During family confession time tonight...
Thor: And then YESTERDAY, he...
Papa: Hold on a minute!!! You don't confess other people's sins! (puts on a funny voice) I'd like to confess something that Sylvia did... it was horrible! She was so mean to her poor Papa... teasing him...
Me: *giggles* I don't think that was a sin.
(Yes, I received permission to post this from both Thor and Papa.) ;)
Showing posts with label Bible Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bible Time. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Bible Time Insanity
Papa: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Thor: A farmer.
Cecily: A homemaker. And someone who has horses.
Gloria: Someone who has horses.
Bjorn: Someone who has chickens.
...
Papa: How about a godly man or woman?
Thor: I wanna be a godly man or woman! I mean... um... a godly MAN.
Thor: A farmer.
Cecily: A homemaker. And someone who has horses.
Gloria: Someone who has horses.
Bjorn: Someone who has chickens.
...
Papa: How about a godly man or woman?
Thor: I wanna be a godly man or woman! I mean... um... a godly MAN.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Bible Time
Josh here-
A few weeks ago we attended a mini-conference held in St. Louis by the Maxwell family ( http://www.titus2.com/ ). They had some excellent advice for fathers, mothers, kids and families, and their whole family participated in leading, selling books, answering questions, etc. It's a very beautiful family.
What I most got out of it is some great ideas for family Bible Time. We normally did this in the evenings right before bed. I'd read from the Bible, we'd discuss what was read (or rather, I'd give a little mini-sermon and they'd listen) and then we would pray. The Maxwells made some great suggestions which I immediately put into practice - we would take turns reading our passage for the evening, and they would read from their own Bibles, many of which are different translations. (ESV and NIV being prominent). We would then sing a few hymns together (in harmony) and the kids would holler out their favorite hymns, of which they already know a great number!
Following that is confession time, where we confess any sins we may have committed against one another in the course of the day. A final prayer ends it, and then the kids are free for the rest of the evening. All the kids greatly like this new format, with everyone reading, the addition of the singing, and most importantly, holding it right after dinner instead of right before bed. I'd have to agree. It makes it better for all of us.
A few weeks ago we attended a mini-conference held in St. Louis by the Maxwell family ( http://www.titus2.com/ ). They had some excellent advice for fathers, mothers, kids and families, and their whole family participated in leading, selling books, answering questions, etc. It's a very beautiful family.
What I most got out of it is some great ideas for family Bible Time. We normally did this in the evenings right before bed. I'd read from the Bible, we'd discuss what was read (or rather, I'd give a little mini-sermon and they'd listen) and then we would pray. The Maxwells made some great suggestions which I immediately put into practice - we would take turns reading our passage for the evening, and they would read from their own Bibles, many of which are different translations. (ESV and NIV being prominent). We would then sing a few hymns together (in harmony) and the kids would holler out their favorite hymns, of which they already know a great number!
Following that is confession time, where we confess any sins we may have committed against one another in the course of the day. A final prayer ends it, and then the kids are free for the rest of the evening. All the kids greatly like this new format, with everyone reading, the addition of the singing, and most importantly, holding it right after dinner instead of right before bed. I'd have to agree. It makes it better for all of us.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Holy Week
Holy Week tends to be a busy week for our family, with plenty of rehearsals and music practice for Easter. This year is no exception. And of course, rehearsals aren't the only things going on. Although we usually have spring break during Holy Week, we've missed so many days (mostly because of field trips, like when we went to the Capitol) that we are doing school all week. With everything going on, it can be difficult to focus on the real meaning of Easter: Christ's resurrection. I'm often tempted to skip my evening devotions because I'm 'too busy'. But when I do it anyway, I always come away refreshed, and wonder why I could ever have wanted to skip it!
Friday, April 01, 2011
Busy Day
We had quite a busy day today, and tomorrow will be even more busy! We went to Lyceum this morning, and went shopping afterwards. This is the eighth week already; only two more weeks to go! :( We got home just before 4:00, and in a little while Papa, Knut, and I went to clean up at one of the houses he has been working at. We got back at about 6:50, and then had dinner. I iced the cakes for Cecily's birthday tomorrow, with her help. After I finished cleaning up after us, we had a quick Bible time and then it was time for the little ones to go to bed!
In case you didn't know, today was April Fool's Day! :) Knut and I had a few pranks to pull at Lyceum. The best one was when we put a piece of paper in Thor's sandwich when we were packing lunch. He ate half the sandwich (and half the paper!) before Mom noticed the paper and tipped him off! :D When Cecily and I were in our room, Cecily waited until I left for a minute and then put soap on the handles of my dresser! Then she kept trying to get me to close my drawer. She said it 'was getting in the way'. :) When I finally did and got soap all over my hands, she fled. :) Tonight when he went to bed, Thor put a noisy remote control car under Knut's bed and drove it around from his bunk after Knut got into bed. :)
April Fool's Day is fun. :) :) :)
Tomorrow Knut and I have a drama rehearsal in the morning, and Cecily's party is in the afternoon. Mom, Cecily, Thor, Gloria, and Bjorn will clean the house tomorrow morning while Knut and I are at drama, and when we come back we will be bringing at least two party guests with us; possibly three. I will try to get in a post tomorrow night, with pictures! :)
In case you didn't know, today was April Fool's Day! :) Knut and I had a few pranks to pull at Lyceum. The best one was when we put a piece of paper in Thor's sandwich when we were packing lunch. He ate half the sandwich (and half the paper!) before Mom noticed the paper and tipped him off! :D When Cecily and I were in our room, Cecily waited until I left for a minute and then put soap on the handles of my dresser! Then she kept trying to get me to close my drawer. She said it 'was getting in the way'. :) When I finally did and got soap all over my hands, she fled. :) Tonight when he went to bed, Thor put a noisy remote control car under Knut's bed and drove it around from his bunk after Knut got into bed. :)
April Fool's Day is fun. :) :) :)
Tomorrow Knut and I have a drama rehearsal in the morning, and Cecily's party is in the afternoon. Mom, Cecily, Thor, Gloria, and Bjorn will clean the house tomorrow morning while Knut and I are at drama, and when we come back we will be bringing at least two party guests with us; possibly three. I will try to get in a post tomorrow night, with pictures! :)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Distractions and Worship
Josh here -
In September 2010, I posted about our family Bible Time. I believe that this kind of thing is one of the most important things a family can and should do.
However, not only are there things that a family should do, but there are things a family ought not do. Consider these scriptural commands and how they ought to be applied to our lives:
- We are to be in the world but not of the world (John 17:14, 1 John 2:15)
- We are called to be "holy" and "perfect" (1 Peter 1:15, Matt. 5:48)
- We are to avoid every kind of evil (1 Thess. 5:22)
So therefore, how should we act in our daily lives? Should we look at things arouse greed, covetousness, lust, envy, or other sins? Should we listen to things do that? Should we participate in activities that do that?
Ravi Zacharias was once asked about how he dealt with his own temptations, and he went on to talk about 'worship.' I didn't understand what he was getting at until years later when I considered Col. 3:17: "And whatever you do, whether in thought, word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." In church on Sunday, everything we do is focused on God, and that is true worship and this verse. However, this verse assumes we always do everything in that manner, as our daily personal worship. I believe that anything that does what it was created by God to do gives glory to God. Even a tree declares God's glory by growing and reproducing as God intended (Psalm 19). When we do what we were created to do, we also worship. When we fail to do that, then we either cease to worship or (as I think is probably more correct) we begin to worship something else other than God. In other words, we're always worshipping, but it's either God or ourselves.
If everything we do is a form of worship, then should we spend time watching junk on TV, listening to raunchy music, spending countless hours filling our heads with sports trivia, participating in activities that don't glorify Him, or buying things for ourselves that are merely entertainment? We all ought to consider how much time and money we spend on 'stuff' and 'entertainment.'
Does that mean we should get rid of the TV? In our family, we have chosen to do just that. Certainly there are some things worth watching, but with such a host of other things to do, we've chosen not to do TV at all. We have a TV, but we can only watch DVD's and videos. We allow ourselves one movie a week for the family, and it's often something from the black-and-white era. We don't listen to rock or pop music (and we don't think much of the majority of Contemporary Christian Music) but rather listen to music that is either more complex in it's composition (such as classical, romantic, baroque, etc) or more folk like (such as hymns and other folk music). We are careful about who our kids spend time with, we don't let them play video games (except Knut is allowed 1/2 hour a week on a lego game he really enjoys), and I'm sure there are a great many other things about us that fall outside of the normal worldly family.
Now, I'm not trying to brag about what we do, nor saying that we are an example to uphold. (indeed, I left out things that I know I ought to change) Rather I mention these things to give you an example of things to consider, and think about how and why you do some of the things you do in your family. We're all on our journey to being more and more holy as we grow in our walk with the Lord, and that's what it's all about.
May God help us all to remove the many tempting distractions in our lives so that we may be closer to Him, and worship Him in all that we do every day of our lives.
In September 2010, I posted about our family Bible Time. I believe that this kind of thing is one of the most important things a family can and should do.
However, not only are there things that a family should do, but there are things a family ought not do. Consider these scriptural commands and how they ought to be applied to our lives:
- We are to be in the world but not of the world (John 17:14, 1 John 2:15)
- We are called to be "holy" and "perfect" (1 Peter 1:15, Matt. 5:48)
- We are to avoid every kind of evil (1 Thess. 5:22)
So therefore, how should we act in our daily lives? Should we look at things arouse greed, covetousness, lust, envy, or other sins? Should we listen to things do that? Should we participate in activities that do that?
Ravi Zacharias was once asked about how he dealt with his own temptations, and he went on to talk about 'worship.' I didn't understand what he was getting at until years later when I considered Col. 3:17: "And whatever you do, whether in thought, word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." In church on Sunday, everything we do is focused on God, and that is true worship and this verse. However, this verse assumes we always do everything in that manner, as our daily personal worship. I believe that anything that does what it was created by God to do gives glory to God. Even a tree declares God's glory by growing and reproducing as God intended (Psalm 19). When we do what we were created to do, we also worship. When we fail to do that, then we either cease to worship or (as I think is probably more correct) we begin to worship something else other than God. In other words, we're always worshipping, but it's either God or ourselves.
If everything we do is a form of worship, then should we spend time watching junk on TV, listening to raunchy music, spending countless hours filling our heads with sports trivia, participating in activities that don't glorify Him, or buying things for ourselves that are merely entertainment? We all ought to consider how much time and money we spend on 'stuff' and 'entertainment.'
Does that mean we should get rid of the TV? In our family, we have chosen to do just that. Certainly there are some things worth watching, but with such a host of other things to do, we've chosen not to do TV at all. We have a TV, but we can only watch DVD's and videos. We allow ourselves one movie a week for the family, and it's often something from the black-and-white era. We don't listen to rock or pop music (and we don't think much of the majority of Contemporary Christian Music) but rather listen to music that is either more complex in it's composition (such as classical, romantic, baroque, etc) or more folk like (such as hymns and other folk music). We are careful about who our kids spend time with, we don't let them play video games (except Knut is allowed 1/2 hour a week on a lego game he really enjoys), and I'm sure there are a great many other things about us that fall outside of the normal worldly family.
Now, I'm not trying to brag about what we do, nor saying that we are an example to uphold. (indeed, I left out things that I know I ought to change) Rather I mention these things to give you an example of things to consider, and think about how and why you do some of the things you do in your family. We're all on our journey to being more and more holy as we grow in our walk with the Lord, and that's what it's all about.
May God help us all to remove the many tempting distractions in our lives so that we may be closer to Him, and worship Him in all that we do every day of our lives.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Josh here,
Just finished my morning Bible reading, and was amused to note that the Scripture I used from memory last night for our family Bible time came from the same passage (Romans 12). Last night I quoted, "Do not be conformed to the image of this world, but be transformed by the continual renewing of your mind..." (NIV, with an extra word added). We took two weeks off school while family was visiting, so last night was a pep talk designed to get us in the right frame of mind - to buckle down and get back to work, and to mentally prepare ourselves for the tasksthat lay before us.
The only problem is that they will probably need that reminder again this morning. And again a little later on. And again. And again, until it's so ingrained into their heads that they no longer need frequent reminders, but only occasional ones.
I rather like to make startling comments that on the surface seem harsh or crazy, and then explain what I really meant by what I just said. Sometimes that gets me into trouble with those who are easily offended, but here's one of those phrases: We don't need to read any more Bible. Personally, I already know enough of the Bible to keep me going for the rest of my life. What I need is to live out what I already know, and once I master that, THEN I can read some more. In other words, we must be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. My problem is not that I haven't heard - (Indeed, I've read it straight through several times), my problem is that I don't do everything I've heard yet. I need continual reminders to do what I have read, hence the pep talk last night, and that's why our family verse is Heb. 10:24, "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." We all need to keep reminding each other of how we are to live.
One problem is that we have fallen prey to political correctness and this silly idea that we must never offend one another. 'Hogwash' I say! We've adopted that idea, and yet society is now more offended by everyone else than ever. The Word commands us to 'rebuke one another in love' and that means we must risk offending them. We are to speak the Truth with love and tact, and we've heard the phrase, "truth hurts." It's true.
A very wise man once told me what he believed to be one of the signs of spiritual maturity: "The inability to get, or to remain offended." Wow - the inability to get offended. Can you imagine such a person? Wouldn't you love to know that person? Think of the opposite kind of person - one who gets offended at everything. We all try and avoid people like that. What about you? Are you easily offended? How would you know? Others see your blind spots more than you can, maybe you should ask others. After all, our family verse is all about that. One tip though - people don't want to offend you by telling you you're easily offended - you may have to drag it out of them, but a good friend will tell you where your problems are. Your spouse knows you best, and will probably be only too happy to let you know your weaknesses!
Anyway, I'd better get on with the day. I don't want to make this post so long that it offends anyone. (yuk yuk!) God Bless you all.
Josh
The only problem is that they will probably need that reminder again this morning. And again a little later on. And again. And again, until it's so ingrained into their heads that they no longer need frequent reminders, but only occasional ones.
I rather like to make startling comments that on the surface seem harsh or crazy, and then explain what I really meant by what I just said. Sometimes that gets me into trouble with those who are easily offended, but here's one of those phrases: We don't need to read any more Bible. Personally, I already know enough of the Bible to keep me going for the rest of my life. What I need is to live out what I already know, and once I master that, THEN I can read some more. In other words, we must be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. My problem is not that I haven't heard - (Indeed, I've read it straight through several times), my problem is that I don't do everything I've heard yet. I need continual reminders to do what I have read, hence the pep talk last night, and that's why our family verse is Heb. 10:24, "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." We all need to keep reminding each other of how we are to live.
One problem is that we have fallen prey to political correctness and this silly idea that we must never offend one another. 'Hogwash' I say! We've adopted that idea, and yet society is now more offended by everyone else than ever. The Word commands us to 'rebuke one another in love' and that means we must risk offending them. We are to speak the Truth with love and tact, and we've heard the phrase, "truth hurts." It's true.
A very wise man once told me what he believed to be one of the signs of spiritual maturity: "The inability to get, or to remain offended." Wow - the inability to get offended. Can you imagine such a person? Wouldn't you love to know that person? Think of the opposite kind of person - one who gets offended at everything. We all try and avoid people like that. What about you? Are you easily offended? How would you know? Others see your blind spots more than you can, maybe you should ask others. After all, our family verse is all about that. One tip though - people don't want to offend you by telling you you're easily offended - you may have to drag it out of them, but a good friend will tell you where your problems are. Your spouse knows you best, and will probably be only too happy to let you know your weaknesses!
Anyway, I'd better get on with the day. I don't want to make this post so long that it offends anyone. (yuk yuk!) God Bless you all.
Josh
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Bible Time
Josh here.
In the evenings just before bedtime, we do our family 'Bible time.' We've been going straight through the Bible for many years, and we're now up to 2 Kings. After reading, I ask the younger kids to say in their own words what it was we just read. For the older ones, I ask theological questions or practical application questions, and we discuss the verses.
Other times I read from a Bible trivia book, and the kids try and guess the answers. That's a little more enjoyable, if not more 'filling.'
Sometimes I'll read from a couple of other books: an anthology of children's songs, stories, and rhymes, and a book called "Treasure of the Familiar" edited by Ralph Woods. It's a wonderful book full of poems, scripture, verse, plays, speeches, songs, quotes, and other prose throughout all of history.
The big question is WHY do we do this?
The Great Commission is that we should 'go make disciples of all nations...and teach them everything I have commanded you...." (Matt.28:19-20)
So many of us who claim to be Christians fail to disciple our own children, to say nothing of discipling those outside our home. Proverbs tells us to 'train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.' (Prov. 22:6). As 90% of Christian kids leave the faith by the time they are 20, my goal is to be the 10% that retain it, but it doesn't happen by accident. A couple hours of church each week is no match for 40 hours of government schooling, numerous hours of anti-Christian filth on the TV, and the bad influence of unbelieving friends.
On the contrary, we home-educate, have no TV, monitor our kids friendships, and we disciple our children, training them up in the way of the Lord. With such guidance, how can we lose?
True, it's still possible for a child to reject the faith when they're older, but at least they've got a far greater chance. 95% of home-educated Christian kids retain their faith. What a glorious statistic!
But there's more to it than education. I would say that the 5% of failures in that group are those who only educated, and didn't disciple. We've heard many testimonies of homeschool parents who wished they would have spent more time on character training.
What good is knowledge without wisdom and character?
Anyway, back to the WHY. Reading the Bible and discussing it has countless advantages, which I don't need to go into here. But what about the poetry and speeches? Those teach us verbage - the use of words to maximum effect. Reading the statesmen of old is like taking a walk through a verbal treasure garden. When one develops a desire to be able to communicate clearly and effectively, one is naturally drawn to those who have mastered the concept, so I read this stuff not only to introduce my children to it, but to also make up for lost time for myself! I'll never match even the least of the old statesmen or poets, but at least I can send my kids farther along the path than myself, in the hopes that they will send their kids even farther along.
Fathers, I exhort you, if you call yourself a Christian, to get into the Word with your kids. If you fail to do this, you will (9 times out of 10) send them to Hell, rejecting the very beliefs that you claim to hold dear. If you don't have the time, then MAKE or TAKE the time. Job keeping you too busy? Get another job and trust in the Lord to provide. Your family is your top priority. Live the Christian life for all it's worth, for there "you will have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10)
In the evenings just before bedtime, we do our family 'Bible time.' We've been going straight through the Bible for many years, and we're now up to 2 Kings. After reading, I ask the younger kids to say in their own words what it was we just read. For the older ones, I ask theological questions or practical application questions, and we discuss the verses.
Other times I read from a Bible trivia book, and the kids try and guess the answers. That's a little more enjoyable, if not more 'filling.'
Sometimes I'll read from a couple of other books: an anthology of children's songs, stories, and rhymes, and a book called "Treasure of the Familiar" edited by Ralph Woods. It's a wonderful book full of poems, scripture, verse, plays, speeches, songs, quotes, and other prose throughout all of history.
The big question is WHY do we do this?
The Great Commission is that we should 'go make disciples of all nations...and teach them everything I have commanded you...." (Matt.28:19-20)
So many of us who claim to be Christians fail to disciple our own children, to say nothing of discipling those outside our home. Proverbs tells us to 'train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.' (Prov. 22:6). As 90% of Christian kids leave the faith by the time they are 20, my goal is to be the 10% that retain it, but it doesn't happen by accident. A couple hours of church each week is no match for 40 hours of government schooling, numerous hours of anti-Christian filth on the TV, and the bad influence of unbelieving friends.
On the contrary, we home-educate, have no TV, monitor our kids friendships, and we disciple our children, training them up in the way of the Lord. With such guidance, how can we lose?
True, it's still possible for a child to reject the faith when they're older, but at least they've got a far greater chance. 95% of home-educated Christian kids retain their faith. What a glorious statistic!
But there's more to it than education. I would say that the 5% of failures in that group are those who only educated, and didn't disciple. We've heard many testimonies of homeschool parents who wished they would have spent more time on character training.
What good is knowledge without wisdom and character?
Anyway, back to the WHY. Reading the Bible and discussing it has countless advantages, which I don't need to go into here. But what about the poetry and speeches? Those teach us verbage - the use of words to maximum effect. Reading the statesmen of old is like taking a walk through a verbal treasure garden. When one develops a desire to be able to communicate clearly and effectively, one is naturally drawn to those who have mastered the concept, so I read this stuff not only to introduce my children to it, but to also make up for lost time for myself! I'll never match even the least of the old statesmen or poets, but at least I can send my kids farther along the path than myself, in the hopes that they will send their kids even farther along.
Fathers, I exhort you, if you call yourself a Christian, to get into the Word with your kids. If you fail to do this, you will (9 times out of 10) send them to Hell, rejecting the very beliefs that you claim to hold dear. If you don't have the time, then MAKE or TAKE the time. Job keeping you too busy? Get another job and trust in the Lord to provide. Your family is your top priority. Live the Christian life for all it's worth, for there "you will have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Life
School this morning went well, and I think we're adjusting pretty quickly. We're learning some new songs for our Peterson Family Singers concerts in Circle Time as well as our hymn. Our Bible verse right now is... and I'm doing this from memory :) ... 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. We're doing Bible verses a new way this year. In the past, Mom has picked a passage of scripture, say, Psalm 27, and we would spend a few weeks memorizing it. When we had it down, we'd pick another chapter. Now Mom has this book of verses arranged by topic which we are going through... I can't remember the title! I'll make a note of it tomorrow morning.
There is going to be a big auction this Saturday right across the street from our house! We're planning to have our summer yard sale on the same day, and we'll also have a bake sale. CCC is doing a lemonade stand. Proceeds from the lemonade stand will go to the Concerned Christians Food Pantry here in Mascoutah, and maybe one other charity.
Tonight Mom and Papa had a mid-week service to do at church, as well as some other work. Papa had some appointments on the way, so they decided to leave us at home with me to babysit. Of course, they took Rosemary since they would be gone several hours and she doesn't eat solid food yet. Mom left instructions for us to fix dinner: chicken salad burritos. Gloria reminded me by standing in front of me, putting her hand on her stomach, and groaning, "I'm huuuuuunnnnngrryyyyyy!!!" (I was deeply engrossed in a book.) Once she got me out of my chair, I quickly got everyone else out of wherever they were and we all fixed dinner. Knut chopped the onion, Gloria set the table, Thor did various things such as getting out the salsa and the mayonnaise, Cecily grated cheese, and Bjorn got into mischief. The burritos were in the oven in no time! After dinner we cleaned up the kitchen, got out the ice cream, and watched some episodes of Jonny Quest, an old Science-Fiction TV show Papa found out about through Netflix quite awhile ago. I found out that I am quite good at sweeping the kitchen floor and watching a movie at the same time. We don't have a TV in our living room (in fact, we don't have TV... that is, cable... at all, we just watch videos once a week), but we do have a computer in the living room. Since we downloaded the Jonny Quest episodes off the Internet on that computer, that was where we watched them.
After Papa and Mom got home, we had our family Bible time as well as some poetry reading. Then Thor, Gloria, and Bjorn went to bed, and now everyone except for Papa and I (Papa's on the downstairs computer, I'm on the upstairs one) is in bed, some reading, some sleeping. Some are supposed to be sleeping but are reading instead. :) It's easy to lose track of time when you're in the middle of a good book! I know that from personal experience. :) I think I'll go get lost in a good book myself!
Good night and God bless!
There is going to be a big auction this Saturday right across the street from our house! We're planning to have our summer yard sale on the same day, and we'll also have a bake sale. CCC is doing a lemonade stand. Proceeds from the lemonade stand will go to the Concerned Christians Food Pantry here in Mascoutah, and maybe one other charity.
Tonight Mom and Papa had a mid-week service to do at church, as well as some other work. Papa had some appointments on the way, so they decided to leave us at home with me to babysit. Of course, they took Rosemary since they would be gone several hours and she doesn't eat solid food yet. Mom left instructions for us to fix dinner: chicken salad burritos. Gloria reminded me by standing in front of me, putting her hand on her stomach, and groaning, "I'm huuuuuunnnnngrryyyyyy!!!" (I was deeply engrossed in a book.) Once she got me out of my chair, I quickly got everyone else out of wherever they were and we all fixed dinner. Knut chopped the onion, Gloria set the table, Thor did various things such as getting out the salsa and the mayonnaise, Cecily grated cheese, and Bjorn got into mischief. The burritos were in the oven in no time! After dinner we cleaned up the kitchen, got out the ice cream, and watched some episodes of Jonny Quest, an old Science-Fiction TV show Papa found out about through Netflix quite awhile ago. I found out that I am quite good at sweeping the kitchen floor and watching a movie at the same time. We don't have a TV in our living room (in fact, we don't have TV... that is, cable... at all, we just watch videos once a week), but we do have a computer in the living room. Since we downloaded the Jonny Quest episodes off the Internet on that computer, that was where we watched them.
After Papa and Mom got home, we had our family Bible time as well as some poetry reading. Then Thor, Gloria, and Bjorn went to bed, and now everyone except for Papa and I (Papa's on the downstairs computer, I'm on the upstairs one) is in bed, some reading, some sleeping. Some are supposed to be sleeping but are reading instead. :) It's easy to lose track of time when you're in the middle of a good book! I know that from personal experience. :) I think I'll go get lost in a good book myself!
Good night and God bless!
Monday, August 02, 2010
A Day of Rest
We sang in church again this morning, and after that it was just a crash and relax day. We all needed a day of rest. Papa had two naps! We watched an old black-and-white war movie (I can't remember the title) that Papa got through Netflix and talked about it afterward. Then in our evening family Bible time we read about the healing of Naaman and talked about how some of the same points we talked about after the movie also applied to the scripture passage. After the kids from Cecily on down went to bed, Knut, Grandpa, Grandma, Papa, Mom, and I played 6-handed pinochle. (We invented the 6-handed version ourselves and it is sooooo fun!) When Knut had to go to bed, Papa also dropped out and the rest of us played 4-handed until Mom and I finally won. 
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