Monthly Archives: January 2011

Why I LOVE Sheet Protectors

Posted on January 31, 2011 by K_Steinmann

The other day my shopping partner and I took the children and went to Sam’s Club (yes, I know it’s a big box store but buying things cheaply there that I can’t get locally, frees up my budget for things … Continue reading →

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Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

Posted on January 30, 2011 by K_Steinmann

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and in our time grant us thy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Praying the Psalms

Posted on January 29, 2011 by K_Steinmann

Why Pray the Psalms? For some time now I’ve had a desire to form a group to pray through the Book of Psalms together. The Psalms are incredibly rich and there is much in them that we can automatically relate … Continue reading →

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Schooling Update

Posted on January 24, 2011 by K_Steinmann

We are now three days behind the lesson plans I made three weeks ago: I had a bad head cold last week and was too foggy to teach. Also we had one really nice day and several days that were … Continue reading →

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Third Sunday of Epiphany

Posted on January 23, 2011 by K_Steinmann

Third Sunday after the Epiphany Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the … Continue reading →

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Proclaiming the Gospel

Posted on January 22, 2011 by K_Steinmann

This week the collect speaks of God giving us grace to “answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the … Continue reading →

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Chores for Preschoolers

Posted on January 18, 2011 by K_Steinmann

I have mentioned several times in recent posts that the children help with the housework on an as-needed basis as well as having regular chores. Here are some of the things that they do: F Collects the laundry and does … Continue reading →

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Four Ways to Stretch a Chicken

Posted on January 17, 2011 by K_Steinmann

The other day I had a real craving for chicken. We didn’t raise any ourselves last summer so I’ve been hoarding what I have, but after several days of wanting to eat chicken I took one out and thawed it. … Continue reading →

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Epiphany Three: Collect and Readings

Posted on January 17, 2011 by K_Steinmann

Collect for the Week: Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that thy people, illumined by thy Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be … Continue reading →

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Seeing Beauty and Creating It Too

Posted on January 14, 2011 by K_Steinmann

The other day I wrote about some of my thoughts on The Art of The House . As I was writing that I was thinking about some of the things that I do or should do to encourage the children … Continue reading →

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