Moms’ Time Notes - October 26, 2012

Announcements—Christine R.

·        Next week will be a craft week with Lisa A.

·        There is a new procedure for leaving early. If you leave with your child before his or her last class is over, please sign out in the moms’ book. Put your child’s name and “leaving early.”

·        Next week, November 2, we will have the blessing barn.

·        You should be receiving progress reports for any paid classes that your child attends.

o   If you have a question, issue or concern about the grade your child currently has, please talk with Brian or Christine R. and not the teacher.

o    The grades you are receiving for the progress report are for information purposes only and are not recorded anywhere.

o   Remember much of what is learned in class involves learning responsibility and organizational skills

o   Keep track of how your child is doing each week. Go over with your child what he or she is doing in class.

·        Megan Brown will be showing another writing video next week at 9:30.  If your child is in a writing class, you need to be teaching him and working with him on writing throughout the week.  Writing is a core subject and needs to be worked on daily.

Kristen H. — Psalm 145           

·        We took a look at Psalm 145 using some of the principles of IEW.  We started with the phrase, “They said, ‘God is good.’”

·        We took our first banned word, “said,” and brainstormed some verbs in its place: exclaimed, uttered, declared, shouted, proclaimed, praised, remarked.

·        Next, we looked at the word, “good,” and brainstormed some of the other attributes of God: holy, gracious, sovereign, merciful, patient, powerful, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, awesome.

·        Finally, we brainstormed some –ly words. How did they say, “God is good,”? (loudly, passionately, thankfully, continuously, faithfully, humbly, whole heartedly)

·        Psalm 145:7, “They shall eagerly utter the memory of Thine abundant goodness, And shout joyfully of Thy righteousness.”  As you memorize verse seven, think about these descriptive words, “Thine abundant goodness,” and “Your righteousness.”

Susan O.—Choosing Gratitude, Chapter 2

·        Chapter two focused on the three “G’s”: guilt, grace, and gratitude.

The definition of gratitude from Webster’s 1812 dictionary is:
An emotion of the heart, excited by a favor or benefit received; a sentiment of kindness or good will towards a benefactor; thankfulness. Gratitude is an agreeable emotion, consisting in or accompanied with good will to a benefactor, a disposition to make a suitable return of benefits or services, or when no return can be made, with a desire to see the benefactor prosperous and happy. Gratitude is a virtue of the highest excellence, as it implies a feeling and generous heart, and a proper sense of duty.

1.     We looked at guilt from the perspective, “saved from what?”.   If we look back at our lives before Christ, Colossians 1:13 tells us we were in the “domain of darkness.” Colossians 1:21 tells us we were alienated from God, hostile in our minds, and engaged in evil deeds. Colossian 2:12 describes us as dead in our sins. We were unwilling and unable to come to God.

2.     We looked at grace from the perspective, “saved by whom?” . He (Christ) took us out of the domain of darkness and presents us holy and blameless before God. He forgave us, took us, and cancelled our debt.  God did this. We must look at the subject.  Unless our thankfulness is directed to God, it is not true gratitude.

3.     Finally, we considered gratitude.  Some of the verbs in Psalm 145 are: extol, bless, praise, declare, speak, utter, and shout.   We can look at what the Lord has done. Psalm 145 talks about His mighty acts and wonderful works. He did these great acts for the Israelites, but what He has done for us is even greater. Preach the Gospel to yourself. Remember what God has done for you.