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I've read the KJV more than once, a modern translation, and some apocrypha, but I've never read a non-Protestant version. I tried looking at EO Bibles and was interested, but overwhelmed. What other Christian bibles are out there?
Thanks
just crurious why you find the EO Bible overwhelming? I use the Orthodox Study Bible and like it very much and not difficult at all.
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listening intently...
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Like others have already said I think that CM and WTM are totally compatible and can definitely be combined, however, I can't speak from experience yet so I'm listening in as well. :)
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Although I was tehnically not born EO, I basically grew up in the Church because my parents converted to Orthodoxy when I was 7. They both came from RC homes, and my dad's mom was especially devout. She made sure to take my dad and his brothers to mass as often as possible. But both of my parents moved away from RC and began going to Protestant churches (I think they both ended up in a Pentecostal church, which is where they met and got married). Eventually they became part of a movement of Evangelical Protestants who called themselves the Evangelical Orthodox Church. They were a group that was looking for the "original" church founded by the apostles. They had been studying Orthodoxy and had set up their worship to be like the divine liturgy. Eventually the leaders of this group realized that all that remained for them to do was actually convert. So they went to the Greeks, who said no, and I may be wrong, but I think they tried another ethnic group and were rejected again, but finally they went to the Antiochian church, which accepted them en masse and literally hundreds of people all came into the Orthodox church as one group.
My parents belonged to the only parish in the group that chose not to convert with the rest, but by that time my dad could see that the only place for him was Orthodoxy. My mom wasn't exactly convinced at that point, but she decided to take a leap of faith and we converted as a family.
I know that this is a long post to explain a journey that was hardly mine, but I wanted to share it because my parents' history has shaped my own perception of Orthodoxy and I cannot imagine myself being anywhere else. There is no other place for me, because the fullness of the faith is all here in the EOC. I am surrounded by such richness and beauty that it blows my mind and I know I could never be satisfied with anything less.
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we will be focusing mostly on the three R's , but I am always curious to see what others are doing to see if there are other things I can incorporate.
So far we're going to use MUS alpha, HWOT, and alphaphonics, plus Children's garden of the Theotokos. Of course we will include tons of good read aloud and I'm considering starting a family nature notebook where we all decide what goes in it and I do most of the writing and drawing until DS is confident enough to take over.
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I voted for my DS who is just about to turn five (he can do everything except the pencil grip and wriing all his letters) but my 3yo DD can do all of the same things plus hold the pencil properly.
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Saving a spot for myself so I can come back and read more thoroughly later:)
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Listening....
I really like the idea of going year round and think it will probably work well for us, so I like hearing what others are doing to get some ideas about how we might go about it.
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I find that this happens to me a lot. The Jesus Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner) helps for sure, as well as trying to remember in a conscious way that the person I'm irritated with is also made in the image of God. Once I had a real flash of it when DD asked me to do something for her. I bent down to help her and I was almost overwhelmed by the realization that I was looking at a living icon of Christ! I strive to keep that moment present in my mind all the time, but I still fail more often than I succeed. It's a never ending struggle.
Here is a quote from St. Theophan the Recluse that I find very encouraging:
"The state of those progressing towards perfection... is a state of struggle - intense, laborious and full of tribulation. This state of progressing - is the narrow path."
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I was thinking of starting a similar thread.
So far I've spent about $350, but my budget was $400, so I'll use the rest as things come up here and there. We don't do many extras yet (just starting t-ball this summer), but I won't be counting those in our yearly budget because, like others have said, we would do those things anyway.
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I too struggle with menu planning and grocery shopping. And birthdays.
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We are just starting out - DS will be 5 in July. So far we have been doing the Children's Garden of the Theotokos, but we only did some parts of it this past year and I plan to continue using the basic structure and finish what we left out over the next year, or even several years since DD2 is only 16months and I'm sure I will use it with her as well.
I am SO excited about AOG! I think it looks wonderful and is right in line with the ideas that were sort of forming in my own mind as I read WTM and some CM books. So I can't wait to use the whole curriculum and I'm having a hard time reminding myself that this year, we are only doing kindergarten - no need to rush. Lol
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Oh, and not a chapter book, strictly speaking, but if you haven't tried Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne), she might love that too.
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Both DS and DD1 (4.5 and 3) absolutely love Charlotte's Web. I think we've read it at least five times by now. Also Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl) and the Lion the With and the Wardrobe are big hits around here. We are currently reading Pinnochio.
Your DD might like Little House in the Big Woods?
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I'm glad I came across this thread because I was about to start one of my own with the same question. :tongue_smilie:
We will be doing:
MUS Alpha
Alphaphonics
lots of nature walks
and of course lots of library trips. ;) We're currently reading Pinnochio and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe together.
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A GORGEOUS picture book for younger children is called "A Small Miracle" by Peter Collington. It's only pictures no words, but the story is so heartwarming. Can't recommend it highly enough. :)
Cuisenaire Rods
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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How do you all set up the parent-led lessons without being overly involved? I am so at a loss and until I came across this thread I was ready to give up on the rods because every time we've gotten them out they've ended up being thrown around and DS loses interest really quickly. I haven't tried to force it, but the way he reacts you'd think I was shoving them down his throat! :confused1: