Madison's been learning some fun stuff with photography, so let's start there. Lately, she was taking pictures of several objects from different perspectives. I think there was one assignment here that involved some "before and after." And wow, this stuff can really be used against her later! I mean seriously, I'm not sure what she was thinking when she took these pictures, but for the rest of her life, I can hold up the "before" pictures and then say, "Why can't your room look more like those after" pictures?
I do think she may have tampered with the "before" pictures a little to make them look a little messier than what reality is. Surely your room isn't that messy, is it Maddie? Surely!
It's a neat class she's in, and it's great to see her reaching out to learn something new. She told us earlier that she wouldn't want to do it all the time, but she's definitely having a good time in class, and definitely learning something there.
Math has been jumping forward by leaps and bounds. At some point, and maybe it's even now, they'll be learning next year's math skills, as they are in a somewhat advanced class. It isn't as advanced as the accelerated class. It sounds like there are about four levels of math learning within the grade. But she's doing well there, always thinking ahead to the next math skill that she has to learn. What a moment when your daughter learns the Pythagorean Theorem. Here was a fun assignment she was doing, measuring objects she had in order to find the length of the hypotenuse.
It's as easy as a2 + b2 = c2! I like the winter decorations in the background, by the way.
Today being Friday, we didn't have any activities tonight planned, so we took it easy tonight. We did have some egg rolls for Madison, the veggie kind, and she absolutely fell in love with these again. She scarfed down three of them so quickly - this is the start of a new love affair! We try out new foods from time to time, but Madison is fairly - ahem - "particular" about what she will eat. So any discovery of a food item she likes that much is somewhat thrilling. It's almost time for Chinese New Year, so this one was fairly obvious. Also, fairly obvious, she's Chinese. She's really liked them in the past, but we found a particular brand we can take home and heat up, and based on her reaction, we'll be doing that again soon. The fact that she's getting in some veggies just makes it even better.
Daddy finished writing his devotional today, and now it is time to proof it. Later. It took a bit of writing, but there was some fun stuff in there. It was an entire devotion dedicated to Scandinavia, which was certainly a unique thing to write about, tying it to Bible concepts. But it came out well in the end, I think. Here's one entry I did, which was a little deep, but I was fascinated by these Stave churches.
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Tonight we were watching a few television shows on Disney Plus, including "Star Wars Resistance" and "Kickin' It." Mommy and Daddy watched a lot of the latter title a few years ago, and Madison is just starting on it now - there are a few seasons here, and she's enjoying that.
We closed out the evening with some reading from our book, and the current devotional too. It's going to be a nice weekend, a three-day weekend. We'll do some cleaning up, and maybe a little adventure on Monday too. For now, it's time for prayers, and a good night's rest.
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It's a neat class she's in, and it's great to see her reaching out to learn something new. She told us earlier that she wouldn't want to do it all the time, but she's definitely having a good time in class, and definitely learning something there.
Math has been jumping forward by leaps and bounds. At some point, and maybe it's even now, they'll be learning next year's math skills, as they are in a somewhat advanced class. It isn't as advanced as the accelerated class. It sounds like there are about four levels of math learning within the grade. But she's doing well there, always thinking ahead to the next math skill that she has to learn. What a moment when your daughter learns the Pythagorean Theorem. Here was a fun assignment she was doing, measuring objects she had in order to find the length of the hypotenuse.
It's as easy as a2 + b2 = c2! I like the winter decorations in the background, by the way.
Today being Friday, we didn't have any activities tonight planned, so we took it easy tonight. We did have some egg rolls for Madison, the veggie kind, and she absolutely fell in love with these again. She scarfed down three of them so quickly - this is the start of a new love affair! We try out new foods from time to time, but Madison is fairly - ahem - "particular" about what she will eat. So any discovery of a food item she likes that much is somewhat thrilling. It's almost time for Chinese New Year, so this one was fairly obvious. Also, fairly obvious, she's Chinese. She's really liked them in the past, but we found a particular brand we can take home and heat up, and based on her reaction, we'll be doing that again soon. The fact that she's getting in some veggies just makes it even better.
Daddy finished writing his devotional today, and now it is time to proof it. Later. It took a bit of writing, but there was some fun stuff in there. It was an entire devotion dedicated to Scandinavia, which was certainly a unique thing to write about, tying it to Bible concepts. But it came out well in the end, I think. Here's one entry I did, which was a little deep, but I was fascinated by these Stave churches.
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“Then he took a cup. He gave thanks and handed it to them. All of them drank from it. ‘This is my blood of the covenant,’ he said to them. ‘It is poured out for many.’” Mark 14:23-24 NIRV The Stave Church is one of the most famous buildings in all the world, and with good reason! There are twenty-eight of these in Norway alone, each one entirely built of wood, and nothing else. That’s right, there are no nails, no cement, no glue, and no concrete. The only stones you can find in these structures are used in the base of each church.
Here’s the amazing thing about the churches: some of them were built as far back as the year 1034. Yes, you read that correctly: we’re talking about a church built nearly one thousand years ago, entirely made of wood, and still standing strong. That’s incredible!
How come the wood isn’t rotting? How come the church hasn’t collapsed? This answer is found in the way the building was put together, of course. But the biggest secret to how it has survived all this time is the way the wood itself is coated in something called resin.
Before we explain, imagine getting a cut on your arm. What happens next inside your body is this: blood cells rush to the spot to protect the area, and begin repairs. God designed our bodies in such a brilliant way!
But He also designed trees in a wonderful way too! You see, when a tree branch is cut, you may have seen the sap of that tree seep out. It’s serving the same function. Many trees bleed something called resin, which oozes out and protects the tree from getting bacteria or infections while that area of the tree heals.
The people who built these churches saw this. They figured out if they kept cutting branches up high on a pine tree, the resin would come out and flow down the tree. After years of this, these trees would be covered in layers of resin, coating the wood. That’s the secret to the strength of these churches: the resin that covers the wood is thick, and protects it from anything that tries to harm it.
The end result is a church made from this very wood, and has withstood the centuries. It’s a thing of beauty, protected and preserved, held together over many years. And if we were to step back a moment, we can see a different sort of protection over God’s church. It’s something that has been our covering everywhere, all these years. It’s the blood of Jesus.
We mentioned how blood cells do their job, bringing health and healing to all parts of the body. No doubt that is what the blood of Jesus has done for the church for all these centuries. And just like the resin that protects the church, the blood of Jesus protects his people. It’s what shields us from the judgment we deserve. It’s what preserves us over the years. It’s what gives us peace, and beauty. It’s what holds us all together as a church.
There’s only one thing that keeps the church standing strong today, all these years later, and what is that? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Here’s the amazing thing about the churches: some of them were built as far back as the year 1034. Yes, you read that correctly: we’re talking about a church built nearly one thousand years ago, entirely made of wood, and still standing strong. That’s incredible!
How come the wood isn’t rotting? How come the church hasn’t collapsed? This answer is found in the way the building was put together, of course. But the biggest secret to how it has survived all this time is the way the wood itself is coated in something called resin.
Before we explain, imagine getting a cut on your arm. What happens next inside your body is this: blood cells rush to the spot to protect the area, and begin repairs. God designed our bodies in such a brilliant way!
But He also designed trees in a wonderful way too! You see, when a tree branch is cut, you may have seen the sap of that tree seep out. It’s serving the same function. Many trees bleed something called resin, which oozes out and protects the tree from getting bacteria or infections while that area of the tree heals.
The people who built these churches saw this. They figured out if they kept cutting branches up high on a pine tree, the resin would come out and flow down the tree. After years of this, these trees would be covered in layers of resin, coating the wood. That’s the secret to the strength of these churches: the resin that covers the wood is thick, and protects it from anything that tries to harm it.
The end result is a church made from this very wood, and has withstood the centuries. It’s a thing of beauty, protected and preserved, held together over many years. And if we were to step back a moment, we can see a different sort of protection over God’s church. It’s something that has been our covering everywhere, all these years. It’s the blood of Jesus.
We mentioned how blood cells do their job, bringing health and healing to all parts of the body. No doubt that is what the blood of Jesus has done for the church for all these centuries. And just like the resin that protects the church, the blood of Jesus protects his people. It’s what shields us from the judgment we deserve. It’s what preserves us over the years. It’s what gives us peace, and beauty. It’s what holds us all together as a church.
There’s only one thing that keeps the church standing strong today, all these years later, and what is that? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
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Tonight we were watching a few television shows on Disney Plus, including "Star Wars Resistance" and "Kickin' It." Mommy and Daddy watched a lot of the latter title a few years ago, and Madison is just starting on it now - there are a few seasons here, and she's enjoying that.
We closed out the evening with some reading from our book, and the current devotional too. It's going to be a nice weekend, a three-day weekend. We'll do some cleaning up, and maybe a little adventure on Monday too. For now, it's time for prayers, and a good night's rest.
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