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I am having another book sale. My handmade books are fun to give as a gift or to keep for yourself. This sale is a great deal and you'll be glad you ordered. These books are open spine books bound with a coptic stitch. The pages are blank with lots of pages to journal, take notes, write recipes or whatever you like (see samples of books from my last sale here).

5X8 book: $25

4X4 book: $21

All books are custom made when you order, so no two are alike. Please specify color preference. Also if you would like it personalized, please let me know that too. Prices include shipping (and a surprise goodie thrown in too!). I accept PayPal, personal check or money order. These prices are good through January 15 and then the books go back to their normal prices. Get in on this sale while you can! Contact me to get yours today.

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When we did our study on homekeeping in October we reasoned from one scripture each day as we colored from this book.  Each day they delighted me with their insight and we enjoyed the study very much. We simply read a scripture and talked about it while they colored. The girls in their books had rainbow hair many days and we had a great time gently reasoning from God's Word together. I came across some notes I had made while we were talking, my beautiful daughters and I. They are 8.5 and 5.5.

The scripture for that particular day was Proverbs 31:22 and they were reasoning about clothes and why we need them. This is their list.

Clothes:

1. protect us (like a coat or protective gear)
2. cover us (first by God in Genesis)
3. keep us from getting embarrassed (when we are modest)
4. get us certain things (like wearing a uniform)
5. make us unique

I could not have done a better job myself. As for the last one, my oldest daughter has quite a unique perspective on fashion. I love it because she's comfortable wearing what she likes and not what's necessarily trendy. You never know what she will come out of her room looking like. (Don't get me wrong. She's not a clown, but rather, um, eclectic in her choices.) But she thinks she looks good and her grace and confidence help her to carry off an outfit I never could have worn at her age.

She's a modest young lady as well, so if I want to question her fashion sense, most times I just smile and let it go. She's happy being her own person--and that makes me happy too.

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In the Biblical Principle Approach to American Christian education we use what we call the 4-R's: research, reason, relate and record. If you want to know more about that, Shannon offers a nice synopsis, and so does Diane.  Did you know there is a 5th R? (at least in the Gospel according to Anna-Marie...)

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I came across this jewel at my local library (written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jackie Morris) and and may end up buying a copy to keep.

This book is a lovely poem about Christ's birth from the perspective of Mary and Joseph. They cannot contain their joy of the birth of their first-born.

"People were sleeping. We didn't care.

Good news, we sang, our baby is here!

Our baby has come, our darling one,

Oh, the day that you were born."

The illustrations are also wonderful. I enjoyed them at least as much as the text. I wish I could paint with that warmth and realism (with some whimsy to make it fun).

Anyone who is a mother will relate to this book. I feel connected to Mary, excited about the impending birth, wondering what He would be like, cuddling and kissing His little face.  And I also think of Mary and the sacrifice she made as a mother. It could not have been easy to let go of the man she once rocked to sleep as a babe. And then to think that we were all waiting for Him to come.

(cue music) Emmanuel, our God is with us. Prince of Peace, mighty One, the ever living God...

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