In my college communication class, I wrote a paper on books and how much I love them. In that paper, I discussed a long list of reasons to reject censorship. You have been given dominion- but not over other people. Over your own world and not the world others choose for themselves.

That does not mean I agree with ANY form of abuse or pornography. It means that you should NOT be able to HARM others in ANY way but you should be allowed to express yourself freely.

Lecture over. Please support the Blackout and Stop Censorship.

Thanks.

Laying Ladies Gift Card

God says He gives seed to the sower and He multilplies that seed. It is with great thanksgiving to God that I share that the Laying Ladies are providing me with gifts to give. The ladies count:

• October 31: 6
• November 2: 6
• November 6: 7
• November 8: 6

One of the ladies has been giving an Extra Large egg. My large egg carton space barely holds it in place. The new layers give smaller eggs (two shown) to start. We feed the ladies scraps from the kitchen with 2 cups of layer feed that we buy at S&J in West Monroe.

Organic Eggs from Happy Hens

The little card is my own and uses a simple drawing I created for the Family Almanac I am designing. The verse is Second Corinthians 9:8.

And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.

2 Corinthians 9:8

My Best Friend

Books have always been my best friends. Over the years, I have found some of my favorite friends around the house by looking for their tattered and torn covers on shelves, dressers, or end tables. Their condition has always been related to their usefulness in my life- the more tattered the cover, the more indispensable the book. I have read them, scanned them, carried them, consulted them and loved them dearly.

Now let me introduce these friends and share them with you, my human friends, here in this regular feature. Let me tell you what I liked and what I disliked about each one. Just like my human friends, they may have some things I must ignore to enjoy their companionship. I’ll tell you which parts worked for me and which parts did not.

Most of the books I like are either inspirational or instructional because I always seem to need the motivation “to do” and the knowledge of “how to do”. They are books that help because I need lots of help. I bet you do, too.

Constantly I am searching for new friends, literary and literally. So if you have a book, a special tattered friend, please write and share your review so that I can consider it for this feature.

Tattered Books

More Tattered Books

Wilmington’s Guide To The Bible
World Famous Paintings
Math 54
Once A Month Cooking
Early American Almanacs
Get Wisdom!
Square Foot Gardening
The Divine Center
Sink Reflections
Teaching Your Children Responsibility
Lifetime Guarantee
The Joy Of Cooking
Amplified Bible

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
Electric Bread
GraceWalk
Word Studies On The Holy Spirit
The Art of Virtue
Genesis In Time And Space
Simplify Your Life
This Is My God
A Philosophy Of Education
American Heritage Dictionary
Holy Bible
Holy Bible

Additional Books Shown Below
Speed Cleaning
Confessions Of An Organized Housewife
File, Don’t Pile
Skip Along
Poems That Live Forever

Books on Marble Table

Charlotte Mason
A Philosophy Of Education
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Good Books, Good Things

Sandy Freaking Ashley

Some parents may feel the need to entertain their children some or most of the time. That is not my feeling at all. Since most of my childhood was spent entertaining myself, usually with books, and most of our home school time is spent teaching ourselves by reading or watching something educational on the computer or television, it is only natural that during our entertainment time, the children should also be auto-didactic.

Autodidact (from http://www.merriam-webster.com)

— au·to·di·dac·tic adjective

Origin of AUTODIDACT

Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskeinto teach

First Known Use: 1748

The children often entertain themselves the same way we do: reading books, surfing to favorite websites, playing games, or watching television. Just like me, they also have their own special hobbies.

Not entertaining the children does not mean abandoning them without any direction or resources. If I have old stuff (“junk”), I often offer it to the nearest person. Often I will point them toward an activity they have enjoyed in the past or something new I think they may like to try but just as often they invent creative ways all by themselves to enjoy their own special skills.

Sandy, for instance, loves to draw, organize and decorate. She also loves quotes, sayings and poems. Sandy has turned her whole room into a piece of art by organizing her many creations and  displaying them.

Sandy's Canvas

My son, Leon, used to do this, too. Once I went into his room and was startled to discover several everyday items attached to his ceiling in a very creative and beautiful way.

Doozy's Dolls

When my oldest daughter Melissa was just able to sit up, she would take a small string and twirl it into swirls for hours. Nowadays, even though she is nearly thirty, she still makes beautiful swirls but on paper with felt tip markers.

My daughter, Holly, taught herself to sew. Since she had no patterns, she would take an item of clothing and rip it apart at the seams. Then, with fabric from discarded clothing or linens, she created her own unique clothing lines – just for herself.

My youngest daughter has taken after my oldest by creating her own toys with everyday resources. She has always created dolls and toys from twist ties and paper. This is beneficial to me as well since there is no additional cost. A few toilet paper rolls and old cereal boxes can keep her busy for quite a while.

All my children developed creative ways to spend their time and often were very resourceful. AJ created a sculpture from discarded metal. Thomas needed nothing more than something to write with and on. Matt leaned toward music and, like his brothers, taught himself to play drums and a guitar. Sarah develops witty inventions, like her junkyard catapult.

So the next time you feel the need to find your children something to do… Don’t. I promise that they can do it themselves!

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
(Proverbs 29:17 ESV)

AJ's Bike

We reviewed the digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh).

We practiced handwriting and also did the online Saxon Math Facts practice again.

Find the Torah Portions website at First Fruits of Zion.

Read the Torah Portion.

Write ONE printable page.

Be sure the page has your name and the date.

Also include the TITLE of the READING as you will do this assignment every week.

• b -ow
• c -ow
• h -ow
• n -ow
• s -ow
• ch -ow
• -ow l
• h -ow l
• w -ow

AVKO Sequential Spelling 1 for Home Study Learning
Lesson 1

• in
• pin
• sin
• spin

Saxon Math Facts Practice

Addition Facts, Highest Number: 5, Number of Problems: 30, Timed: 2 minutes. BEST TIME 1:24 all correct

Skip a candy bar or a coke today and contribute $1 so these sisters can travel together: You Go, Girls!

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JUST BECAUSE IT IS FUN TO TRAVEL WITH SISTERS…