuXdEHvrfa3mXNs4JjROcZob46OGPzJrcrJ6dCJUcafSjlbkTrEsUeDH2Hmn1ztcB8edmWgoYak0-7LcLbOwHBXB0pZ_YbcE4Q/w426-h640/IMG_8809%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My youngest, 12, said:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i> King Richard's Faire is a fun, entertaining, exhilarating experience. It's good for every age group and has many fun shows and acts. My favorite thing this year was <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jacques Ze Whipper. I love his musical whips. You have to go see his show. It is amazing!</span></i></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwQJMkud_S1wFxt-cQuPrZ1ztg7e8C3mBNcuYCeAfojhcX607ASJ7g8-fRsoJHYa1NavlELPvTHT_DhbYfnpc7TIElBW4O_6I-ZiFJdvKtS0vDu43BkCf-9GXOAk20Gi1XRVNAG0_TDmlWrQTqEj_Zh247-fG51FznAbpa5fQ--Mdoo0gldLZhQ4MIA/s3273/IMG_9061%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3273" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwQJMkud_S1wFxt-cQuPrZ1ztg7e8C3mBNcuYCeAfojhcX607ASJ7g8-fRsoJHYa1NavlELPvTHT_DhbYfnpc7TIElBW4O_6I-ZiFJdvKtS0vDu43BkCf-9GXOAk20Gi1XRVNAG0_TDmlWrQTqEj_Zh247-fG51FznAbpa5fQ--Mdoo0gldLZhQ4MIA/w640-h426/IMG_9061%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My 15-year-old offered her thoughts about two no-miss performers!<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>My two favorite shows this year were J</i><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">acques Ze Whipper - who added new things to his acts - and El Zappo - who did an entertaining optical illusion and circus tricks. It is fun to watch the shows.</span></i></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJwJjSa366tH7eTpG2kFoGCaF5jrbqpjabKorasjzvZcNbbxB7R5nrXYY3-JeELMXFNqOPzJq7_9pIwmfqBtCjvRiYvYF6AkMSy9jFRPUFJbkF6ZY0NIWKNym1SfRT7S7D0CYufAVg5Bg8mo76b8hHQw-DREFzBN4RnPuNIFN82HL33ZDl59Ttn58IA/s3239/IMG_8996%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3239" data-original-width="2158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJwJjSa366tH7eTpG2kFoGCaF5jrbqpjabKorasjzvZcNbbxB7R5nrXYY3-JeELMXFNqOPzJq7_9pIwmfqBtCjvRiYvYF6AkMSy9jFRPUFJbkF6ZY0NIWKNym1SfRT7S7D0CYufAVg5Bg8mo76b8hHQw-DREFzBN4RnPuNIFN82HL33ZDl59Ttn58IA/w426-h640/IMG_8996%20(2).JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></div></b></span>My eldest, 16, who still likes to dress in armor for the Faire, said:<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i> I enjoyed </i></span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">J</i><i style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">acques Ze Whipper a lot as always. The jousts were fun to watch. I really enjoy Dimitri specifically - the actor is talented and I enjoy the way he plays the charming villain character. I love going every year and would encourage others to go!</span></i></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <br />My husband commented:</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>My kids enjoy the Faire and I enjoy watching them giggle at some of the acts. The jousting is always fun and entertaining. Our family has fun routing for Dimitri. </i><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jacques Ze Whipper is a fan favorite. <b>The longevity and tradition of the Faire make it a beloved part of the community!</b></span></i></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>We look forward to the Faire every year and encourage you to visit this season!</b></div></b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Learn More</span></b><br /><br /><span>The realm of </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>King Richard's Faire</b> can be found <span>at</span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 235 Main Street (Rt. 58) in Carver, MA.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><span>Visit</span><b> </b></span><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.NET" style="font-weight: bold;">kingrichardsfaire.NET</a><span><b> for schedules, ticket sales, special celebration group sales, and much more.</b></span><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><b>Get social</b> on </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Instagram/Twitter: @KRFaire #KRFaire and the Book of Faces: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheKingRichardsFaire/" style="background-color: white; color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none;">Facebook</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-24142673167394669492022-09-18T05:54:00.002-04:002022-09-21T14:59:22.651-04:00Pray for Us as We Join the Pilgrimage of the Restoration<div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH2d8lOIDSPWXSgktPOBZNl-tda86-MmiSwhedyAdldfOcioG8JAQ4jvvtsHkkx5RYLXdAZeJzuArwobWqekpLUUG5iFqjz2pUgR-f6vsoV8b0FS73ByiU1b6YN-CwGIiHH5FOx48syse3W1j67n4VS5CZd5tAb5YK3wX7wPucv-1uSPARQXp8xKGlQ/s800/pilgrimage.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH2d8lOIDSPWXSgktPOBZNl-tda86-MmiSwhedyAdldfOcioG8JAQ4jvvtsHkkx5RYLXdAZeJzuArwobWqekpLUUG5iFqjz2pUgR-f6vsoV8b0FS73ByiU1b6YN-CwGIiHH5FOx48syse3W1j67n4VS5CZd5tAb5YK3wX7wPucv-1uSPARQXp8xKGlQ/w640-h640/pilgrimage.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Later this week part of my family will be joining a brigade from our parish, students from <a href="https://thomasmorecollege.edu/">Thomas More College of Liberal Arts</a>, and scores of other pilgrims in the <a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/">Pilgrimage of the Restoration</a>,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> a traditional walking pilgrimage </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">m</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>odeled after </span><a href="http://www.nd-chretiente.com/index-eng.php">the annual Pentecost Pilgrimage</a><span> to Notre-Dame de Chartres, France which will take a 60+ mile route </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">from the Lake of the Blessed Sac<span style="font-family: inherit;">rament at Lake George Village, NY to the <a href="https://www.ourladyofmartyrsshrine.org/">Shrine of Our Lady’s Martyrs</a> of New France at Auriesville, NY </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>.</span></span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QHqAeJHzJlQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The pilgrimage is now in its 27th year, and, this year, will have a <a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/this-years-theme/">theme</a> of</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span> <b>Restoring True Devotion to Mary, through Total Consecration of St. Louis de Montfort. </b> <br /><br />As it has always each year, the pilgrimage will be</span><span> "<b><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/welcome/what-is-the-pilgrimage-for-restoration/">an exercise of penance and prayer, of contradiction and restoration, having both a personal and social character</a></b>" with an intention of</span><span> "</span><b>restoration of the Catholic family, civil society and the specifically Roman spiritual and liturgical tradition</b><span>".</span><br /><br /><span>Since this will be the first walking pilgrimage that anyone in our family has ever been on, we are a bit nervous about personal logistics, how to pack, and, to be honest, actually being able to complete the pilgrimage. Yet, we are also excited for this opportunity, impressed with the support the pilgrimage organizers provide on their </span><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/">website</a><span> and </span><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/">blog</a><span>, and confident that organizers, </span><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/volunteer/about-the-company-of-st-rene-goupil/">volunteers</a><span>, and fellow pilgrims will work together to make this year's pilgrimage a successful one. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">If you would like to join us by jumping on as a last-minute pilgrim, you can </span><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/registration/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">register </a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">as a walk-on for the whole pilgrimage at the starting point or register as a Sunday-only pilgrim for the final day.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">We would also appreciate any and all friends to </span><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/support-from-home/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">participate from home</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> and/or to join is in praying this prayer daily:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/?p=2373">Pilgrim’s Prayer Pilgrimage for Restoration<span style="text-align: left;"> </span>2022</a></b></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><i>To be recited, at the request of Pilgrimage Chaplains, each day by every pilgrim: for the intentions of all pilgrims, for sinners everywhere, for the grace to make pilgrimage worthily together, and for the intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Francis & for all our spiritual Fathers & Mothers in Christ.</i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;">My Lord and my God, take from me whatever keeps me from Thee. My Lord and my God, grant me whatever brings me to Thee. My Lord and my God, take my self, to live wholly in Thee. </blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;">~St. Nicholas of Flüe, 1447-1487</blockquote><p><br />Thank you for for praying in union with us as we make our pilgrimage of penance, prayer, and singing to God for restoration.</p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-64215302603589907962022-09-13T21:32:00.000-04:002022-09-13T21:32:49.768-04:00Get a Homeschool Science Membership for the Whole Family {A Greg Landry's Homeschool Science/Homeschool Review Crew Review}<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i> </i><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.<br /></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEfC54kBH8FHRteNoTZ-Z5qoG6bLddBf5VX5XnNXsxZ1ybLm_gVa03Q82PQl65H99TgfvV_2cnrCo-1p5IZKnLMniLN0tfzh1uOhf_0Epv8-cwuDPWYOVARvTcr-zHdh05rBLVwGy97QQRQk25IySslFwRWYdT8WVD-Syj1R-rknlAjLCzyfjvta9oA/s1102/greg%20landry%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEfC54kBH8FHRteNoTZ-Z5qoG6bLddBf5VX5XnNXsxZ1ybLm_gVa03Q82PQl65H99TgfvV_2cnrCo-1p5IZKnLMniLN0tfzh1uOhf_0Epv8-cwuDPWYOVARvTcr-zHdh05rBLVwGy97QQRQk25IySslFwRWYdT8WVD-Syj1R-rknlAjLCzyfjvta9oA/w426-h640/greg%20landry%20(1).png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What happens when a </span><b>former college professor and veteran homeschool dad</b> spends about<b> two decades teaching thousands of homeschooled students and hundreds of college students in the U.S. and worldwide Science</b>? Whole families get to reap the benefits of Grade 1-12 Science resources with<span style="font-family: inherit;"> practical, self-paced courses as a part of </span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/science-membership" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science Membership</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> from </span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Our family was introduced to Greg Landry's in 2021 when my son opted to review <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2021/10/Greg-Landry-Science-Biochemistry-Microbiology.html">a half-semester Biochemistry and Microbiology class</a>. Having met with success with that course, but then veered away from Science studies while concentrating on other things, my son has now returned to <a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science</a> as he works to complete his high school Science credits.<br /><br />When I asked him to write out his thoughts for this review, he shared the following.</span></div></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">
<b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>What Is this Product?</i></span></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-07caa26e-7fff-3a03-2dcd-fdea5ae611f2"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/science-membership">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science Membership</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> includes access to courses for Grades 1-12, <b>including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, and online labs</b>. Each high school level course contains <b>pre-recorded video lessons and a pdf workbook</b>. The workbooks have <b>worksheets, note taking, and diagrams</b>. </span></i></span></p></span><span><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><img height="308" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/G023-GrwJlJ3vWnWK_vBsJ8xxaYdmT8jafXZ5MfJqqPldQzkE5Bg5Y0n34uT886VCjvtWAfJZYsuNARmi9ir28B9DGb2yn9ot0v8tcugBW0sQavgrclqPWsqD7X4bi7CeGwvf1AKSqXBlElxXZqJk0PQXlR4KSBr6U_lXv66ZgqhLJROizQqKAjLYw=w640-h308" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="640" /></i></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>
<b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Why Did I Choose this Product?</span></b></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I paused my Science studies for a while and now want to finish all of my Science credits in one year. So, I chose Greg Landry's Science, because it has both sciences I need in one place which allows me to get used to the program and then use it through both programs instead of jumping to different ones as I usually do. </i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcxRUf9LafMmNFEytPswXQsFk7QHvZlu-lSonmFyvcrc7kwzo8ucH0PsUs3xf2314hlO_AG0882iq-35d2lEfPRMQM7PU4aQTNAZA9hBlXGJpVztmvhHXgz7xgsVH9kgAYctesQeFZaKI-HYpM3jmVRLBZeVQ2hwrWn2ioAUEFbszO_3sH1jrGYjuSg/s626/cover-chemistry-sp.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcxRUf9LafMmNFEytPswXQsFk7QHvZlu-lSonmFyvcrc7kwzo8ucH0PsUs3xf2314hlO_AG0882iq-35d2lEfPRMQM7PU4aQTNAZA9hBlXGJpVztmvhHXgz7xgsVH9kgAYctesQeFZaKI-HYpM3jmVRLBZeVQ2hwrWn2ioAUEFbszO_3sH1jrGYjuSg/w494-h640/cover-chemistry-sp.PNG" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>
When I took Greg Landry's Science before, I found that lessons were <b>easy to complete </b>and more importantly to me, not time consuming. Unlike with other programs I have used, <b>I can speed up and slow down the videos, which allows me to take things at my own pace. </b></i></span></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-IH2hQn-rMeyiEJY6KIjr4anbOcBlg4j7wcwjbyLitx3HT4oUm5WZrzogqVM-ZI1EpahsXPJ-08MGTFigSYlDVxr3zEc7Atf3xi32R7ofdBateyba4iUgEAM-kCa7429BP6NER00jrbILCZ3GSD95_6-rEAffS4LcENqpjaByWxL0C6YP8N72BFoaQ/s3456/IMG_9585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-IH2hQn-rMeyiEJY6KIjr4anbOcBlg4j7wcwjbyLitx3HT4oUm5WZrzogqVM-ZI1EpahsXPJ-08MGTFigSYlDVxr3zEc7Atf3xi32R7ofdBateyba4iUgEAM-kCa7429BP6NER00jrbILCZ3GSD95_6-rEAffS4LcENqpjaByWxL0C6YP8N72BFoaQ/w640-h426/IMG_9585.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is a feature I like about these courses.</i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>
<b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">How Do Lessons Flow?</span></b></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><img height="394" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xhttjLjxhChGngoQ7TyV_aF5uPTxegzx-tmfhfQcdcXUZ7ZqGYKUW5-lTQeHmXZIIPDHA6c1OrLeeFdb0HaCpI-xrPIL_DCYShwwfMHBguz_qWIvJZoKyLdSXJWUtw8_-2uBVISMZjZPnsWK6u74s1GT6UYj_ag_MR3RBemwSnJHO7kCay_8pJwHsw=w640-h394" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Let me take you through the process of a lesson.
First you log onto your Canvas account, open the course you want, open the next video lesson in it, and grab some paper or the special note taking sheets Greg Landry provides if you have opted to print them out.
Then, while watching the video, you take notes. After this you complete the worksheets and can also do corresponding labs from the online labs access. </i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHKraNDCV_2BXd90bXGgOUf2ayxEsGdDyf7KVSz0K9bB6r8bM3_fIoHTKFHTn6CPV7t0cyTlk-YUJ-t8CVABpxxd4Cc19n9Q0VXP7Ai17hYR2-0zoGxPvMfDtM_mEKDwGUwdXj8wUJvoMWr2DjpeRJeNHKSagPZqk5vfh650YLTGXyXNVb29aXjPNDJw" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img alt="" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="999" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHKraNDCV_2BXd90bXGgOUf2ayxEsGdDyf7KVSz0K9bB6r8bM3_fIoHTKFHTn6CPV7t0cyTlk-YUJ-t8CVABpxxd4Cc19n9Q0VXP7Ai17hYR2-0zoGxPvMfDtM_mEKDwGUwdXj8wUJvoMWr2DjpeRJeNHKSagPZqk5vfh650YLTGXyXNVb29aXjPNDJw=w640-h324" width="640" /></a></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Would I Recommend this Product?</i></b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I have recently realized that I prefer in-person lessons over online ones for subjects such as Science, so while Greg Landry Science is not my absolute favorite style of program, I still find it <b>reliable and easy to use</b>. It gets the job done, and, for this reason,<b> I would recommend it to any high school age homeschool student and their parents who don’t have access or time for in person learning</b>. </i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p></span></span><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Learn More</b></span><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/" style="color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Greg Landry Homeschool Science" class="wp-image-802059" height="640" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/logo-homeschool-science-1.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">A </span></span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/science-membership"><span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Greg Landry's </span></span></span>Homeschool Science Membership</a><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">offers you and your family<b> access to over $4500 </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>(if purchased separately) </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #222222;">of Science and Virtual Labs for grades 1-12 plus things for Mom and Dad</b><span style="color: #222222;">. For students in grades six or above, the courses can typically be </span><b style="color: #222222;">self-paced with little parent involvement</b><span style="color: #222222;">. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavHbr34tqFD34NCzAJJoOXqhSxhKDq1o6tXBGvz2OGO42_lIRnnFNRBh-ubh3RlCWB0OKoqJJP0Qf54Zj-1ZDa5WbGkFlvoLcUbu7AKm5Xy8TeU5UNFDx28inkgiyVsjjKfpFNOICUBbXVY5vRCtp5j9rNNJZ1VbQhx3s1MV2cximAI-al8G0lIU34Q/s3456/IMG_9584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavHbr34tqFD34NCzAJJoOXqhSxhKDq1o6tXBGvz2OGO42_lIRnnFNRBh-ubh3RlCWB0OKoqJJP0Qf54Zj-1ZDa5WbGkFlvoLcUbu7AKm5Xy8TeU5UNFDx28inkgiyVsjjKfpFNOICUBbXVY5vRCtp5j9rNNJZ1VbQhx3s1MV2cximAI-al8G0lIU34Q/w640-h426/IMG_9584.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222;"><br />My approach to using the high school courses with my son is to let him watch videos, take notes, use the pdfs, etc. as he wishes to and, then, to check up on him by browsing his notes binder and using the optional downloadable True or False tests and require the online labs as well.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_qH4BiAWYHErYbGmEQZeq6oBSXZ-9JhI2WsjLCwkC4TzZI9mIy1svIpoNZ2fxjvfvKot9XmjKd9wgqEy3kc5ZhEI0N4dcKN2JN7qggLUjgBOGZBnSMLCV9M5JJTUF1E-MJWbLOU5VNua62FodlB0aEioEan_Bd0CgaMgHjUV-mjz6PeQ93M9BOhv0Q/s524/resize-cover-lab-virtual_PNG-1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="524" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_qH4BiAWYHErYbGmEQZeq6oBSXZ-9JhI2WsjLCwkC4TzZI9mIy1svIpoNZ2fxjvfvKot9XmjKd9wgqEy3kc5ZhEI0N4dcKN2JN7qggLUjgBOGZBnSMLCV9M5JJTUF1E-MJWbLOU5VNua62FodlB0aEioEan_Bd0CgaMgHjUV-mjz6PeQ93M9BOhv0Q/w640-h410/resize-cover-lab-virtual_PNG-1.webp" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="color: #222222;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I am happy to be able to have my son finish his Science credits at his own now-quickened pace with Greg Landry's Science and recommend </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/science-membership" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science Membership</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> as an effective resource that makes Science accessible for your family to pace through as needed. With <b>monthly membership payments that decrease every six month</b>s, Greg Landry can become your Science "easy button".</span></span></div><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p></span></div><span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span a="" href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/self-paced-online-homeschool-science-labs/(opens in a new tab)" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/online-science-classes-for-the-whole-family/" style="color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Self Paced Online Homeschool Science Labs" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Ten Homeschool Review Crew families have been blessed to review </span><a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/science-membership" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Greg Landry's Homeschool Science Membership</a>. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Click through to</span><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/online-science-classes-for-the-whole-family/" style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: #213abb;">find reviews of each family's experience</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">You might also like some of the <a href="https://www.collegeprepscience.com/homeschool-science-freebies" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4555a5; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><b>free resources</b></a> Greg Landry offers.</span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-39711050672220086822022-09-11T09:26:00.001-04:002022-09-14T10:09:54.590-04:00When Your Child Goes Off to School, Pray <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0Cy7lIc35i6lfcr56botw9IyOYIxeK4qvP2nezG6jqWp24hUtVsT9j3yToLfyq1JH0twSPy88ZqtwfNE6IpouSP63C2QxYWXhXFcJrMc6lzBwV8DURpv6weG-VuUIrEEcFFGqQpZbJM7WnpxlBszXf3hWG1GGnrD2edbs1xrWlKcFYGluAMlS3Jnsw/s1080/school%20prayer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0Cy7lIc35i6lfcr56botw9IyOYIxeK4qvP2nezG6jqWp24hUtVsT9j3yToLfyq1JH0twSPy88ZqtwfNE6IpouSP63C2QxYWXhXFcJrMc6lzBwV8DURpv6weG-VuUIrEEcFFGqQpZbJM7WnpxlBszXf3hWG1GGnrD2edbs1xrWlKcFYGluAMlS3Jnsw/w640-h640/school%20prayer.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This past week, we moved through a milestone that most other families have experienced by the time their children are in middle and high school: sending a child off to school on a bus.</span></p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">For my child, it was not that big a deal. For me, it was... hard. So hard. Even harder than dropping the same child off at school in the days prior.
As I walked away from the bus stop, tears welled in my eyes and prayers in my heart. I prayed the Guardian Angel prayer, as I do every morning, but that morning I did so with far more urgency and emotion:
<blockquote><i>Angels of God, our guardians dear, to whom God's love commits us here, ever this day be at our side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen. </i></blockquote></span></span><p></p><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">
Then, I began to pray spontaneous prayers, and, when I sat down at my computer, shared the following prayer that came to me so that friends who are sending their kids off to school might pray it, too.
Perhaps you'd like to join us in praying it:
<blockquote><i>Dear God, please guard the heart, mind, and body of my child today and that of all her peers and those around her. Bring them safely to, through, and from their school. Encourage them to be filled with honor and respect and to be positive influences on one another's character. Protect them physically, emotionally, and spiritually, Lord. <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Inspire teachers and staff to speak and act in truth and kindness. Move peers to encourage one another and build one another up academically, emotionally, spiritually... Let all of them look to do small thing with great love, be courageous when they need to be, and be filled with peace and joy. Shield their eyes and ears from anything that would lead them into harm’s way or away from faith in You. As you always do, Lord, please use all things together for good. In Jesus' name, we pray. Lord, we trust in you. Amen.</i></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">
May all school children, teachers, and staff be blessed with grace and mercy.</span></p></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-77166778687910443382022-08-30T09:24:00.001-04:002022-08-30T09:25:12.484-04:00Get a Discount and Add Dramatized Bible Stories to Your Day with The Adventum {A Homeschool Review Crew Review and Discount Code}<div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAYW47JPqXeMwsKNrrjvhxULKjqh56yCqaCcmx7j4IIqVtKtpgY8x9SAPTKu_GYlwgW84L15zmbMMg8uZWZIqapnvi2sCx4oRdKSfYYHJsypwPLx5HIOu7oMJdSNgJJEM-WtAD-eN_QIZWabuLW_JxKvxh7N1AbgD_2bWByl45KRLjATNa-qTK18ssA/s1102/The%20Adventum.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAYW47JPqXeMwsKNrrjvhxULKjqh56yCqaCcmx7j4IIqVtKtpgY8x9SAPTKu_GYlwgW84L15zmbMMg8uZWZIqapnvi2sCx4oRdKSfYYHJsypwPLx5HIOu7oMJdSNgJJEM-WtAD-eN_QIZWabuLW_JxKvxh7N1AbgD_2bWByl45KRLjATNa-qTK18ssA/w426-h640/The%20Adventum.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.</b><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>If you and your family enjoy audiodramas and Bible stories th</span>en I recommend taking a listen to <b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a></b>, produced by Wise King Media. I have recently had an opportunity to review this <b>fictional retelling of stories of Bible stories</b> and am impressed with how they <b>imaginatively make the Bible come alive with powerful background music and sound effects and a full cast of voice actors</b>.<br /><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">What Is The Adventum?</span></span></h1><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a> is <b>an imaginative, immersive, and gripping retelling of Bible stories</b> that takes families back to the<b> Creation</b> through <b>Noah's family's experiences</b> and when <b>Abraham</b>'s experienced euphoric relief when God provided a ram to be sacrificed in place of Isaac to stories of <b>Jacob and Esau</b>.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAs2JJq7FvwhtXi6JsYol17FJ9HYlUixp719tulT3ckyYbA2VMuWDWOhsyVSlQmR3fxZtbyZr67CQjD4YQFqDLkd_Te_t3hf30mDr9QIkWJaJQo_i30mTWqr70APZboWhziZhFHbD0Ea4twa5lK2ZzSWmtX3Dc6uI42pbUIX5b1mEEOea7d1TYh7L1g/s904/adventum.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAs2JJq7FvwhtXi6JsYol17FJ9HYlUixp719tulT3ckyYbA2VMuWDWOhsyVSlQmR3fxZtbyZr67CQjD4YQFqDLkd_Te_t3hf30mDr9QIkWJaJQo_i30mTWqr70APZboWhziZhFHbD0Ea4twa5lK2ZzSWmtX3Dc6uI42pbUIX5b1mEEOea7d1TYh7L1g/w434-h640/adventum.PNG" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Available as a<b> 4-CD set</b>, like I received, or a<b> digital download</b>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a> makes the Bible come to life for families by taking the characters of the Bible, the Words of God, and some imagination to create <b>engaging stories filled with music, sound effects, narration, and dramatic dialogue that immerse you in what it might have been like to live during ancient Biblical times</b>.<br /><br />The entire Volume 1 set is about <b>four hours long</b>, broken into segments of a few minutes to about 30 minutes, with an average of, I'd say, 20-minute stories.<br /><br />In the tradition of all great audiodramas, <a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a> uses<b> high-quality sound effects, music, and dialogue</b> to immerse you in action and adventure, making your listening experience almost like watching a movie in your mind with full audio.<br /><br /><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">What The Adventum Is Not</span></b></span></h1><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwBu_RWKneeSawNETBfQFjhCdoiQhfV_vOI-OeBBcfxyfOl54iCDMuRa2DScxClTWwiG2xeut_t8XaBqGULxzIzsqUNkF9Eulxvhpjfyfz1yAn60Am-tL70iA9sjktVpTFkq9EjX1FFsjf9dx8dlwl-QXCSpuSYdowEFU0OS3MetcGn6nrjqhe-vVyA/s590/adventum%202.PNG" style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwBu_RWKneeSawNETBfQFjhCdoiQhfV_vOI-OeBBcfxyfOl54iCDMuRa2DScxClTWwiG2xeut_t8XaBqGULxzIzsqUNkF9Eulxvhpjfyfz1yAn60Am-tL70iA9sjktVpTFkq9EjX1FFsjf9dx8dlwl-QXCSpuSYdowEFU0OS3MetcGn6nrjqhe-vVyA/w640-h328/adventum%202.PNG" /></a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a> audiobook series is not an audio Bible recording that only uses the words of Scripture. It does, however stay true to the characters of Scripture and, <b>where the voice of God is used in the audioadrama, it's taken verbatim from the NKJV and NIV translations of Scripture</b>. There is no artistic license taken with His words.<br /></span><br /></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">A Discount for You</span></h1><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you'd like to listen to samples of the audiostories, m</span><span style="background-color: white;">ake sure to go to</span><a href="https://theadventum.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a></b> <span>website where you will also see - at the time of this writing - that </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a> </b>is <b>50% off</b>. Better still, The Adventum is offering </span><b style="background-color: white;">free shipping</b><span style="background-color: white;"> for Training Happy Hearts readers! Just use the code </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><span>advcrew22</span></strong><strong style="background-color: white;"> </strong><span style="background-color: white;">at checkout!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Our Experience with The Adventum</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoK4ngRnz_UyukMQPaydSrkmUAlquD-9-g6zeDi3nFw5g1ZKg6PfkFAn-j1impO50TATdY_LoXzUVz1Wv0uWLMrs8rm3W9IvU28UuWeE9uWBJMcqtRDzaTCpWiNDpXX_9x0JynecTx_gvChVrktSO1NoUVCxVvTdz76MACjclTkYzKYUyZ8PBfE2yHA/s754/adventum%203.PNG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoK4ngRnz_UyukMQPaydSrkmUAlquD-9-g6zeDi3nFw5g1ZKg6PfkFAn-j1impO50TATdY_LoXzUVz1Wv0uWLMrs8rm3W9IvU28UuWeE9uWBJMcqtRDzaTCpWiNDpXX_9x0JynecTx_gvChVrktSO1NoUVCxVvTdz76MACjclTkYzKYUyZ8PBfE2yHA/w608-h640/adventum%203.PNG" width="608" /></a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first time I listened to </span><a href="https://theadventum.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">The Adventum</a><b style="font-family: inherit;">, </b><a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Volume 1</a><b style="font-family: inherit;"> </b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was on the tail end of a long roadtrip with two of my children. Both children enjoyed the stories with me and thought the </span>imaginative<span style="font-family: inherit;"> retellings were interesting, but one thought that the sound effects were a bit too overpowering.<br /></span><br />After that, because my children were rarely in our minivan at the same time this summer, I listened to the rest of the 4-CD set on my own on my way to and from daily Mass. Interestingly, on a few of the days I listened, the messages from the CD-set and those from the Scripture and homilies I had heard at Mass lined up, allowing God to use a combination of prayer, my time at Mass, and my time with the audiodramas to speak to my heart. (I love it when these things happen!)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYxXd6Da2mnmgwUWFePmwf38cUqpGphK4MnqxPDZbghGAeMVQ3ybTyHeMoOUycdRB9NWyHxea-PMs5p_299tgM-12RlldkgPMr6awd6tVKbXxwQTeSndqCSx3kkdc6-DNtcyi7ObyYR9ozc-2Yw5tfLQyHSQ4ws70S9eLV1c-UTj6UMiUrKO97B65BQ/s3456/IMG_8398.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYxXd6Da2mnmgwUWFePmwf38cUqpGphK4MnqxPDZbghGAeMVQ3ybTyHeMoOUycdRB9NWyHxea-PMs5p_299tgM-12RlldkgPMr6awd6tVKbXxwQTeSndqCSx3kkdc6-DNtcyi7ObyYR9ozc-2Yw5tfLQyHSQ4ws70S9eLV1c-UTj6UMiUrKO97B65BQ/w640-h426/IMG_8398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Likewise, on a few occasions when my daughter and I were going for what I call walk-n-talks, she brought up things that she had heard or read during her studies and personal spiritual reading time and I found myself relating thoughts I had had after listening to The Adventum on those mornings. <br /><br />Thus, I can attest that <b>the creative and immersive retellings of The Adventum impacted my thoughts and family conversations</b>, and I am glad I have had the opportunity to listen to the CD-set.<br /><br /></span><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">How You Might Use the Adventum</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30LaDMXAUAaRUUtZsRbgpMn3CjK81uLaSTME7G5s-ahce74cxfRpnu13Fu-v1bx6WF_cxu8Oxfafr4Zhji9evH6ajfacJu4Nv03iFY1B9F4sY-VLYuQ5BCLdRUXFd322rTZwsuZFtrPerOeEjPYoQMCR99jOUG31gjm5a_SRXeA3tSK1lMdxZDmmofA/s3456/IMG_8397.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30LaDMXAUAaRUUtZsRbgpMn3CjK81uLaSTME7G5s-ahce74cxfRpnu13Fu-v1bx6WF_cxu8Oxfafr4Zhji9evH6ajfacJu4Nv03iFY1B9F4sY-VLYuQ5BCLdRUXFd322rTZwsuZFtrPerOeEjPYoQMCR99jOUG31gjm5a_SRXeA3tSK1lMdxZDmmofA/w640-h426/IMG_8397.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">The beauty of a CD-set like Adventum is the flexibility with which it can be used. It comes in a hard plastic case with sleeves for each CD that - through my experience - stands up to being shuffled about in bags and vehicles. Some ideas for using it are:<br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Enjoy family listening time together</b> by listening at home while you color, do chores, play with blocks, etc.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Pair the audiodramas with history studies</b> so that early Biblical history can come alive.</span></span></span></li><li><b>Engage in Bible study time</b> by listening to the audiodramas and then reading corollary Scripture.</li><li><b>Dive into Lectio Divina </b>with kids by keying into the Scripture passages that each story in the set was created from and then choosing another Scripture passage for children to read, meditate, pray, and contemplate.</li><li><b>Prompt Biblically-inspired writing</b> by having your kids pick Words of God from Scripture in other parts of the Bible and then create an imaginative retelling using real Biblical characters and stories much like The Adventum does.</li><li><b>Share selections in a co-op or catechism class</b>.</li><li><b>Make long car rides seem to go faster</b> by immersing yourself in the stories.</li></ol></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a> s</b>eeks to inspire and captivate you through:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">helping you identity with Bible heroes of the past - as real people with real struggles much like us</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">igniting a hunger to read Scripture.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">sparking curiosity, excitement, and a deeper love for God.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Enjoy its immersive experience of the stories of Genesis.</span></div> <br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Learn More</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060;">See how <a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/audio-bible-stories-for-your-homeschool">other Homeschool Review Crew families</a> used </span></span><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> by clicking through the banner below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/audio-bible-stories-for-your-homeschool" target="_blank"><img alt="audio bible stories" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a>
</div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br />Listen to samples of this engaging Bible stories audioadventure</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">at</span><a href="https://theadventum.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a></b><span><span> </span><span>website.<br /><br /></span></span><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a></b><span><span> has more resources for your homeschool, to include four more volumes in this series and a growing collection of text and audio lessons, which can be found on <a href="https://theadventum.com/blogs/the-adventum-blog">The Adventum blog</a>, and are directly connected to the the audiodramas</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br />Don't forget that at the time of this writing you can get </span><b>50% off </b><span> </span></span><b><a href="https://theadventum.com/">The Adventum</a>, <a href="https://theadventum.com/collections/audio-adventures/products/the-adventum-volume-1">Volume 1</a></b><span><span style="background-color: white;">.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Training Happy Hearts readers can also get</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><b style="background-color: white;">free shipping</b><span style="background-color: white;"> by using the code </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><span>advcrew22</span></strong><strong style="background-color: white;"> </strong><span style="background-color: white;">at checkout!</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Disclosure: In exchange for this honest promotion of a favorite local escape, our family received </span><span style="color: #222222;">complimentary</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> tickets and a family 4-pack to giveaway. We cannot wait to return to </span></b></span></i></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.net">King Richard's Faire</a></b><i style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> for this 41st anniversary season!</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aZe87LoyhBA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.net"></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://kingrichardsfaire.net">King Richard's Faire</a></b>-</span><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">THE New England Renaissance Faire - is opening its 41st season on September 3rd and running weekends and Monday holidays through October 23rd in the enchanted woods of Carver, Mass.<br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Escape YOUR reality at King Richard’s Faire, New England’s largest and longest-running Renaissance festival! </span><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">This year, </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">King Richard XI and his lovely bride, Queen Anne are back to rule the realm <wbr></wbr>of Carvershire <wbr></wbr>along with their beautiful princesses <wbr></wbr>and the royal court. <br /><wbr></wbr><br />Carvershire is a magical place, filled with <wbr></wbr><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/artisans/"><b>handcrafted <wbr></wbr>artisan <wbr></wbr>wares</b></a> to include</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b>beautiful handspun pottery, fabulous jewelry, and incredible face painting. You can also delight in period clothing, leather, armor, and moccasins, be amazed by the blacksmith and forged weaponry, and revel in scented oils, perfumes, instruments, and handmade crafts as you make memories to last a lifetime.<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBgnWX93dpo0xZeUdRdYtg-Wg_yUedHkZ1BrBU29gLrI7cNaO2t-Wm-3KTiQM3ctXvDeCELY4STmRYehP2-d-Mg1nrj9-fPDWMqBgGrQ-MPy-yNEbEvAmMG1qa347oR0_9rHM6trABEvcLM86xbA-jvkWn5V-TLhkNv-Fes2J2psIR4A0R-6h-p1M6OQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBgnWX93dpo0xZeUdRdYtg-Wg_yUedHkZ1BrBU29gLrI7cNaO2t-Wm-3KTiQM3ctXvDeCELY4STmRYehP2-d-Mg1nrj9-fPDWMqBgGrQ-MPy-yNEbEvAmMG1qa347oR0_9rHM6trABEvcLM86xbA-jvkWn5V-TLhkNv-Fes2J2psIR4A0R-6h-p1M6OQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">In Carvershire, you can also please thy palate with fabulous </span><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/eat-and-drynk/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>food and drynk</b></a> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">to include giant spit-roasted turkey legs, ringlets of fryes, and boules of chowder or or quench thy thirst with specialty cocktails, champagne, mead, brew, and drinks for the kiddoes, too. Vegan or gluten-free? No problem. There are options for you, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVskaPWPbsNnXfAi0KB2B65RuVc2znmjPcUOnEOvNHHZHGIhGbYTWM1jY3vvG7D1XOJAIPA5hZrng8jbDXT2lAQtvxfj39MO1PnTxbaf_pAWvd6sMov8YUBMpzYTnE3xQCvwL8H981oLY5myCnNW2rG4f1G3mVapxo4bRYXiNkZq3IyHngY-pHKimtCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVskaPWPbsNnXfAi0KB2B65RuVc2znmjPcUOnEOvNHHZHGIhGbYTWM1jY3vvG7D1XOJAIPA5hZrng8jbDXT2lAQtvxfj39MO1PnTxbaf_pAWvd6sMov8YUBMpzYTnE3xQCvwL8H981oLY5myCnNW2rG4f1G3mVapxo4bRYXiNkZq3IyHngY-pHKimtCQ" width="519" /></a></div></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the Faire, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">eight stages of </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-family: inherit;">exciting </span><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/king-richards-faire-entertainment-schedule/" style="font-family: inherit;">entertainment </a><wbr></wbr></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>for all ages</b> and a host of </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">you will also find </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://kingrichardsfaire.net/game-and-rides/">exciting rides and skilled games</a> </b>in the Gaming Glen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKJ994huKQpf3trke9aRV6XHpUc7_x2yyDPAZQs5XHBBreQu-ZlNFKLMeOdhdfvDho6kFmsRzWFR-s8Lwev4_fsXg33tAaC97v9UtX9M-MYgkqACm39tOZn5dhfO2-QRlZTRkcRlsW1zxsKwR9x5h6Eqz0JiyXrwgQij08B0CcgIeE-musyb-m6DIXRg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzge-JDaR10SY3ehRZ4xhKnVnkUHkErmDdvV_lS4F2VULmNXQ8DlEnu4zd56vHRfQsz_qSwo1DkuvU26YRpIz6dNuC0ct8glHInpMsJ7pCbuYUOpApBbjogZutOP2S7gvqYY5MM6tPgfh4MzZT3vdxhYyJKfoO4tAPTUfCqM7MXeuouqls3H3th99U4Q" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Indeed,</span><b style="font-family: inherit;"> hundreds of talented performers perform non-stop</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> for you throughout the day with the King’s handsome knights battling on horseback as bawdy beggars compete in mud, happy villagers engage you in the lanes, and frolicking faeries dance through the forest</span><b style="font-family: inherit;">.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvo02CDv-v8VwScUc9voU7c5-F3XBXLZ6uHUpQMgnkTqLifqdprUAC1-Zy2aS9zhVbdyTbLZ6Xc04gIkRiBzkMi3Nih69rGmqySlxdgWK1hzUF4dceQc6QdmoWl1BmbT1NbAyEVBEajarBt7nWBpf4tz6YWBd1nsak-dVcr3e8QJh2uiUi160bo5kmhw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvo02CDv-v8VwScUc9voU7c5-F3XBXLZ6uHUpQMgnkTqLifqdprUAC1-Zy2aS9zhVbdyTbLZ6Xc04gIkRiBzkMi3Nih69rGmqySlxdgWK1hzUF4dceQc6QdmoWl1BmbT1NbAyEVBEajarBt7nWBpf4tz6YWBd1nsak-dVcr3e8QJh2uiUi160bo5kmhw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />On the stages, you will fin<span style="font-family: inherit;">d an </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">original Broadway-style musical comedy for all ages; Sir Danny Drake, juggling fire and blade; the iconic El Zappo, real-life father to long-time performer and recent America’s Got Talent performer Jacques Ze Whipper; Pict Pipers (pipe & drums); and a succession of fabulous dog acts Magical Poodles (9/3-25) and Muttsville Comix (10/1-23), and Braveheart Beasts, an amazing horse show (9/24-25, 10/25-26).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR0wrv-QYGHrLZkwyUOKsfk-9JwPx0LhaC9cBuEnxpC6jHO-IIqOR5VzLc8FnDCZxJEgOcZTSdPsGGWnR4kSn-Fg_IX1SAywCgW2lZrYmPcr1FXQiLBJuAo9aAtMBox7jA3pWLUjV-BXxbVy6MrOOxLySabYh00PGgDI2CqGb7_gH2SJWBsvEtA_zgEQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR0wrv-QYGHrLZkwyUOKsfk-9JwPx0LhaC9cBuEnxpC6jHO-IIqOR5VzLc8FnDCZxJEgOcZTSdPsGGWnR4kSn-Fg_IX1SAywCgW2lZrYmPcr1FXQiLBJuAo9aAtMBox7jA3pWLUjV-BXxbVy6MrOOxLySabYh00PGgDI2CqGb7_gH2SJWBsvEtA_zgEQ" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; position: relative;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Win Free Tickets!</span></span></b></h2><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can <b>enter to win a family-four pack of tickets good for opening weekend - Septemeber 3-5</b> now through midnight on the evening of the 25ht going into the 26th using the Rafflecopter below.<br /><br /><b>Please note</b>: Giveaway ends August 25th at 12 AM EST and is open to Legal Residents (18 years of age or older) of the US only who are able to attend the Faire on the dates mentioned. 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Two years later, <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2017/10/super-teacher-worksheets-for-win.html">I revisited this winning resource</a> with delight, but, then, my kids aged of it.<br /><br />So, why would I have chosen to review another <b>1-year membership</b> of this <b>K-5th grade resource</b> now? <br /><br />Because I am working with a homeschool friend's struggling reader and <b>having the worksheets at my fingertips to use for supplementary work and homework</b><b> is super helpful!</b><br /><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Teaching Reading with the Help of Super Teachers Worksheets</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Since my homeschool friend asked me to help her son with his reading, I have been working with him once a week using a loose Orton-Gillingham approach combined with phonetic readers and Super Teacher Worksheets. <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaEKY4LFUzWyJ_UoKHZeMRTNRFH8f1nJ_EcQHq0kuRTAcJs0tj0S5hvj-mc8uCWUir4oew1m6f2G5TMDs5u4BhDnGx6Mqtl1WgGM6gqo83KqdNkzobxc1x0-SU1e4j1bseNvUReHqkeZuaypvZ3PzW8p5Z4mjjyW9COuQWao8BwLaoq78dNCq4X6ZA/s3456/IMG_7753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaEKY4LFUzWyJ_UoKHZeMRTNRFH8f1nJ_EcQHq0kuRTAcJs0tj0S5hvj-mc8uCWUir4oew1m6f2G5TMDs5u4BhDnGx6Mqtl1WgGM6gqo83KqdNkzobxc1x0-SU1e4j1bseNvUReHqkeZuaypvZ3PzW8p5Z4mjjyW9COuQWao8BwLaoq78dNCq4X6ZA/w640-h426/IMG_7753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal;">Each week as I prepare for our meeting, I quickly </span>browse the </span><span style="color: #222222;">reading, writing, phonics, spelling, and sight words </span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">worksheets on the Super Teacher Worksheets membership website and print off ones that relate to whatever target phonograms we have recently worked on or will be attacking that week.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRwW9UTZmhTj07SUyDCsf8CKabQlY7BXeS2kpJ3ieXqoT59yi_vAe1Fwiu0uDya5jhN_fqi5y2MK0MvefQ9vH0aQoX5x_dJ-6IADbtzGK7uzKHwv0P5u8MIOGspbbHmKoGCiZhWH9Np-ogIOZAKTOpLtkMquvCkdG8fTQGHQMqQWEa6QnYIrBNDKz7g/s3456/IMG_7757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRwW9UTZmhTj07SUyDCsf8CKabQlY7BXeS2kpJ3ieXqoT59yi_vAe1Fwiu0uDya5jhN_fqi5y2MK0MvefQ9vH0aQoX5x_dJ-6IADbtzGK7uzKHwv0P5u8MIOGspbbHmKoGCiZhWH9Np-ogIOZAKTOpLtkMquvCkdG8fTQGHQMqQWEa6QnYIrBNDKz7g/w640-h426/IMG_7757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">With these on hand, I am easily able to add extra challenges and fun to our lessons and to provide his parents with concrete exercises and activities to do between our sessions.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVTnTdvKJKvEMmPb77t-IL6vT2vji2eK48Pqns4-NtI1Th_uwL-advMdQnVkoNAofM9k9564IL79sKPnlCRLytvAGF-vWnB3grTHgRrCdowkFOuFRoVVLNQDUZ6kiAg_JuwxVcF_2TbsFa0paUHTcMb6cmaL_eiWJ5P58gTqdEwEdNorY0oTbm6KzNA/s3456/IMG_7758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVTnTdvKJKvEMmPb77t-IL6vT2vji2eK48Pqns4-NtI1Th_uwL-advMdQnVkoNAofM9k9564IL79sKPnlCRLytvAGF-vWnB3grTHgRrCdowkFOuFRoVVLNQDUZ6kiAg_JuwxVcF_2TbsFa0paUHTcMb6cmaL_eiWJ5P58gTqdEwEdNorY0oTbm6KzNA/w640-h426/IMG_7758.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></h3><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><b><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>I love that I can quickly pull up and print a wide variety of worksheets which dovetail with whatever target phonogram I am teaching</b> on a certain day and that there are multiple offerings to support lessons. With the available printables, I always have a new challenge or review resource at hand to work on together in session or to send home with my friend's son for homework.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyJ9yKGIG4bO4vGjMv4d9I3JZvo61iUs5pevXXP_QyQ_XTaNaB8mH3CqVlRx0Pr2r8kh3Ho4b_oIUlS0e_6l0jWFdsDnkR8bwDba5T11SLLkEZqPbFsrhxDSZ4BkJCPHm6f5pWrUyOAyafDzlB1tiMdhFDlgQXteTEZ_p_480N4WApT93Tj7hbPzF2w/s3456/IMG_7754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyJ9yKGIG4bO4vGjMv4d9I3JZvo61iUs5pevXXP_QyQ_XTaNaB8mH3CqVlRx0Pr2r8kh3Ho4b_oIUlS0e_6l0jWFdsDnkR8bwDba5T11SLLkEZqPbFsrhxDSZ4BkJCPHm6f5pWrUyOAyafDzlB1tiMdhFDlgQXteTEZ_p_480N4WApT93Tj7hbPzF2w/w640-h426/IMG_7754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My friend's son seems to enjoy the printables, too! Often, when he comes back with his completed work, he is eager to see how he did on it and sometimes asks for more worksheets! I think he and his parents appreciate that the worksheets are clear cut, not overwhelming, and provide an ideal amount of practice and stretching of skills.</div><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">More than just ELA</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">At present, my friend's son and I are only working on his English Language Arts skills. However, should I be asked to expand what I am helping him with, I can also easily access </span><span style="color: #222222;">math, social studies, science, holiday, and seasonal printables</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;"> with thanks to my Super Teacher Worksheets. membership. (I have used worksheets from these other areas with my own kids in the past.)<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">It's fabulously convenient to have so many printables right at your fingertips with easy navigation.</span></span></span></div></h3><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />With <b>games, cut-and-glue activities, puzzles, mini-books, traditional worksheets, and more</b>, there truly is something for everyone on Super Teacher Worksheets, and since<b> Individual Memberships currently cost just $24.95 per year</b> and offer <b>unlimited downloads</b>, the resource is <b>amazingly affordable</b>! <br /><br />It's one-stop resource for worksheets for:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">math</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">reading comphrehension</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">phonics</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">early literacy</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">grammar</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">spelling</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">reading and writing</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">chapter book units</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">science</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">social studies</li><li style="color: #3a3a3a; text-align: left;">PreK and Kindergarten</li><li style="text-align: left;">Holidays</li><li style="text-align: left;">parent/educator tools</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj65DnFnLgiPsRrb5VKOrjsUBTJuGSqvKJYcLy7xUkn77Z-N9tmQ0xcx6hVDaFXAxcYDb1oAlWRxBeCtIM-i1Iif31W7l_Drgiuf8nFhUljrq2aOkIXDpDk9pMkZAeSRjCNRnk0BbNAutkfqdWI_Ts3bnIE1lYzTIhqXhW1tNsTkKd6sp39TJ2YFWguuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="546" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj65DnFnLgiPsRrb5VKOrjsUBTJuGSqvKJYcLy7xUkn77Z-N9tmQ0xcx6hVDaFXAxcYDb1oAlWRxBeCtIM-i1Iif31W7l_Drgiuf8nFhUljrq2aOkIXDpDk9pMkZAeSRjCNRnk0BbNAutkfqdWI_Ts3bnIE1lYzTIhqXhW1tNsTkKd6sp39TJ2YFWguuQ=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is also <b>a worksheet generator</b> where parents and teachers can create their own math problems, spelling lists, Bingo games, wordsearches, flashcards, quizzes, and more. <b>What a time saver that is for busy educators who want to customize printables but not be responsible for totally designing them!</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>I recommend <a href="https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/"><b>Super Teacher Worksheets</b></a> to homeschoolers, tutors, and teachers with K-5 students. It is <b>an easy-to-navigate, super helpful resource that allows you to find premade printables or customize your own quickly</b>.<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn More</span></span></span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://superteacherworksheets.com/" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="Super Teacher Worksheets" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/Super-Teacher-Worksheets-resize-stw-logo-250-1.png" />
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Get a peak into more of the resources by <a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/printable-activities-for-every-subject">clicking through to read all of our reviews</a> as many of us chose different ones to highlight.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-16018515563757957252022-08-16T20:57:00.001-04:002022-08-16T20:57:40.545-04:00Check Out These Excellent Study Guides for 2 Classic Books {A Progeny Press / Homeschool Review Crew Review} <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew</b><span>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiYTedKM0yd5PCGIZtN7n0t-xUtweBihQPSobUvOPxCQLWqU_Az52bBGe3xilsnnP2AFakYIAKgMQQdQKqhU1LG3qDFXEUIUocc_qUQJGHsTvgNcbUqNX00hZI0te8q6ZWCBVVBMEqU9JpE34CRf47zr9-9MFPvIKsbf54GVX_bos9rM6UPkCNZDfDA/s940/progeny%20press%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiYTedKM0yd5PCGIZtN7n0t-xUtweBihQPSobUvOPxCQLWqU_Az52bBGe3xilsnnP2AFakYIAKgMQQdQKqhU1LG3qDFXEUIUocc_qUQJGHsTvgNcbUqNX00hZI0te8q6ZWCBVVBMEqU9JpE34CRf47zr9-9MFPvIKsbf54GVX_bos9rM6UPkCNZDfDA/w640-h536/progeny%20press%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Do you have a child reading C .S. Lewis or Tolkien this year? Then, I recommend you dig in </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">with the <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/last-battle-e-guide/">The Last Battle Study Guide</a> and <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-e-guide/">Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide</a> b</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">y </span><a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/" style="background-color: white;">Progeny Press</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. Each of these interactive literature guides is top notch!</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b>Why Did We Choose to Use These Progeny Press Guides?</b></span></span></h3><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />When we were offered the opportunity to review <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/last-battle-e-guide/">The Last Battle Study Guide</a> and <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-e-guide/">Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide</a>, I jumped at the chance, for, even though I knew our summer was going to be busy, our past experience with <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/">Progeny Press</a> guides has been so positive that I wanted to check out these ones, too.<br /><br />Our past reviews of <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2016/06/progeny-press-give-me-liberty-e-guide.html">Give Me Liberty</a>, <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2020/07/Progeny-Press-My-Side-of-the-Mountain-Study-Guide.html">My Side of the Mountain</a>, <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2021/11/ProgenyPressRedwallFrankenstein.html">Redwall, and Frankenstein</a> proved to me that Progeny Press can flex with whatever schedule we have and can offer us as little or as much as we want as we dive into pieces of literature.<br /><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A Little Bit about These Guides</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Like most Progeny Press study guides</span>, <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/last-battle-e-guide/">T</a><a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/last-battle-e-guide/">he Last Battle Study Guide</a> and <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-e-guide/">Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide</a> offer<b> a wide variety of information and activities</b>, which includes:</span></span></div></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">a brief author biography</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">background information</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">pre-reading activity ideas</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">exercises to help learn and use vocabulary words</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">focus on moral lessons and character values</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">study of literary techniques</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">a variety of comprehension and "digging deeper" questions</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">writing assignments</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">suggestions for further reading</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">a complete answer key<br /></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg5kPv15a8Ei7WLT0vtYVVQ0112K4sWX0ZWNJ3_wpTmubE3HA3rUmNvp6GBX1Ukz69vZO-f4HhBBE1STYQxbJ2uu1rP2Z2aUz0oR_1HwceWX6I0wrLVU-5cY-IwI3P_spEYmexjkGFyA0gXqqEpnN7k1wSLzSCIs2kcjGUM7xEZ1ClWL5iJPmG_1yNw/s1019/tlb3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1019" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg5kPv15a8Ei7WLT0vtYVVQ0112K4sWX0ZWNJ3_wpTmubE3HA3rUmNvp6GBX1Ukz69vZO-f4HhBBE1STYQxbJ2uu1rP2Z2aUz0oR_1HwceWX6I0wrLVU-5cY-IwI3P_spEYmexjkGFyA0gXqqEpnN7k1wSLzSCIs2kcjGUM7xEZ1ClWL5iJPmG_1yNw/w640-h484/tlb3.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Plus, both guides are written from a Christian perspective.<br /><br />Wonderful for families with multiple children, <b>these studies</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b> can be used over and over again for multiple students in your families</b>. (Just do a "save as" of the file for each child or print out multiple copies.) <br /></span><br /><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>High School Students Can Dig into the Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide</b></span></span></span></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPWWNGTKWgtfj5ic-STmNZhunBQhQYPnIJYWmG81bxZVNcWIXGlLaRu1qM2avKeALSbtXjkiXXDC8GBtizHBufFcFKURRkaBYtZchNY7scZVDYmWEJ2tQUgAcPPz3168Qa0im7b0HjSLx-32pQWDEhOQUB05pHX5no16Aux3_6JcEYxcBYrze2Lro8w/s747/fotr.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPWWNGTKWgtfj5ic-STmNZhunBQhQYPnIJYWmG81bxZVNcWIXGlLaRu1qM2avKeALSbtXjkiXXDC8GBtizHBufFcFKURRkaBYtZchNY7scZVDYmWEJ2tQUgAcPPz3168Qa0im7b0HjSLx-32pQWDEhOQUB05pHX5no16Aux3_6JcEYxcBYrze2Lro8w/w492-h640/fotr.PNG" width="492" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white;">The </span></span></span><a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-e-guide/" style="font-weight: 700;">Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide</a> <span>is aimed at grades 9-12 and, when done in full, can earn a high student </span><b>.25 transcript credits</b><span>.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /><span>The classic </span><span><i>Fellowship of the Ring</i></span><span> book itself is not included with the downloadable study guide, but can be easily accessed online, taken from public libraries, or even purchased through Progeny Press.</span><br /><br /><span>With book and guide on hand, students can do the prewriting activities, then read the book in its entirety, then jump into the guide, Or, they can read a few chapters a week and do corresponding activities. Or, like my son, they can revisit a book previously read for enjoyment only and dig a little deeper into it with a more academic bent in mind. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKhtv7gH9CaIAGHhTGNYdfLG0GBsOa-oP-cw4QNhQmjyi-8wO162Z05RL9pgiGsKNwMqQlqq9QHefbBa4uXtEgVCXcioCafXOr9adFotOPrXTezf6TKPFD5tmz33k3nN06jNdk4ycNQr4NGl6m2ddtz311MVXyoOJllpWTtjJYJnDFiinrbWlQYtUQA/s708/lotr2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKhtv7gH9CaIAGHhTGNYdfLG0GBsOa-oP-cw4QNhQmjyi-8wO162Z05RL9pgiGsKNwMqQlqq9QHefbBa4uXtEgVCXcioCafXOr9adFotOPrXTezf6TKPFD5tmz33k3nN06jNdk4ycNQr4NGl6m2ddtz311MVXyoOJllpWTtjJYJnDFiinrbWlQYtUQA/w492-h640/lotr2.PNG" width="492" /></a> <span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />As students dive into Tolkien's tale of fantasy, hobbits, adventure, danger, loyalty, and courage, they can explore so many concepts, themes, and skills.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Literary techniques included in the study explore <b>alliteration, </b></span><b style="background-color: white;">anthropomorphism, assonance, comic relief, foreshadowing, homonyms, exposition, paradox, point of view, rhythm, rhyme, setting, and tone. </b></span></span><br /><span><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">As the guide discusses such issues as<b> how to treat prisoners, </b></span></span></span><b>ethnocentrism, fleeing from sin, praying, seeking counsel, self-awareness, and true friendship</b>, it also shines a light on how G<b>od is in control, the Word of God guides us, and God provides strength</b>. Character and moral issues are central to the guide.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Writing assignments and activities include art, a character journal, a <b>crossword puzzle</b>,<b> debate, </b></span><b style="background-color: white;">essays, mapwork, a mini poetry element study, a travel account and more.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxVcbdEJmIsDjSTYwpB_1U5gqGd5Zb24eQRadQDhWX775UwjjktK-KCzDt70rw1GDLv_XOn9pRcx8op8_S4yAkVJU-v1iMgLhZjjTYz45-E6j2FHFIOsVYtIRNYCUSHzCiXRL_dycc5QycLqPryeYPZIulBNDhrjMSSVg5xipyNmhSCGoZoi1gDSzMA/s746/lotr3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxVcbdEJmIsDjSTYwpB_1U5gqGd5Zb24eQRadQDhWX775UwjjktK-KCzDt70rw1GDLv_XOn9pRcx8op8_S4yAkVJU-v1iMgLhZjjTYz45-E6j2FHFIOsVYtIRNYCUSHzCiXRL_dycc5QycLqPryeYPZIulBNDhrjMSSVg5xipyNmhSCGoZoi1gDSzMA/w470-h640/lotr3.PNG" width="470" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Of course, there are</span><span style="background-color: white;"> more traditional <b>vocabulary and comprehension exercises</b>, too.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjnJWUA9v-HEP4ijI0J3b1rO5cesOKrjG4R2wWGsW8LaELhNvjvXcvyHyMdxfSAKQvRTRXpRC_A-amZ8O1KyG391K6H7A7cbpFzp0TdSRYKb6b1VaA4LoAiMcic-xE2CpcvDLVZrkBO_C9AkJFFkW7BVQ5QcMTengZ-Yqtyeo4pFHIav9Kx2DNmRJg/s976/lotr4.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="976" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjnJWUA9v-HEP4ijI0J3b1rO5cesOKrjG4R2wWGsW8LaELhNvjvXcvyHyMdxfSAKQvRTRXpRC_A-amZ8O1KyG391K6H7A7cbpFzp0TdSRYKb6b1VaA4LoAiMcic-xE2CpcvDLVZrkBO_C9AkJFFkW7BVQ5QcMTengZ-Yqtyeo4pFHIav9Kx2DNmRJg/w640-h104/lotr4.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />One of the prompts my son dug into had him relating Gandalf to the Good Shepherd and had my son asking a strong question in the conclusion of his response's initial draft: <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e46ec98-7fff-7eef-b8bd-5c737b624057"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<blockquote><i>Just like the good shepherd protecting his flock, Gandalf was willing to die for his sheep, the fellowship. This willingness to lay down one's life for one's friends or followers is a key part of a virtuous leader and a virtuous person. Will we, like Gandalf, or the good shepherd, be willing to lay down our life if it will save others?</i></blockquote></span></span><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe;">Middle School Students and Older Can Focus on the Last Battle</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_-lE0anm1bWrBopNybxI7S--GLzsNdyr_v5bcyhq9BuSTpZc2sQlsQwsXueaSThQ7l4kz6vqwEvBlGEiWKhfEB4a6CtFW186lD9cqC7d_eQGRfVT1V9W0xZzGPjjl9aPUsUJE537wDY83RY8Mk51KrbgCY3bwEC4rvM9nllpXmZAvQdKmBNsP_NJeQ/s762/tlb.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_-lE0anm1bWrBopNybxI7S--GLzsNdyr_v5bcyhq9BuSTpZc2sQlsQwsXueaSThQ7l4kz6vqwEvBlGEiWKhfEB4a6CtFW186lD9cqC7d_eQGRfVT1V9W0xZzGPjjl9aPUsUJE537wDY83RY8Mk51KrbgCY3bwEC4rvM9nllpXmZAvQdKmBNsP_NJeQ/w482-h640/tlb.PNG" width="482" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Meant for grades 5-8, <a href="https://stores.progenypress.com/last-battle-e-guide/">The Last Battle Study Guide</a> can also benefit older students. It comes in a downloadable interactive pdf format and can be used in conjunction with any online or bound copy of the book.<br /><br />Within the study, literary techniques dealt with include</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"> <b>allusion, anthropomorphism, asides foreshadowing, idioms, metaphors, motifs, </b><span style="color: #202124;"><b>onomatopoeia, parallelism, and more.</b></span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b>Moral lessons, character values, and themes include c<b>ommitment, courage, discouragement, distraction, friendship, h</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white;">ypocrisy, loyalty, racism, respect, teasing, truth vs. lies, wisdom vs. foolishness, and more.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeEyLnGpEvtMwlwvYPwDpEOPkEx6OPaLlP7LKVkAyfgDEluT1E8pj43rvobuhqZODkG-FBF4JcB4467GEKv1TZDCr-EcCYZkwBSP6c7fvZexX9torrir926JiY-p7qbpTrTp5dyKNqvanJuM9QMQ1NHWvim69XZ0ha0X7M4aSu6FKvCacT4WWK9WiYg/s768/tfb1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="768" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeEyLnGpEvtMwlwvYPwDpEOPkEx6OPaLlP7LKVkAyfgDEluT1E8pj43rvobuhqZODkG-FBF4JcB4467GEKv1TZDCr-EcCYZkwBSP6c7fvZexX9torrir926JiY-p7qbpTrTp5dyKNqvanJuM9QMQ1NHWvim69XZ0ha0X7M4aSu6FKvCacT4WWK9WiYg/w640-h572/tfb1.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">After a helpful synopsis of the book, activities, exercises, and writing assignment topics include </span><b style="background-color: white;">art, comprehension questions, discussion, essays, letter writing, poetry, research papers, vocabulary exercises, and more</b><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Q42cDHx_dDFo1_NH2o49ZDF_IuIq0UhSfyMnKBM4ldbnDKny3_xTw-CMn4v4CVJ2ictioLyM-p6nZWzn4pYznISewgoGs5QYiEMDu0Ido6Rfb-UiBeoLZe4YOQEOqPEoK08m0dwIeoPH3OGM3Ajqc6ZGToa_a8rW49lV_lgZvmOn-Bl9MlCPhH6_A/s688/tlb5.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="688" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Q42cDHx_dDFo1_NH2o49ZDF_IuIq0UhSfyMnKBM4ldbnDKny3_xTw-CMn4v4CVJ2ictioLyM-p6nZWzn4pYznISewgoGs5QYiEMDu0Ido6Rfb-UiBeoLZe4YOQEOqPEoK08m0dwIeoPH3OGM3Ajqc6ZGToa_a8rW49lV_lgZvmOn-Bl9MlCPhH6_A/w640-h262/tlb5.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">One prompt that got my son thinking referred to Plato's Allegory of the Cave. As my son was drafting his thoughts about the prompt, he wrote:</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><blockquote><br />While this allegory has been used to explain many things, such as education or the lack thereof and its effects on our nature, or the preference of comfortable falsehoods to a strange truth, in Lewis’ book, Lord Digory seems to be referring to a different idea. This idea is that of the items with which we interact vs. the perfect ideals of those items in the eye of the divine. Such as a rose which one could hold, smell and see, but which is missing a petal. That is the shadow. The true essence of a rose is that held in the mind of the divine, a perfect rose, more vibrant than any which exists on this earth, more perfect. </blockquote><blockquote>In The Last Battle, Narnia as it was is destroyed, and a ‘new’ Narnia is found. But this ‘new’ Narnia isn’t new. It is Narnia as it should be, a perfect Narnia in the eyes of the divine. The ‘new’ Narnia are the real items, the old are the shadows on the wall.</blockquote></i>I love that this guide had my son digging into thoughts like this and look forward to reading his final draft response.<br /><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My Son's Thoughts on These Guides</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><blockquote>When I asked my 16-year-old for his thoughts on these guides, he said:<br /><br /><i>These guides are useful and educational. I have read both books before for enjoyment. Now, I am revisiting them with these guides. The guides highlight aspects I did not notice before and make parts jump out that seemed less important on my first readings of the books. </i><br /><br /><i>I found the essays had me researching other literature in order to glean more. This is valuable for me because I am thinking of going to a Classical Liberal Arts college.</i></blockquote><blockquote><i>I would recommend them.</i></blockquote></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br />I would recommend them, too. <b>Whether your child has never read C.S. 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</span></div><span><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;">In fact, I cheered when I found out that we'd been selected to review another </span><b style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.ctcmath.com/purchase/homeschool50?tr_id=CREW">12 month family membership</a> from <a href="https://www.ctcmath.com/">CTCMath</a></b><span style="color: #222222;">.<br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What Is CTCMath?</span></span></h3><div><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.ctcmath.com/purchase/homeschool50?tr_id=CREW" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="Dynamic Literacy WordBuild Online" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/resize-ctcmath_logo_zpsnaoi57p8-1.jpg" />
</a></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">CTCMath is </span>an online math curriculum for grades K-12 that allows students to self-pace through math while giving parents quick access to checking up on how students are doing<span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some excellent features of CTCMath are:</span><br /><br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">adaptive questions<span style="font-weight: normal;"> that change in difficulty depending on a student's ability which </span>help students build confidence and master </span></span></li><li><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">concepts</span></span></li><li><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">a function that allows questions to be readout<span style="font-weight: normal;"> so that struggling readers are not held back in math</span></span></span></li><li><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">interactive questions<span style="font-weight: normal;"> based explicitly on </span>clear, concise video tutorials</span></span></li><li><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">extensive reports <span style="font-weight: normal;">for parents and progress notations students can see, too</span></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"><br />One thing missing from CTCMath - at least in our experience - is stress. Neither I as a parent not my children as self-paced learners find CTCMath stressful and that is huge!</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What Has Our experience with CTCMath Been?</span></span></h3></div></span><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Since </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2019/08/we-found-our-math-resource-for-this.html" style="background-color: white;">we first reviewed CTCMath in 2019</a><span style="background-color: white;">, it has become a staple in our home. We so appreciate how it provides <b>a</b></span></span></span></span><b> full K-12 curriculum, including Calculus</b> that offers <b>teaching videos, practice questions, games, tests, tasks, weekly revisions sets, and more</b> which make it a <b>flexible, easy, self-paced program for my children to access and use</b>.</div></span><span style="color: #222222;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white;">My youngest, now 11, has moved through several years of math using CTCMath and has also practiced his facts using the Speed Skills portion of the program</b><span style="background-color: white;">. Currently, he is on a break from screens, and, thus, from online math, but he looks forward to using CTCMath again and says:</span></div></span><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><span>I like CTCMath. I was using it until last week and want to continue using it. I enjoy it, and it is easy to use.</span></blockquote><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><b>I love that my youngest favors CTCMath, can use it independently and can pause, then pick up with his math work with it easily. Self-paced and flexible, with clear teaching, CTCMath is a win for him</b><span>. </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><span><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span>My middle child, now 15, prefers book-based math programs, but, we occasionally, use her CTCMath login to learn or practice particular skills. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The fact that CTCMath has pre-recorded </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video Tutorials that explain and teach each and every concept for grades K-12 and allow students access any time on any device worldwide </span><span><b>makes it prime for such supplementary use</b> even if it is meant to be used as a one-stop, full math curriculum.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-66ddb66d-7fff-57e0-78c2-254b54c36fa7"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 315px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="323" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/riZwQTJJ_ZigQLNBsMRN-jPURXcW1IcbLqzUnJQT54AwHqmFwApUqJiGxylUCFg_JdfKL46nhEKzCjZ-DNQEfs1gfkLGNWYorNqUmY4--nLN4LydT3OAvVMxq8JPK8OTlig2vAMK_mShjKG_EpFl5Uw=w640-h323" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="640" /></span></span></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span>The program also works as intended, of course! In fact,</span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> my eldest child, now 16, uses CTCMath as his sole math program and thoroughly appreciates the independence it gives him.</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> When I asked him for his current thoughts on CTCMath for this review, he said:</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><blockquote style="background-color: white;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CTCMath is an online math program for students in grades K -12.</span></i></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><i><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am on my third year of using CTCMath for high school.</span><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> I have used it from Algebra I, through Algebra 2 and Geometry, and now I am into Pre-Calc/Trigonometry</b></span><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which has allowed me to become quite familiar with the program. </span></i></div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222;">Its style of videos followed by a short set of around ten questions </span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>works well with my independent learning style</b></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. For those who work better with worksheets, that’s an option as well. In fact, for some lessons, worksheets are the only option because the covered subject is too complex for a set of online multiple-choice questions.</span></i></div></span></span></i></span><p></p><p style="color: #222222;"><span><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-d6b4fe99-7fff-c826-987b-3c61c7bcfce6"></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Recently the site has undergone some changes which have been mostly graphical. Among the changes has been the addition of a mastery bar. This video explains what the mastery bar is about: </i></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>
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</span><blockquote style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, I have greatly appreciated CTCMath. Out of all the math programs I have used, I have stayed with CTC the longest. </span><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>It is easy to use and, typically, helps me move through math learning independently</b></span><span style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The only issue I have is sometimes the videos are not enough to help me understand a concept clearly. On such occasions, I sometimes need to ask someone else for help or I just keep working through problems until I get them. As a self learner this works fine for me as I usually just learn by trying. </span></i></div><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b>I would highly suggest CTCMath to anyone who wants to take more control of their education or for parents who want to have to be less hands-on with their students</b>. It has been great for me, and I hope the same can hold true for you.</span></div></i></span></blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;">CTCMath has truly been a blessing to our family, fitting each child's needs in a different way and carrying two of my children through multiple grades of math with very little oversight or help from me.</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I Highly Recommend CTCMath</span></span></h3><br />Over and over since we first began using CTCMath in 2019, I have recommended it to others in person and online as <b>an excellent, user-friendly program that can help students take control of their learning</b>. I am doing so again today:</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;">CTCMath is an easy to use program that allows students to self-pace through lessons and even move between grade level math courses. It also allows parents to easily check student progress by providing <b>extensive reports that can help parents and students identify weaker areas that require further study and applaud progress in stronger areas.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0eea66f5-7fff-da10-ad30-40f3061ef922"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 315px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="323" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/piTG4Mw2HVl5hp9Nu6blr9ye8Ja73lQ4UrcEGaKt1R8GeOWsfyzeA_mYN4zvIW_Bmr23HUx67EoTqQLVTLUodYe4COfAQVTSSaW8FWkCp0pY0E-1O5hsVMiRVLNqPYdoRHyx8jOGD0WqqC6K3uxLCm4=w640-h323" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not many math programs make me cheer, but CTCMath does: <b>Hoorah for CTCMath making math easy and independent for students while simplifying things for parents, too.</b> I truly think it is the best online math curriculum for homeschoolers out there.</div></span><br /></span></span></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Get a Discount on CTCMath!<br /><br /></span></b></span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">One more reason to cheer about CTCMath is that they have a homeschool discount right now.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Click through if you would like to try </span><a href="https://www.ctcmath.com/purchase/homeschool50?tr_id=CREW">CTCMath for 1/2 price</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">!<br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Also, be aware that there is no risk involved. CTCMath offers a 12-month money-back guarantee with no questions asked if you find the curriculum is not for you and your<br />family. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Learn More</span></b></span></span></span></h3><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/online-math-curriculum-for-homeschoolers" target="_blank"><img alt="Online Math Curriculum" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a>
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I've got a kid like that and that is why we chose to review and use</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/product-page/3-pre-algebra"><b><i>Mastering Essential Math Skills, Pre-Algebra Concepts</i></b></a> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">from <a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Math Essentials</a> - a 120 page, softcover worktext written by "America's Math Teacher" Richard W. Fisher.<br /><br />Like other Mastering Math Essential books, </span></span><a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/product-page/3-pre-algebra"><b><i>Pre-Algebra Concepts</i></b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> offers a<b> concise, self-contained, easy-to-follow math program</b> which includes a system of Review Exercises, Helpful Hints, Practice Problems, and Problem Solving (word problems) which<b> can help students master, maintain, and reinforce math skills through consistent. incremental practice and review.</b><br /><br />Each lesson in the book is meant to be completed in about 20 minutes and can be <b>accompanied by free online video tutorials. </b><br /><br />Topics included in the book are:</span></span></span><div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Positive and Negative Fractions</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Positive and Negative Decimals</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Exponents</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Square Roots</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Order of Operations</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Properties of Numbers</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scientific Notation</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ratios & Proportions</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Percents</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Number Theory</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Number Lines</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coordinate Planes</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Slope of a Line</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Graphing Equations</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Solving Algebraic Equations</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Algebraic Word Problems</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Probability</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Statistics</span></span></li></ul></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Our Experience</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLPhtGv7cUnrxeteE6vXHTdOOxSE_asd0dGHq68t3aM7KUsICY0vnGY3F14pb58uHk9YWCGIeKKE07OGjzjuUMy39oAni9odjOiTRm0JJWBeL_sp-aiFFPXLwFffLHM_LU02CJnA7pAxqPPeu65dta5MFVwr_YRVNArViSr9Eh5JqskTwj3WWsW-XEg/s3456/IMG_5317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLPhtGv7cUnrxeteE6vXHTdOOxSE_asd0dGHq68t3aM7KUsICY0vnGY3F14pb58uHk9YWCGIeKKE07OGjzjuUMy39oAni9odjOiTRm0JJWBeL_sp-aiFFPXLwFffLHM_LU02CJnA7pAxqPPeu65dta5MFVwr_YRVNArViSr9Eh5JqskTwj3WWsW-XEg/w640-h426/IMG_5317.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of my children is veering away from homeschooling in the fall to try out technical high school. There, my child will have to take a traditional Algebra course. In order to ensure readiness for this, we decided to move through </span><a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/product-page/3-pre-algebra" style="background-color: transparent;"><b><i>Mastering Essential Math Skills, Pre-Algebra Concepts</i></b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> so that the child can solidify foundational Pre-Algebra skills and have them fresh in mind for the fall.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is what my child has to say about the Pre-Algebra worktext so far:<br /><i><br /><blockquote>The Pre-Algebra book is a very thin book which makes it less foreboding. It does not make you think, "Oh my goodness. This is going to take for-e-ver to do," which is good.<br /><br />When you got to a lesson, the page is split into multiple sections. The first one is Review Exercises so that is several questions about skills you've already learned.<br /><br />After that review section, there is a Helpful Hints section which basically quickly goes over what you need to know to complete the problems in the lesson. You could probably just use the Helpful Hints to teach yourself without the online lessons, however, I would recommend using the online lessons because they are fairly quick and easy to follow.<br /><br />After the Helpful Hints, you get two sample questions which someone else can go through with you to help you understand things better, or you can go ahead to do them by yourself. Then, there are the rest of the exercises for the lesson of the day.<br /><br />At the very bottom of the lesson page there is a Problem Solving question. I sometimes miss these word problems. I forget they exist even though they are clearly on the page.</blockquote></i><i><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYH-qaE7RCGFdg8oWgNXNbogyvv47ASoAqKFsgu3cVpmX52cTl3qibx8-HhuFfKy5HPgOPW6wRB1zD3jusSwsRaC8zToiIP6nM177MDFprZTy_c_xqdGUsfH-ZrPo0iTlT0kVKoJg1Dhc39h0-MUTJsBJRpdnaojgyhOfOyEVeq-OtyGT7dhXJnFSWQ/s3456/IMG_5314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYH-qaE7RCGFdg8oWgNXNbogyvv47ASoAqKFsgu3cVpmX52cTl3qibx8-HhuFfKy5HPgOPW6wRB1zD3jusSwsRaC8zToiIP6nM177MDFprZTy_c_xqdGUsfH-ZrPo0iTlT0kVKoJg1Dhc39h0-MUTJsBJRpdnaojgyhOfOyEVeq-OtyGT7dhXJnFSWQ/w640-h426/IMG_5314.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><blockquote>After all of the lessons in the book, you can find practice problems for each topic.</blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLtUCUhUfQtHdlxkXNUvtnWO3tExsHiNic7wtx9NKvMQh-sdLVTbr_k5_aF39t-UmLjZK8x194tzc1oK1uM1tgi1cqluc6BQBpwrQM4gaN8yyoJdofV5V-eXFHNuLh7uh7iE1zYx5cfmnV-o58hkKqDfAapgbgqRw1zujRSJzuv3NxmGKYD8TF185pQ/s3456/IMG_5311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLtUCUhUfQtHdlxkXNUvtnWO3tExsHiNic7wtx9NKvMQh-sdLVTbr_k5_aF39t-UmLjZK8x194tzc1oK1uM1tgi1cqluc6BQBpwrQM4gaN8yyoJdofV5V-eXFHNuLh7uh7iE1zYx5cfmnV-o58hkKqDfAapgbgqRw1zujRSJzuv3NxmGKYD8TF185pQ/w640-h426/IMG_5311.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote>After those, there is a final review test. Then, there are Solutions (a answer key), a glossary, a list of symbols and their meaning and charts for multiplication, commonly used prime numbers, squares and square roots, and fractions and decimals.</blockquote></i><i><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xjq8RQBrBhCEh7xlcsmQ_jRJj4t8w6G7sAmnlSxTJLFzz1TXnsog2PS1dtnWCvz4ngS7bc0SwNa4bbwAk8W0taP5oRtW5QrGi-pQ_o4ckvGWhGMYnyTWf-kVd47xh9u9iNqUmTMNNeZ_K47XcpbmUn2Ly20Dd9jGCPMYx8JnbcVXfDZOYzUctKwW2g/s3456/IMG_5315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xjq8RQBrBhCEh7xlcsmQ_jRJj4t8w6G7sAmnlSxTJLFzz1TXnsog2PS1dtnWCvz4ngS7bc0SwNa4bbwAk8W0taP5oRtW5QrGi-pQ_o4ckvGWhGMYnyTWf-kVd47xh9u9iNqUmTMNNeZ_K47XcpbmUn2Ly20Dd9jGCPMYx8JnbcVXfDZOYzUctKwW2g/w640-h426/IMG_5315.JPG" width="640" /></a> </p><blockquote>Overall, I think that this is a good and easy program to follow with, however trying to access the online lessons does take multiple steps, signing in with your account password and signing in for the videos. I would like to see an easier process if possible in the future.<br /><br />I would definitely recommend this book to people who want a compact way of going through Pre-Algebra and for students or parents who don't have or want a ton of time working together. This resource can be mostly self-paced with the video lessons.<br /><br /><b>Math Essentials is my choice for Middle and High School learning because it reviews what you have already learned so you don't forget it, teaches you in non-overwhelming increments, and there is no fluff.</b></blockquote><b></b></i></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Would I Recommend It</span></h3><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/product-page/3-pre-algebra"><b><i>Mastering Essential Math Skills, Pre-Algebra Concepts</i></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #222222;">from <a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Math Essentials</a></span></span> is a resource I would recommend with the following notes:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The lessons are concise and broken into parts.</b> Each lesson is self-contained and written to be completed - sans video - within 20 minutes and, with the video, in perhaps a bit more or less, depending on the child. The program can also be used with a 15 minute timer. Since each lesson page is divided into Review Exercises, Helpful Hints, Practice Problems, and Problem Solving, it is easy to take break when a 15 minute timer goes off no matter if you have finished a lesson or gone onto the next one. Then, you can set another timer if you wish. Doing so can help children with focus while avoiding overwhelm.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>If you have someone with dyslexia or vision issues</b>, please note that the like other Math Essentials books, this one has little text and plenty of white space around problems.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSHl1-qjxKvh0zGgE76yeFUO94E8Su7anWvYQB4ltnrhT_tJc0a-YPdaNJRdiMOkNDFJgrzG3Uicgmq7ej2ze79u3Arh9TuvysPxcJqh92fibdP7HWBbjli7axE9dFwszv5gMEmIhAuoCEwmjNoJdxuTL1-3b0riBBCX-tEdy0e_Rq19-65SyDdmP2Q/s3456/IMG_5310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSHl1-qjxKvh0zGgE76yeFUO94E8Su7anWvYQB4ltnrhT_tJc0a-YPdaNJRdiMOkNDFJgrzG3Uicgmq7ej2ze79u3Arh9TuvysPxcJqh92fibdP7HWBbjli7axE9dFwszv5gMEmIhAuoCEwmjNoJdxuTL1-3b0riBBCX-tEdy0e_Rq19-65SyDdmP2Q/w640-h426/IMG_5310.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A notebook of whiteboard could be helpful</b>. Despite white space on the clean, no-nonsense pages of the worktext, students like mine may find that there is not enough space for to work out problems. Copying problems onto scrap paper, into a notebooks, or onto a small whiteboard one by one or in groups of 2-4 at a time to figure them out is an easy solution for this.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The online videos are helpful, but not necessary</b>, depending on your child's style and the time you have on hand. A parent with some math skills could easily "teach" the lesson at hand using the Helpful Hints and sample problems. A child with some understanding of prior math skills could self-teach doing the same. Or, the video lessons can take students step by step through the material.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAySn8T1NvCepClbd6TWZa5QPSyn0h7jaN0ThUAUoIngdzM-zVCNjF6fyoHSWxxDVSOwF4r1s99PDbnHgWpoVJ3-qkzDggXGdEhBjBK2jJam2nkka5l_Xi6NrgNBLeYwLILkjh5UEbbyRsNLozJOS-sZA6hcVJlig3FJLpDMGfuhTJxsuIW7qmmm27Q/s3456/IMG_5313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAySn8T1NvCepClbd6TWZa5QPSyn0h7jaN0ThUAUoIngdzM-zVCNjF6fyoHSWxxDVSOwF4r1s99PDbnHgWpoVJ3-qkzDggXGdEhBjBK2jJam2nkka5l_Xi6NrgNBLeYwLILkjh5UEbbyRsNLozJOS-sZA6hcVJlig3FJLpDMGfuhTJxsuIW7qmmm27Q/w640-h426/IMG_5313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>If you have a child that likes to cut corners, you may wish to tear our the answer key</b>. Having the key IN the book is a blessing for kids, like mine, who wish to self-pace and self-correct, yet will come to you when help is needed. For others, the included answer key may be too much temptation for cutting corners.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7SENNrodV-eQ4T0_Rn-QUowMpkpC5fbVZlPpq7lLxRq4Fwb2kk3RHTQA-v2O2afhQT1xdbT4dQyqty3vesMas5ekvwXmSMtwvluSmh24kusGWdMadqqmg6wMSDbt5N6avzh1yS6MXXwHH0rjkdKjOMOcWmsYs6DR5tTf77TxR1ZX1rMRJoJxQZTdFQ/s3456/IMG_5316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7SENNrodV-eQ4T0_Rn-QUowMpkpC5fbVZlPpq7lLxRq4Fwb2kk3RHTQA-v2O2afhQT1xdbT4dQyqty3vesMas5ekvwXmSMtwvluSmh24kusGWdMadqqmg6wMSDbt5N6avzh1yS6MXXwHH0rjkdKjOMOcWmsYs6DR5tTf77TxR1ZX1rMRJoJxQZTdFQ/w640-h426/IMG_5316.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>For those with children who have memory issues</b>, the glossary, symbols list, and tables at the end of the book is helpful. My child appreciates these in the Math Essentials books and has, at times, used them to check that basic facts and figures are being remembered correctly.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It really does get the job done.</b> The child I have been using this worktext with truly appreciates the Math Essentials way of making math no-nonsense in book form and learns from it.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNk_O5_-L74XeaaBEBGb5W1FDeV6wSCIczEZT-nFqtuyqV3QtmDX3EMeYNpVSA14V6Eq9zM7c_mi8FdbyigudCuQYXFPwBHN7C8WleIBXdLKAaD2ML-pwucTK2t9uazNi0JabRxiYsaylCUgdzYvUC7am_Od3KoD8MdbHT8y6391rzASn2LEgMrS81lQ/s3456/IMG_5312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNk_O5_-L74XeaaBEBGb5W1FDeV6wSCIczEZT-nFqtuyqV3QtmDX3EMeYNpVSA14V6Eq9zM7c_mi8FdbyigudCuQYXFPwBHN7C8WleIBXdLKAaD2ML-pwucTK2t9uazNi0JabRxiYsaylCUgdzYvUC7am_Od3KoD8MdbHT8y6391rzASn2LEgMrS81lQ/w640-h426/IMG_5312.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It recognizes some children need a bit more practice</b>. Starting on page 66, the worktext has additional practice problems organized into sets of 20 problems per type, which can be quite helpful for students who need extra practice or want to go back to revise skills after learning other ones.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It does not leave you hanging</b>. Starting on page 89, there is a Final Review. This, of course, can be used as a final test to see if students have gained mastery of concepts. It could also be used as a pre-test to indicate which skills and topics a student might want to focus the most on.</span></li></ul></span></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">There are no bells, whistles, nor gimmicks with </span></span><a href="https://www.mathessentials.net/product-page/3-pre-algebra"><b><i>Mastering Essential Math Skills, Pre-Algebra Concepts</i></b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(168, 182, 207); box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Rather, like other Math Essentials worktexts, this one provides <b>clear, concise, and well-designed review, practice, and application of math skills which can lead learners to greater confidence and success.<br /></b></span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Get Three Months Free and Learn More</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://mathessentials.net/" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="Math Essentials" height="400" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/Resize-MathEssentialsLogo.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /><a href="http://mathessentials.net/">Math Essentials </a>has been generous enough to offer a coupon code for our readers to try free three-month trial for their video lessons!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Simply go to <a href="https://mathandalgebra.com/">mathandalgebra.com</a>, then use the coupon code:<br /><br /><a href="https://mathandalgebra.com/">CREW2022</a><br /><br /></span>Thank you, <a href="http://mathessentials.net/">Math Essentials!</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy your free 3-month trial!<br /></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/master-math-with-math-essentials" target="_blank"><img alt="Master Math" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2-Click-Here-to-Read-More-Reviews-2016.jpg" /></a>
</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br />Other<a href="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/master-math-with-math-essentials/" style="color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none;"> Homeschool Review Crew families </a>reviewed one of two Math Essentials titles. Click through to find links to all of each blog and social media review.<br /><br />You may also wish to see <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search?q=+math+essentials">our prior reviews of other Math Essentials</a> products.</span></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-39515622936642070632022-07-13T13:42:00.001-04:002022-07-13T13:42:16.414-04:00Each Book of the Bible in a Page {A Teach Sunday School / Homeschool Review Crew Review}<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.</i></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />In 2018, I <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2018/10/printable-books-of-bible-summary-sheets.html">reviewed Bible summary sheets</a> by </span></span><a class="bbc_link" href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/home/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Teach Sunday School</a><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and thought they were well done, so when I was recently offered an opportunity to review their </span><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/bibleblueprintscrew/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bible Blueprints</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, of course, I said yes.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/" target="_blank"><img a="" alt="Teach Sunday School" src="https://schoolhousereviewcrew.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/RESIZE-BlueprintsCoversSidebySide3b-1.png" />
</a></div><br /><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b>What Are Bible Blueprints?</b></span></span></span></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZgrN_88rBieW2O6MPqkBEEXxHjhcokhjd2hAJVhfCcWUEp0G9LjXi8IH1UyEGg5YpRwWFnDfXsIcDlzd_KgJMM9OiChilUbhxWwqbLw92Hp1VGdnC7LfMSB7LWujS05RHubC2bC8VxeYCPrFlaxbgs99XG90Y27tSZh89TY4tgQsfPtSJaW8nIK57w/s1046/NTBooksLayout-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1046" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZgrN_88rBieW2O6MPqkBEEXxHjhcokhjd2hAJVhfCcWUEp0G9LjXi8IH1UyEGg5YpRwWFnDfXsIcDlzd_KgJMM9OiChilUbhxWwqbLw92Hp1VGdnC7LfMSB7LWujS05RHubC2bC8VxeYCPrFlaxbgs99XG90Y27tSZh89TY4tgQsfPtSJaW8nIK57w/w640-h460/NTBooksLayout-1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/bibleblueprintscrew/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bible Blueprints</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> are an easy-to-use, helpful resource that can be </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">used onscreen, printed and bound, or printed off a page at a time</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to be used as a bookmark in your Bible or history studies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ideal for </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">individual, family, or group study</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/bibleblueprintscrew/" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bible Blueprints</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> include</span><b style="font-family: inherit;"> a well-formatted, colorful, single page overview for every book in the New and Old Testaments</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (except for the Apocrypha of Dueterocanon that Catholics like me have in our Bibles).</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo4Ed4ciE-qljWz-I0KYenZWAuOkGnByay4xYb-5P-7iKPklCMiOL1VaiS5c8j4YeSdpogKrQX2xcP8aeT0GebJAkNvAJvS1cLZ9Bp6fWej8qo7UllbExxT2r3zrqsdyv8RQvjMUMsQ72cAkhQHsNDW9LIC7XSx80JX2YoDZji8aQiAwR2qLMmvgRLQ/s750/bb%20col.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="750" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo4Ed4ciE-qljWz-I0KYenZWAuOkGnByay4xYb-5P-7iKPklCMiOL1VaiS5c8j4YeSdpogKrQX2xcP8aeT0GebJAkNvAJvS1cLZ9Bp6fWej8qo7UllbExxT2r3zrqsdyv8RQvjMUMsQ72cAkhQHsNDW9LIC7XSx80JX2YoDZji8aQiAwR2qLMmvgRLQ/w640-h488/bb%20col.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Each sum</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>mary contains at-a-glance</b>:<br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">if the Bible book is in the Old or New Testament</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the order of the book in the Old or New Testament</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the number of chapters in the book</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Bible book genre or type, such as History, Pentateuch, Epistle, Prophecy, etc.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">an overview of the book</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">when the book was written</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the time period that the book covers</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the author of the book</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a brief overview of the book that includes essential content, background, and perspective</span></li></ul><div><br />The resource also contains permissions "to print as many times as you would like for personal, family, or single church/school use," which is awesome for homeschoolers with large families and those that teach at co-ops and churches.</div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /><br />How Are We Using Them?</b></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I received a link to download my PDF copies of the </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Old Testament and New Testament Bible Blueprints</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, I knew that my children would not be able to use the resource during our review period because they were at an overwhelm point with existing lessons, work, and other commitments. I also knew that I could use it myself and save it for my children's later use. Perfect!</span><br /></span><br />Since I have been wanting to read both Psalms and Proverbs all the way through lately, I turned to the blueprints for those first.</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaz-GZFqPktiuQZ4Z0R1DJd0OS5MQ9bqZragjqGbM70GH4lNx4IM3Cnqfz0eweILW9y9XMaoqdtt_-8QtoAvjw5TlUMKtLQ-Z1GKsKGgovqh5V33yy1rp160ZruGjp-zzrOp8VUZSVxpJFG3Bopue4j38fGBFCqhpss-72Wdpzqysh3x9kVQIZQiCAw/s757/bb.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="757" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaz-GZFqPktiuQZ4Z0R1DJd0OS5MQ9bqZragjqGbM70GH4lNx4IM3Cnqfz0eweILW9y9XMaoqdtt_-8QtoAvjw5TlUMKtLQ-Z1GKsKGgovqh5V33yy1rp160ZruGjp-zzrOp8VUZSVxpJFG3Bopue4j38fGBFCqhpss-72Wdpzqysh3x9kVQIZQiCAw/w649-h513/bb.PNG" width="649" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br />At first, I was surprised that the Psalms blueprint did not have many actual sentences on it, but, quickly, I understood how the overview of the book was made.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRTLs-FPp9wlxo8gbWX3ULrZjfsPPlYAeBmM8rSi5lg_QVfXNK3Lf5mwAIR2zlv0-EpBOWhvqsFFa3dQb9iJh7TxYg8ndt4590muKYEwfGrqcnUFsRjxgw2RbL2gVisSAZCvzRby0z0BeffZZJt6808Eb0u9CiU2CrP_BD17eVpfg-t-oG2_J5MhfdA/s714/bb%20proverbs.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="714" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRTLs-FPp9wlxo8gbWX3ULrZjfsPPlYAeBmM8rSi5lg_QVfXNK3Lf5mwAIR2zlv0-EpBOWhvqsFFa3dQb9iJh7TxYg8ndt4590muKYEwfGrqcnUFsRjxgw2RbL2gVisSAZCvzRby0z0BeffZZJt6808Eb0u9CiU2CrP_BD17eVpfg-t-oG2_J5MhfdA/w640-h516/bb%20proverbs.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br />Then, I saw the Proverbs one and appreciated the blueprints more.<br /><br />As life would have it, though, I ended up pausing my rereads of these two books, so did not end up turning to the two first blueprint pages I looked at first as often as I thought I would.<br /><br />Instead, I began using the blueprints to give myself context for Sunday Mass readings, looking up what books each reading for Mass would be taken from and then quickly reading the blueprint of these books.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyt45f9h_F7EFoaMUg32E1OhMQIov8REj8IuiuF2IaFTIveddGuN8Tso8K-uiR0zQfVbixY7TXKTtYIWBcXosiq3Q5lWgYHjRFC6dZlrqNVMriooIh7rz9_I04Bx1FzHIE1_ULXgUDkzaHhf7-Yk3u6xBwlfGcKBhF07VDq4KNjA42KxxNm3u-LqO5w/s733/bb%20duet.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="733" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyt45f9h_F7EFoaMUg32E1OhMQIov8REj8IuiuF2IaFTIveddGuN8Tso8K-uiR0zQfVbixY7TXKTtYIWBcXosiq3Q5lWgYHjRFC6dZlrqNVMriooIh7rz9_I04Bx1FzHIE1_ULXgUDkzaHhf7-Yk3u6xBwlfGcKBhF07VDq4KNjA42KxxNm3u-LqO5w/w640-h496/bb%20duet.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br />As someone who knows some Bible verses, can retell various Bible stories, has read parts of the Bible, has no problem sharing Biblical truths, yet who also is not good at instantly putting together the big picture of who said what when in the Bible and in history, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the </span><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/bibleblueprintscrew/" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Bible Blueprints</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> became a handy tool for putting things all together and in context.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91j3Jl3zVFQM2XYVs73hQc9LDSr97euc6IQqZ5kSJ5VxxcCPXQfTklGan8-mURkKyg85u0SbMEFb14VOGGOHv98RbsGOPhhBMP_CAT3IMXOUr-0dckqTUiSSwFdBix9b9imUoWbSBhotyOeRl3dJkcGIbRyWcodzSgJHW7xYAOzV30FK9Vuxwxkdrog/s755/bb%20luke.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="755" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91j3Jl3zVFQM2XYVs73hQc9LDSr97euc6IQqZ5kSJ5VxxcCPXQfTklGan8-mURkKyg85u0SbMEFb14VOGGOHv98RbsGOPhhBMP_CAT3IMXOUr-0dckqTUiSSwFdBix9b9imUoWbSBhotyOeRl3dJkcGIbRyWcodzSgJHW7xYAOzV30FK9Vuxwxkdrog/w640-h500/bb%20luke.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can see myself continuing to refer to it. I can also see my daughter printing out a page of it to use as a bookmark to reference as she reads and studies her Bible in the fall.<br /></span><br /><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Would I Recommend Them?</b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hfMon_2i5_W7AhNnZsEDd6J6bnQ1WX0Q_EamlN3LZtRAo48n6ROmmagQXEmm_EQwdsDAjkdQG-GYuI7XNthuru2KSFuC6kKTATilbTOrvUHYGn-XxxfUK3rzPiFo44jwRyiE3koAa68IcSyvQfdjUdbAur6gB2FIaD9zi940nZm6k1vMV83LzFnfjw/s1046/OTbooksLayout-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1046" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hfMon_2i5_W7AhNnZsEDd6J6bnQ1WX0Q_EamlN3LZtRAo48n6ROmmagQXEmm_EQwdsDAjkdQG-GYuI7XNthuru2KSFuC6kKTATilbTOrvUHYGn-XxxfUK3rzPiFo44jwRyiE3koAa68IcSyvQfdjUdbAur6gB2FIaD9zi940nZm6k1vMV83LzFnfjw/w640-h460/OTbooksLayout-1.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br />As long as you don't mind that the <b><a href="https://teachsundayschool.com/i/bibleblueprintscrew/" style="font-family: inherit;">Bible Blueprints</a> </b>are short the seven additional books that we Catholics include in the Bible,<b> I would recommend this resource as a well-laid out, easy-to-use tool that can help you, your children, or your students quickly gain a clearer understanding of the sequence and flow of the Bible</b>.<br /><br />The Blueprints could be used to help you get context and an overview for readings before Mass or can be used for similar purposes before you dig into studying a particular book of the Bible.<br /><br />The Blueprints would also be handy for using in conjunction with history studies.<br /><br />Or, if you want to add a bit of fun to your home or classroom, they could act as a resource for Bible trivia or Jeopardy-style games. 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Recognition and thanks are not her goal. Simply noticing the needs and wants of others in our family and making concerted efforts to <b>offer little acts of service with a smile or a word of encouragement or gratitude</b> is. <br /><br />Her efforts are truly beautiful and the timing of them is often uncanny. So often, just when I get stuck in the mire of day-to-day life, her direct acts of service for me or the witness of her acts for others move me back to where I am meant to be.<br /><br />As my daughter's Confirmation St. Therese said:<br /></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><i><b>A word or a smile if often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.</b></i></blockquote><p>Oh how very true that is. <br /><br /><b>Open eyes, service within family, and a smile bring such fresh life. These three things can make such an impact on a family.</b><br /><br />I encourage you - and me! - to open your eyes today to whatever service you can freely offer to others in your family and, while acting on what comes to mind, to smile.</p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-62639307641687445652022-07-03T08:17:00.001-04:002022-07-13T10:14:17.005-04:00Top 10 Tips for a Boy Going Away to Summer Camp for the First Time<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-PVd1yvqwN3yfedky4TQxTOVhqlSlEyozzly1vRUkQJQ3CDT9Y6vNg9gEbS1IQS_OqvD8YP7XYOyW0GP4WAlLV_5VaurC6vc7xDZ6B3OjIbTEXwiwHJR_XT49RE9Vg8E6Vy1Gv96AvPpUkZ9ioK050ruFQL2XNU0uis4BbNHDObKoBzbyaA2Ve8XWw/s1080/sleepaway%20camp%20top%2010.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-PVd1yvqwN3yfedky4TQxTOVhqlSlEyozzly1vRUkQJQ3CDT9Y6vNg9gEbS1IQS_OqvD8YP7XYOyW0GP4WAlLV_5VaurC6vc7xDZ6B3OjIbTEXwiwHJR_XT49RE9Vg8E6Vy1Gv96AvPpUkZ9ioK050ruFQL2XNU0uis4BbNHDObKoBzbyaA2Ve8XWw/w640-h640/sleepaway%20camp%20top%2010.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today, we dropped our youngest son off at a wonderful Catholic boy camp that he is participating in for the second year in a row.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OPCNGJjlVk0VOkVIk6MPrRe43ooKurPTsFI9osrx9KIEot33ncRwCa1ggLF5BRucEs7bnYKrRKCLuR4Z6JwLipC7mw_LRM2iFa6WRLu1rItkKPbG5fm1b2gwoWQ4Ve7JIB-9q3QR0cAs1Y1j3-tP2OmbIBFcydPhZbrpJP2TDhJDHIGNjRyfmGoeyA/s2048/291628458_10160426303536289_7681405399862448867_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OPCNGJjlVk0VOkVIk6MPrRe43ooKurPTsFI9osrx9KIEot33ncRwCa1ggLF5BRucEs7bnYKrRKCLuR4Z6JwLipC7mw_LRM2iFa6WRLu1rItkKPbG5fm1b2gwoWQ4Ve7JIB-9q3QR0cAs1Y1j3-tP2OmbIBFcydPhZbrpJP2TDhJDHIGNjRyfmGoeyA/w426-h640/291628458_10160426303536289_7681405399862448867_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wish I could be there when he opens his bags tonight and starts finding the many paper hearts his sister and I cut out, wrote simple and silly messages on, and tucked into his clothes, his sleeping bag, his Bible... I am sure his expression will be priceless.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhKL8cvd9X7a5ReL4ChFvMP0ZkRG5M__bdyOSZeHkfN44XsWRYWFcUoDfOUwclVKSi8rLYHn5S_Y-3Jvd34CG0mJzhZ_y1CoKfmQd81bRNAmIUeQJzQFUMedSOmJh8Rh2cLZmJ-WWaKDGIbl1hd9jR_EBko_2lU5rcMw52K24Gyx5Lby7iyWPTBXclA/s2048/291175710_10160426303011289_2577796299059595001_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhKL8cvd9X7a5ReL4ChFvMP0ZkRG5M__bdyOSZeHkfN44XsWRYWFcUoDfOUwclVKSi8rLYHn5S_Y-3Jvd34CG0mJzhZ_y1CoKfmQd81bRNAmIUeQJzQFUMedSOmJh8Rh2cLZmJ-WWaKDGIbl1hd9jR_EBko_2lU5rcMw52K24Gyx5Lby7iyWPTBXclA/w640-h426/291175710_10160426303011289_2577796299059595001_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I am also sure he won't be expecting to have been "hearted", since last year I wrote him a full page letter for each day. <br /><br />I do hope, though, that he will remember the Top Ten Tips for Camp that I included in his first day letter. <br /><br />I will share them here, followed by my closing words to him, in case you'd like to use them as a model for your own child as he goes off to camp.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ten Tips for Camp</span></b></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-eaed27af-7fff-5570-7620-03313bc6b1dd"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use your Repel! </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seriously. You don’t want bug bites ballooning up and you also want to try to keep ticks away.</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9. Speaking of tick,</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tick check often and well</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, please. Seriously, buddy. Those things can be so tiny and hard to miss and they also can be damaging. So, do use your eyes and hands to do thorough tick checks, and, if you find one on yourself that you cannot get off, go see an adult for help.</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Initiate new friendships while enjoying your current ones</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Have so much fun with A and whichever other friends might surprise you by being there. Also, make new friends. Learn about where other people are from, what they are like, what they do. It can be such fun to build relationships with people from different places.</span></p></li></ul><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv7T6GAZ_fkkvfzey2tzgmX-udQT6epmmlouLO9bKX7UZzVRinOrwoqc1EYIz1Z2dpvDxOpmo2s0keJP8wjntz885d6YuRUY7nJHWQnU_TQwQ_HcllCDvxdOvLO8Aonl4b9RCrb_xwmj9BqBvQpsuhLkz6p3iauQA1QNlx1EyPfZOiGhs2PmMVOYWIA/s2048/291103362_10160426303426289_8550721684626116000_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv7T6GAZ_fkkvfzey2tzgmX-udQT6epmmlouLO9bKX7UZzVRinOrwoqc1EYIz1Z2dpvDxOpmo2s0keJP8wjntz885d6YuRUY7nJHWQnU_TQwQ_HcllCDvxdOvLO8Aonl4b9RCrb_xwmj9BqBvQpsuhLkz6p3iauQA1QNlx1EyPfZOiGhs2PmMVOYWIA/w426-h640/291103362_10160426303426289_8550721684626116000_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have fun!</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> And, if you find that you’re not having fun, go find some. So many opportunities await you…</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be courageous and take chances - but be careful, too</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. With unwavering courage, try new things and enjoy learning more about other things - archery, shooting, sailing, crazy camp foods...Whatever opportunities arise, as long as you can tackle them with virtue and safety, go for it! This is your time for adventure and growth. Embrace it, even if it means being the first one to step forward…</span></p></li></ul><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK3mChktzgptSiYCpWnYzIXAaiUZAlL36tBLewZ2Fl6aGaozIgrjlrSeY4G4ikn03jziHtjQejBMkW25IBS2qFTDVzoZqer0GOKgTaR3whT1_AmbLzAbzJ_2vo3H_cPkeeEE7yhcE4aiPrmLSk3P4Tz83UCaSjDh3I3_5qxgrPuykUZNxKdZcxj3hEg/s2048/291896133_10160426305261289_4800198934057598461_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK3mChktzgptSiYCpWnYzIXAaiUZAlL36tBLewZ2Fl6aGaozIgrjlrSeY4G4ikn03jziHtjQejBMkW25IBS2qFTDVzoZqer0GOKgTaR3whT1_AmbLzAbzJ_2vo3H_cPkeeEE7yhcE4aiPrmLSk3P4Tz83UCaSjDh3I3_5qxgrPuykUZNxKdZcxj3hEg/w426-h640/291896133_10160426305261289_4800198934057598461_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. Yet, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">don’t be afraid to step back or away when you need to</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Sometimes we all need a bit of space, a time to pause, some sleep or just time to be. So, if you feel like you need to recharge, rest, think, pray, pause, rest, sleep, as long as it’s an appropriate time to do so, just do it. It’s totally okay, too. It’s even wise.</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t forget to shower, brush your teeth, and change your underwear</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Momma didn’t buy you all those new undies so you could wear one pair all week and, trust me, your bunkmates and new friends will appreciate it if your breath is not terrible and you don’t smell. God gave you one body only - take care of it!</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did I mention have fun?</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Yes, I know I did, but I cannot help but to mention it again. I am just so excited for you that you get to have this opportunity. I never had an opportunity like this as a child and your brother and sister have yet to have one either. This week is a special thing. Enjoy it fully!</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Know that we love you!</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Whole big, great big bunches. Dad, Mom, Luke, and Nina all love you, and Mommy will be praying your Guardian Angel watches over you well and that you grow in stature, wisdom, and joy while you are there - but not too much. You’re already growing too fast for me. Yes, Son, you may be becoming quite a young man - venturing away to camp for a week and all - but you’ll always be my little boy, I love and treasure you!</span></p></li></ul><br /><ul style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unwrap the gift of the precious present you are living and, even if only for a few minutes each day, jot down some of your memories</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - things you are loving about camp, challenges you’ve faced, funny things, thoughts, emotions, beautiful and cool things you notice… whatever stands out strongly in your mind each day. I cannot wait to hear about it all. </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have no doubt you will experience great blessings and adventure this week! You’ve always loved being outside, noticing nature, laughing, playing, and adventuring with friends… You’ve got a great heart and are affable. You’ll be being led by some fantastic men of faith. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAnLCaf6vXhWNIH45Gz3wsdMUNOMkiwEfualBxn9rBWSXcfEND5h_jmcIX5PYQkQ-TPwCVA5RigRVZDaie-hxpoXY6Dx4SaZQjjens4K7uCfNyvnF86SbqGf1jSjYz5uQ92DIqqpaXrHD41-3avvxG71qdkT7kWoVq3KxXeG5K7mYlQdRMSN0HltzQg/s2048/292149156_10160426305031289_6793103964328629418_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAnLCaf6vXhWNIH45Gz3wsdMUNOMkiwEfualBxn9rBWSXcfEND5h_jmcIX5PYQkQ-TPwCVA5RigRVZDaie-hxpoXY6Dx4SaZQjjens4K7uCfNyvnF86SbqGf1jSjYz5uQ92DIqqpaXrHD41-3avvxG71qdkT7kWoVq3KxXeG5K7mYlQdRMSN0HltzQg/w640-h426/292149156_10160426305031289_6793103964328629418_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh, Son, I am just so excited for you and for the way this week may help you grow in relationship with Christ, others, yourself, and nature. Part of me, of course, wants to slow down time and keep you young forever. Another part cannot wait to see what comes next for you.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enjoy this week without parental rules, siblings, chores… Praise God for the blessings of it.</span></span></span><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb7Z5XvY7-T7-mcxHlAtrSpB3TeFpLltLUX5G_VXYyuFLo8k55Qje1zpxfgxsFqKkHAmU3rb6RqjpuXCeTVauNq-h6btLuwdihTdBYW2LuMIAa2pzSncx0tomOSczhesdWQumj5xbYgZCG31K5hHDSGRhPi6Bt2fcJqN11HeA4M4ynSemT0hOPfMiUQ/s2048/292181383_10160426304856289_6990355977509424400_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb7Z5XvY7-T7-mcxHlAtrSpB3TeFpLltLUX5G_VXYyuFLo8k55Qje1zpxfgxsFqKkHAmU3rb6RqjpuXCeTVauNq-h6btLuwdihTdBYW2LuMIAa2pzSncx0tomOSczhesdWQumj5xbYgZCG31K5hHDSGRhPi6Bt2fcJqN11HeA4M4ynSemT0hOPfMiUQ/w640-h426/292181383_10160426304856289_6990355977509424400_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love you whole big, great big bunches!</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mom</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P.S. Are you having fun yet??? Go have fun!</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-42414945661858661032022-06-26T07:12:00.002-04:002022-07-13T00:29:52.951-04:00Zazzle for the Confirmation Gift Win!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79W8H3_8T16_PegZLgSuwsIzXr9QTtlbzXAmsqV7BXkja5--11fAiO_NEU91qM_tukc0WbqOlSAwoikCxNoJWEKX5F-p2AIrVXctC_-jQMn6DRBvZQP7HLp79Rv4VmMV5YBQ_1iZbCEO3GXkioFzouumJAxEmaTKKfLDaZTZnuBgoTuhkekIJEPUkTA/s800/zazzle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79W8H3_8T16_PegZLgSuwsIzXr9QTtlbzXAmsqV7BXkja5--11fAiO_NEU91qM_tukc0WbqOlSAwoikCxNoJWEKX5F-p2AIrVXctC_-jQMn6DRBvZQP7HLp79Rv4VmMV5YBQ_1iZbCEO3GXkioFzouumJAxEmaTKKfLDaZTZnuBgoTuhkekIJEPUkTA/w640-h640/zazzle.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />What do you do when you want to give many of your child's friends a token for their Confirmation but know they all have plenty of rosaries, saint cards, medals, and more?</span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCgukq2eRk6ttM0dDjBtM4tg1wRbuTLF_b358e1qBVHAvq7Zpc1Y-OK6veWgynILOKIQPxDJSynkcLXRp1-LT8ww4uYlxjFamcksfaJTMuZLEPDJwZhxh5KhwwitLfnractVTrGSp7bdpr5qEX-wdT-C2neR8tR0DwZovz4SZm5e35K_qBbkdSXLJjg/s3456/IMG_1609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCgukq2eRk6ttM0dDjBtM4tg1wRbuTLF_b358e1qBVHAvq7Zpc1Y-OK6veWgynILOKIQPxDJSynkcLXRp1-LT8ww4uYlxjFamcksfaJTMuZLEPDJwZhxh5KhwwitLfnractVTrGSp7bdpr5qEX-wdT-C2neR8tR0DwZovz4SZm5e35K_qBbkdSXLJjg/w640-h426/IMG_1609.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />How about designing<b> an oversized commemorative bookmark that can be used in their Bible, missal, journal, or wherever</b>? That's what we did for my son's friends this year.<br /><br />And <b>what can you do for your child's confirmation sponsor</b>?</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi4f9nG66mflmqrSSqY1ovhlmiWw469HDUJpMRzIQ7_YQwDPNdYGwcrmXy3Viv7dXf-ASi0JHLdU1IJDrP6mMrdCiwOiUyRRbiwJgYw6T48vAgXTT1brUfs59g5gNY38ABcZiz24Pzbwz5l6EwvLDYA-JnQ-yTTjq4p3QH0YDaW2jQslI4l4t3lQADQ/s499/confirmation%20gifts.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi4f9nG66mflmqrSSqY1ovhlmiWw469HDUJpMRzIQ7_YQwDPNdYGwcrmXy3Viv7dXf-ASi0JHLdU1IJDrP6mMrdCiwOiUyRRbiwJgYw6T48vAgXTT1brUfs59g5gNY38ABcZiz24Pzbwz5l6EwvLDYA-JnQ-yTTjq4p3QH0YDaW2jQslI4l4t3lQADQ/w472-h640/confirmation%20gifts.PNG" width="472" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We designed a personalized card for my son's to give along with a gift.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpislkW3eJaUncu8QXFvUMCMzHRuBPtiOab_1dsK0fDxEmf7INlOvG2cR1lxIU4Ltv1WVszv55hcbLeUH6U6mSZnoC1N58MF_SST3MrCyTCVL_OHbhN4ydwKv4I76Mgtj75QrB1ESo3fXCVY4K9n5bE8Vah-gUfh4nAyNCRCA5DNKVl50yNvsSMdKmBQ/s981/conf%20gifts1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="981" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpislkW3eJaUncu8QXFvUMCMzHRuBPtiOab_1dsK0fDxEmf7INlOvG2cR1lxIU4Ltv1WVszv55hcbLeUH6U6mSZnoC1N58MF_SST3MrCyTCVL_OHbhN4ydwKv4I76Mgtj75QrB1ESo3fXCVY4K9n5bE8Vah-gUfh4nAyNCRCA5DNKVl50yNvsSMdKmBQ/w640-h448/conf%20gifts1.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />While we were at it, I designed <b>a commemorative card</b> for my son...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgkS6A1NLeLp0JON5pacN1QnxXrX3zeNiNmbk1nQCsEVH7LpfX8lx4pxriSvVJ6NzMSKMi0fOpAT8E1rGG4WphIxKuuI686oAeCTB1hLfY2J7ECdar83tGmPkG0b7iYqotiRk9xlqUq-lesIGEqp_h0Lj1pqf29mOP10zaPb2ileQ8ilF8M4VzugVcg/s878/conf%20gifts%203.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgkS6A1NLeLp0JON5pacN1QnxXrX3zeNiNmbk1nQCsEVH7LpfX8lx4pxriSvVJ6NzMSKMi0fOpAT8E1rGG4WphIxKuuI686oAeCTB1hLfY2J7ECdar83tGmPkG0b7iYqotiRk9xlqUq-lesIGEqp_h0Lj1pqf29mOP10zaPb2ileQ8ilF8M4VzugVcg/w470-h640/conf%20gifts%203.PNG" width="470" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl0YYgAhoBFksNKlS6RZ0SMYLgW8mPKC7UYfg8ha4_H0EI14iWEFkMzaqep3Xs_jpGFhv16O_xVpFQyMvOnzlS9U51PjdJKsVWQYRdKm-xcofwFonbaxAwzYhHeWptudm9nlXaCU-q7DIUZr9P8L5tEO4D0hXZOAlje3lP7BJcR1y3NN7FM9sLQ4kig/s959/conf%20gifts%204.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="959" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl0YYgAhoBFksNKlS6RZ0SMYLgW8mPKC7UYfg8ha4_H0EI14iWEFkMzaqep3Xs_jpGFhv16O_xVpFQyMvOnzlS9U51PjdJKsVWQYRdKm-xcofwFonbaxAwzYhHeWptudm9nlXaCU-q7DIUZr9P8L5tEO4D0hXZOAlje3lP7BJcR1y3NN7FM9sLQ4kig/w640-h444/conf%20gifts%204.PNG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />...and one for my godchild...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aL--BkFpyx4DIMPk4mQ7QxPa21nCcZ0j0sM1iSMeTpCaj7HuQVexJKky1DGuzBKmnRSLnpHIlU4GxJ1LqYFVef-Amyp2EAxTp25eBgzbGb3FOcmkSPcXlGX8dpPJEEUD6vhM_ZNkARwL08Laj0jpF3KB3Q657_1JfFHwDpMmfNuJKUSSv7k8agkY0w/s3456/IMG_4699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aL--BkFpyx4DIMPk4mQ7QxPa21nCcZ0j0sM1iSMeTpCaj7HuQVexJKky1DGuzBKmnRSLnpHIlU4GxJ1LqYFVef-Amyp2EAxTp25eBgzbGb3FOcmkSPcXlGX8dpPJEEUD6vhM_ZNkARwL08Laj0jpF3KB3Q657_1JfFHwDpMmfNuJKUSSv7k8agkY0w/w426-h640/IMG_4699.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGIqdaXViSsN8JF5EegFtq0P7509Nna7Ri1I-6sNW-xz1zgkXb0a7-l_iPyrKWvLmXtsPVeTPagF-9Q1Qe2rS4w68dNY0dvrbFlCiwgbIcb8ygPZla7t1ipIj8vEtSfIKVp7ZEuBTE6TSqX4bo44RGbrp27Uc03wQHrqy-n6xOzJKj-c5v6xF7I9iuA/s3456/IMG_4700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGIqdaXViSsN8JF5EegFtq0P7509Nna7Ri1I-6sNW-xz1zgkXb0a7-l_iPyrKWvLmXtsPVeTPagF-9Q1Qe2rS4w68dNY0dvrbFlCiwgbIcb8ygPZla7t1ipIj8vEtSfIKVp7ZEuBTE6TSqX4bo44RGbrp27Uc03wQHrqy-n6xOzJKj-c5v6xF7I9iuA/w640-h426/IMG_4700.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I also found <b>a mug for my godchild to use every day to remind her of her Confirmation saint</b>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNzeP_crWA4VOuQzJUA3bx_WnqzSQ4wqc_r6WVT66c_Gbdsz9tpM5cV-REgBu6ykpFrVBc7iDsGToS0kPs_20lU_wGRNetfrhdVJWt4oYH-YNiTyqfSHD_1FuFmlDVQ_14bxlgzE6XuIjp7GxP7QNALWlxLKbvuMptXnwGa3qk2GG5z1uSgkKLBG1iw/s3456/IMG_4703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNzeP_crWA4VOuQzJUA3bx_WnqzSQ4wqc_r6WVT66c_Gbdsz9tpM5cV-REgBu6ykpFrVBc7iDsGToS0kPs_20lU_wGRNetfrhdVJWt4oYH-YNiTyqfSHD_1FuFmlDVQ_14bxlgzE6XuIjp7GxP7QNALWlxLKbvuMptXnwGa3qk2GG5z1uSgkKLBG1iw/w640-h426/IMG_4703.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-jn0aEBggMgyp5xoAFMMM5qVVU6lHvbH65dJdxIbmefpO55Xxd53YSs5K51XEt_qER94G3gttv1T9xvL8GvL6daxw_ZCRxeGv7xURIkrP1gYBvbDPB6o3MUHYqxRbuDIUp0-R20Yvw7EmTEcB0HFFfE1fNG4Jk2pYChrjt98OhXna7JSHZo-xXxttA/s3456/IMG_4704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-jn0aEBggMgyp5xoAFMMM5qVVU6lHvbH65dJdxIbmefpO55Xxd53YSs5K51XEt_qER94G3gttv1T9xvL8GvL6daxw_ZCRxeGv7xURIkrP1gYBvbDPB6o3MUHYqxRbuDIUp0-R20Yvw7EmTEcB0HFFfE1fNG4Jk2pYChrjt98OhXna7JSHZo-xXxttA/w640-h426/IMG_4704.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />Plus, I made <b>a commemorative baseball</b> for my son, which I shared about already last week with <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2022/06/3-gift-ideas-when-child-chooses-obscure.html">3 Gift Ideas for when a Child Chooses an Obscure Confirmation Saint</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx8cWYkmOZQEptVUmoRKTaJGyjJiSz_m9U063HmaMCCIAjcHXu81YowUqWOB3Vt11WCL5F4x05jmfoa4y0v7gvSZQRmfGnFQ2QYA-aEj8yHzajN_mPPfFGMOfyuxWIOBTY3_og-5VBBlhRF4ycVS0EuFt2rtMRiK2YdN-DJq2rKFdUWYP_YxRldB8ww/s639/IMG_2451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx8cWYkmOZQEptVUmoRKTaJGyjJiSz_m9U063HmaMCCIAjcHXu81YowUqWOB3Vt11WCL5F4x05jmfoa4y0v7gvSZQRmfGnFQ2QYA-aEj8yHzajN_mPPfFGMOfyuxWIOBTY3_og-5VBBlhRF4ycVS0EuFt2rtMRiK2YdN-DJq2rKFdUWYP_YxRldB8ww/w426-h640/IMG_2451.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />All this was courtesy of <b><a href="https://refer.zazzlereferral.com/mmstanger">Zazzle</a> - my new go-to place for personalized gifts</b>.<br /><br />If you'd like to try them, too, you can <a href="https://refer.zazzlereferral.com/mmstanger">click through this referral link</a> to get <b>30% off all products in your first $25 or more order</b>. <br /><br />I'd also suggest ordering early, because even with expedited shipping, some pieces of your order can get delayed. 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I think you may as well.</span><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-68740447610662309622022-06-19T06:49:00.001-04:002022-07-12T23:48:01.795-04:003 Gift Ideas when a Child Chooses an Obscure Confirmation Saint<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rS77c1n3yh6GPb_6IB3n4k3Wi2I2Tu4kvtdUg9n_gTFFfLhP_Tu2CnkFM6nYC2lPrZGihON3IVYHwPuody0ren2W3387iAfwzQrc322qUxFYs7HUxJX2Bh8BS0SyD4sod2-EsTElOBqsPxy4wn4xyNdFCMu1cKt5eRZ7uBNhTbN3xeTirv5AakzYYg/s800/confirmation.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rS77c1n3yh6GPb_6IB3n4k3Wi2I2Tu4kvtdUg9n_gTFFfLhP_Tu2CnkFM6nYC2lPrZGihON3IVYHwPuody0ren2W3387iAfwzQrc322qUxFYs7HUxJX2Bh8BS0SyD4sod2-EsTElOBqsPxy4wn4xyNdFCMu1cKt5eRZ7uBNhTbN3xeTirv5AakzYYg/w640-h640/confirmation.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: inherit;">{Some links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.}</i></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">What do you get a boy who chooses an obscure saint for his <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Confirmation">Confirmation</a> and already has a Bible, multiple rosaries, saint statues, saint books, and more?<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That was a question around here when my son chose </span><a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2022/05/i-love-learning-about-new-to-me-saints.html" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">St. Peter Yu Tae-Chol</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> as his Confirmation saint.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />As we considered what gifts we might give him to commemorate his Confirmation, we were stymied.<br /><br />He already had the one book I could find that shares St. peter Yu Tae-Chol's story: <a href="https://amzn.to/39rxXXW" style="background-color: white; color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Radiate: More Stories of Daring Saints</a><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a data-amzn-asin="0764821474" href="https://amzn.to/39rxXXW" style="color: #213abb; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0764821474&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=traihapphear-20&language=en_US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=traihapphear-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0764821474" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px;" width="1" /></span>
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And, in searching for gifts, we only found one St. Peter Yu Tae-Chol item -<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/952288468/st-peter-yu-tae-chol-patron-saint-block"> a cute little wooden block by Almond Toys</a>, a gift my parents ordered for my son.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH_iok8wH5YvzDpN9uW9YFKa-pJVDdokxVRzvR6IYhrE3lGIQwLr1WIhvx4cM5M2XUFOHWlrjwvKAJir33_D6Oc4QllXNLZro8pVGC_IjZXQjLxh8EJ54Rjp91CMeZuBelpaUWCWt4o1UA-VU1zBzoliMofC4DRlDMMIjHUozntQmlY10bjBHH0hM3A/s2048/286497844_10160377545921289_7614051611387820552_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH_iok8wH5YvzDpN9uW9YFKa-pJVDdokxVRzvR6IYhrE3lGIQwLr1WIhvx4cM5M2XUFOHWlrjwvKAJir33_D6Oc4QllXNLZro8pVGC_IjZXQjLxh8EJ54Rjp91CMeZuBelpaUWCWt4o1UA-VU1zBzoliMofC4DRlDMMIjHUozntQmlY10bjBHH0hM3A/w426-h640/286497844_10160377545921289_7614051611387820552_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z4kZRm7dTd0Oa2x2kbcYXEHTXYBlYGOKmYn9xQcfskfRuA-PI583qZ6I9T67hLfg9OQWtY6049WIWi5Cgw6FBGL4vj1wfamgizW0GqSux_IGxwup5PWc_Z7BqVzfnMEOZfE2CWCB9hU9R92_COPrvAOAIreVqrIMZvK9tH_dGdS1QZ1A7pey6WIZVg/s2048/286404837_10160377546111289_3600427232071275563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z4kZRm7dTd0Oa2x2kbcYXEHTXYBlYGOKmYn9xQcfskfRuA-PI583qZ6I9T67hLfg9OQWtY6049WIWi5Cgw6FBGL4vj1wfamgizW0GqSux_IGxwup5PWc_Z7BqVzfnMEOZfE2CWCB9hU9R92_COPrvAOAIreVqrIMZvK9tH_dGdS1QZ1A7pey6WIZVg/w426-h640/286404837_10160377546111289_3600427232071275563_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thus we had to get creative, and...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWU6M7OZmO67VP7WkqZR6hfWMYmwn0He6Mv3_74ioZvydG1xW2HA7YWvmx-Il58IAMnxCIeEz297jQUyGUYCUZULNrhN9GhQIxqIKEBe9PJAyKmJm1wUmq_RwoiE9_eVlf0emuwUOInM3edOjnyGIRUqScQZbKQRUI8tFlkBtQatjz_r8rv7907F83g/s626/286564638_10160377544796289_249779419960513443_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWU6M7OZmO67VP7WkqZR6hfWMYmwn0He6Mv3_74ioZvydG1xW2HA7YWvmx-Il58IAMnxCIeEz297jQUyGUYCUZULNrhN9GhQIxqIKEBe9PJAyKmJm1wUmq_RwoiE9_eVlf0emuwUOInM3edOjnyGIRUqScQZbKQRUI8tFlkBtQatjz_r8rv7907F83g/w426-h640/286564638_10160377544796289_249779419960513443_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">1 - A Medal with a Sport or Activity Your Child Likes</b></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt4pgE6VmNAw46KX0SSCSgtAD2c-Z2NM6nyMiIknPzLXjP2KqRHMz4Ak9_H3AaCJ9H2PR-COP0SUZ2PyxZRnE0JuSOxXLY9xzodtZYW6Bm7WL98aLXGTIQY8kEJI-RfqNzxCnCA7l63Nh-Qscqq8BD32FvaOBCwKZmUElVLBBloxGBG6dn_pYYESpSQ/s626/286422765_10160377545856289_690680953774927740_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt4pgE6VmNAw46KX0SSCSgtAD2c-Z2NM6nyMiIknPzLXjP2KqRHMz4Ak9_H3AaCJ9H2PR-COP0SUZ2PyxZRnE0JuSOxXLY9xzodtZYW6Bm7WL98aLXGTIQY8kEJI-RfqNzxCnCA7l63Nh-Qscqq8BD32FvaOBCwKZmUElVLBBloxGBG6dn_pYYESpSQ/w426-h640/286422765_10160377545856289_690680953774927740_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">
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My folks decided to just get a baseball player medal for my son and to have it blessed. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Why?
So he could remember something he was enjoying and getting stronger with around the same time as his Confirmation. </span>
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</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">My son loved the gift and wears it regularly!
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">2 - A Journal with a Related Quote</b></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5f2CKs_zqFyGIzVnrqWQL764AVJHyge4LfelGSxD3I-pBUZGLAK0Amasz_iL6C1bRkway2LfkUW7sp99Lpp3o2eUXQi8OQmUTuuvAvhnfw9_ut_SMUWMdWknh7RcrU5VhTSF4_oMAX0AFA9xs7uWw5IaK53xRDh7bzjEjY-SoL4_E_7sJQ-G0hLr2A/s2048/286420027_10160377545521289_5047869822374026576_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5f2CKs_zqFyGIzVnrqWQL764AVJHyge4LfelGSxD3I-pBUZGLAK0Amasz_iL6C1bRkway2LfkUW7sp99Lpp3o2eUXQi8OQmUTuuvAvhnfw9_ut_SMUWMdWknh7RcrU5VhTSF4_oMAX0AFA9xs7uWw5IaK53xRDh7bzjEjY-SoL4_E_7sJQ-G0hLr2A/w426-h640/286420027_10160377545521289_5047869822374026576_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222;">
Meanwhile, I decided to go with a </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3ytXjwM" style="color: #222222;">Be Strong & Courageous journal</a><span style="color: #222222;">, because my son's patron saint was, indeed strong and courageous and I figured the Scripture passage would remind him of his saint's fortitude and intercession whenever he looked at it.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rYlhQ8vnzojUCBjqFiQcqPn-DfMt8eVGNTHMGlOGAA_IVM1xiJQiWDhiKflbuNYiXA02eVoiqBAx9b4q4nWuMjeuduk5oevl5CJLbFvdexyAzpfG44TqJIwiqjD7Sh7QH8fSWBF4NrOJX1Dxk1Qs_aHspbFmr-ojzme8JAzx-u1INF4uwipzecm3TA/s2048/286504781_10160377518736289_8832313539340427180_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rYlhQ8vnzojUCBjqFiQcqPn-DfMt8eVGNTHMGlOGAA_IVM1xiJQiWDhiKflbuNYiXA02eVoiqBAx9b4q4nWuMjeuduk5oevl5CJLbFvdexyAzpfG44TqJIwiqjD7Sh7QH8fSWBF4NrOJX1Dxk1Qs_aHspbFmr-ojzme8JAzx-u1INF4uwipzecm3TA/w640-h426/286504781_10160377518736289_8832313539340427180_n%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">3 - An Unconventional Zazzle Design</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx8cWYkmOZQEptVUmoRKTaJGyjJiSz_m9U063HmaMCCIAjcHXu81YowUqWOB3Vt11WCL5F4x05jmfoa4y0v7gvSZQRmfGnFQ2QYA-aEj8yHzajN_mPPfFGMOfyuxWIOBTY3_og-5VBBlhRF4ycVS0EuFt2rtMRiK2YdN-DJq2rKFdUWYP_YxRldB8ww/s3456/IMG_2451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx8cWYkmOZQEptVUmoRKTaJGyjJiSz_m9U063HmaMCCIAjcHXu81YowUqWOB3Vt11WCL5F4x05jmfoa4y0v7gvSZQRmfGnFQ2QYA-aEj8yHzajN_mPPfFGMOfyuxWIOBTY3_og-5VBBlhRF4ycVS0EuFt2rtMRiK2YdN-DJq2rKFdUWYP_YxRldB8ww/w426-h640/IMG_2451.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stuck for another idea, I happened upon baseballs at <a href="https://refer.zazzlereferral.com/mmstanger">Zazzle</a> and decided to design one for our son to remind him to </span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-9521eefb-7fff-662a-3191-34ac11848df5"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">always hit the mark of following Christ and, in doing so, to soar with the Spirit.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou8P4NIQ08SttDNrnAG-yPBzeiLxrgnoaZUUzSP6EvCVvz0FR2HYi4LELVi7T58-zfdbefWwEtvuhUaZ-JGf8iDTuZ4F4xzYt3rCl_EN3UzEbeDPiJg3Q0-VLc9hyD_AG1ylmoUTricA_yrfFb-SNY7tnkGZPpWdfUp_DzDQHu40MOaWiE4fI8DsZkA/s3456/IMG_2454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou8P4NIQ08SttDNrnAG-yPBzeiLxrgnoaZUUzSP6EvCVvz0FR2HYi4LELVi7T58-zfdbefWwEtvuhUaZ-JGf8iDTuZ4F4xzYt3rCl_EN3UzEbeDPiJg3Q0-VLc9hyD_AG1ylmoUTricA_yrfFb-SNY7tnkGZPpWdfUp_DzDQHu40MOaWiE4fI8DsZkA/w426-h640/IMG_2454.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div>He absolutely loved it!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSzTBxEfrIwkH6jw_QrU7I-7iRkEhjqxBJONV2RbRgTv-bdYpI-tDz5ByJyB3BYOPs54RQxdyJ-3P2F6RdtlfNceRLKRC3dHgVDZKRCsD82pCHPA0kT0POatrYXTk4y3cXQZEJdCuKcF26TxdnzFwzaXvqjp4K6b6jA1iim7NUJgNTzVMZDGByCGi5w/s3456/IMG_2453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSzTBxEfrIwkH6jw_QrU7I-7iRkEhjqxBJONV2RbRgTv-bdYpI-tDz5ByJyB3BYOPs54RQxdyJ-3P2F6RdtlfNceRLKRC3dHgVDZKRCsD82pCHPA0kT0POatrYXTk4y3cXQZEJdCuKcF26TxdnzFwzaXvqjp4K6b6jA1iim7NUJgNTzVMZDGByCGi5w/w426-h640/IMG_2453.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><div style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>What are some of your favorite gifts to give confirmandi with obscure saints?</i></b></span></div></span>
</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-67714532111260216572022-06-14T14:39:00.003-04:002022-06-14T14:39:44.981-04:00Are You Looking for an Offline Stand-Alone Algebra Resource? {A Homeschool Review Crew Review}<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i>Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp36kO_P0hrHcUHQfmqHUbSOCVWZ3jXDeCOEfoDBOF8MTEh4ece_JeKHSubUzzKCLkJ6UxqoNAi5GiL57pjz8Aam2eIszW72zNIcLjv46YstEl6wdQX1d6dPKkhAuaB3WIp9B4qDslN8uqB6qampEVc_GmRyTm6DyAqF7Up3pZ9pfiAXpjco5zzepzg/s1102/Understanding%20Algebra.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp36kO_P0hrHcUHQfmqHUbSOCVWZ3jXDeCOEfoDBOF8MTEh4ece_JeKHSubUzzKCLkJ6UxqoNAi5GiL57pjz8Aam2eIszW72zNIcLjv46YstEl6wdQX1d6dPKkhAuaB3WIp9B4qDslN8uqB6qampEVc_GmRyTm6DyAqF7Up3pZ9pfiAXpjco5zzepzg/w426-h640/Understanding%20Algebra.png" width="426" /></a></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>Math may not change, but approaches to learning it often get tweaked - at least in my family they do. If the same goes for your family, and if in your current season of life and learning you are looking for an offscreen resource for learning math, </span><b><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e73be; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">The Critical Thinking Co.™</a> is worth a look. <br /></b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My 11-year-old son and I recently had the chance to review <i><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Understanding Algebra, I</a> </i>from <b><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e73be; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">The Critical Thinking Co.™</a> </b>and, although it was not a right-fit-for-right-now resource for my family, I can see its merit and am saving the rest of it for another season here. I also believe the book could be right-for-right for others, so let me explain more about it. Maybe it will be just what you are looking for!<br /> <br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What is Understanding Algebra 1?</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><i>Understanding Algebra, </i></a><span><i><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">I</a> </i>is a 3<b>80+ page, full-color, soft-covered, reproducible student math book with answers included</b>. It was <b>written by award-winning math teacher Terri Husted - who has over 30 years of teaching experience</b> - and is <b>targeted for students in grades 7-9.<br /></b><br />The book </span></span>presents all the <b>essential concepts and skills </b>needed to master Algebra I, <b>highlights vocabulary and notation</b>, and has <b>examples from math history</b>. In doing so, it aims to help students see the connection between the math they already know and algebra.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMgI1kbtk8jfPtRdDkfIVuSaKXFka0bv-qmInVtOYy2M15uhE_rclvPp0YDrU9I6xyWHnZwVdvqJ1ek0rkTpQyjvmlCMReR5iFjZHznLyVBQHqWLtsznyWmuENBEDMagVl9JI4LuLOmIs9gFNNGGey7W8MehZFVpRLSNA04LGbd6rtw-PWXLbznrdLw/s3456/IMG_2654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMgI1kbtk8jfPtRdDkfIVuSaKXFka0bv-qmInVtOYy2M15uhE_rclvPp0YDrU9I6xyWHnZwVdvqJ1ek0rkTpQyjvmlCMReR5iFjZHznLyVBQHqWLtsznyWmuENBEDMagVl9JI4LuLOmIs9gFNNGGey7W8MehZFVpRLSNA04LGbd6rtw-PWXLbznrdLw/w640-h426/IMG_2654.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />In moving through the books, students work on:<br /><br /></span></span><table border="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #333333; empty-cells: show; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 773px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-radius: 2px; border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> • Set and Set Notation<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Number Lines<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Graphing<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Rationals<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Operations<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Expressions<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Equations<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Inequalities<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Word Problem<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Percent Problems<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Ratio Problems<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Motion Problems</span></td><td style="border-radius: 2px; border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> • Work Problems<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Absolute Value<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Polynomials<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Factoring<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Radicals<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Linear Functions<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Slope<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Elimination<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Graphing<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Substitution<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Absolute Value<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> • Algebraic Fractions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><br /></span>So, as you can see, the book <b>truly hits all the important aspects of an Algebra 1 curriculum</b>. <br /><br />Plus, <b>since it is reproducible, families can use it for more than one child</b>. For me - because I am using it with my youngest - this is not as big a deal, but for families with many children, it can be<b> a huge boon - saving families money</b>! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBgMT_PFOVlZIX7zx2gqEsXQXOmKLgjkjFM8E7P_boTQg8A1azkkksxYMPKIpA_Aig775zxVhpKa004NCcyq-rsL5pzyocRogVFpj7qyclf0hFYOG7XLiC72nhJROfoCVG-80yOHtR14t7J48sFN_4I6bbNFS3FRAjezVIWTvm0-F5AtnZ0Xj5kdK5Q/s3456/IMG_2651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBgMT_PFOVlZIX7zx2gqEsXQXOmKLgjkjFM8E7P_boTQg8A1azkkksxYMPKIpA_Aig775zxVhpKa004NCcyq-rsL5pzyocRogVFpj7qyclf0hFYOG7XLiC72nhJROfoCVG-80yOHtR14t7J48sFN_4I6bbNFS3FRAjezVIWTvm0-F5AtnZ0Xj5kdK5Q/w640-h426/IMG_2651.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The answer key can also help students use the book independently or help older siblings help younger siblings with it.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mom Made a Mistake, not the Writer of <i>Understanding Algebra, 1</i></span></b><br /><br />Because I want my 11-year-old son offline for math and thought he was ready to try Algebra concepts even if technically "young" for them, I was eager to review </span></span><i><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Understanding Algebra, I</a> </i><span><span>with him.<br /><br /></span></span><span><span>What I did not realize, however, is that he is stronger at computation than he is at vocabulary and theory and that his current online program - which has been working fairly well for him at his age and level - has somewhat trained him to see only one problem at a time and looking at a whole page of concepts and/or problems can be daunting to him. So, I quickly discovered that I was premature in introducing </span><i><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Understanding Algebra, I</a> </i><span>to my son.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFnsj7Zd7ohwujhpYYpkfyoST9gDYRG_ksrCLFHM8loDoczVXRQ8mcpHg2KK83f6ggI_SWRnJTwLEmG-1Vi_GDiGLNQd7Iu-7dSE5_07m708xAKf4Uo62VJTxO-CrVD6SxzPXUK_KClaq8pByNe-SpTc01tCSPrA02QZzY_MWVufnMr3kwpafCdgEEw/s3456/IMG_2655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFnsj7Zd7ohwujhpYYpkfyoST9gDYRG_ksrCLFHM8loDoczVXRQ8mcpHg2KK83f6ggI_SWRnJTwLEmG-1Vi_GDiGLNQd7Iu-7dSE5_07m708xAKf4Uo62VJTxO-CrVD6SxzPXUK_KClaq8pByNe-SpTc01tCSPrA02QZzY_MWVufnMr3kwpafCdgEEw/w640-h426/IMG_2655.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Basically, the first time we used the book, we sat on a swing outside reading the beginning lessons together and working through the listed questions orally and on scratch paper.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Because the first lesson was heavy on text about sets, set notation, types of numbers, and vocabulary - which are not things my son favors - we had a rockier start with the book than I had hoped for and my son was not excited about continuing to use it.<br /><br />Still, we carried on... Sometimes, I worked with my son again and sometimes I asked him to set a timer, read the text, and do problems on his own, coming to me when he struggled. One of the times when he did this, he chose to start the entire book over again from the start.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxQqkykACsv4IzA7dpYvIFeYQDN8yGs2I7iw1fqNArtQtwslaq0Z6hX04AEOwU9H_c956fRss64wbL3xG7fU8OtxnOWV8t4dyPkpllEOoZZEdoW3tuc6DKaYbCyLcFhfyJZ2E09YyzhwmMfNNsZSFn1Da1ijUxIiF_jWh_Tfpy73F7VnE5JURzOe7_g/s3456/IMG_2649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxQqkykACsv4IzA7dpYvIFeYQDN8yGs2I7iw1fqNArtQtwslaq0Z6hX04AEOwU9H_c956fRss64wbL3xG7fU8OtxnOWV8t4dyPkpllEOoZZEdoW3tuc6DKaYbCyLcFhfyJZ2E09YyzhwmMfNNsZSFn1Da1ijUxIiF_jWh_Tfpy73F7VnE5JURzOe7_g/w640-h426/IMG_2649.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />In this manner, we persisted enough to honor this review, but, due to the hard start and the temptations of warm weather, my son, sadly, has yet to take to the curriculum.<br /><br />When I asked him his thoughts about it, he frankly said:<br /><blockquote><i>When I first started this book, my mom and I did it together and I did not like it. When I continued, it got a little better, but I still did not fully enjoy it. </i><i>I felt like there were too many questions on a page and in a chapter, and it made me feel frustrated and bored... I am used to a math program that gives on problem at a time in very short lessons.</i></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf0_fEdCbQAmB-gsUEViiKsPum0TtPkv4mYUuCupYrFyF_6aE_WQpOVt8ozHYxtVL6EWrnDJTIyma4fKOjw-tlP02H3yJ6r8iQl6MDebefswI52YW-fhcriwYHOwSd_NOHyo8eUdEUnS1ghcvAQ28NDQko4OM6zFet1kyqk6iv5Iuq1Xz0kSKyXZaGw/s3456/IMG_2656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf0_fEdCbQAmB-gsUEViiKsPum0TtPkv4mYUuCupYrFyF_6aE_WQpOVt8ozHYxtVL6EWrnDJTIyma4fKOjw-tlP02H3yJ6r8iQl6MDebefswI52YW-fhcriwYHOwSd_NOHyo8eUdEUnS1ghcvAQ28NDQko4OM6zFet1kyqk6iv5Iuq1Xz0kSKyXZaGw/w640-h426/IMG_2656.JPG" width="640" /></a> </p><blockquote><i>Even though I did not like the beginning at first, I began to like how they explained everything at the beginning so you could go back and review it. </i> </blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEvlBHQ11j5NhmAieHrezB_QMw0ie-WLCe2lM40WuHOyGU5MpmbNmLdhUWWUrkPx0FkDxgtN9t9G6VGpw6BCO-T4WmE1ngkGhaMu6nqoJwpRvmIZN3yKL_SHLYyXsEMkVQdDqNi_YKGLu7raQsEo9DTeF4ghLescAN70oRzVpu-HXD-YD0-IfYCCp4w/s3456/IMG_2650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEvlBHQ11j5NhmAieHrezB_QMw0ie-WLCe2lM40WuHOyGU5MpmbNmLdhUWWUrkPx0FkDxgtN9t9G6VGpw6BCO-T4WmE1ngkGhaMu6nqoJwpRvmIZN3yKL_SHLYyXsEMkVQdDqNi_YKGLu7raQsEo9DTeF4ghLescAN70oRzVpu-HXD-YD0-IfYCCp4w/w640-h426/IMG_2650.JPG" width="640" /></a> </p><blockquote><i>I would recommend the book to Algebra enthusiasts and those who enjoy workbooks. I might try it again later... just not right now.</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>Partial Mom fail! NOT Terri Husted (the author) fail. <br /><br />Partial for me (Mom) because I prematurely introduced this book to my son and did not do so in a way to draw him in, but somehow he is still willing to try it again later.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqDGdDOWtwShWEekijnofEVO7JpdF6PQWSFTOTXna6xcYxpacZczLGNdjd2eoXOXjigljXsS9bl6FaZ2PJnizyK23NxMJS3uniUQH0tmSJx54eHQbAJGuD7Hu_9h93yf3CMdrs_6n67HY5A5te-qzWLNGqhdB_Ojninx2I_ZFIXeMIXmhwtkvqN-jOQ/s3456/IMG_2653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqDGdDOWtwShWEekijnofEVO7JpdF6PQWSFTOTXna6xcYxpacZczLGNdjd2eoXOXjigljXsS9bl6FaZ2PJnizyK23NxMJS3uniUQH0tmSJx54eHQbAJGuD7Hu_9h93yf3CMdrs_6n67HY5A5te-qzWLNGqhdB_Ojninx2I_ZFIXeMIXmhwtkvqN-jOQ/w640-h426/IMG_2653.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span><span><br />Not a fail on the author's part, because Terri Husted has written a sound curriculum which I am confident could work well for my son later and for many presently. <br /><br /></span></span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Would I Recommend <i>Understanding Algebra, 1</i>?</span></b><span><span><br /><br />If you are looking for something that is <b>offline, can be used with multiple students in the same family or classroom, has perforated pages for ease of use/copying, and, of course, covers Algebra 1 completely as a stand-alone resource</b>, despite my son's current lack of favor<span> for </span></span></span><span><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; color: #1e73be; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Understanding Algebra, I</a>, I would recommend looking at it.</span><span> <br /></span><span><span><br />I have examined different chapters in the book, think it is well-presented, and believe it can be quite helpful in teaching students who are ready for Algebra 1. <br /><br />If, however, you have students that don't do well with vocabulary, etc., you may want to start with computations and then double back to the initial pages of the first lesson as I wish I had done. <br /><br />Further, if you have a child who does not favor many words or problems on a page, you might need to work together or cut things up a bit.<br /><br />All things considered, though, </span></span><i><a href="https://www.criticalthinking.com/understanding-algebra-i.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" style="border: 0px; 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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-63543579650254613882022-06-12T22:20:00.354-04:002022-06-17T00:42:41.664-04:00Get this Exciting New Saint Book with a Discount Code! {A Holy Heroes / Blessed Carlo Acutis Review}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSeIEfv_jkkhDz-7qoy4AQrTJxcdOte9RQbPOnnRbsBKtA3bg94eKdRmFcSx-5FpKJhmXJpbLpCYuq66Jzg8I7a5-Wr8Dx-1p73NT035oauQBSXTd4iCJqHWP5XWmTGBRuABLWr8aERRF8V27MQto-XbXUStrFDk1MA4icZ4e1vz_QJYox429DBRQbQ/s1080/Carlo%20Acutis.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSeIEfv_jkkhDz-7qoy4AQrTJxcdOte9RQbPOnnRbsBKtA3bg94eKdRmFcSx-5FpKJhmXJpbLpCYuq66Jzg8I7a5-Wr8Dx-1p73NT035oauQBSXTd4iCJqHWP5XWmTGBRuABLWr8aERRF8V27MQto-XbXUStrFDk1MA4icZ4e1vz_QJYox429DBRQbQ/w640-h640/Carlo%20Acutis.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through <a href="https://holyheroes.com/?Click=9516">Holy Heroes</a>.</span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />I have some exciting news for fellow lovers of the Eucharist and of saints and saints-in-the-making: <b>One of my long-time favorite Catholic companies, </b></span><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://holyheroes.com/?Click=9516">Holy Heroes</a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> has a new book out</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> called <a href="https://holyheroes.com/products/blessed-carlo-acutis-the-amazing-discovery-of-a-teenager-in-heaven?Click=9516"><i>Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven</i></a><i> </i></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and it is fantastic.</b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Better yet, to celebrate the release of this new book, you can use<b> use the discount code CARLO15 to get a 15% off discount when ordering this</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> <a href="https://holyheroes.com/products/blessed-carlo-acutis-the-amazing-discovery-of-a-teenager-in-heaven?Click=9516" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">new Blessed Carlo book</a> plus any <a href="https://holyheroes.com/collections/carlo-acutis?Click=9516" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">additional Blessed Carlo resources</a></b>. Love it!<br /><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Not Just Another Saint Biography</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ujKTQ--5dXEsvDaAAm9RaVF0q9jxS1LJ6fO9GuoUEe41siS5wF_VFdC4-rakjZ0Uol_il3Q1li55c9_oHjKKm239mm4fqgyzGXhVEgWn068I45SnfOKGCdDgTyp49eH-NlLzdSOYdMOOFS3P6LyTvlF4Ypke6xQHmR5DPpYrEI63jaiVjBf96j7znA/s3456/IMG_2848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ujKTQ--5dXEsvDaAAm9RaVF0q9jxS1LJ6fO9GuoUEe41siS5wF_VFdC4-rakjZ0Uol_il3Q1li55c9_oHjKKm239mm4fqgyzGXhVEgWn068I45SnfOKGCdDgTyp49eH-NlLzdSOYdMOOFS3P6LyTvlF4Ypke6xQHmR5DPpYrEI63jaiVjBf96j7znA/w640-h426/IMG_2848.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">This story of the brief but beautiful life of Blessed Carlo Acutis <b>captures children and adults as it unfolds with details about this teen saint's relatable and inspirational life, death, and cause for sainthood</b>.
In text and photos, we see Carlo as an everyday kid with favorite pets, a passion for computer programming, a love for film making, and a host of struggles and successes. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwW1kk85D3yd1XFYUMJvrIKlRCItTFKI0X29Duvo76xhBtS2pc-19CWtp5E87tvKmbpgJ5_PeENqW0pI0ZUZ-mXJv-aCw7uS8F1uSUTN7UXmA3uJjJdBq_O5PmWkhykEfQSGCYnKfymLLWj2X31WPOLhd2B39jTOk0C4SoyH9jBT0UFzOcfL2kpq8WA/s3456/IMG_2852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwW1kk85D3yd1XFYUMJvrIKlRCItTFKI0X29Duvo76xhBtS2pc-19CWtp5E87tvKmbpgJ5_PeENqW0pI0ZUZ-mXJv-aCw7uS8F1uSUTN7UXmA3uJjJdBq_O5PmWkhykEfQSGCYnKfymLLWj2X31WPOLhd2B39jTOk0C4SoyH9jBT0UFzOcfL2kpq8WA/w640-h426/IMG_2852.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">
We also get to know his inspirational side - his <b>Eucharistic devotion, his respect for others, his charity work, his virtues, his acceptance of God's will, and the miracles</b> that have been attributed to him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf2DXnw-H-u2lx4VIL6aeI9yop5qpgJg4pjmasXzwVIUigOkn3Vixcc2sV-nNf2x5MiPelVdyAnyDZj6UG4qWkyAHGt26Fqv7EOSijC1kvf5I9Vgs7kenlWkbjN1swzsc89N2aE3oxPuwz54bYq3ppZTx9GhQOv2-keptzgvbCCf-f9kovWUMfLGEsQ/s3456/IMG_2854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf2DXnw-H-u2lx4VIL6aeI9yop5qpgJg4pjmasXzwVIUigOkn3Vixcc2sV-nNf2x5MiPelVdyAnyDZj6UG4qWkyAHGt26Fqv7EOSijC1kvf5I9Vgs7kenlWkbjN1swzsc89N2aE3oxPuwz54bYq3ppZTx9GhQOv2-keptzgvbCCf-f9kovWUMfLGEsQ/w640-h426/IMG_2854.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">Further, the book includes information on how and why the Church investigates who is in Heaven, what some of Carlo's favorite sayings were, Carlo's "kit" for becoming a saint, and more.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VkXuPA_90u7evbva7PCiSPbxknztYJOyfIS-HZOaQp548mEaxLXbv4tJuyswAEnFCUY38vl2L5KwnA9BsEcqn8yNj9jDSl0ij0pT4rhaNdqlGAiVpLSIK1J9ZAZ0r02x0wwU5KuIvbct8LiPTXLf0ImT45Rzc1cunilscHJce-bNJ-c1QfFXBMm04g/s3456/IMG_2858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VkXuPA_90u7evbva7PCiSPbxknztYJOyfIS-HZOaQp548mEaxLXbv4tJuyswAEnFCUY38vl2L5KwnA9BsEcqn8yNj9jDSl0ij0pT4rhaNdqlGAiVpLSIK1J9ZAZ0r02x0wwU5KuIvbct8LiPTXLf0ImT45Rzc1cunilscHJce-bNJ-c1QfFXBMm04g/w640-h426/IMG_2858.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well-written and put together, the book is more than just a saint biography. It is also <b>a wonderful window into causes for sainthood, prayers, devotions, relics, saints, and more</b>.
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Having drawn on</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><b>Church documents and interviews - especially personal interviews with Carlo’s mother, </b>author </span>Sabrina Arena Ferrisi brings Blessed Carlo Acutis to life in<b> text and photos </b>and also include</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">s </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">practical explanations on the canonization process, growing in holiness, and more. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">She did</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"> a fantastic job creating a book that can engage, inspire, and teach, </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">drawing us closer to Christ through the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a modern-day teen saint in blue jeans.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vlC6rM4dIBq6xOgH-Ku1WwL-ahmITFVvMwo9TVBQuzqUIkpJu78DwXwxVPbUGIdZxB2ZMK45LHxlaWPVY8bfr0GejgyZM6ZN0J43fD4emooZQyx6Hl7OTjCT9-cqoyEiDeRXSOULMpWnTwnLjjep4eCSrdzosBGw4tQhmFmfjY89M3JydX1kLhf6Lw/s3456/IMG_2851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vlC6rM4dIBq6xOgH-Ku1WwL-ahmITFVvMwo9TVBQuzqUIkpJu78DwXwxVPbUGIdZxB2ZMK45LHxlaWPVY8bfr0GejgyZM6ZN0J43fD4emooZQyx6Hl7OTjCT9-cqoyEiDeRXSOULMpWnTwnLjjep4eCSrdzosBGw4tQhmFmfjY89M3JydX1kLhf6Lw/w640-h426/IMG_2851.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></div><p></p><div><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Not Just Another Saint Biography</span></h2></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQgmn_BdC8MO3RHkHuXq_L9ziEUnL3IUAt1efTs-vzebjKkf_KDNazCL1XCnLv1JHBlmZ4LzlZhlu5i2bD1fZ00HsbELeOF7JC_zgOH_ojdmFNbMRs7yO-_SAe_opMBPKEhDPwIPc-Wm1HPvrGXGzwmUP02Ucd2X3mN5hDlzOMIRPj0JY2NcnVgXleA/s3456/IMG_2856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQgmn_BdC8MO3RHkHuXq_L9ziEUnL3IUAt1efTs-vzebjKkf_KDNazCL1XCnLv1JHBlmZ4LzlZhlu5i2bD1fZ00HsbELeOF7JC_zgOH_ojdmFNbMRs7yO-_SAe_opMBPKEhDPwIPc-Wm1HPvrGXGzwmUP02Ucd2X3mN5hDlzOMIRPj0JY2NcnVgXleA/w640-h426/IMG_2856.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Having just had my youngest prepare for and receive <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Confirmation">Confirmation</a>, I wish this book had come out earlier, for I think Confirmandi would definitely benefit from reading it and recommend it for others who are preparing for Confirmation.
</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I would also recommend the book for homeschool families, Catholic teachers and students, and just about anyone who would like to learn more about an inspiring modern day saint who inspires love for the Eucharist. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlh5I_sH8zwQkvFrm998Ke2wtgfglT12EsCqKOr-k3xrpTYOhzD4eYJUJhJY3Eoh0xXVv2zBS1hdcLkFRA8nsXIVsAw3SnEKeiNT8NrinSz2-IELuNofIGyiLyfJ3NtS89L__otQabttzL0K2De9EO18msHfbDLPxQgbzR0Oxwg0AFmFXoI97ONVJ-w/s3456/IMG_2855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlh5I_sH8zwQkvFrm998Ke2wtgfglT12EsCqKOr-k3xrpTYOhzD4eYJUJhJY3Eoh0xXVv2zBS1hdcLkFRA8nsXIVsAw3SnEKeiNT8NrinSz2-IELuNofIGyiLyfJ3NtS89L__otQabttzL0K2De9EO18msHfbDLPxQgbzR0Oxwg0AFmFXoI97ONVJ-w/w640-h426/IMG_2855.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">
The book is written in such a way that it could be used with elementary-aged students. The translated documents, additions to Carlo's biography and more in it also make it suitable for middle- and high school-aged students. Adults can enjoy it, too. In fact, I picked up the book to browse through one night while waiting for my son at baseball and ended up reading it straight through.
<b>Interesting, informative, and inspiring - acting as a 3-n-1 saint biography, prayer book, and apologetics book on how the Church determines sainthood, I recommend </b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://holyheroes.com/products/blessed-carlo-acutis-the-amazing-discovery-of-a-teenager-in-heaven?Click=9516"><i>Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven</i></a>.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmk_8995S-C4vX45ea_uho0tTDjwwU9s4xTjC2vo2ihOGZ4-xGrFgJ8i1zqco_hSz3YvL3kHZ-w-uiETtQ0S_RN5IMc3B9XnYpX-ZE_Q_B1IRivSx9hYNj9mM8pAyo3AWVGrbosQvQAdKKPagDUaIbzV01EkUh-NQDD4cgVfleU5SiNWizIVWHnDz9w/s3456/IMG_2849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmk_8995S-C4vX45ea_uho0tTDjwwU9s4xTjC2vo2ihOGZ4-xGrFgJ8i1zqco_hSz3YvL3kHZ-w-uiETtQ0S_RN5IMc3B9XnYpX-ZE_Q_B1IRivSx9hYNj9mM8pAyo3AWVGrbosQvQAdKKPagDUaIbzV01EkUh-NQDD4cgVfleU5SiNWizIVWHnDz9w/w640-h426/IMG_2849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine if we all lived like Blessed Carlo</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> "without wasting even a minute of it doing things that wouldn't please God." Many of us might fall short with us, but all of us can be inspired by Carlo's example!</span></span></div><div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Things You May Especially Like about the Book</span></h2></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "apple color emoji", "segoe ui emoji", "segoe ui symbol"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGAoEP9p9uT-2DUvTR1cQ40RLEJCPWPD_aur7lZOp6xPB2K2j5ewaBpK5MandGdQ318i8YobswBrM16Fv9g-hCFt45iMt3lOw0tj3BCFQsvjzXGcfGTFU2UA6P7jJyvJrxytdmOuJkoD__Nf9SqYTHr3pHBZWR9IGxuxcvrLE8lWaEB5iv3j4-mWgfw/s3456/IMG_2857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGAoEP9p9uT-2DUvTR1cQ40RLEJCPWPD_aur7lZOp6xPB2K2j5ewaBpK5MandGdQ318i8YobswBrM16Fv9g-hCFt45iMt3lOw0tj3BCFQsvjzXGcfGTFU2UA6P7jJyvJrxytdmOuJkoD__Nf9SqYTHr3pHBZWR9IGxuxcvrLE8lWaEB5iv3j4-mWgfw/w640-h426/IMG_2857.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Quotes by Carlo inspire us</b> and help us see his spirituality in succinct thought nuggets.</span></span></li></ul><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">well written, easy to understand, and engaging</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, capturing the everyday aspects of Carlos Acutis as well a the </span>extraordinary<span style="font-family: inherit;"> ones.</span></span></li></ul><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">There is <b>practical information</b> about how Carlos aimed for Heaven which can act as a roadmap to <b>motivate</b> you and yours to do the same.</span></li></ul><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Appealing to those in our modern, visual age, there are <b>many photos</b> of Carlo and his family included.</span></li></ul><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It can introduce you to a wide variety of <b>religious practices, devotions, and saints</b>.</span></li></ul><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The book appeals to children and adults alike so it is <b>good for the whole family</b>.</span></li></ul><div><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Before I Introduce This Book to My Children and You to Yours...</span></h2></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHi0JKfr6IwW9xogdJawVOQ1s0SGhnpYPQ79N1txx39qAE_xkH0LQWim0m3k9QQGM_ixAIRuAUFvRkGp8u_aZtJy08SRvpJfa91IV0hadoD1x8kCLNnduqiUPneeyKVblgWF3Yw8dfZOG6ZUjHfINnZT12zlGCLKfy4ngEGkZEEvp1niigVu5ZH0e8g/s3456/IMG_2859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHi0JKfr6IwW9xogdJawVOQ1s0SGhnpYPQ79N1txx39qAE_xkH0LQWim0m3k9QQGM_ixAIRuAUFvRkGp8u_aZtJy08SRvpJfa91IV0hadoD1x8kCLNnduqiUPneeyKVblgWF3Yw8dfZOG6ZUjHfINnZT12zlGCLKfy4ngEGkZEEvp1niigVu5ZH0e8g/w640-h426/IMG_2859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you, like me, have a child that struggles with dyslexia, be aware that this book has glossy pages and a relatively small font. Such formatting can be challenging for some kids, so it might be good to read the book together - or at least begin it as a read aloud - if this is the case in your home.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOGTVAw7-dgmHjb9Z9hoCTpEIHeNCbMT4AfozsbRybbZU8fllyAiHudEZIHeqzqvTy7SApm58QyW1bne1rUKCVsO_EzGgrBdIG20V5aPnOLtFTPF-QwjEZ4tyONQc-uBf0K8CWqAeqVgz6kJgTubkdgyIKaSKX-dTWBJ6PPrzmyCQ8IibAWIztTy68w/s3456/IMG_2850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOGTVAw7-dgmHjb9Z9hoCTpEIHeNCbMT4AfozsbRybbZU8fllyAiHudEZIHeqzqvTy7SApm58QyW1bne1rUKCVsO_EzGgrBdIG20V5aPnOLtFTPF-QwjEZ4tyONQc-uBf0K8CWqAeqVgz6kJgTubkdgyIKaSKX-dTWBJ6PPrzmyCQ8IibAWIztTy68w/w640-h426/IMG_2850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">If you have children who like a story, I might suggest skipping the first portion of the book - which offers information about the process of becoming a saint, and getting right into Blessed Carlo Acutis' story. Then, you could go back to read the beginning right before reading the second-to-last section of the book, “What comes next?” For while the order of the book makes sense from an adult perspective, I think some children - including some of mine - prefer to be engaged by a story before getting into the details and meat of things that relate to it, such as the process for canonization.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I am grateful to have </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://holyheroes.com/products/blessed-carlo-acutis-the-amazing-discovery-of-a-teenager-in-heaven?Click=9516" style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>in my family's collection of <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search?q=+spiritual+reading">spiritual reading</a> books and think you will be, too, should you choose to get the book. Don't forget that for a limited time being</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">you can use<b> use the discount code CARLO15 to get a 15% off discount when ordering this</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> <a href="https://holyheroes.com/products/blessed-carlo-acutis-the-amazing-discovery-of-a-teenager-in-heaven?Click=9516" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">new Blessed Carlo book</a> plus any <a href="https://holyheroes.com/collections/carlo-acutis?Click=9516" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">additional Blessed Carlo resources</a></b>. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us!</i></b></div></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-28204255398258583972022-06-05T23:37:00.004-04:002022-07-12T22:55:21.206-04:00Happy Confirmation Day!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <span>Happy <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Pentecost">Pentecost</a> - and, here, <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Confirmation">Confirmation</a> day!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVzyvRFP4V8eh1LgX5K7G5lTrif4gF6orjyAAgW5_RSdcGsn7_1NT6YtbPzyJlRiLa_Ie5uoxum6iYpuX-eRLoDR94qOsV6OdOuA0x5nlavPZcCy8fUfnHen5054nnabvyzDezY09vOChx3U5C7PbeoHPpNvYPCkXAL9CI3IHogJ0rL_-ieBCYoQ6VA/s1080/confrimed.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVzyvRFP4V8eh1LgX5K7G5lTrif4gF6orjyAAgW5_RSdcGsn7_1NT6YtbPzyJlRiLa_Ie5uoxum6iYpuX-eRLoDR94qOsV6OdOuA0x5nlavPZcCy8fUfnHen5054nnabvyzDezY09vOChx3U5C7PbeoHPpNvYPCkXAL9CI3IHogJ0rL_-ieBCYoQ6VA/w640-h640/confrimed.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>For oh so many reasons, preparing for my youngest's confirmation this year was a challenge, but the day itself - what a blessing! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Confirmation, held after High Mass, was beautiful.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe-TgCgUwC7J_CiIQ3HKwmfAoeHrEJrT82tezraN3fJD6PZwm_GIQC86YAl9JQaKqEH0UTc4o2osc2XSaTktrmg9a2d7jnRfcj21KvrXrW6J43plyoiQNx9WeKzHPWgA2Vzm1iFM9D6v6drOdyVdhzFr5motTirlAPZOYbY5GAMeOSEyB5AIDklVqxg/s2048/286447790_10160377523591289_1937572353115206780_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe-TgCgUwC7J_CiIQ3HKwmfAoeHrEJrT82tezraN3fJD6PZwm_GIQC86YAl9JQaKqEH0UTc4o2osc2XSaTktrmg9a2d7jnRfcj21KvrXrW6J43plyoiQNx9WeKzHPWgA2Vzm1iFM9D6v6drOdyVdhzFr5motTirlAPZOYbY5GAMeOSEyB5AIDklVqxg/w640-h426/286447790_10160377523591289_1937572353115206780_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br />Grammy, Grampy, Godmum, and cousin were all able to come for it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgIuvVwFgoi4y-rtZYrdoOmTT8E7KlnEd1eU8UVdRQG5rd3Q4ow65qkdxKb2aKh5i58GTwnbqM6CocaKdPvQ45L_8IMe9awpvcremJ2ZZh8oeg-75RWoj1jr8ko0Yke7QJGNrW1WOYFn5IBV7d1MT3X45A3WbPUXLMWlQ6bTVHTjAgo_cFIfZs0kc3g/s621/286527121_10160377523836289_2649863580944955591_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="621" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgIuvVwFgoi4y-rtZYrdoOmTT8E7KlnEd1eU8UVdRQG5rd3Q4ow65qkdxKb2aKh5i58GTwnbqM6CocaKdPvQ45L_8IMe9awpvcremJ2ZZh8oeg-75RWoj1jr8ko0Yke7QJGNrW1WOYFn5IBV7d1MT3X45A3WbPUXLMWlQ6bTVHTjAgo_cFIfZs0kc3g/w640-h426/286527121_10160377523836289_2649863580944955591_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then, we celebrated with the parish at an extended "Coffee and..."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy5qX_X5La0tmk_9eUJNbSuTrWqltfjQDNf9MXjLtypL9FrDpKK1heWlWs3hIJscu6UAYO3IzF7gqs8l4jR3OmQNUQNLXKSqEo7TF4TP1ju12LOcOnpswPU8hotze3ejotbcT4crPHIcMqriGp4PlxaFk40uIrTr-xrPtiHHK6A18MMM7QRnFfcyGYw/s2048/286474579_10160377539236289_8360307006792241186_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy5qX_X5La0tmk_9eUJNbSuTrWqltfjQDNf9MXjLtypL9FrDpKK1heWlWs3hIJscu6UAYO3IzF7gqs8l4jR3OmQNUQNLXKSqEo7TF4TP1ju12LOcOnpswPU8hotze3ejotbcT4crPHIcMqriGp4PlxaFk40uIrTr-xrPtiHHK6A18MMM7QRnFfcyGYw/w640-h426/286474579_10160377539236289_8360307006792241186_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />After that, friends gathered in a backyard celebration...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qsflfEvAKxgXi1C-Kj2la19nKDLJGnWrkSTChX9e9F5q5xfzm_MVdNdp_epiCt22zlgCacvWGu3xcD-Ph7V2OUWqDHEYWS4zOd2xZCpSag84lqRm2s91nRUU26wAFvDUBl2ggyv0Ad_Cdh7-F_Vk-dtptTm9PT8TRG3Lh2NFf8PAKjl5RcINZchPMg/s640/286286269_10160377520876289_3227641539411900431_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qsflfEvAKxgXi1C-Kj2la19nKDLJGnWrkSTChX9e9F5q5xfzm_MVdNdp_epiCt22zlgCacvWGu3xcD-Ph7V2OUWqDHEYWS4zOd2xZCpSag84lqRm2s91nRUU26wAFvDUBl2ggyv0Ad_Cdh7-F_Vk-dtptTm9PT8TRG3Lh2NFf8PAKjl5RcINZchPMg/w480-h640/286286269_10160377520876289_3227641539411900431_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />... where some of our priests and and a seminarian stopped by and, towards the end of the celebration, led us in a Rosary.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-5J-PLk2qN3NWHrDolDR8HFLV97jQlsXzHz4aPGtqQ6rNl0jtyL2pWMZd6ssJwub2vl-Ajxw9K6aLju6UD9hGttd_CvF6nnwZbVm9s5ZN2iN6SAu0NYFFpHO3pDYojI0LCtUHcLjgFkii4-qaD921nAFTSXWWBPZogNJfGB2pH5EGVFt6bXyFvicA/s2048/283708765_10160377536171289_7902302485612447136_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-5J-PLk2qN3NWHrDolDR8HFLV97jQlsXzHz4aPGtqQ6rNl0jtyL2pWMZd6ssJwub2vl-Ajxw9K6aLju6UD9hGttd_CvF6nnwZbVm9s5ZN2iN6SAu0NYFFpHO3pDYojI0LCtUHcLjgFkii4-qaD921nAFTSXWWBPZogNJfGB2pH5EGVFt6bXyFvicA/w640-h426/283708765_10160377536171289_7902302485612447136_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The day was truly replete with the blessings of faith, family, and friendship.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXKswPoC3R-Eq8qQJln5uEuPCDISVy-VKU4CfV8vCa46LRp6_5C2sAWO5M54f9VgJqliYJx9otGBo55RvJAYyAMTZWIV-LjQvLQwc0hV1EB4jOMtos7qtzVIV51SYx53lTo8q155SWjRYHH1j284T_Vri-EQm0eJ5c_ecLCSRMIubeLZSXFzY9pSREQ/s2048/286572787_10160377523156289_4551151086557013713_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXKswPoC3R-Eq8qQJln5uEuPCDISVy-VKU4CfV8vCa46LRp6_5C2sAWO5M54f9VgJqliYJx9otGBo55RvJAYyAMTZWIV-LjQvLQwc0hV1EB4jOMtos7qtzVIV51SYx53lTo8q155SWjRYHH1j284T_Vri-EQm0eJ5c_ecLCSRMIubeLZSXFzY9pSREQ/w640-h426/286572787_10160377523156289_4551151086557013713_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Please join me in praying that all the newly confirmed remain strong in the Spirit! </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-52836132160552191132022-05-29T07:21:00.000-04:002022-06-14T17:41:07.827-04:00I Love Learning about New to Me Saints - St. Peter Yu Tae-Chol, A Fabulous Confirmation Saint<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a7fc6e31-7fff-f856-7863-2518f6ac4a52"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>
My youngest son has been preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation this year, and, finally picked his patron saint - St. Peter Yu Tae-chol.</span></span><p></p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>"Who is that?" you might ask. I know I did when my son came to me and told me he'd settled on this particular saint.
<i style="background-color: white; color: #202124; white-space: normal;">{Some links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.}</i></span></span></p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Then, my son went on to explain that he had read about St. Peter Yu Tae-chol in </span><a href="https://amzn.to/39rxXXW" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Radiate: More Stories of Daring Saints</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and liked him. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Radiate-More-Stories-Daring-Saints/dp/0764821474?&linkCode=li3&tag=traihapphear-20&linkId=4f3ee8d67e947f58f6cf2f2b90e9f98c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0764821474&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=traihapphear-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=traihapphear-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=0764821474" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
Upon hearing this and noting that St. Peter Yu Tae-chol was the last saint discussed in the book, I wondered if my son had just picked the last saint he read about, so I asked him to think and pray more to be sure this saint is the one calling to him. He did, and, in the end, came back and confirmed St. Peter Yu Tae-chol would be his saint.
At this point, having prayed often and much myself over the last year to whatever saint was calling my son to make himself apparent, and having researched St. Peter Yu Tae-chol a bit more myself, I happily embraced my son's choice, confident that St. Peter Yu Tae-chol picked my son as much as my son picked him.
So it was that my son and I sat down one day and as a combined English and faith lessons, worked on notetaking and essay writing so he could write the brief essay on his chosen saint that our priest requested.
</span><br />The following is what he turned in, which I share with excitement wondering if St. Peter Yu Tae-chol might call out to you and yours as well.</span></span></p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><b></b></span></span></p><blockquote style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><b><i> To Live and Die a Christian </i></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><b><i>like St. Peter Yu Tae-chol </i></b></span></span></p><span><i><br /></i></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><i><span> </span>I have chosen St. Peter Yu Tae-chol as my confirmation saint because he respected his non-Christian family members and others while still refusing to deny Christ. He was also brave up until his death as the youngest Korean martyr canonized by St. John Paul II in 1984. When Peter was a young boy, his father Augustine taught him about the faith and Peter became Catholic against his mother’s wishes. Although Peter’s mother and sisters were not Catholic, he still treated them with respect and obeyed his mother in all things except when it came down to his religious practices. This is relevant to me because some of my immediate and extended family, plus some of my friends, do not believe in Christ while others do believe in Him, but don’t believe in the Catholic faith. <b>St. Peter Yu Tae-chol is an inspiration to me about how to respect these people while still staying strong in my beliefs. I would like him to intercede for me with this.</b></i></span></span></p><span><i><br /></i></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span> </span><b>The other main reason I chose St. Peter Yu Tae-chol is because of his bravery</b>. When Peter was a young teenager, his father Augustine was imprisoned for his faith. Peter’s mother strongly encouraged Peter to deny his faith so he would not be thrown into jail, too. Refusing to deny his faith, though, Peter turned himself in. While in prison, he was tortured 14 times, lashed six times, and clubbed 45 times. Through all of this, he stayed strong and brave. At one point, a guard threatened to put a hot coal on Peter’s tongue if he continued to refuse to deny his faith. Boldly, Peter opened his mouth. The guard was shocked and did not carry through on his threat. Another time, even though Peter was the youngest among the imprisoned Christians, he urged and encouraged others, including priests and bishops, to remain faithful. He even said to one older prisoner, “You are a catechist and a grown man. I am only a boy; it is you who ought to be exhorting me to suffer courageously; how comes it that we have changed places? Return yourself, and die for Jesus Christ.” Soon after that, Peter’s father was beheaded and, then, on October 31, 1839 Peter was martyred through strangulation. Peter lived his short life with fortitude and faith.</i></span></span></p><span><i><br /></i></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><i><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">At Confirmation, we become warriors for Christ. <b>Like St. Peter Yu Tae-chol, I am young and want to be a soldier for Christ with qualities like Peter had</b>. I would like to stay strong among non-Christian family and friends and live and die a Christian. (I am not sure I want to be martyred though.)</span></i></span></p></blockquote><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just love it! <b>What a perfect saint for my son and a good candidate for other young people who need to stand strong, yet respectful in the face of non-believers.</b>
If you know anything else about St. Peter Yu Tae-chol, I'd love to hear about it! Tell me, so I can share it with my son.
I'd also love to hear who you or your children have picked as a Confirmation Saint and why.</p></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916124174804593418.post-32825578709629010542022-05-22T16:45:00.000-04:002022-06-14T16:46:53.604-04:00Begin a Rosary Cenacle<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLWsEnRfeag4CheRXv00XBxVKK_BtfWPRlyp3O8trlZ8VBdklrpPwnKlkuWwYVVOYY09s1BGNz3-F-B8wJ_tw-LD3sV0DLJC1eAr-WjOmTtT6PqfvD62zNs6ArtCoXZhCYokP8XKQN5F3Vgor894xbjPn27EerEFRfSdj-0YIzn7RNwiKOV4k8VcGIw/s1080/rosary%20cenacle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLWsEnRfeag4CheRXv00XBxVKK_BtfWPRlyp3O8trlZ8VBdklrpPwnKlkuWwYVVOYY09s1BGNz3-F-B8wJ_tw-LD3sV0DLJC1eAr-WjOmTtT6PqfvD62zNs6ArtCoXZhCYokP8XKQN5F3Vgor894xbjPn27EerEFRfSdj-0YIzn7RNwiKOV4k8VcGIw/w640-h640/rosary%20cenacle.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>"What a cenacle?" a relative asked when we mentioned that we had plans to go to one this weekend.<br /><br />"<b>It's when we get together with other families, pray the Rosary, have a teaching, go to Confession if we wish, eat, play, hang out with the friars...like a potluck, but with a focus on faith and community</b>," was my honest reply.<br /><br />Later, it occurred to me that I did not actually know what the word cenacle meant. Throughout the past several years, I had been taking my family to small- and larger- group Rosary Cenacles with the wonderful <a href="https://marymediatrix.com/">Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate</a>, but had somehow missed whatever the formal definition for a cenacle is.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XRZuzKrYh48LRkQckEnm9vC5vqQqbDupBdBFlTfqoN_ecCQcwoThDDA5_4vvBNrd5ofMDFqa7Cg6_hyrxJDoeMCX4fMge3IKHnFVjYofygagx-kn3BO93gOBi75rhzBCauo3QWH_eYGUwSS4Ijk5fz1AO3NuWpIIZZxzocKJMsowKIG1pp8g064eKQ/s3456/IMG_0744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XRZuzKrYh48LRkQckEnm9vC5vqQqbDupBdBFlTfqoN_ecCQcwoThDDA5_4vvBNrd5ofMDFqa7Cg6_hyrxJDoeMCX4fMge3IKHnFVjYofygagx-kn3BO93gOBi75rhzBCauo3QWH_eYGUwSS4Ijk5fz1AO3NuWpIIZZxzocKJMsowKIG1pp8g064eKQ/w640-h426/IMG_0744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So, I did some research and discovered that the</span><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> Cenacle is the room where Jesus and the 12 Disciples met for the Last Supper and from it has sprung the idea of<b> modern Cenacles where Catholics come together to pray to Jesus through Mary</b>. So, I guess I was not far off in the explanation I gave my relative, and, most certainly, I am blessed to be able to be a part of beautiful local cenacles where we <b>pray the </b></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosary, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">have catechism, </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">enjoy games and family activities, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">eat together, etc</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ry-3aHqzFnHoTspTHm8iBLmIqxy5xeBBhC1Rj77jxSX2mgDZz9vfmj0MKbVu5EnQMeB-RDBWaicnn_kxFMFqrlPBYKQgiD90U0aYHmm8LyRPzeievJmnA1fy9gklGrpNKfwO0oiSpmAXteE6tEuhr_ymAlKRDWYQwpHoEkgQKR19n4iccrQo_1T0Hg/s1295/198247113_10159695546981289_5449429794631345206_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1295" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ry-3aHqzFnHoTspTHm8iBLmIqxy5xeBBhC1Rj77jxSX2mgDZz9vfmj0MKbVu5EnQMeB-RDBWaicnn_kxFMFqrlPBYKQgiD90U0aYHmm8LyRPzeievJmnA1fy9gklGrpNKfwO0oiSpmAXteE6tEuhr_ymAlKRDWYQwpHoEkgQKR19n4iccrQo_1T0Hg/w640-h426/198247113_10159695546981289_5449429794631345206_n%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Perhaps you and yours could start or begin a cenacle near you, too.<br /><br />Undoubtedly, it would please <a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Our%20Lady%20of%20Fatima">Our Lady</a>, who, at Fatima in 1917, enjoined:<br /><br /></span></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>I am the Lady of the Rosary, I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and ask for pardon for their sins. They must not offend Our Lord any more, for He is already too grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the Rosary. Let them continue saying it every day.</i></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />It would also follow suit with<a href="http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Padre%20Pio"> Saint Padre Pio</a>'s wonderful recommendation:<br /><i></i></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today.</i></span></span></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />And, of course, <a href="https://mmp-usa.net/the-purpose-of-the-cenacle/">it would prepare you and yours in a very important way</a>!<br /><br />At a church, in your home, in a community center, wherever, you could gather with others - and with a priest if possible - consider beginning <a href="https://mmp-usa.net/the-purpose-of-the-cenacle/">a cenacle with purpose</a>.<br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_rew-JdaWVpmOL0ga0b99QFRFj_Zx7BLd8qHoYFmuD3Olv9SkA3Y91f6gwglR5g_HLNsMXhck65aUH1vdttonTI1VM0iRKx0nN-Bm5_c82Era9uycpdrFJy_dWxgBEY71OXsfG4nUrsLDPtflTK7nOlUBt-j_jb7EN4WLBclGxxG6R0gwZa0Ihd8Wg/s1199/198247113_10159695546981289_5449429794631345206_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1199" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_rew-JdaWVpmOL0ga0b99QFRFj_Zx7BLd8qHoYFmuD3Olv9SkA3Y91f6gwglR5g_HLNsMXhck65aUH1vdttonTI1VM0iRKx0nN-Bm5_c82Era9uycpdrFJy_dWxgBEY71OXsfG4nUrsLDPtflTK7nOlUBt-j_jb7EN4WLBclGxxG6R0gwZa0Ihd8Wg/w640-h426/198247113_10159695546981289_5449429794631345206_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />For more information and ideas:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep <a href="https://mmp-oceania.net/cenacles-of-prayer/family-youth-and-childrens-cenacles/">family/children's cenacles</a> simple, yet rich.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Follow <a href="https://mmp-usa.net/official-cenacle-format/">this format for formal cenacles</a>.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read more about <a href="https://www.marian.org/marians/Lesson-One-The-Cenacle-Concept-3042">the cenacle concept and see a suggested format for one</a>.<br /></span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.marian.org/amh/story.php?NID=4907">Learn about Divine Mercy cenacles</a>.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0