Homeschooling4Christ

New Blog Coming Soon

homeschoolmum4christ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:03:00 +0000

My son has been working on a new blog for me, as a late birthday present, and the image (above) is just a teaser of better things to come. At the moment, it is being coded, but I absolutely love the theme and the name. My son has done an excellent job of designing this new blog, as I knew what I wanted, but communicating that to my son was so difficult, as he is not a woman, and he likes different design themes than I do.

The name has also changed, but I think that this is a reflection of how much deeper my relationship with God has become, and how much I have matured over the last couple of years.

Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage

homeschoolmum4christ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:06:00 +0000

Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage

1. Never both be angry at the same time.

2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.

3. If one of you has to win the argument, let it be your mate.

4. If you have to ctiticise, do it lovingly.

5. Never bring up mistakes of the past.

6. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.

7. Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.

8. At least once every day, try and say one kind and complimentary word to your life’s partner.

9. When you have done something wrong, be ready to admit it, and ask for forgiveness.

10. It takes two to make a quarrel, and the one in the wrong is the one who does the most talking.

This is a wall hanging that we have hanging in our lounge room, and is one that my husband bought me for one of my birthdays. I love the simplicity of the wording on it, but it is ever so true. How many husbands and wives could argue if they implemented these rules in their marriage? However, there is one more that should be at the beginning, and that is to put God’s Word first in all things.

Happy Anniversary to the Adepts

homeschoolmum4christ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:33:00 +0000

It is Mr and Mrs Adept’s 16th wedding anniversary today, so I created the “card” for you in Photoshop using a photo of the jasmine that we have growing in our gateway. The jasmine is absolutely stunning at this time of year, but if you go through the gate, you need to take a breath before you get there and not breathe while going through it. The perfume is rather overwhelming, but the plant is so spectacular that it is worth it.

May the Lord grant you many more years of happiness together, and I hope that you have a wonderful day.

What Sort of Flower are You?

homeschoolmum4christ — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000

I am a

Canna

What Flower
Are You?

You Are a Canna

“You stand up for what you believe in, even if it gets in the way of what other people think. You are proud of yourself and your accomplishments and you enjoy letting people know that.”

I saw this at Gae’s blog, Cherished ♥♥♥ at Home, and thought that it might just be fun to try something different – not that I put any stock into these sorts of things – not me, never.

It’s rather interesting because my nanna’s favourite flowers were Cannas, and I remember them growing at the side of her home in Blanchetown. My nanna was a beautiful lady, and she brought me up for most of my childhood, and she was always there for me, cheering me on. Gee, I miss her!

Ah, wonderful memories…

What is Marriage?

homeschoolmum4christ — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:03:00 +0000

What is ‘Marriage’?

From the beginning God’s ideal is that one man and one woman should live together in union for life. Genesis 2:18-24. A man should leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Matthew 19:4-6.

An engagement to marry among the ancient Israelites was nearly as binding as marriage, and unfaithfulness during the engagement was considered as bad as adultery. (Deuteronomy 22:23-27; Matthew 1:18-20) Parents usually chose the marriage partners for their sons and daughters. (Genesis 21:21; 24:1-4; 38:6; Ruth 3:1-5)

In ancient Israel, it was considered a matter of social shame if a wife did not have children. (Genesis 16:1; 30:1, Samuel 1:10-11; Luke 1:7)

Bridge Bible directory, Don Fleming

My husband and I have been happily married for twenty three years, but it has not always been ‘peaches and cream’, for a good marriage needs to be worked at. We have had our ups and downs, and there have been times when both of us have needed to remove ourselves from the situation and calm down .

God intended that husband and wife should be husband and wife until death do us part, and my husband and I intend to honour that vow. A good marriage doesn’t just happen – it has to be worked at, but like the photo says, “Our marriage is a covenant to share one life together in Christ Jesus.” The photo is of a plaque that my husband bought me from the local Christian bookstore for my birthday, and it is how I feel about our marriage. Marriage is a covenant between God, husband and wife, and it is forever.

What does ‘marriage’ mean to you? Do you see the beauty in God’s divine way of matching up husband and wife?

The Meaning of Christmas in our Home

homeschoolmum4christ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:00 +0000

It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ, but it’s more than that – it’s about pausing and reflecting on what His birth was all about. Jesus birth was not just about His birth, but about the reason that He came to earth, His baptism, His death and resurrection to restore fellowship with the Father, God.

Some people don’t believe in celebrating Christmas, as it has its roots in paganism, but in our home, we celebrate the birth of Christ for what He did for us on the cross. Is December 25th the correct date for celebrating Christ’s birth? – probably not, as when He was born, the shepherds were in the fields tending their flocks by night. Luke 2:8 However, it is the date that has been universally adopted as the date that we celebrate Christmas, so we accept that.

It was only because of the divine oneness between the Father and Son that Jesus could bring God to man, and only because of the human oneness between Jesus and His fellow man that He could bring man back to God. John 14: 6-10, 1 Timothy 2: 4-6

I acknowledge Jesus Christ as LORD over my life, and submit to him as one who has complete authority over my life, and I love Him as one who has saved me from my sin and given me new joy, peace and hope.

One day, the LORD Jesus Christ will return in supreme power and glory, and in that great day there will be acknowledgement that He is indeed the LORD of us all.

In our home, we have a nativity scene set up in the lounge room as a reminder of what Christ’s birth and precious atoning blood did for us. My husband made the stable and we bought the nativity scene from the local Christian bookstore. I glued each piece of straw onto the roof individually for a thatched roof, and it was a real labour of love, as it took me about six hours, but it looks great.

How do you celebrate Christmas in your home? Do you have a nativity scene, Christmas tree or maybe something different? Do you send Christmas cards or maybe a Christmas letter, and how do you celebrate Christmas day?

Where Were We at 9:30 Last Night?

homeschoolmum4christ — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:32:00 +0000

Where were we at 9:30 pm last night? Well, not where we normally are at 9:30 on a week night, that’s for sure.

First of all, let me take you back almost seven years ago, when we adopted a cute, little black kitten named Moonlight, who had a grass seed in his left eye. My husband managed to remove the grass seed from his eye, and we bought some eye ointment from the local vet to treat it for infection. Moonlight is my daughter’s and my “my, your, our” cat, as he loves both of us, but I was the one who held him while my husband removed the grass seed from his eye when he was little, and I cried more than he did!

Seven Years On…

Moonlight, our famous ratter and mouser, came in last night with a grass seed in his eye, but we didn’t even realise until he didn’t want anything to eat – now, that’s unusual! He had lots of grass seeds all throughout his fur, so we started removing them, and my daughter noticed that his eye was nearly fully shut. We took a look, and we could see the tails of a grass seed, but there’s no way that I was going to try and hold him while we removed it with our tweezers, as they aren’t really designed for that kind of thing. Moonlight also has bigger claws these days, although he was too much of a gentleman to use them, but I burst into tears at the thought of hurting him.

My husband rang the local vet, and he said that he would meet us at his surgery at 9:30 pm, so we set off into town and arrived a little earlier than 9:30, so we sat and waited. Moonlight sat on my lap all the way into town, and he was generally well behaved, considering that he doesn’t normally travel in the car, except to go to the vet – note to self – must buy a cat cage.

Geoff met us there at 9:30, and we took Moonlight in, and Geoff could see the grass seed, so he decided to remove it then and there. I left the room (I’m pretty much a wuss when it comes to pain for anything that I love), and I felt that I could be more of use praying for the safe removal of the grass seed.

No more than thirty seconds later, I heard a cry from the surgery saying that it was out, so I hurried back in and looked – sure enough, it was out. We paid the vet, and his fees were very reasonable, as they always are. This is a man that really cares about animals, and it shows.

We brought Moonlight home, and he was much more relaxed on the way home, even laying his head on my arm. Upon arriving home, he had a HUGE feed (above left) and he laid on the lounge room floor, and I lay down with him, promptly falling asleep until about 11:00 pm, when I went to bed, taking Moonlight with me. He lay there cuddled up with me until about 3:00 am, when he went for something more to eat. Something tells me that this dear, lovable bundle of fluff is on the mend,

AND

I PRAISE GOD FOR ANSWERED PRAYER…
…for the safe removal of Moonlight’s grass seed,
…for safe travelling and
…for a vet who is willing to go the extra mile for the animals that he treats.

We truly do serve a great God who is capable of doing more than we could ever ask or think! It is only the limitations that we place upon God that hinder us in our prayer life.

Sunset Last Night

homeschoolmum4christ — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:07:00 +0000

My daughter makes a habit of taking photos of beautiful sunsets and presenting them to me as a gift. This one was taken last night and the colours are absolutely spectacular, don’t you agree? Our Creator God created all of these colours and more just for His pleasure and so that we could worship Him for His Creation.

NOT Making the Bed

homeschoolmum4christ — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +0000

Brrr – it was soooo cold here this morning, but my cat, Jeremiah is not stupid. He had his head on my pillow and was snuggled up next to me, and when I tried to arise, he was not happy, so I placed the continental quilt gently over him, and he settled down to sleep once again.

This poses a problem, for my nanna always told me that I should have my bed made and dishes done first thing in the morning, and whatever doesn’t get done after that won’t matter, but the dishes need to be done and the beds made. Am I going to shift my cat – no way, and there aren’t any spoilt cats in this house, either. Mind you, I might make the bed around him – I’ve done that before today!

One World Government

homeschoolmum4christ — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:45:00 +0000

During the last couple of days, I have had some very interesting conversations with several of my friends about the signing of the Copenhagen treaty, and lo and behold, Christine has also posted about this very issue.

In December, 2009, the governments of the world are going to Copenhagen, ostensibly to sign a climate change bill that will divert as much as 2% of GDP to third-world countries, supposedly to compensate them for the evils wrought by two centuries or so of Western industrialisation.

This bill is not about climate change, but is about setting up a One World Government, under whose rule, Australia will no longer:

be considered a democracy, for the One World Government will take precedence over our own democracy, and you can’t resign from this treaty, for you have to get the permission of all the other countries, and the third world countries won’t let you out of the treaty because they are getting money out of it.
One World government will also usher in a One World Religion, so there will no longer be freedom of religion.
have the freedom to be able to vote, for our country will no longer be a democracy.

All countries will be pressured into signing this treaty! They are about to impose Communistic rule over the world. Lord Monckton has read the treaty – how many of the politicians have actually read the treaty that they’re about to sign???

We need to be doing something about this – write to your politician and let them know that this is not in our country’s best interests. This is not about climate change, or ETS, but is rather about a New World Order, taking away the rights of the individual countries, and unless we act quickly, there will be nothing that anybody can do about it – not future governments, nobody.

Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus…