It was a work day, but Daddy did get to sneak home for a bit to spend some time with Madison. She was busy with some homework, and the visit was a surprise. Madison was writing a bit about James Oglethorpe this week, and during these lessons, I learned something very interesting: Oglethorpe is a very weird name.
Okay, beyond that, he's the guy who came up with the idea to colonize Georgia. That's kind of important. Here, he is illustrated reacting to the news that he just saved a lot of money on car insurance. His expression seems to say, "Really?"
Anyway, he was a general and a relatively important guy. He oversaw Georgia for a bit too, working with Mary Musgrove, who we also learned about recently. Interestingly enough, he didn't want slavery in Georgia, and while he was in charge, there wasn't any slavery here. That's right: no slaves in Georgia to begin with.
It wasn't exactly for the purest of reasons: he feared that the slaves would flee their masters, and run down to the Spanish colony of Florida, where they'd simply add to that army, making it big enough to fight Georgia.
This would be the beginning of the "World's Largest Cocktail Party," a rivalry between the two states that stands to this day. Spaniards and English Colonists met halfway between the two states for a massive tailgating party before the actual skirmishes. Right there at that spot, they were entertained by a band called the Florida Georgia Line. And so from that moment on, the boundary between these states was called the Florida Georgia Line. The Florida team was a bit tired, that is until they were given Gatoraid. And so from that moment on, they became the Florida Gators. The Georgia team was just named after a bulldog. I have no idea why.
And similarly, nobody knows who won the first skirmishes. But that's not the point. The point is that we didn't have slavery in Georgia, and so Florida did not have much of an army. And Georgia maintained its no slavery policy for many years, that is until Mr. Oglethorpe went back to England to deal with Scotland. I believe his reasons had something to do with chasing wisps, and cursed bears. And while there, perhaps helping people decide if they would vote for Scottish independence or not. At gunpoint.
So he left, and as he did, Georgia did not have slavery. And then it did. What happened? Here's the answer, after again very careful study: they waited for Mr. Oglethorpe to leave. All this time, South Carolina did have slavery, and they were right there next to Georgia. So Georgia started to hang around with the wrong crowd. Georgia was a bit lonely as the furthest south colony, and so one day when it was invited to a party with North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina, the peer pressure was on. The lesson here is to watch which states you hang around with, because some are very poor influences. A good example of this these days would be New Jersey. Don't hang around New Jersey. Just trust me on that one.
On a more serious note, Madison is doing really well in school. I can't say I'm surprised, as every parent of course thinks the best of his or her child. But at the same time, I believe all parents are surprised when their children suddenly begin to spout out facts and statements that seem well beyond their years. It's just her growing up. Her classwork and homework are well done, well written, and well thought-out. Her mistakes are few, and the amount of work we're seeing at home is tremendous. We're very pleased with this aspect of her growth. The speech area would be the only Achille's heel at the moment, but we're attacking even that as we write here, doing our research on nearby therapists that can help.
Tonight, Madison stayed home from church. We have to get up early, but she would have enjoyed our service dedicated to the marine life rescue programs around the world. Here's a bit of a synopsis, but as you can imagine we showed footage from the new movie, and an amazing interview on set with Bethany Hamilton. It was a great night, and of course, much more accurate than the description of James Oglethorpe above!
Dr. Clay Haskett tells his team to listen to one voice only. Then he instructs each person to do their assigned task as they race against time to rescue a lost dolphin.
That is pretty similar to what we do at church, right? We each have our calling, and we listen to one voice as we race against time, working together to save those people that are lost.
Rescue. Rehab. Release. It's exciting and rewarding work! We are very much like a marine life rescue center: The church rescues, and then the church helps rehabilitate and restores. And then finally, the church releases those that overcome so that they themselves can find others to rescue.God has given us all a job to do, and time is running short. You know of some that need rescuing right now. So let's get busy bringing Hope!
Okay, beyond that, he's the guy who came up with the idea to colonize Georgia. That's kind of important. Here, he is illustrated reacting to the news that he just saved a lot of money on car insurance. His expression seems to say, "Really?"
Anyway, he was a general and a relatively important guy. He oversaw Georgia for a bit too, working with Mary Musgrove, who we also learned about recently. Interestingly enough, he didn't want slavery in Georgia, and while he was in charge, there wasn't any slavery here. That's right: no slaves in Georgia to begin with.
It wasn't exactly for the purest of reasons: he feared that the slaves would flee their masters, and run down to the Spanish colony of Florida, where they'd simply add to that army, making it big enough to fight Georgia.
This would be the beginning of the "World's Largest Cocktail Party," a rivalry between the two states that stands to this day. Spaniards and English Colonists met halfway between the two states for a massive tailgating party before the actual skirmishes. Right there at that spot, they were entertained by a band called the Florida Georgia Line. And so from that moment on, the boundary between these states was called the Florida Georgia Line. The Florida team was a bit tired, that is until they were given Gatoraid. And so from that moment on, they became the Florida Gators. The Georgia team was just named after a bulldog. I have no idea why.
And similarly, nobody knows who won the first skirmishes. But that's not the point. The point is that we didn't have slavery in Georgia, and so Florida did not have much of an army. And Georgia maintained its no slavery policy for many years, that is until Mr. Oglethorpe went back to England to deal with Scotland. I believe his reasons had something to do with chasing wisps, and cursed bears. And while there, perhaps helping people decide if they would vote for Scottish independence or not. At gunpoint.
So he left, and as he did, Georgia did not have slavery. And then it did. What happened? Here's the answer, after again very careful study: they waited for Mr. Oglethorpe to leave. All this time, South Carolina did have slavery, and they were right there next to Georgia. So Georgia started to hang around with the wrong crowd. Georgia was a bit lonely as the furthest south colony, and so one day when it was invited to a party with North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina, the peer pressure was on. The lesson here is to watch which states you hang around with, because some are very poor influences. A good example of this these days would be New Jersey. Don't hang around New Jersey. Just trust me on that one.
On a more serious note, Madison is doing really well in school. I can't say I'm surprised, as every parent of course thinks the best of his or her child. But at the same time, I believe all parents are surprised when their children suddenly begin to spout out facts and statements that seem well beyond their years. It's just her growing up. Her classwork and homework are well done, well written, and well thought-out. Her mistakes are few, and the amount of work we're seeing at home is tremendous. We're very pleased with this aspect of her growth. The speech area would be the only Achille's heel at the moment, but we're attacking even that as we write here, doing our research on nearby therapists that can help.
Tonight, Madison stayed home from church. We have to get up early, but she would have enjoyed our service dedicated to the marine life rescue programs around the world. Here's a bit of a synopsis, but as you can imagine we showed footage from the new movie, and an amazing interview on set with Bethany Hamilton. It was a great night, and of course, much more accurate than the description of James Oglethorpe above!
Dr. Clay Haskett tells his team to listen to one voice only. Then he instructs each person to do their assigned task as they race against time to rescue a lost dolphin.
That is pretty similar to what we do at church, right? We each have our calling, and we listen to one voice as we race against time, working together to save those people that are lost.
Rescue. Rehab. Release. It's exciting and rewarding work! We are very much like a marine life rescue center: The church rescues, and then the church helps rehabilitate and restores. And then finally, the church releases those that overcome so that they themselves can find others to rescue.God has given us all a job to do, and time is running short. You know of some that need rescuing right now. So let's get busy bringing Hope!
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment