The Wednesday Five | Vol. 16

 

A Quote

"Lord, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude.  O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!"

2 Chronicles 14:11

When I was trying to come up with a quote today, this quote from one of the kings of Judah, Asa, came to mind.  King Asa started off so well - he prayed this prayer and the Lord gave him success in the battle, and then encouraged him later that the Lord would be with him if Asa kept relying on the Lord.  And Asa did, for quite a while, removing idols and making a covenant to seek the Lord with all his heart.  

But  later, he forgot Who the help of Israel was, and he turned to the king of Syria as an ally instead of the Lord.  Asa didn't seek the Lord but only physicians when his health went south.  I don't think it was the act of making an alliance or using physicians that was sinful, but it's the fact the his heart was not loyal to the Lord at all, and that's why he went seeking help elsewhere (2 Chron. 16:9).  

That was a sobering thing for me to read about this morning, on a personal note.  I think it's worth considering in our own lives, whether we have loyal hearts to the Lord and seek Him first before turning to outside help or the wisdom of men.  

I also thought it was interesting how growing older doesn't always mean growing wiser - in this instance, I'd rather be like the young Asa.

A Book

I'm going to mention a few books this week that have been enjoyable for my kids lately.  First, Little Sure Shot is an easy-to-read book about Annie Oakley which I read when I was a kid.  I gave Gwen a copy a couple weeks ago - she tore through it and subsequently announced that Annie Oakley is her favorite girl in history now.  We've been on an Annie Oakley kick ever since!  

We also have renewed our commitment to How To Teach your Children Shakespeare in morning time this week, and I was shocked to discover that even though we haven't picked this book up in two months, my kids could still recite the portion of "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" that we had previously memorized.  We worked through more of the story of the play today, and it inspired some drawings of Tatania the fairy queen.

Also, anybody else stocking up on Dr. Seuss books this week?  Guys.  This you-know-what culture is complete madness.  BUY PHYSICAL COPIES OF BOOKS.  People were right to be suspicious of e-readers when they first came out.

A Bit Of Nature

I took this when snowed last week.  It was a very pretty morning.  Hooray for snow!  We are enjoying very spring-like weather this week though, and I have to say I'm enjoying it.  The kids are outside jumping on the trampoline, without coats, now.

A Recommendation

I wanted to point you all to this Easter unit study, which is on sale this week.  I try to incorporate some activities and books throughout the year that will be fun for my preschoolers, and the Gentle + Classical preschool unit studies have been sweet.  We used their Christmas study which inspired the Night Tree project, and I am excited to try the projects in this resource for the month leading up to Easter.  I'm not a very crafty mom, so I need inspiration if any craft projects are going to happen around here.

A Moment Of Happiness

We had Wyatt's birthday party last week, which as I mentioned was a nerf war party.  The way we structured it was similar to capture the flag, only in the house, with nerf guns.  As you can imagine, it was chaotic, but overall very fun!  

My moment of happiness came when I noticed Georgie (3 years old), walking around with her little single-dart shooter, pointing it at her Uncle Ben.  She pulled the tiny trigger, and announced in the sweetest voice - "I got you, Uncle Ben!  Come on, let's go to da jail."  It cracked me up how even Georgie got into the game in her adorable little way.