Changed By Love

Changed By Love

Following the Lamb wherever he goes… Revelation 14:4

Slightly Unorthodox School Day

Just another un-ordinary day at Safe Haven Academy.

I’ve been reading this book to the twins.  They really enjoy hearing about Noah’s Ark from the perspective of the animals.

Pre-storytime hijinks!

Abby kept herself busy with a computer game while I read to the big kids.

Kelsey taught the babies some preschool skills with Dr. Seuss’ Preschool game.

Fiona cooked bacon and eggs.

Kelsey helped feed Abby.

Anna watches Family Affair with the twins. Our real-life twins are fascinated by the TV twins, Buffy and Jody. There is lots to learn about the way our culture used to be at the time this was filmed and the different way people live in a big city from the way we have always lived.

Witness of the Holy Spirit

David Wilkerson Today

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010

GOD TOLD ME SOMETHING I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HEAR!

One night during a prayer meeting, God told me something about our church I was
not expecting to hear.

The Lord whispered to me, “This church needs shock treatment! Too many have
grown satisfied and complacent. You feel safe and secure from all the winds and
waves of false doctrines sweeping over the land—but you are not prepared for
what is coming!”

Beloved, the message of having the Spirit’s witness functioning in you is not
a request—it is a matter of life and death! If you don’t have the witness of
the Holy Ghost in these last days, you’re not going to make it! You’ll give
in to the coming spirit of the Antichrist!

You need the Holy Spirit witness every day—on your job, at work, at school.
You need to rightly judge politicians and leaders so you’ll not suddenly be
sucked into the antichrist system.

This is what Jesus was trying to tell us about the foolish virgins who ran out
of oil for their lamps. They had a supply of the Holy Ghost—but they didn’t
have his witness at the final moment.

Don’t end up a foolish virgin! If you are running out of oil—trusting your
church or your pastor to keep your soul—then repent! Humble yourself and
search your heart! Cry out to God to rid your soul of all anger and bitterness.
Confess your sins and forsake them. And depend on God once again for everything!

Get the peace of God in your heart, so you can have a Holy Ghost witness. And
ask the Father for a greater enduement of the Spirit. Invite him to be your
witness and guide in everything!

We face a cost of going all the way with Jesus, but we also will receive a
reward: It is simply the blessing of having Christ stand with us. There are
many other rewards as well (see Matthew 19:29), but I mention this one because
it is all we will ever need.

When Paul was imprisoned in Jerusalem, the whole religious system wanted to
kill him. They accused him of polluting the holy place and preaching false
doctrines. His life was in danger; even the soldiers were “fearing lest Paul
should have been pulled in pieces” (Acts 23:10). So they took him by force
and locked him away in a castle. The next night the Lord himself spoke to Paul,
and what a word he brought: “Cheer up! There’s even more trouble to come!”

The cost of following Christ was clear in the lives of these men of God—and
if we are going to be like our Master, then we must embrace this cost as well.
Enduring it becomes a joy because Jesus promises to stand with us in every
situation. And we can face anything or anyone when we know the Lord stands with
us.

So count the cost and know that your reward, in all things, is the precious
presence of Jesus Christ.

Read this devotion online: http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/10279

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We need to be walking as close to God as we can. Especially in these days. If you still aren’t sure how to hear the voice of God, then please pray and ask Him to reveal to you how to hear from Him. Read these posts here and here and here and here, too, if you need more direction.

Early American Lapbook – Close-up of Booklets

These are some of the booklets from the Early American lapbook we did from Hands of a Child. They demonstrate how a lapbook can be used by different aged children at the same time. The younger children can do the more basic, simple booklets while the older children write longer reports and go more in-depth into topics.

The teacher can let children choose the topics they want to write about or assign a booklet based on the length or difficulty of the task. I have found that lapbooks have been one of the only ways I can get some of my boys to write anything. They sometimes resist at first, but then they usually do a good job and feel proud of their accomplishment.

Anna's cover for magazine
One of the boys wrote about George Washington
Morgan wrote about Daniel Boone
Shawn wrote about Benjamin Franklin
booklet about the Star Spangled Banner

Anna filled in the answers about the Star Spangled Banner.

booklet about the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Shawn wrote about Lewis and Clark
close-up of Shawn's writing about Lewis and Clark
Shawn's report about Captain John Smith
More from Shawn's report
Last part of Shawn's report
Kelsey labeled the Thirteen Colonies

Morgan also wrote a story called, “My Day with Davy Crockett” which I posted here. He wrote this in conjunction with this Early American lapbook.

Teachable Moments Caught on Film

Here’s the crazy way I teach sometimes.

His Octopus Walks from Penney Douglas on Vimeo.

Everybody gets into the act!

Patrick Teaches the Twins to Read from Penney Douglas on Vimeo.

I teach multiple concepts with one lesson, such as phonics, earning and saving money, responsibility, and whatever else comes to mind at the time. The Spirit leads me to bring in character lessons and spiritual lessons during times of interacting with each other or reading stories to the children, too.

Eating Green Eggs and Ham from Penney Douglas on Vimeo.

For St. Patrick’s Day, we always talk about the miracles St. Patrick did. And we eat green eggs and ham. This year while we ate, we tried to come up with rhyming words like the ones in the story about where we would eat green eggs and ham. We watched the video online of the story Green Eggs and Ham.

Even the older kids will watch a show with the younger ones when it’s well done. They appreciate fine animation, vocal talent and music.

Patrick as Saint Patrick from Penney Douglas on Vimeo.

Patrick extemporaneously acted out the life of St. Patrick with a little help from the twins. He converted some chieftains, taught them about the Trinity using a “shamrock” and baptized thousands in this little improvised skit.