Random Finds and Thoughts On Any Given Day: Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

a good story…

this came to my email inbox today…

“When my son Jacob was four years old I taught him to play the game "I Spy".
In case you forgot how to play this simple game, or (gulp) you've never even heard of it,
let me refresh your memory.
In the game "I Spy", one person mentally finds an object within view and completes the
sentence, "I Spy something that is _______" by sharing the COLOR of the object.
For example: You might spot a blue t-shirt and would announce, "I Spy something that
is blue."
Then, the other players take turns guessing what item you selected. The winner gets to
take your place in choosing the next item and so on.
So, back to the story. One day Jacob and I were seated in a couple of chairs at the front
of a discount clothing store waiting for my wife to pay for some items. We decided to
play the game.
When it was Jacob's turn, he said something like this:
"I Spy something that is red.";
"That is over there." (Pointing);
"That is on that door.”;
"That has white around it.";
"That has the word 'Exit' on it."
Hmmm, "Is it that 'Exit' sign?" I asked.
"Yes, daddy, that's it!" he said as if I had cracked some code with my brilliant
deduction skills.
I told him, "Son, you shared and shared and shared until it was obvious what it was. I
didn't have to guess hard to figure it out."
At that moment, something hit me.
Isn't that what God expects from you and me?
Oh, not to play some childhood games, but rather to share and share and share of our
time, talents and resources until it's obvious to all around that we care.
Doesn't God want us to share so much that it doesn't take much guessing to figure out
where our hearts are?
Wouldn't it be wonderful for those around us to be able to say of you and me, "I Spy ...
someone who cares"?
May we use our words and our deeds to share the love of our Savior. Let us pledge here
and now to share and share and share some more in the Name of Jesus Christ.”

this made me laugh this morning

my “to be read” list

I want to take time to read these links:

CONCERN OVER HEBREW WAYS - http://heartofwisdom.com/biblicalholidays/?p=63

PREMIUM BLENDED ALFALFA - https://store.t-tapp.com/products/Premium-Blended-Alfalfa.html

GENERATION CEDAR - http://www.generationcedar.com/main/

UNDERSTANDING ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS - http://westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/2021-precious-yet-perilous

INTERVIEW WITH A NUTRITARIAN - http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/success-stories-interview-with-a-nutritarian-suz.html

HOW DO YOU MAKE EXTRA MONEY? - http://www.theminimalistmom.com/2011/04/25/how-do-you-make-extra-money/

JEWISH CUSTOMS IN THE EARLY CHURCH - http://heartofwisdom.com/biblicalholidays/?p=290

TO TEACH OR NOT TO TEACH - http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/2011/04/to-teach-or-not-to-teach/

--- from the comment section of the above article ---

I Live in an Antbed On Monday, April 25 at 6:16 am

This is so wonderful. Filled with so much wisdom.
I was reminded of a quote I have always loved by David Elkind, who wrote The Hurried Child: “The highest form of play for a child is work with an adult.” And when we look at the Lord, and the way He “educated”, we see it is so much about mentoring. There is another quote I love that speaks to this point, but I don’t remember who said it: “Jesus called 12, graduated 11 and focused on three.” He brought them to Himself to walk beside Him and to watch how He lived. So much about a true education is seen in His example. When we recognize that our children are learning all the time and that we are influencing them every waking moment, whether it is intentional or unintentional, it helps our character to grow because we want to be so very careful about what they are learning from us. We want, as parents and teachers, to be intentional about that influence. When we structure our family environment around that intentionality, our days are filled with such richness. Our homeschooling is simply an outflow of that perspective.

PROTESTANT TRADITIONS NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE - http://fromthepew.blogspot.com/2010/01/protestant-traditions-not-found-in.html

WHY WE ALL NEED A TO DON’T LIST, JUST LIKE MOSES - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8469638/Think-Tank-Why-we-all-need-a-To-Dont-List-just-like-Moses.html

CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN - http://www.bibleplan.org/c/nkjv/

SUPER FOODS: DARK LEAFY GREENS - http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP04041/Super-Foods-Dark-Leafy-Greens.html

CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE A “SIMPLE” EASTER - http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-04-20-cowboy-church-easter-christian.htm

HOUSE2HOUSE - http://www.site.house2house.com/

STARFISH HOUSE - http://starfishhouse.net/

FIGHTING WOTH YOUR TEEN? WHAT TO DO AFTER THE BLOWOUT – 7 STEPS TO DIFFUSE THE TENSION - http://www.empoweringparents.com/fighting-with-your-teen-what-to-do-after-the-argument.php

SADDLE (FOR SALE?) - http://www.saddleonline.com/Western-Saddles-Ranch-Work-Saddle/c2_46/p5172/A-Fork-Western-Leather-Ranch-Work-Saddle-Tack-15-17/product_info.html

SCHOOL OF LIFE VIDEOS - http://vimeo.com/user3107511/videos

AUTODIDACTIC HALL OF FAME - http://www.autodidactic.com/profiles/profiles.htm

CAN BUSINESS BE TAUGHT? - http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/04/education_1?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/canbusinessbetaught