We all start with 10 rep points, so unless somebody negative reps you right off the bat, you should have at least 10 when you hit 50 posts.

Okay - I will not be buying the TMs! I got the one for Saxon 3 and never use it, unless I'm really stuck on how to explain something, so I'm not a big TM fan to begin with . Thanks everyone for your input. I wish I had some rep points to spread around, but I've run out again. *sigh*

Ummm - is the sticky post in the board questions/testing section wrong???? It says: I thought mine started counting once I had 50 posts. *scratching head*

I had the same thought process as Whisperlily - if she needed his info he couldn't be attached to her sister, so he must have known the family and she assumed he would come to her sister's funeral. Now of course I do logic problems in my free time, so either I'm psychotic ;) or my brain is just wired to think in that logical way.

Growing up, it always had to be on the bottom - my mom insists that it is easier to tear that way. But dh grew up with it on the top. When we took our premarital class at church that's one of the things they joked about, so we actually spent the first few years of our marriage intentionally putting it on the opposite way, just to remind each other that we love each other. But with my small bladder and my amazing ability to go to the bathroom in the middle of my night without opening my eyes let alone waking, I hated having to figure out which way it was coming out. So now we do it his way. Over the top. And I can stay asleep. LOL

I delete those too! Yuck. As for bearing with you, that's hardly the issue. :grouphug: I think it is great to be able to have discussions like this and flesh things out. And it reminds me of just how amazing is God's grace for me, a wretched sinner. Perfect way to start Good Friday.

I see that there are teacher books and student books. I'm having a hard time imagining what would be in a teacher book - isn't spelling kinda straightforward? LOL. Is the Teacher book just the words in a non-consumable format, while the student book is pages to practice in? Any help in figuring out what to buy would be helpful. Thanks!

So we said some things that overlap and she covered the more thoughts I was planning to come back to - about all life being sacred to God. ITA Regena.

All right Peek a Boo - I'm back and I will try to answer those questions that you have left dangling. Is abortion wrong in God's eyes? Yes, absolutely. Thou shalt not kill. Period. Is the bumpersticker statement true? No. Salvation does not hinge on one's views on abortion. Salvation is for all sinners who trust in Christ's death and resurrection as the atonement and victory over sin for them. Paul has a lot to say about this: Romans 3:23 - "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 5:8 - "But God demonstrates his love for us, while we are still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 10:9-10 - "If you believe with your heart that Jesus is Lord and confess with your mouth that God raised him from the dead you will be saved; for it is with your heart that you believe and and justified and with your mouth that you confess and are saved." The entire book of Galatians is Paul chastising the church in Galatia for trying to add other conditions to salvation. Christ alone - no other conditions. Okay, so I imagine you may be saying, but Christ is grieved by abortion, he would never condone it, so how can you follow Jesus but not be against abortion? How can you be united with Christ, a new creation, and yet go against him? Once again back to Paul: Romans 6 and 7 discuss exactly this conflict. while we are made new in Christ and united to him, we do still continue to struggle with sin, and we will continue that struggle until death or the return of Christ. Our perfection is not complete at the moment we become Christians, it is a process and a struggle. But we have hope. Phil 1:6 - Being confindent of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. The problem comes with judging a person's salvation on where exactly he/she is in her spiritual journey. None of us will mirror Christ exactly until we are perfected in the end. Now you have also expressed one of the other themes of Paul's writing: the need for us to work together as a body and help each other to grow in our faith. (I Cor 12, Eph 4) But the question is how. Is a bumper sticker condemning someone based on an issue that is important but not necessary for salvation the way to go about it? Absolutely not. Even if, I repeat, even if, the statement on the bumper sticker were true, displaying such a judgment in such a manner goes against the example of Jesus and the writings of Paul. Part of the idea of being a body is that it is about relationship. When a brother or sister is in sin, we are to go to them personally. Ephesians 4:15,16 - "Instead, speaking the truth in LOVE, we will in all things grown up into him who is the Head, that is Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and buiklds itself up in love, as each part does its work." Yes, Jesus himself did at times speak with condemnation rather than gentleness, but we are not Jesus. We do not know the hearts of other people and it is not our place to determine who is and who is not saved. Jesus himself gives us the prescription for how to handle when a brother or sister may be in sin. (Matt 18:15-20) We are to personally approach, and if there is no resolution, we include a few others. Then if still no resolution, we go to the elders of the church. The elders as a team, as a body decide how to handle the situation. This passage is where the promise that where two come together God will be there. It is in the context of church discipline. It is not up to any lay person in the church to determine if someone else is saved, rather if continually unrepentant, it is up to the elders, seeking God's wisdom to make that call. And even when they make that call, should it come to that, it is always with the intention to restore the individual, not condemn. Phew. That's a mouthful, and I have more thoughts, LOL. I'm sure people have posted while I was typing, so I think I will just get this out there, then come back with other thoughts later.

Peek a Boo - I would love to continue this, but I'm on my way to get the boys in bed (then watch LOST), and I'm not really sure the discussion of what Christianity is is what the OP was looking for. Also I know that we have various denominations of Christian faiths here, and since I'm new I'm not really sure what's appropriate. So, think about it and I'll check back later, and maybe we could continue this in PM if you want. :)

I've only been here a few days and I have a list too b/c everyone has been so helpful that I keep running out. :tongue_smilie:

Wow! So many good thoughts on this thread. And great that it is civil, since it is such a controversial subject which evokes passionate responses. So now to my randome thoughts: I think people post things like that on bumper stickers because they are looking for a platform for their opinions and are not being sensitive to the feelings of others. I agree that the opinion of someone who uses a bumper sticker in this was is not worth my time. Sadly, it is things like this that give Christians a bad name, and make me wonder if that person really understands the gospel at all. As Christians we shouldn't be calling the salvation of another person into question for any reason apart from denying the gospel of Jesus Christ. And especially not for political reasons. I can't tell you how many times people have told me that I can't be a Christians and be a democrat. Well, I guess I'm in trouble. LOL I am pro-life (and I'll comment on that in a minute) yet I understand that many people in this nation are not, and that many people in this nation, some Christian, do not believe that life begins at conception. I disagree, and I support crisis pregnancy centers that counsel women not to have abortions. But I also don't see anything changing with our laws because of how most Americans feel about abortion, so I don't make the abortion issue a top political concern of mine. As for the terminology. ITA with PP that there are definitely falsities with each distinction. I happen to hate when anti-abortion people call themselves pro-life, yet are pro-war and pro-death penalty. I am pro-life and that is across the board. I am against abortion, war, capital punishment, and the mistreatment of people in things like torture, and issues of not taking care of the poor, etc. All of these are issues of life! I feel like there was something else I wanted to say, but I forget. :tongue_smilie:

I'm subbing b/c I'm interested too. Rabbit placed right into 3 as a Ker and it took us 2 years to go through it b/c there was a lot, but it wasn't too difficult, just a lot to do. Now I bought 1 for Piglet and it seems like it will be really easy, but when I compared the last lessons in 1 and the first lessons in 3, there was a lot of overlap, so I can't imagine what new material could possible be covered in 2. I figure if he does well with the end of 1, I will probably just jump into 3 the next year. But I would love to hear from others.

History/Bible: Biblioplan/SOTW1 and AG/Kingfisher/Usborne/Victor's Journey Through the Bible/Vos' The Child's Story Bible/First Catechism/Big Picture Bible Timeline Math: Saxon 54 (yes, he is advanced) Science: WTM recommendations of Life Science using Kingfisher and some Nat'l Geographics that I already own Language Arts: WWE, FLL, Spelling Workout B and C (still deciding about handwriting - either HWOT or prob Zaner-Bloser) Literature: Books about ancient times plus others from recommended lists like CM Music: Susan Hammond's Classical Kids Art: Drawing with Children and A Short History of Art Latin: Prima Latina

:iagree: We had Rabbit playing "grown-up" Monopoly when he was 3. My mom just taught them (and me) how to play Mah Jong. Comes in handy when it's a 4-player game. Yes, I admit sometimes they get upset when they don't win, but we talk about good sportsmanship, and they are getting better.

I asked a similar question a few days ago. Here's the link to all the responses I received: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13308 I think I will end up using Biblioplan. It is only $29.95 and it uses SOTW, including Kingfisher and Usborne, as recommended with SOTW, but also incorporates more Bible teaching (uses Victor Journey Through the Bible). And the really great thing is that it gives you not only suggestions of supplemental readings and activities, but lists them according to grade level. So you can customize for each student.

Although it could well have been an alias just like Michael has one...

I think Old Dominion Heather meant that Claire will die tonight. I think there is no way Kate ends up with Aaron unless Claire dies (which one of you would give up your baby?) But I hope not. I can't believe that Hurley is the one in the coffin, but I'm still in denial that Charlie is dead. LOL. Tonight will be just like all the other shows - we get one question answered and are presented with 12 new questions. *sigh* At least we know there will be an end in a little over 2 years.

I wondered what happened to it. I thought you might have changed your mind about posting it. Being new here I don't know who has the authority to do such a thing, anyone or only administrators/moderators?

I saw him when he was in town here. my boys actually wanted to go, but we knew it would be crazy - it was outdoors and there were 20,000 people. He is an amazing speaker.

bumping since i doubt anyone will see this on page 4

Everything that everyone else said plus... spelt (makes a delcious risotto type dish - recipe on box) froz broc - cheap and good quality froz soy ginger carrots w/almonds peanut butter cups luna bars (only 99 cents) hummus organic nitrite free hot dogs and sausage froz wild orange roughy granola cereal (mango and pecan are our faves) baked beans coffee soy crisps flax seed tortilla chips ok i'm really hungry now and envious of those in states where grocery stores are allowed to sell wine. I've always heard TJs was soooo good for the price. *sigh* :001_smile:

Yes, they all do have lactose. Lactose is a sugar. It causes irritation for some people, so for those it should be avoided in all sources. However it is my understanding that most allergies are to proteins. So if it is a true allergy and not an intolerance, then unless the individual has other allergies, milk from goats and sheep should be fine.

carpeting for our stairs and hallway and a new dresser

I'm so glad the baby is doing fine! :grouphug: