Sunday 22 September 2013

Who You Are


May you be as blessed as I was with this video
Blessings
Chareen
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Saturday 21 September 2013

Seed Sowers a gospel planting adventure {Review}


This past month Sir N and I have had the privilege of meeting some of today's modern heroes in the biographical book Seed Sowers: Gospel Planting Adventures published by Grace and Truth books. This book was compiled and written by a member of the Schoolhouse Review Crew Gwen Toliver.

When Gwen and her family relocated to Wycliffe's Linguistics Center in Dallas, Texas they began meeting dozens of 'retired' missionaries who were still actively serving in many supportive rolls. The thing that struck her was that most of them had never recorded their own incredible stories.

Gwen thought "What a shame! Most of them possess this amazing wealth of spiritual knowledge and mission field experience that will be lost if it's not recorded for future generations. Only a few had written or told their stories."  Little did she know that over the next two years she would begin a remarkable journey of discovery (or mining gold as Gwen calls it) as she spent time interviewing these 'retired' missionaries. Out of this experience a book was birthed.

 Seed Sowers
  • Format: Paper back / Hardback / Kindle
  • Number of Pages: 180
  • Publisher: WestBow Press
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • ISBN: 978-1-4497-7130-0
  • Author: Gwen Toliver
This is a beautiful book written for children and is a pleasure to read out loud.  Sir N has begged me to keep reading each day as we have spent time together reading Seed Sowers.  This book is written at around a sixth grade independent reading level, however children as young as six will enjoy the adventures of the missionaries and bible translators in the book.

Seed Sowers introduces us to the stories of 21 inspiring missionary heroes and the adventures they experienced serving our God in different parts of the world.  At the conclusion of each chapter Gwen has included a short note detailing when the particular translation of the bible was completed and what the missionary is doing now. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography sharing when the interviews took place and any extra resources used in compiling the stories.

The only complaint Sir N has had is that he wished that there were pictures in the book. This is one thing that Gwen wishes she could add to this wonderful book the photographs of the missionaries. Sadly the publisher has said that due to poor quality they can not be added. She has been collecting beautiful photographs and sharing them on the Seed Sowers Website.

Upon reflection I think it would be a wonderful addition if a world map with an indication of where the stories took place were added to the stories along with present day photographs. It would be amazing to see who these wonderful people are and it would help younger children to appreciate that these are real life hero's who are sharing their stories with us.

Purchase the book
  • Paper back $12.50
  • Hard Cover   $27.95
  • Kindle  $3.99
Connect
  • Gwen shares her families full time missionary adventures living and serving with Wycliffe Associates in Texas over at Tolivers to Texas. 
  • Seed Sowers blog. Here Gwen shares more insights from the book, introduces some of the heros from the book and photographs.
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook

This book gets a 5 star rating and would be an asset on any bookshelf.  It's a wonderful twaddle free read aloud sharing living stories of modern hero's for your children to look up to. 
All that is good reflects God's Glory. It has been said that the full joyousness of childhood can only be experienced by those who are allowed by their elders to mix heaven freely with earth, and to see angels and heroes where commonplace sinners actually stand. - Karen Andreola
I agree with this statement and reading about heavens modern hero's in Seed Sowers is just one way to inspire and encourage our children to do great things for the Kingdom.

Blessings
Chareen


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Friday 20 September 2013

HSMJ - An invitation to you ...

In my life this week…
I'm really struggling to find my rythm with the new day for this linky each week.  There has been a lot going on in my world. I'm looking forward to rediscovering my rhythm ...

In our home school this week…
  • We've enjoyed some great time reading our books from Sonlight. We finished Charlotte's Web .
  • This week we had some struggles with Math.  It was good because I realized that Sir N needs some more practice with his math facts.
  • Science has been fun too. We are enjoying learning about the different animals found on different continents around the world in The Usborne World Of Animals .  We are exploring North America this week.
  • See How It's Made has been interesting too.  I learned what a 'penny lick' was and together we learned about ice cream production etc.
  • Sir N enjoyed creating an entry for the Lego Challenge this week.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
  • Have you seen the 50 Must Read Homeschooling Mom's blogs over at Homeschooling for Free ?
    • Virtual Fridge Link Up
  • I would like to invite you all to join in with a weekly art meme in sharing the artistic pursuits of your families.   This one is not necessarily a how to post each week but rather a show and tell photo post of an art project your children have done. 
  • For my northern hemisphere friends who are going into Autumn.  Have you seen this neat bowl you can make from autumn leaves ?  It's a beautiful easy craft project.  Pop on over to Hello Lucky for an easy step by step tutorial.
  • For those of you who have children who enjoy Minecraft and would like to add in a touch of school to the game.  Minecraft Homeschool are busy enrolling at the moment.  7 Wonders of the Ancient World
  • What Shakespeare Plays Originally Sounded Like a fantastic look at Shakespeare and English pronunciation.
  • Are you after some fun in your homeschool ? The HomeScholar has a great post from 2009 called Homeschool Mom Universal Translator (HMUT)
  • For those of you with LEGO mad children The Canadian Homeschooler has restarted their Lego challenge series. This months theme is Where you live.
I am inspired by…

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • This week I was super blessed with two tickets to Tribute to the Empress presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 
  • This week marked the end of school term three and the last week of tennis and Kelly Sports.  It's been great watching the children learn new skills.
My favorite thing this week was…
  • I'm so excited for my sister and brother in law who immigrated over to Australia in February this year.  They move into their first rental home tomorrow. 
  • Seeing these 10 Simple Holiday Candle Projects
What’s working/not working for us…
Questions/thoughts I have…
  • We would like to learn French.  What program do you recommend for young primary school age students ?
Things I’m working on…
On My Bedside Table ...
  • The Trim Healthy Mama PDF version
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
  • Nothing this week.  My sister has blessed me with meals every night :)
On Pinterest I found...
I’m grateful for…
  • The internet and The Schoolhouse Review Crew and the opportunities they have presented me over the last year.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…



Blessings

Chareen

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