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    O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude; you are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control. The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season, we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a storm-less eternity awaits us. Amen. Originally dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Audrey in 1957. - Fr. Al Volpe, Cameron Parish, LA
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    Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life, And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion, Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the Resurrection of Your Son. I am ready to do my part in ending abortion. Today I commit myself Never to be silent, Never to be passive, Never to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement, And never to stop defending life Until all my brothers and sisters are protected, And our nation once again becomes A nation with liberty and justice Not just for some, but for all, Through Christ our Lord. Amen!

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April 01, 2008

A Simple Educational Tool

I don't know how many times I've seen this scenerio within my home:

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And taken pictures of it.  This one was this morning.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

"I believe that everyone can be taught to write, and to write well.  And I believe there is a simple...extremely simple...tool to teaching one how to write.  I will tell you how right here and now and save you future reading, if you like.  The tool is reading.  Simply...reading...lots of reading."

"Reading is the most basic grammar program you can give a child.  My readers have been my best grammar students and my best writers."

Honest to goodness, I believe we homeschoolers are reading all the time...simply reading. 

Anyone who knows me knows of my admiration for Jim Trelease.  If you read his book The Read-Aloud Handbook you will be totally sold on the idea that reading effortlessly teaches the very best grammar and writing skills. 

Melissa Wiley just wrote a great post saluting Jim Trelease's Hey! Listen to This! in her household.

Posted at 10:43 AM in Education, Learning Notes, Reading Aloud & Storytelling |

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mrs darling

I totally agree! Poor Tink, Now if only I could get her to read!

Posted by: mrs darling | April 01, 2008 at 02:07 PM

Lissa

Thanks for the link, Cay! What a darling photo. I love it!

Posted by: Lissa | April 01, 2008 at 06:55 PM

Jessica

What a darling picture!! Thanks for the links! :)

Posted by: Jessica | April 02, 2008 at 12:54 AM

Donna

Great picture, Cay :-)

Posted by: Donna | April 03, 2008 at 04:44 AM

Easter A.

Cay, I am a HS mom also. I will be creating a sidebar for HS blogs I like and include yours there.

Posted by: Easter A. | April 07, 2008 at 10:34 AM

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