Hope Chest Extras and Announcements -- November 27, 2001
Posted by: homenews <homenews@...>
HOPE CHEST HOME SCHOOL NEWS
EXTRAS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
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Hello, Hope Chest family! Here are some extras and announcements for you!
SAMARITANS PURSE UPDATE
HOME SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WEB SITE
ALL ABOUT JESUS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WEB SITE
WEB LINK FOR SUBSCRIBING TO
HOME CRUSADERS E-MAIL NEWSLETTER
CINDY RUSHTONS HOME SCHOOLING THE EASY WAY
ON-LINE MAGAZINE
LOOKING FOR THE NEVER ENDING RUSHTON READING LIST?
WRITE ON! CREATIVE WRITING COURSE BY E-MAIL
CRANBERRY CRISPS RECIPE
BUILDING BIG WEBSITE
FLYING ANYWHERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
RESPONSES TO HARRY POTTER MESSAGE
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SAMARITANS PURSE UPDATE
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>From Nancy Ribot: I called the 800# for Samaritan's Purse and was told
that the 2001 Christmas catalog was a special project. They no longer
have them available for this year but they did add me to their mailing
list for
next year. They do have the catalog available online at the link that you
sent to us in the newsletter. I just thought that I would let you know in
case you might want to advise others on the mailing list. I know that the
organization has to pay for all of their calls that they receive on the
800#. Maybe you could recommend that people look for the catalog online
and use the 800# for credit (or debit) card donations. - Nancy Ribot
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HOME SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WEB SITE
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>From Kathy Frazier:
Hello All! I just wanted to let you know that we've published a new
website full of HOMESCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN! No ads. Nothing to buy. Just
great holiday information and ideas. Ever wonder who the REAL St.
Nicholas was? What does Hanukkah have to do with JESUS? Need a recipe or
Thanksgiving craft idea? Want to make easy and inexpensive gifts for your
friends and family
this year? You've got to check it out!
HomeschoolHolidays.homestead.com
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ALL ABOUT JESUS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WEB SITE
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All About Jesus Christmas Celebration by Debbie Perkins
http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/christmasnew.html
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WEB LINK FOR SUBSCRIBING TO
HOME CRUSADERS E-MAIL NEWSLETTER
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Many of you wrote to say you couldnt use the link I sent previously. Try
this one: members.aol.com/usteach/newsletter.html
If you still have trouble, contact Leslie at: usteach@aol.com
Sorry this took so long!
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CINDY RUSHTONS
HOME SCHOOLING THE EASY WAY
ON-LINE MAGAZINE
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To subscribe to Home Schooling the Easy Way by e-mail, send a message to
HTEW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit
groups.yahoo.com/group/HTEW
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LOOKING FOR THE NEVER ENDING RUSHTON READING LIST?
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I dont have this in my inventory anymore, so if you want it, you can
order it directly from Cindy:
http://www.cindyrushton.com
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WRITE ON! CREATIVE WRITING COURSE BY E-MAIL
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It's time to enroll for the spring semester of Gwen Simmons' WRITE ON!
creative writing course. For those of you who may not be familiar with
it, WRITE ON! is a writing course created by a home school mom for home
school students through e-mail. WRITE ON! ignites enthusiasm in both the
reluctant and the eager writer by creatively incorporating the student's
own interests into many of the assignments. The student receives a
personal critique of each assignment. Gwen also now offers a second
course called WRITE ON AGAIN! To see sample lessons, read testimonials,
and learn more about the instructor, visit Gwen's website at
http://www.writeonagain.com For questions or details, e-mail Gwen at
igd77@lisco.net
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CRANBERRY CRISPS RECIPE
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Sent by Marlene Baron:
CRANBERRY CRISPS
1 package Pillsbury Cranberry Quick Bread and Muffin Mix
1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 c. butter or marg., melted
1 egg
1 T. sugar
Heat oven to 350*.
In large bowl, combine quick bread mix, walnuts, butter and egg; mix
well.
Shape dough into 1 and 1/4 in. balls; place 3 in. apart on ungreased
cookie sheet.
With glass dipped in sugar, press each dough ball to 1/8 in. thickness.
Bake @ 350* for 7-10 min. or until light golden brown around edges.
Remove from cookie trays
Approx. 2 and 1/2 doz.
Very Yummy!!
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BUILDING BIG WEBSITE
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>From a reader who did not identify herself:
There is also a Building Big Website that coincides with the Building Big
Videos (we had recently checked them out from our public library). The
web site is EXTREMELY cool and interactive!!!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Virginias note: There is also a Building Big book at our library.
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FLYING ANYWHERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
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Delta Airline says if you are planning to fly over the holidays and going
to carry on your Christmas packages, do not wrap them until after the
flight. Unidentified wrapped items will be throughly searched, possibly
destroying any holiday wrapping. This applies to ANY CHECKED ITEM as
well. If you plan to check Christmas presents make sure they are packaged
well so they don't get damaged. Items can very easily get damaged in
cargo, especially something breakable.
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RESPONSES TO HARRY POTTER MESSAGE
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I so appreciated your article on Harry Potter and I agree with your
position. You did an excellent job expressing your convicts and I plan to
reread your piece several times to build up my own arsenal. The only
thing I wanted to point out, though, is that you said Chuck Colson finds
"Harry Potter" delightful, yet I just got an email from him saying the
opposite. I've included it for you to read. ~~ Mary Lou [I cant quote
the entire Chuck Colson message, but he says he has major reservations
about Harry Potter now.]
Just to let you know that your interview about Harry Potter showed up in
the Birmingham News, in an article about the movie. Keep up the good
work. Keep standing up for God. You don't know how many people you have
reached. ~~ Lydia
My husband and I are also becoming more and more selective in what we
allow our children to read. In fact, I need to go through boxes of books
and toss a bunch of them out. We watch for things like magic, silliness,
stories where the children do wrong things and yet there's no
consequence, a fostering of an independent spirit in the children, the
adults made to look foolish and the chilren being the heros/wise ones.
Sometimes the illustrations are offensive. We are concentrating more and
more on books that our children can learn from - practical things. I'm
not totally against fiction but too much doesn't really prepare our
chilren for
mature adulthood. ~~ Karen
Thank you so much for this letter. I had been wondering about the Harry
Potter series and whether or not I should try them and see what they were
like in light of all the controversy. Now I think I'll save myself the
trouble. I had been trying to rationalize the books with the "they are
just like other fantasy books like the Wizard of Oz books" theory. As I
was reading your post I came to realize that what difference will the
absence of these few books or movies make in our lives. There are so very
many good things to read and see that we probably will never hit them all
anyway, so why waste time on these that might be damaging. I cannot see
us going into Harry Potter withdrawal if we don't read these, but I can
see how Satan could invade our lives if we do. I am NOT willing to take
that chance for even a good sounding book, let alone one I'm not even
sure we would like. ~~ Sue
Thought you might be interested in these two articles if you haven't read
them already:
Can Christians Read Harry Potter? Should they? Here are my thoughts.
users.erols.com/philkent/FatherCanChristiansReadHarryPotter.htm
[Virginia's note: The above site has a good children's book list at the
end of it!]
Teaching Your Children About Fads: I was asked to share Biblical concerns
about Pokemon recently at a Contenders for the Faith club meeting. As I
approached this subject, it seemed that to focus my attention on one
particular fad would be a failure to deal with all that needs to be
addressed. This is more of a personal testimony, than a specific word
from the Lord to all Christians.
users.erols.com/philkent/FatherTeachingYourChildrenAboutFads.htm
Phil Kent
philkent@erols.com
"Our entertainment is a way of socializing, whether it be by person to
person conact, a movie we watch, the music we listen to, or printed
materials that we read. Think about it: do we not read the Bible and
Bible-based publications to draw closer to God? The same can be true of
these Harry Potter books only with negative results. I'm all for
fostering fantasy and creativity in children, but I do believe it can be
done without delving into something that is questionable. Make-believe
can be done in an wholesome way. When the Bible tells us to do all things
for the glory of God, why would we want to take the chance of "inviting"
spiritism into our homes? I know there are plenty of parents who think
that Harry Potter is harmless, but I just felt compelled to let you know
how strongly I feel about this and to let you know that you are not alone
in your feelings. ~~Pam
My mom is a practicing wiccan and she has shared with me that many of the
spells and language in the books are real and that the author truly did
her homework. I will not read them just with that knowledge. My mom
understands my beliefs and if she knows something is against them- like
this book she will tell me. ~~ Chrissylnn
I thank you and applaud your stance. I was encouraged by a Christian
friend and school teacher to read a Harry Potter book and then make a
decision on whether or not to let my children read them. Well, I read the
first book and I can tell you my children will not be reading them. They
make evil and sin look good and right. My fear is this is another way for
Satan to gradually get control of our youth. Thank you again for your
stand for right. ~~ Terri
My husband and I also evaluate what comes into our home and we too talk
about the fact that everything we do and say must glorify God. They come
to us and say "so and so at church is allowed to do thus and so or say
thus and so" etc. and we have to explain to them that their parents are
in charge of them and what they do or don't do is not for us to judge but
we have to stand before God and make sure our OWN lives are pleasing to
Him. ~~ Sharon