Adversity

I wrote this on a recent Sunday.  Just a few thoughts on Adversity.

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small." Proverbs 24:10

My pastor preached an excellent message this morning about adversity and what to do when you face adversity. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/4wKLqetGQRo

That sermon and another situation have had me thinking all afternoon about adversity and the ways I’ve seen different people react to it.

American History Bucket List of Places to Visit

 

Last night, we finished reading the last lesson from Our Star-Spangled Story, an elementary history curriculum published by Notgrass History.  This has been one of my most favorite curriculum choices so far!  Mrs. Charlene Notgrass and two of her daughters co-wrote the lessons and did a beautiful job talking about important people, places, and events of American History (both well-known and lesser-known) and adding in biblical values and perspective.  I highly recommend this curriculum!

Picture Books for American History

This post was originally published on my former blog.   Some of the links may go to my former blog, but I will change them by the end of the year.

In a previous post, I told about American History chapter books that I am reading aloud to Gracie over the next few months.  I recently found a blog (Thrive in Grade Five) by a lady who teaches 5th grade in a public school in Oklahoma.  She wrote a blog post that shares books to read aloud to students.  I went to my library's website and put a number of books on hold.  I think I must have found another source of American history picture books because I have more books than what she mentioned; however, I don't remember what the other website was.  (I think I probably searched for the author's names and found other titles that looked good.)

A Little Bit of (Homeschool) Educational Philosophy

 

Google Images led me to this perfect image.

For those of you who do not know me, I used to be a schoolteacher.  After graduating with a B.S. in Science Education, I taught secondary science in a public school for seven years.  I then began teaching everything-but-Bible in my church's Christian school for three years.  From there, I moved to Indiana to go to Bible college, worked in the area, met my husband, got married, and moved back to the Mid-South area.  I taught part-time in the same Christian school for about 1-½ years before the school closed.  By that time, I was pregnant with my daughter, and it was time to trade in "Miss Ava" for "Mama" -- a very welcome trade!  (I had already long given up my "Miss Gunn" moniker from public school days quite happily.)  Since I've been homeschooling my daughter (who is going into 5th grade), I have learned that all those years of being in education were for the sole purpose of teaching my little girl who is my favorite student!!

A Tribute to My Mother Sylvia Jean Bounds Gunn

I owe my love of books and learning to my mother, Sylvia Jean Bounds Gunn.  She always kept us in books and encouraged us to read and learn.  This post was originally published on my former blog, and I feel like it should be the first one I share here.  It is the speech I gave at her funeral in 2016.

 

My mother Sylvia Jean Bounds Gunn at my wedding

After a long five-month battle with cancer and other health issues, my mom went Home to Heaven on March 31, 2016.  My daughter and I had the privilege of spending most of that time with her caring for her needs. Her funeral was on Friday, April 8th, and I spoke about her life.  Following is the speech that I gave.

Welcome!

Welcome!  For those of you who do not know, this is a new blog replacing my old blog 21st Century Keeper at Home which is being retired by the end of 2020.

This new blog will focus on two of my passions:  homeschooling and book reviews!  From now until the end of 2020, you are going to see reposts of blog posts that I originally put on 21st Century Keeper at Home; beginning in 2021, you'll see new posts.

Thanks for stopping by!