by applewooddollhospital | Dec 17, 2021 | Christmas for Beginners
Judah and the Babylonian Conquest Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Judah alternated between good and bad kings. King Hezekiah and...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, Christmas for Beginners
Israel and the Assyrian Conquest Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): The Northern Tribes (now called Israel) had a famously bad king named Ahab who chased after idolatry like the captain with the same name chased after...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Christmas for Beginners
The Prophet Isaiah Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Isaiah prophesied that Israel would be chastised for turning away from God but to have hope...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 14, 2021 | Christmas for Beginners
The Kingdom Divides Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): The kingdom of Israel split in two. The ten northern tribes banded together...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog, Feast Days
This is saint Lucy. I was surprised to find out she was Sicilian since most images I’d seen of her were blonde! Very little is actually known about her except that she was killed under Diocletian (bad, bad man!) in about 304 AD. But there is plenty of legend...
