The Little Prince written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint Exupéry translated from the French by Katherine Woods Chapter 1 Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act…
Supply List for Free Design with Magic Markers Class for All Ages – Create Ornaments with Crayola Magic Markers
Beginning soon, I’ll lead a FREE online design/drawing in magic marker course. I’m doing this to coordinate with my Celebration of Advent. I’ll have conflicts some days, but when I don’t have a conflict, I’ll be there. I have several goals for the projects: Teach How to Color with Magic Marker without Making a Muddy…
Advent Day 4 – The Fourth Day of God’s Creation – God Created the Sun, Moon, and Stars – Morning Has Broken
Today is the Fourth Day of Advent, and We Will Talk about Day 4 of God’s Creation of the World. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for…
Advent Day 3 The Third Day of God’s Creation of the World – Genesis – We Are All Earthlings
Today is the Third Day of Advent, and We Will Talk about Day 3 of God’s Creation of the World. On Day 3 God Created the Seas and the Earth 9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth,…
Advent Day 2 – In the Beginning the World Was Dark – Create a Jesse Tree – Celebrate God’s Creation
On Day 1 of His Creaton of the World, God Created Light. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and…
How to Make Edible Birdseed Ornaments to Hang Outside – Recipe – For the Birds
I am Preparing to Make Edible Birdseed Ornaments to Hang Outside — For the Birds. There is nothing new about This Idea for me. I have planned to do this every year, but as I have begun my celebration of Advent, I decided that This Year, I’ll Actually Follow Through. An Outside Jesse Tree for Advent…
Ancient Roman Festival Saturnalia and Its Influence on Modern Christmas
Christmas Was Originally a Pagan Holiday. “The Scriptures are wholly silent as to the date of Christ’s birth. The 25th of December, the winter solstice, was not fixed as Christmas until a long time after the New Testament period. But despite serious objections, historical and otherwise, that date triumphed.’ The Julian Calendar was used during…
Who Was Caesar Augustus and Why Did A Roman Play a Large Part in the Birth of Jesus, Who Was Born in Another Land
Image Credit: Wikipedia Caesar Augustus was the first emperor of the Ancient Roman Empire, a vast region that included the Bible Lands across the Mediterranean Sea. Rome is located in the yellow boot-like shape in the above map. Julius Caesar was Caesar Augustus’s uncle, and he conquered most of the lands in the above map….
Nazareth and Galilee – Bible History and Geography
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but Joseph and Mary had only gone to that town–the City of David–because David was Joseph’s ancestor. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were residents of Nazareth, which is a town in Galilee. In this post, I want to tell you some of the things that are said in the Bible about…
Bethlehem – A Little Town with a Big Story – Scriptures about Bethlehem
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From [a]everlasting.” Micah 5:2 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Genesis 35:19 [‘In the Bible, Rachel was the wife of Jacob and…