So often when we struggle with the doctrine of predestination and election it is because our eyes are always fixed on the difficulty of resolving predestination with human freedom. The Bible, however, links them with salvation, which every Christian should find enormously comforting. Salvation is not an afterthought of God. The redemption of His people, the salvation of His church, my eternal salvation, these actions are not a postscript to the Divine activity. Instead, from the very foundation of the world, God had a sovereign plan to save a significant portion of the human race, and He moves heaven and earth to bring it to pass.
R.C. Sproul

Forums

Forum Navigation
You need to log in to create posts and topics.

Hope Chest #49 part 3: Resource Reviews and More

Forum Archives
738 Posts
#1 · May 11, 2002, 8:07 am

Posted by: homenews <homenews@...>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THE HOPE CHEST:

Ideas and Inspiration for Home Education

Issue #49 part 3

May 2002

Resource Reviews and More ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT'S NEW AT THE KNOWLES HOUSE?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This issue is about "resources" so I don't want to overlook some of the most important ones: other people! A few weeks ago I couldn't sleep, so I lay in bed thinking about all of the people who had invested themselves in my children recently. The list keeps getting longer. These are people who:

  • teach Sunday School, sign language and other classes
  • lead a six week home school choir
  • coach a child on piano skills
  • research high school credits and hold us accountable
  • host a study group on parenting teens
  • hire my teen age daughters as babysitters
  • include the teen girls in our church lady's fellowship functions
  • invite our children over for meals and swimming
  • chaperone the gym night at church
  • organize home school field trips
  • chauffeur our children to various functions
  • pass on hand-me-down clothes and books
  • encourage our children with kind comments
  • brought an first aid supplies for a child who had something in her eye
  • visited another of my children in the hospital (child wishes to remain nameless!)
  • delivered meals while I was at the hospital for three days with my child
  • donated blood (I don't even know the names of these folks)
  • gave excellent medical care (doctors, nurses, lab techs, etc.)
  • personally arranged a medical appointment with a specialist who "wasn't taking new patients"

That was not even a complete list! I am so in awe of how God has used all of these wonderful people to bless us that it brings tears to my eyes. God knows I can't single handedly meet all the needs of my children, so he has sent others to come alongside us in service. Their dedication astounds me. I know am not in this adventure alone! I encourage you to take the time to think-and-thank those who are a blessing to your family.

If you would like to "come alongside us" by lifting our family up in prayer, that would be so appreciated! Here are a few points of intercession:

  • Pray for on-going recovery from a child's recent medical crisis, which is the result of a chronic condition. (As it is also likely to be hereditary, I also have some testing to undergo in relation to this.)
  • Pray for me to have wisdom and patience in counseling my dear husband's older sister, who has severe psychiatric problems and calls me nearly every day for advice and prayer.
  • Pray for my brain -- my short term memory has really been slipping lately with everything going on, which has been causing some minor problems! (In the past few weeks, I have left purchases at the grocery store, forgotten to mail checks, nearly missed appointments, etc.) I am also WAY behind on answering e-mail. (Thanks for your patience!)
  • Pray for a balance in our schedule as I try to meet the diverse needs of husband, home and children.
  • Pray for my Common Sense Excellence book that everything will come together at the right time, and that it will meet the needs of those who read it.
  • Pray for my workshop presentation at the Regent Academy Book Fair (Orlando area) on June 15.

By the way, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

As usual, there is so much more that I could say this month, but at this point, I just want to get this newsletter out to you! I hope it is a blessing.

Blessings,

Virginia Knowles

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT'S UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next issue will be about Summer Fun, and maybe planning curriculum too. I would love to hear your thoughts on these topics or any other thing of interest to home educating families! I would like to send this out in June, so respond soon!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RESOURCE ORDERING INFORMATION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I don't have the space here to describe all of these resources, so if you want to know more about any of them, e-mail me and I'll send you descriptions! Right here I am just going to list titles, authors, prices and order information. Shipping (all orders) and tax (Florida residents) must be added to the prices listed.

Resources marked with ** are temporarily out-of-stock. Please e-mail me before you order them!

RESOURCES BY VIRGINIA KNOWLES

  • The Real Life Home School Mom -- $14 (list price $16)
  • The Best of the Hope Chest Vol. 1(Issues 1-10) -- $10
  • The Best of the Hope Chest Vol. 2 (Issues 11-20) -- $10  **
  • The Best of the Hope Chest Vol. 3 (Issues 21-30) -- $10
  • The Learner's Journal Lesson Planner & Resource Log -- $10
  • Nurturing Naomi: How to Help Yourself or Someone Else Overcome Discouragement (audio tape) --  $3 or free BY REQUEST with other order

STUDY MANUALS BY NANCY CAMPBELL

  • The Power of Motherhood -- $18
  • The Family Meal Table and Hospitality -- $18

BOOKS AND TAPES BY CINDY RUSHTON

  • Inspiring Our Children to Greatness Using Great Literature -- $12
  • Homeschooling... Digging in to ALL of the Options -- $10
  • A Charlotte Mason Primer -- $12
  • Ministering to the Heart of Your Child -- $12
  • Language Arts... The Easy Way -- $20 **
  • Nature Study... The Easy Way -- $25 ** 
  • The 3R'S for Moms...Well, Maybe Four! (tape set) -- $16 **

QUANTITY DISCOUNTS! If you order any three items or more, take $1 off the price of each item.

TO ORDER ANY OF THE RESOURCES: Send me a list of which books you want and how many, and compute the subtotal. Shipping to USA addresses is $2.50 minimum and 10% after that. Florida residents pay 7% sales tax AFTER computing shipping. (Contact me for foreign shipping rates, rush shipping rates, or quantity pricing.) Mail your check, order and e-mail address to:

Virginia Knowles / 1925 Blossom Lane / Maitland, FL 32751

If you prefer to order with a credit or debit card on the web, go to the PayPal web site at http://www.paypal.com and send the payment to [email protected]. Be sure to get the e-mail address correct! Also be sure to include your name, address and other order information. This is the ONLY way I can accept credit/debit card payment.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

REPRINT PERMISSION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You may freely copy material from this newsletter in other non-profit publications (unless otherwise marked in the article), but you MUST include the author's name (not necessarily mine) and this entire notice:

Reprinted with permission of Virginia Knowles from the Hope Chest Home School News. For a free subscription, send an e-mail message to [email protected] or visit http://www.hopechest.homestead.com/welcome.html

Please send me a copy of the publication which includes the material.

Virginia Knowles / 1925 Blossom Lane / Maitland, FL 32751

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Click for thumbs down.0Click for thumbs up.0